Title:
印刷のスループットを低下させずにキャリブレーションを行う画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4461906
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The image forming apparatus has an image supporting body, a developing device on which developing units storing developers of the same color are detachably mounted, and control unit for controlling a printing operation in response to a print request. Further, in the case where the total number of print pages of a first developing unit, which is in use, exceeds the number of calibration pages if executing a print request, when a second developing unit which does not exceed the number of calibration pages exists, the control unit executes the printing operation using the second developing unit, and when the second developing unit does not exist, the control unit executes the printing operation using the first developing unit if the requested print page number does not exceed a predetermined threshold, or executes a calibration operation if the requested print page number exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Inventors:
Ken Yoshizuka
Keiichi Taguchi
Keiichi Taguchi
Application Number:
JP2004150451A
Publication Date:
May 12, 2010
Filing Date:
May 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation
International Classes:
G03G15/00; G03G21/14; G03G15/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP10114128A | ||||
| JP2002351190A | ||||
| JP61141456A | ||||
| JP63306477A | ||||
| JP2003035977A | ||||
| JP2003035978A | ||||
| JP2001109219A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Doi
Hayashi Tsunetoku
Hayashi Tsunetoku