Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16295967Application Date: 2019-03-07
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Publication No.: US10935904B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Jun Miura , Takuya Kitamura , Kazunari Hagiwara , Takashi Hiramatsu , Koji An
- 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: JPJP2018-044693 20180312
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
When a new development device is mounted, a control unit of an image forming apparatus identifies a development device type. When an identification result corresponds to a first development device containing a first amount of developer, an agitation member operates in a first mode. When the identification result corresponds to a second development device containing a second amount of developer higher than the first amount, the agitation member operates in a second mode. A second operation amount of the agitation member in the second mode is higher than a first operation amount of the agitation member in the first mode. A developer containing chamber of the development device is provided with a discharge opening from which the developer is discharged. The operations in the first and second modes are performed after a sealing member sealing the discharge opening is removed and also before a normal image forming process is executed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190278198A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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