Patent ID: 7330126
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: B41J,G06F

Abstract:
1. A power supply controller used in a device including: at least one component; and at least one control board for controlling an operation of each of said at least one component, said power supply controller including: a power supply section; and a power supply board for independently supplying a power supply voltage supplied from said power supply section to each of said at least one component and each of said at least one control board, wherein said power supply board includes an output control circuit for independently controlling to output and to stop outputting the power supply voltage supplied to each of said at least one component from said power supply board based on a signal indicating any one of a normal state and an abnormal state of the power supply voltage used in each of said at least one control board, the signal being fed back to said power supply board from each of said at least one control board when the power supply voltage is supplied to each of said at least one control board from said power supply board.