Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toner supply device and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 调色剂供应装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13938316Application Date: 2013-07-10
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Publication No.: US09052637B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Koichi Taniguchi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2012-178757 20120810; JP2012-189715 20120830
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A toner supply device includes a toner cartridge, a cartridge driving source, a toner detection sensor, a conveyance member which conveys toner, and a rotating member driving source which drives the conveyance member. In addition, a driving controller controls the rotating member driving source, and a controller controls a series of replenishment operations of the toner cartridge based on a detection result of the toner detection sensor. The series of replenishment operations of the toner cartridge is controlled based on information about driving of the conveyance member, which is acquired at every predetermined period after starting the series of replenishment operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140044442A1 TONER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-02-13
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