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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Iikura, Kashiwa, JP;
Kazunori Miyake, Abiko, JP;
Shinya Suzuki, Toride, JP;
Toshifumi Kakutani, Abiko, JP;
Yousuke Hata, Ichikawa, JP;
Kazumi Sato, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop an electrostatic latent image, a mounting detection unit configured to detect that a container T is mounted on a mounting unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the container T, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation information about the container T, and a controller configured to control the driving unit based on the rotation information. If the container T is detected to be mounted on the mounting unit, control of the driving unit is not carried out based on the rotation information until replenishment information satisfies a predetermined condition.