Image forming apparatus and method for determining usable period of cleaner used for image forming operations
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorMomoko Tsujihara
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus determines the replacement timing of a component of the image forming apparatus and includes: a rotatable body; a cleaner to remove developer adhered to the rotatable body; and a controller determining that a usable period of the cleaner is longer as a charge amount of the developer is smaller.
Claims17
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable body;
- a cleaner to remove developer adhered to the rotatable body;
- and
- a controller configured to determine that a usable period of the cleaner is longer as a charge amount of the developer is smaller.
An image forming system comprising an image forming apparatus and a server apparatus,
- the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable body;
- a cleaner to remove developer adhered to the rotatable body;
- an acquisition unit to acquire a charge amount of the developer;
- and
- a communication interface to transmit a result of acquisition by the acquisition unit to the server apparatus,
- the server apparatus being configured to determine that a usable period of the cleaner is longer as the charge amount of the developer is smaller, based on the result of acquisition.
A method for determining a usable period of a cleaner used for an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- acquiring a charge amount of developer used for the image forming apparatus;
- and
- determining that the usable period of the cleaner is longer as the acquired charge amount of the developer is smaller.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a determination program for determining a usable period of a cleaner used for an image forming apparatus,
- the determination program causing a computer to perform:
- acquiring a charge amount of developer used for the image forming apparatus;
- and
- determining that the usable period of the cleaner is longer as the acquired charge amount of the developer is smaller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.