Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16905709Application Date: 2020-06-18
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Publication No.: US10915054B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Hisanobu Ajima
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo; JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA,TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA,TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo; JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge, a developer, and a processor. The toner cartridge includes an accommodation container accommodating toner and a memory storing a first toner residual amount display threshold value. The developer performs development by the toner supplied from the toner cartridge. The processor calculates a second toner residual amount display threshold value based on a toner supply index, indicating an amount of the toner supplied to the developer from at least one toner cartridge used before a toner cartridge mounted on the image forming apparatus, and the first toner residual amount display threshold value. The processor outputs notification relating to a toner residual amount when a toner supply index indicating an amount of toner supplied to the developer from the toner cartridge mounted on the image forming apparatus exceeds the second toner residual amount display threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200319586A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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