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Title:
画像形成装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP7446759
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus to and from which a replenishment container accommodating toner is detachable and which forms an image on a recording material includes an apparatus body, and a cartridge including an image bearing member, a developer container to accommodate toner, and a developing portion to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member into a toner image by using the toner. A replenishment port allows replenishment of toner from the replenishment container, which is arranged outside of the image forming apparatus, to the developer container therethrough in a state where the replenishment container is attached to the replenishment port, and a controller notifies a user of information related to a toner amount if it is determined that a lifetime of the cartridge will expire before a sum of toner accommodated in the developer container and toner accommodated in the replenishment container is consumed.

Inventors:
Ryo Morihara
Kensuke Umeda
Application Number:
JP2019184767A
Publication Date:
March 11, 2024
Filing Date:
October 07, 2019
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Assignee:
Canon Inc
International Classes:
G03G15/08; G03G21/00; G03G21/16; G03G21/18
Domestic Patent References:
JP9190068A
JP2006267528A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation Chikajima International Patent Office