Image forming apparatus that forms image on sheet using rotary developing scheme
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakanori Mitani, Shinsuke Kobayashi, Hikaru Osada, Isamu Takeda, Akisato Sakaki
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakanori Mitani, Shinsuke Kobayashi, Hikaru Osada, Isamu Takeda, Akisato Sakaki
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An image forming apparatus includes a rotary to which a toner cartridge is detachably attached. The rotary includes a developing roller and a container configured to hold toner supplied from the toner cartridge. The rotary is switchable to a replenishment posture for transferring toner to the container. A processor controls the rotation of the rotary to execute a replenishment mode. The processor monitors a remaining toner amount in the container. If the remaining toner amount is less than a threshold, the processor maintains the rotary in the replenishment posture for a second amount of time. If the remaining toner amount is greater than the threshold, the rotary is maintained in the replenishment posture for a first amount of time. The processor is configured such that the second amount of time is longer than the first amount of time.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
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