Humidity detection device and image forming apparatus

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PATENT NO 11714381
APP PUB NO 20210165366A1
SERIAL NO

17097547

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A humidity detection device includes a humidity sensor, a resistor connected to one-side of the humidity sensor, a first switching part connected to the resistor; a diode connected to the first switching part; a second switching part connected to the other-side of the humidity sensor, a potential difference generating part connected to the second switching part, a power supply supplying a voltage, and a control part applying the voltage as an alternating voltage to the humidity sensor by controlling the first switching part and the second switching part. The control part applies a current to the diode, the resistor and the humidity sensor in a first direction by connecting the second switching part to the ground, and applies the current to the resistor and the humidity sensor in a second direction, which is an opposite direction from the first direction, by connecting the first switching part to the ground.

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  • OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO. LTD.

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Kosaka, Toru Tokyo, JP 51 312

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