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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Nakase, Moriya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, and a developing device including a developing container accommodating a one component developer including toner, and a developer detecting portion configured to detect the developer in the developing container. The developing device develops an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member with the toner. In addition, a developer supply portion supplies the developer into the developing container in accordance with a detection result of the developer detecting portion, and a controller controls developer supply means, in which a developer amount in the developing container when an image ratio of images formed by a predetermined number of image formations is a first image ratio is larger than the developer amount in the developing container when the image ratio of the images formed by a predetermined image formations is a second image ratio which is smaller than the first image ratio.