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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yukiko Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Kei Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A developing device includes N number of containers, N number of conveying members, N number of first sensors, stirring portions, a switching unit, and a control unit. The N number of conveying members stir and convey respective developers inside the N number of containers. The N number of first sensors are located at the N number of containers to detect toners remaining amount inside of the N number of containers. The stirring portions are located at the respective N number of conveying members to stir the developers at detecting regions opposed to detecting surfaces of the N number of first sensors by rotations of the N number of conveying members. The switching unit selects any one of outputs of the N number of first sensors to output. The control unit receives the selected output to detect the remaining amounts of the developers inside the N number of containers.