| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the aggregation of toner even if temperature is changed and to reduce power consumption by detecting the temp. in a toner container and setting the time interval of the stirring of the toner in accordance with the detected temp. SOLUTION: A temperature detector 12 is arranged in the toner container, to detect the temp, therein. A control part 13 as a control means for controlling each part of this image forming device is constituted of a microcomputer. The control part 13 consists of a CPU for executing various kinds of arithmetic processing, to centralizedly control each part of the image forming device, a ROM stored with fixed data and a RAM used as a work area storing variable data, as main constituting elements. Then, the control part 13 sets the time interval of the stirring of the toner in accordance with the temp. detected by the temperature detecting means 12 for detecting the temp. in the toner container. In other words, the toner is stirred at an optimum time interval, in accordance with the temp. in the toner container, when the power of the image forming device is tuned off. |
