Image forming apparatus
US4942431A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0893
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a latent image forming device for forming a latent image on the image bearing member; a developing device for developing the latent image, including, a developer container for containing a developer including carrier and toner particles, a toner container for containing the toner particles, a toner supply device for supplying the toner particles from the toner container to the developer container, a developer carrying member for carrying on its surface the developer supplied from the developer container, a sensor for detecting a toner content in the developer; a control device for controlling the toner supply from the toner container to the developer container on the basis of an output of the sensor, wherein when a toner supply signal is not produced within a predetermined period of time, a predetermined latent image is formed on the image bearing member, and the predetermined latent image is developed by the developing device.
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