Title:
画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5541685
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a plurality of developing cartridges including respective toner accommodating portions for accommodating toners for forming an image on the image bearing member; a discriminating portion for discriminating color of the toner accommodated in each of the plurality of developing cartridges; a controller capable of controlling an image forming operation in a state in which the developing cartridges, of the plurality of developing cartridges, accommodating the toners of the same color are mounted; and a storing portion for storing lifetime information of the plurality of developing cartridges, respectively. When the developing cartridges accommodating the toners of the same color are mounted, the controller determines the developing cartridge, of the developing cartridges accommodating the toners of the same color, to be used for performing the image forming operation, on the basis of the lifetime information.
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Kojima
Kenji Matsuda
Masaki Ojima
Minoru Matsukuma
Kenji Matsuda
Masaki Ojima
Minoru Matsukuma
Application Number:
JP2010029126A
Publication Date:
July 09, 2014
Filing Date:
February 12, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Canon, Inc.
International Classes:
G03G15/01; G03G15/08; G03G21/00; H04N1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurahashi 暎