Image forming apparatus capable of loading cartridge

Details Image forming apparatus capable of loading cartridge Image forming apparatus capable of loading cartridge

1997-08-28

1998-09-15

Moses, R. L.

Electrophotography

Machine operation

Operator interface

399224, 399119, G03G 1508, G03G 1501

Patent

active

058093702

ABSTRACT:
In a printer having a toner cartridge drum in which a toner cartridge of each of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black is detachably provided, when the toner cartridge is exchanged by opening a door of the printer and, further, opening a cartridge door, in case of opening and subsequently closing the toner cartridge door, a cartridge change mode is set, and in case of closing the door of the printer, an initial operation of the printer is not immediately performed but the cartridge drum is driven and the cartridge to be exchanged is moved to a taking-out position. When the cartridge change mode is not set, in case of closing the door of the printer, the initial operation of the printer is executed.

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patent: 5440373 (1995-08-01), Deki et al.
patent: 5444515 (1995-08-01), Haneda et al.
patent: 5617188 (1997-04-01), Inomata
patent: 5617198 (1997-04-01), Ishikawa et al.

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