Image forming apparatus with controlled warmup and related metho

Details Image forming apparatus with controlled warmup and related metho Image forming apparatus with controlled warmup and related metho

1996-10-17

1998-05-19

Grimley, Arthur T.

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of fixing

399 13, G03G 1506

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057549230

ABSTRACT:
A warmup of an image forming apparatus is controlled with a first sensor for detecting if a cover of the apparatus is being opened or not and a second sensor for detecting if a toner cartridge of the apparatus is moved or not. The control involves the steps of: when the first sensor produces a signal informing the cover is being opened, determining if the toner cartridge is moved in response to the signal; and allowing the image forming apparatus to go through a warmup only when the second sensor produces a signal informing the movement of the toner cartridge.

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