Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having toner replenishment container control
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Application No.: US17037803Application Date: 2020-09-30
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Publication No.: US11262686B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Ryo Morihara , Kensuke Umeda
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-184767 20191007
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/12

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the apparatus body, a replenishment restriction portion configured to switch between a restricting state in which toner replenishment through a replenishment port is restricted and an allowing state in which toner replenishment through the replenishment port is allowed, a toner remainder amount detection portion, and a controller. The controller is configured to, when the replenishment container is attached to the replenishment port, maintain the replenishment restriction portion in the restricting state in a case where a second printable sheet number is larger than a first printable sheet number, with the first printable sheet number being obtained from a lifetime of the cartridge, and the second printable sheet number being obtained from a sum of the amount of toner accommodated in the developer container and an amount of toner accommodated in the replenishment container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210103246A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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