Image forming device

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To reduce the number of times of operations by making it possible to exchange a discharged toner collecting container once whenever a toner supplying container is exchanged with N-number of times. CONSTITUTION:If the toner stored in the toner supplying container is all consumed, a toner completion detection part 13 transmits a toner completion signal 131 to a control part 11. The control part 11 transmits a toner supplying container exchange signal 111 which demands the exchange of the toner supplying container to a toner supplying container exchange indicator 121 and also counts the toner completion signals 131. When the counted number of the toner completion signals 131 reaches a previously set N (N means a natural number >=2), the control part 11 judges that the discharged toner collecting container is full of the discharged toner and it transmits a discharged toner collecting container exchange signal 112 which demands the exchange of the discharged toner collecting container to a discharged toner collecting container exchange indicator 122. Thus, the number of times of exchanging the discharged toner collecting container can be reduced.

Inventors

• 👤 Yasuhiro Kawai

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