Customer replaceable unit monitor (CRUM) unit, replaceable unit and image forming apparatus comprising the CRUM unit, and unit driving method thereof
US8036548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A replaceable unit to participate in an image forming job of an image forming apparatus includes a storage unit to store therein a driving condition corresponding to an operation environment, a detecting unit to monitor the operation environment, a controlling unit to detect a corresponding driving condition from the storage unit if the detecting unit detects the driving environment, and an interface unit to provide a main body of the image forming apparatus with the detected corresponding driving condition. Accordingly, the replaceable unit can be driven under optimum driving conditions.
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