| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including a developing device; a toner cartridge configured to supply a toner to the developing device; a toner supply agitating mechanism including a drive mechanism, and the toner supply agitating mechanism configured to agitate and to supply the toner in the toner cartridge; a load detection mechanism configured to detect a load of the drive mechanism; and an arithmetic control mechanism configured to control the drive mechanism based on the detected load, and the arithmetic control mechanism configured to execute a toner supply operation from the toner cartridge to the developing device.
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