Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable medium using a toner supplying unit

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable toner cartridge filled with toner, a toner supplying unit, and a control unit. The toner supplying unit supplies toner from the toner cartridge to a developing device of the apparatus. The control unit exerts control so that, when the toner cartridge is mounted in the apparatus, the toner supplying unit is driven based on the amount of toner with which the mounted toner cartridge is filled in advance. The expression T1>T2 is satisfied, where T1 represents a driving time for the toner supplying unit driven based on the amount of toner with which the toner cartridge mounted upon initial installation is filled in advance, and T2 represents a driving time for the toner supplying unit driven based on the amount of toner with which the toner cartridge mounted newly when no toner is detected is filled in advance.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
at least one toner cartridge that is filled with toner and that is replaceable; a toner supplying unit that supplies the toner from the at least one toner cartridge to a developing device of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit that exerts control in such a manner that, when the at least one toner cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus, the toner supplying unit is driven on a basis of an amount of toner with which the at least one toner cartridge which is mounted is filled in advance, wherein T1>T2, where T1 represents a driving time for the toner supplying unit driven on a basis of the amount of toner with which the at least one toner cartridge is filled in advance, the at least one toner cartridge being mounted when the image forming apparatus is initially installed, and T2 represents a driving time for the toner supplying unit driven on a basis of the amount of toner with which the at least one toner cartridge is filled in advance, the at least one toner cartridge being newly mounted when no toner is detected in the image forming apparatus.