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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Kawata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/0831 (2013.01); G03G 15/0839 (2013.01); G03G 15/0856 (2013.01); G03G 15/0877 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00569 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a frame configured to contain a developer, a conveyance member configured to convey the developer, a detection unit configured to detect a developer amount of the developer inside the frame, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust a vibration condition of the conveyance member, wherein the adjustment unit adjusts the vibration condition of the conveyance member according to a result of detection by the detection unit.