Title:
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND DETERMINATION METHOD ON CONTINUED USE OF CONSUMABLE MEMORY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023068336
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To allow for determining whether a consumable memory is usable or not without using information indicative of the number of times information has been written to the consumable memory when a consumable is filled with a printing material without replacing the consumable memory.SOLUTION: A controller (61) of an image forming device (1) provided herein performs determination processing for determining whether a toner memory (42) can be continued to be used or not after print volume information is changed, on the basis of capacity information stored in the toner memory (42) and print volume upper limit information stored in the toner memory (42) or a main memory (62).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Inventors:
KYOYA TADAO
Application Number:
JP2021179340A
Publication Date:
May 17, 2023
Filing Date:
November 02, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD
International Classes:
G03G21/00; B41J2/175; B41J29/38; G03G21/18