Patent ID: 11926133
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A sheet laminator comprising:
a sheet lamination device configured to perform at least one sheet laminating operation on an object by application of heat and pressure;
a heater configured to heat the sheet lamination device; and
circuitry configured to,
change between a first mode and a second mode,
the first mode being a mode in which the heater constantly heats the sheet lamination device while the sheet lamination device is turned on, and
the second mode being a mode in which the heater starts heating the sheet lamination device in response to a request of the sheet laminating operation, and stops heating the sheet lamination device after a given time has elapsed from completion of the sheet laminating operation,

adjust the given time of the second mode, and
select, in response to the second mode being canceled, whether to immediately change from the second mode to the first mode, or to change from the second mode to the first mode upon receiving the request of the sheet laminating operation from a user.