Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus on which to mount a container
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Application No.: US16247375Application Date: 2019-01-14
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Publication No.: US10564570B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Satoru Kanno
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2018-014815 20180131
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus to form an image includes a mounting portion on which a container containing toner is mounted, a motor to rotate an agitation member in the container, an electrical circuit to acquire an output value corresponding to electrostaticcapacitance between electrodes of the container and a controller. The controller controls the motor to rotate the agitation member, controls the electrical circuit to acquire the output value, and controls to detect the amount of the toner in the container based on the acquired output value. The controller controls to write predetermined information in a memory of the container where the detected amount is below a predetermined amount. Where the predetermined information is stored in the memory of the container currently mounted on the mounting portion, the controller determines whether the container is a refilled container based on the output value acquired while the agitation member is rotating.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190235413A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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