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Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012083645
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an image forming apparatus that keeps the proper amount of toner in a developing unit to prevent toner to be oversupplied in supplying toner by toner remaining amount detection.

An image forming apparatus comprises a detection times counter that counts the number of times that a toner remaining amount detection sensor 18d detects that toner accommodated in a developing unit 18 is not less than the predetermined amount for every predetermined period. When the count value of the detection times counter is not more than the predetermined value, the image forming apparatus supplies toner from a sub-hopper 17 to the developing unit 18; and when the count value of the detection times counter begins to increase, stops supplying toner from the sub-hopper 17 to the developing unit 18.


Inventors:
MATSUMOTO KOJI
Application Number:
JP2010231448A
Publication Date:
April 26, 2012
Filing Date:
October 14, 2010
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Assignee:
CANON FINETECH INC
International Classes:
G03G15/08; G03G15/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nakagawa International Patent Office