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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Shimoi, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is configured to output first information for urging arrangement of delivery of a container of toner based on a detection result of a toner sensor. When a first period from a detection of toner to an arrival at a first predetermined value of an accumulation value of a count portion is longer than a predetermined period, image formation is inhibited based on the accumulation value and second information for urging replacement of the container is outputted. When the first period is shorter than the predetermined period, the image formation is continued during the predetermined period until a detection result of a load sensor reaches a second predetermined value.