Image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorTakahiro Iwasaki
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorTakahiro Iwasaki
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An image forming apparatus including: a cyclone which centrifugally separates toner from air containing the toner scattered; a storage which stores the toner separated by the cyclone; a filtering portion which allows air to pass, the air being obtained after the toner is separated by the cyclone; a duct which guides the air that passes through the filtering portion; a fan which generates a flow of the air to discharge the air that passes through the filtering portion; and a hardware processor which measures a rotational speed of the fan, detects a full state in which the storage is filled with the toner based on change of the rotational speed of the fan, and issues a warning in a case in which a variation rate of rotational speeds of the fan measured a plurality of times is a predetermined value or more.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
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