Image forming apparatus

摘要

According to an example of an image forming apparatus, the apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a toner image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier using a toner and fixes the toner image on a recording medium, a count unit configured to count a use amount of a consumption component or an apparatus which are used in the image forming unit according to a image forming condition in the image forming unit, and a count changing unit configured to determine the toner used in the image forming unit and changes a count method of the count unit set according to the image forming condition in response to a determined result.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a first toner providing unit configured to provide a first toner that is at least one color toner selected a yellow toner, a magenta toner, a cyan toner and a black toner; a second toner providing unit configured to provide a second toner having decorative characteristics; a count unit configured to count a use amount of a consumption component or an apparatus which are used in the image forming apparatus; and a count changing unit configured to change a count method of the count unit depend on whether the first toner is used or both of the first toner and the second toner are used in order to form an image.