IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUSPENDING IMAGE FORMATION OF IMAGE FORMING DEVICE WHEN ACCESS COVER IS OPEN

Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a container loading portion, a plurality of toner sensors, an access cover, an open/close sensor, and a control device that functions as a controller. the container loading portion is capable of being loaded with a plurality of toner containers containing the toner of the same color to be supplied to the image forming device. the access cover makes an opening/closing movement to open or close an interior of the container loading portion in replacing each of the toner containers loaded into the container loading portion. when, during execution of image formation of the image forming device, the open/close sensor detects that the access cover is open and none of the plurality of toner sensors detects an empty state of the associated toner container, the controller suspends the image formation of the image forming device.

Inventor(s): Ryota KIKUCHI

CPC Classification: G03G15/0868 (using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer)

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