摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correctly grasp a replacement time for supply cartridges in an imaging apparatus. SOLUTION: The supply cartridge 30 is made freely replaceable to be attached to/detached from a body of the imaging apparatus. A storage device 32 for storing a recording medium 34, an adhesion device 37 for applying a stored first image visualization agent to the recording medium, a storage device 50 for storing a second image visualization agent, and a removal device 45 for removing the first image visualization agent from the recording medium are set to the supply cartridge. A detecting means 43 for a use quantity of the recording medium is set to a recording medium transfer path P. A detecting means 39 for a use quantity of the first image visualization agent is set to the adhesion device 37, and a detecting means 54 for a use quantity of the second image visualization agent is set to the storage device 50. A detecting means 48 for a collection quantity of the first image visualization agent is set to the removal device 45. |