发明授权
- 专利标题: Image forming apparatus and toner refilling method therefor
- 专利标题(中): 图像形成装置和调色剂补充方法
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申请号: US13150419申请日: 2011-06-01
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公开(公告)号: US08666264B2公开(公告)日: 2014-03-04
- 发明人: Fumio Shimazu , Tetsuya Abe , Hideki Ando , Hiroaki Ootsubo , Chihiro Toyama , Yuichiro Iegaki
- 申请人: Fumio Shimazu , Tetsuya Abe , Hideki Ando , Hiroaki Ootsubo , Chihiro Toyama , Yuichiro Iegaki
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo JP Saitama
- 专利权人: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.,Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.,Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo JP Saitama
- 代理机构: Holtz, Holtz, Goodman & Chick
- 优先权: JP2010-127637 20100603; JP2010-131100 20100608; JP2010-138684 20100617; JP2010-140834 20100621
- 主分类号: G03G15/00
- IPC分类号: G03G15/00
摘要:
In a new printer, a toner cartridge is mounted in the state where there is no toner in a reserve tank, and toner of the amount of filling toner D therein is supplied with the amount of full accommodation toner E for filling up the reserve tank by a toner supply mechanism. The toner of the amount of remaining surplus toner F remains in the toner cartridge. The amount of toner consumption G is measured by a dot counter during a printing execution. In the case where a toner density sensor detects a toner decreasing, the toner is supplied to a developing unit from the reserve tank. When it becomes G>F, it display-informs a user of “toner cartridge exchange is allowed”. Hereby, it enables to exchange the toner cartridge without stopping operation of the main body of the image forming apparatus using a two-component developer.