Image forming device having replacement units mounted thereto
US7174110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1823
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
With an image forming device, with respect to a set image density S (default mode), the modes of: increasing or decreasing the variation amount (slope) of the set image density in accordance with a usage amount of a developing device (m1, m2); increasing or decreasing the limit value (m1, m2); changing the initial value (usage amount=0); not changing the setting in accordance with the usage amount (m4); and changing, for example, the initial value but not changing the setting in accordance with the usage amount (m5); etc., are provided as operation modes that differ from an operation mode accommodating a genuine product and are enabled to be selected by a user when a toner cartridge containing a toner that is a product other than a genuine product is mounted.
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