发明授权
- 专利标题: Image forming apparatus and cleaning of image forming apparatus
- 专利标题(中): 图像形成装置和图像形成装置的清洁
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申请号: US14325894申请日: 2014-07-08
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公开(公告)号: US09310743B2公开(公告)日: 2016-04-12
- 发明人: Emiko Shiraishi , Tadashi Kasai , Makoto Yasuda , Yuichi Aizawa , Mutsuki Morinaga , Hitoshi Yamamoto
- 申请人: Emiko Shiraishi , Tadashi Kasai , Makoto Yasuda , Yuichi Aizawa , Mutsuki Morinaga , Hitoshi Yamamoto
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- 当前专利权人: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 代理机构: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- 优先权: JP2013-159271 20130731
- 主分类号: G03G15/08
- IPC分类号: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G15/01
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearing members, replaceable development units, replaceable toner replenishing members, toner supply units, and a control unit. The development units are each provided for a corresponding one of the plurality of image bearing members. The toner replenishing members are each provided for a corresponding one of the development units. The toner supply units are arranged between the respective toner replenishing members and the development units. The control unit causes the image forming apparatus to execute a toner supply unit cleaning mode to convey a last-used toner inside the toner supply unit into the development unit which is last used and to be replaced to empty the toner supply unit, when replacement of the development unit and the corresponding toner replenishing member is designated to use a toner of a type different from the last-used toner.
公开/授权文献
- US20150037049A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 公开/授权日:2015-02-05
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