Status determination and control of toner cartridge using sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11409209B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US17309682

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Abstract: An example operation method of an image forming apparatus includes obtaining, from a sensor, an output signal corresponding to a degree of shrinkage of a transporting member that transports a developing agent in a toner cartridge, as the transporting member rotates, determining a state of the toner cartridge based on a characteristic of the output signal, and executing a recovery mode that increases a driving force delivered to the transporting member when determining that the state of the toner cartridge is an abnormal state in which toner is not normally supplied to a developing device.

    STATUS DETERMINATION AND CONTROL OF TONER CARTRIDGE USING SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220026828A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17309682

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Abstract: An example operation method of an image forming apparatus includes obtaining, from a sensor, an output signal corresponding to a degree of shrinkage of a transporting member that transports a developing agent in a toner cartridge, as the transporting member rotates, determining a state of the toner cartridge based on a characteristic of the output signal, and executing a recovery mode that increases a driving force delivered to the transporting member when determining that the state of the toner cartridge is an abnormal state in which toner is not normally supplied to a developing device.

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