- 专利标题: Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same
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申请号: US18111980申请日: 2023-02-21
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公开(公告)号: US12085872B2公开(公告)日: 2024-09-10
- 发明人: Takashi Suzuki , Kazuma Hinoue , Takashi Yasuda , Takashi Shimizu , Yoshifumi Kajikawa
- 申请人: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 申请人地址: JP Nagoya
- 专利权人: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 当前专利权人: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Nagoya
- 代理机构: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- 优先权: JP 17070297 2017.03.31
- 主分类号: G03G15/08
- IPC分类号: G03G15/08
摘要:
An image forming apparatus, including: a photoconductor; a developing device; a developer storage; a supplier configured to supply developer; an optical sensor; and a controller configured to execute: a developing process of developing an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor; a usage-amount obtaining process of obtaining a usage amount of the developer; a supplying process of supplying the developer to the developing device every time when the obtained usage amount becomes equal to or greater than a first threshold; and a detecting process of detecting, by the optical sensor, an amount of the developer in the developing device every time when the obtained usage amount becomes equal to or greater than a second threshold larger than the first threshold, and wherein the controller is configured to execute the detecting process in a period different from a period in which the developing process is being executed.
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