JP4269873B2 - 現像器の現像剤残留状態検知装置 - Google Patents
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(1)現像器の取付部91a〜91eに固着される識別突部92の組合せ
(2)現像器の段差部83の有無
といった物理的な手段を用いている。
(3)接続端子135a及び135bの間の導通の有無検知
(4)接続端子135a及び135cの間の導通の有無検知
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2 原稿読取部
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22 現像器
25 感光体ドラム
50 容器本体
51 蓋体
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70 本体フレーム
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72 トナー残量検知センサ
74 トナー残量検知センサ
83 段差部
91 取付部
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- 静電潜像が形成された潜像担持体にトナーを供給するための供給室と、前記トナーを貯蔵すると共に前記トナーを撹拌する撹拌手段を備えた3つ以上の補給室とを備え、前記各補給室は前記供給室の横方向に並列配置されて互いに連通するとともに前記供給室に最も近い前記補給室が前記供給室に連通して横設されている現像器のトナー残留状態検知装置であって、前記現像器が初期装着の現像器か補給用の現像器か判定する現像器判定手段と、判定された現像器に関して交換が必要なトナー残留状態のデータを読み出す読出手段と、前記供給室に最も遠い前記補給室と次に遠い前記補給室にそれぞれ配置されたトナー残量検知手段と、前記各トナー残量検知手段からの検知出力に基づいて現像器内の現在のトナー残留状態を判定する残留状態判定手段と、読み出された交換が必要なトナー残留状態データと判定された現在のトナー残留状態データとを比較して現在のトナー残留状態が少ない場合に前記現像器の交換時期を報知する報知手段とを備えていることを特徴とするトナー残留状態検知装置。
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