Patent ID: 11892790
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording medium and forms an image on the recording medium by fixing the toner image formed on the recording medium, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an AC circuit having a heater, which is a load that thermally fixes the toner image formed on the recording medium, and a load control member that is connected in series with the heater in order to control the heater;
an overcurrent operation circuit that is connected in parallel with the AC circuit and through which a current flows in a state where DC power is suppliable to the AC circuit; and
an overcurrent breaker that is connected in series with the AC circuit and the overcurrent operation circuit, wherein
the overcurrent breaker shuts off the current by flow of an overcurrent through the overcurrent operation circuit.