| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus and a toner remaining amount management method capable of accurately grasping the remaining amount of toner in a toner container.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus includes: a dot count calculation unit 601 that calculates the amount of toner consumed in a developing unit 205 on the basis of a count value of dots to be printed; a toner supply amount calculation unit 602 that calculates the amount of toner supplied by a toner supply mechanism 302; a correction toner supply amount calculation unit 604 that calculates a correction toner supply amount on the basis of the toner consumption calculated by the dot count calculation unit 601 and the toner supply amount calculated by the toner supply amount calculation unit 602; an accumulated toner supply amount updating unit 605 that stores a value calculated by adding the correction toner supply amount calculated by the correction toner supply amount calculation unit 604 to an accumulated toner supply amount held in an accumulated toner supply amount holding unit 603, as a new accumulated toner supply amount in the accumulated toner supply amount holding unit 603.</p> |
