Image forming apparatus
US10514645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a container that contains a developer, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information of the container, and a control unit that controls an image formation operation for forming an image. During the image formation operation, the control unit executes a suspension operation for suspending the image formation operation in the case that t≥toth(toth≠0) is satisfied, where t is defined to be an elapsed time from when a temperature corresponding to the temperature information of the container exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature Tth, and where toth is defined to be an exceeding time threshold value related to a period during which the temperature corresponding to the temperature information of the container remains higher than the threshold temperature Tth.
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