Invention Grant
US07734229B2 Toner replenishing method, toner replenishing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium
有权
调色剂补充方法,调色剂补充装置和计算机可读记录介质
- Patent Title: Toner replenishing method, toner replenishing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium
- Patent Title (中): 调色剂补充方法,调色剂补充装置和计算机可读记录介质
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Application No.: US11879925Application Date: 2007-07-19
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Publication No.: US07734229B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Tatsuya Tanaka , Kyosuke Taka , Takashi Kitagawa
- Applicant: Tatsuya Tanaka , Kyosuke Taka , Takashi Kitagawa
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka-Shi
- Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka-Shi
- Agency: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
- Agent David G. Conlin; David A. Tucker
- Priority: JP2006-197502 20060719
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A pixel count section calculates a coverage rate corresponding to toner consumption. A control coefficient value setting section determines, based on the coverage rate, a stop threshold value representing reference concentration for toner replenishment and replenishment extension time. A magnetic permeability sensor measures permeability representing toner concentration in a housing portion. A toner concentration control section starts toner replenishment when an output value from the magnetic permeability sensor varies from a value less than a start threshold value to the start threshold value or above, and stops toner replenishment after lapse of replenishment extension time from the time at which an output value varied from a value greater than the stop threshold value to the stop threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080019712A1 Toner replenishing method, toner replenishing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium Public/Granted day:2008-01-24
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