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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Iikura, Kashiwa, JP;
Kazunori Miyake, Abiko, JP;
Toshifumi Kakutani, Abiko, JP;
Shinya Suzuki, Toride, 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 using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.