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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Nakanishi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Akihiko Taniguchi, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ;
Abstract
A control system for an electrophotographic copier includes a detector switch for outputting a warning signal when it detects that a container for discarded toner for the copier becomes full and a device for stopping the copying operation only after a specified number of copies are produced after the container became full and the aforementioned warning signal has been outputted.