Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Consumable
Patent
1997-07-25
1998-10-13
Lee, S.
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Consumable
399 25, 399 26, 399 35, G03G 1500
Patent
active
058226460
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member, image forming device for forming a developer image on the image bearing member, cleaning device for cleaning the image bearing member, a container for containing therein the developer removed from the image bearing member, life detecting device for detecting the life of a consumptive part in the apparatus, fullness detecting device for detecting whether the quantity of the developer in the container has reached a predetermined quantity, operation stopping device for stopping the operation of the image forming device at predetermined time, and releasing device for releasing the stoppage of the operation of the image forming device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5500716 (1996-03-01), Morishita et al.
Kinoshita Masahide
Suzuki Jun
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Lee S.
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