摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive drums, a plurality of developing devices, an intermediate transfer medium, primary transfer members, and a secondary transfer member for transferring toner images onto a transfer material. A full-color mode and a monocolor mode are selectively carried out. The image forming apparatus also includes a CPU for adjusting the length of a non-image forming region, and an intermediate-transfer-medium movement controller. The CPU brings about a switching state in which an image forming region lies between a primary transfer position on the most downstream one of the photosensitive drums and a secondary transfer position and in which non-image forming regions simultaneously lie at the primary transfer position and at the secondary transfer position. The intermediate-transfer-medium movement controller switches between the full-color mode and the monocolor mode during the switching state.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a developer container for containing a developer; developer amount detecting means for detecting an amount of the developer contained in the developer container; memory; calculating means for calculating a display level of a remaining amount of the developer, wherein at least the developer container and the memory are in a unit which is detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, wherein the memory stores information relating to a lifetime of the unit, and wherein the contemplating means calculates the display level in accordance with an amount detected by the developer amount detecting means and the information relating to the the lifetime.
摘要:
A use situation reporting system reports the use situations of a developer and the other consumables included in an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording material. More particularly, the use situation reporting system reports an amount of remaining developer and the use times of consumables to a user. Thus, the timing of replacing a cartridge with a new one can be concisely reported to the user.
摘要:
A use situation reporting system reports the use situations of a developer and the other consumables included in an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording material. More particularly, the use situation reporting system reports an amount of remaining developer and the use times of consumables to a user. Thus, the timing of replacing a cartridge with a new one can be concisely reported to the user.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus or a cartridge detachably attachable to the image forming apparatus is provided, wherein the apparatus comprises developer container for containing developer, developer amount detecting means for detecting an amount of the developer contained in the developer container, a memory for memorizing information concerning the amount of the developer detected by the detecting means and output means for outputting the information concerning the amount of the developer, and the output means outputs the information concerning the developer memorized in the memory until the detection result of the detecting means is confirmed.
摘要:
A life time informing device for a photosensitive member (101) comprising a body (101) to be charged, a charging member (102) for charging the charge body (101), the charging member is adapted to receive an oscillating voltage and to be in contact with the charge body during the charging operation, and informing means (126) for visually or acoustically informing whether the photosensitive member (101) reaches the life time thereof, based on an accumulated time of the application time during which the oscillating voltage is applied.