Image forming apparatus having a toner replenishment operation
US11262683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0867
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first display portion to display a ratio of an amount of toner accommodated in the developer container to a maximum amount of toner that the developer container is capable of accommodating, and a controller to, in a case where a replenishment operation, in which toner is supplied from the replenishment container to the replenishment port, is performed when a second display portion is in a second state, switch the second display portion from the second state to a first state and perform a display processing of displaying, on the first display portion, the ratio corresponding to an amount of toner accommodated in the developer container after the replenishment operation.
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