Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16050121Application Date: 2018-07-31
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Publication No.: US10234789B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Daichi Kawano , Takahisa Nakaue , Koichi Hayashi , Daisuke Eto , Riku Minamoto , Sadanori Nakae
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2017-152363 20170807
- Main IPC: G03G15/01
- IPC: G03G15/01 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a developer container having a movable wall therein, a determination unit, a movable wall driving unit, and a movable wall driving controller. The determination unit outputs first determination information when a number of outputs of a signal indicating that a detection sensor has detected a developer is less than a threshold value, and outputs second determination information when the number of outputs thereof is equal to or greater than the threshold value. The movable wall driving unit includes a first driving motor for moving the movable wall and a first driving circuit for controlling driving thereof. The movable wall driving controller includes a signal controller. The signal controller transmits a drive permission signal for the first driving motor when the first determination information is output, and transmits a drive non-permission signal for the first driving motor when the second determination information is output.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190041770A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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