Title:
トナーカートリッジ及びトナーカートリッジのトナー残量表示制御方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4762330
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A toner cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes: a toner container; a toner feed port for supplying toner to a developing device; a toner feeding blade structure for feeding the toner from the toner container to the developing device; and a recording chip for recording history information on the toner container. The toner container includes a toner feed motor for rotationally driving the toner feeding blade structure. The recording chip includes a supplied toner quantity totalizer for summing the amounts of toner supplied and a residual toner quantity display controller for displaying the residual toner quantity in the toner container on a display portion of the image forming apparatus.
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Inventors:
Satoshi Fujisawa
Kenichi Nagata
Kenichi Nagata
Application Number:
JP2009127776A
Publication Date:
August 31, 2011
Filing Date:
May 27, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Sharp Corporation
International Classes:
G03G21/00; G03G15/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002258596A | ||||
| JP2008224877A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Eisuke Fujimoto
Masayoshi Kanda
Akio Miyao
Masayoshi Kanda
Akio Miyao