Image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuhide SAITO, Ryotaro NOMI, Mamoru SASAMAE
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable member, a first determination unit, and a second determination unit. The replaceable member is removable from the image forming apparatus in a open state of a door and has a storage portion storing given information. The first determination unit determines whether or not a response from the storage portion exists. The second determination unit determines the image forming apparatus is in the open state or a removed state where the replaceable member is removed from the image forming apparatus when the first determination unit determines the response is not exist in given number of times.
Claims8
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a replaceable member that is removable from the image forming apparatus in a open state of a door and that has a storage portion storing given information;
- a first determination unit that determines whether or not a response from the storage portion exists;
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- a second determination unit that determines the image forming apparatus is in the open state or a removed state where the replaceable member is removed from the image forming apparatus when the first determination unit determines the response is not exist in given number of times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.