Image forming apparatus with control of replacement of process cartridge
US11726427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1654
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a case in which an image forming apparatus determines that a replaceable unit is replaced in a first state, in which removal of the replaceable unit is inhibited, the image forming apparatus performs control to switch from the first state to a second state, in which removal of the replaceable unit is allowed.
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