Toner compensation vessel and imaging device thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses a toner supply container and an image forming apparatus. The presence or absence of the toner bottle cannot be detected by the existing mechanism for detecting the position of the knob of the toner bottle. Therefore, in the toner supply container and the image forming apparatus of the present invention, by disposing the optical sensor on the inner surface of the replacement door facing the knob of the toner bottle, the presence or absence of the toner bottle can be detected and the position of the knob can be detected That is, the detection of the opening and closing of the shutter of the toner bottle.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a toner supply container detachably mounted on an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic or electrostatic recording system, such as a copier, a printer, or a facsimile, and an image forming apparatus that supplies toner from the toner supply container. Background technique [0002] Conventional imaging devices capable of multicolor recording are as follows. [0003] use image 3 Be explained. image 3 It is a perspective view of the above-mentioned rotating body. [0004] A plurality of developing mechanisms (hereinafter referred to as the developing device 52) and a plurality of containers (hereinafter referred to as the toner bottle 15) corresponding to them for storing the developer (hereinafter referred to as the toner) are arranged in a circular shape in a cylindrical shape. The so-called rotary developing device inside the rotating body 51. [0005] Reference numeral 51 is the entire rotating bod...

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Problems solved by technology

[0050] (4) The correct bottle is prepared, but the device cannot be replaced immediately during the operation

[0057] (5) Although the image formation is restarted, but the toner bottle is not replaced, it immediately shows that there is no toner

[0058] In this way, when only the opening and closing detection of the front cover is used as a judgment signal for bottle replacement, when the user performs an abnormal operation, although the toner bottle is not replaced, the display of the operation part returns to the normal display or repeats. multiple recovery actions

[0059] In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to install additional detection means that can detect the presence or absence of the toner bottle, but it will increase the cost and complicate the device, so it is not the best solution

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