Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1992-03-03
1992-08-25
Moses, Richard L.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355208, 355246, 355326, G03G 1506, G03G 1501
Patent
active
051423251
ABSTRACT:
In an image forming apparatus in which toner is fed to a developer unit from a toner storage container through toner conveying means provided between the toner storage container and the developer unit, the image forming apparatus comprises a toner remaining amount detector for detecting not more than a predetermined amount of toner in the toner storage container, a toner density detector for detecting the density of toner in the developer unit, and means for interrupting the image forming operation to feed the toner to the developer unit from the toner storage container through the toner conveying means when the amount of the toner in the toner storage container is larger than the predetermined amount and the density detected by the toner density detector is lower than a predetermined density. Comsequently, suitable measures can be taken when there occurs such a state that no toner exists in the toner conveying means between the toner storage container and the developing mechanism even if the toner exists in the toner storage container.
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Ichihashi Takao
Kai Masami
Katafuchi Toshinobu
Tanaka Hideyuki
Taniguchi Toru
Mita Industrial Co. Ltd.
Moses Richard L.
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