发明名称 |
Toner bottle presence and level sensing using weight |
摘要 |
An image forming apparatus is adapted to distinguish a presence between a full and a partially-full toner cassette. The image forming apparatus includes a load cell positioned in a developer station. The load cell is adapted to sense a mass of a toner cassette at least during an insertion of the toner cassette into the apparatus. A processor is adapted to determine a toner volume contained in the toner cassette based on a mass differential. A controller is adapted to drive or suspend a motor in the developer station to control an operation of the image forming apparatus. The controller controls the operation based on the toner volume.
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申请公布号 |
US8472819(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.06.25 |
申请号 |
US20100917679 |
申请日期 |
2010.11.02 |
申请人 |
CHAPLIN BEN;WILSHER MICHAEL J.;WATTS CHRISTOPHER;WOOD JAMES;XEROX CORPORATION |
发明人 |
CHAPLIN BEN;WILSHER MICHAEL J.;WATTS CHRISTOPHER;WOOD JAMES |
分类号 |
G03G15/08 |
主分类号 |
G03G15/08 |
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