18656191. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Fan Xu of Nagoya (JP)

Koji Ogawa of Owariasahi (JP)

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18656191 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS



Original Abstract Submitted

A memory of an image forming apparatus is configured to store drum cartridge information and toner cartridge information. The drum cartridge information includes at least a number of drum printed sheets or a number of drum rotations. The toner cartridge information includes at least a number of toner printed sheets, a number of development rotations, or a toner dot count. A controller updates the drum cartridge information and the toner cartridge information stored in the memory in association with execution of image formation. The controller performs a rotation continuation operation of continuing rotations of a photosensitive drum and a development roller until a rotation continuation time elapses after a last sheet in a print job passes the photosensitive drum. The rotation continuation time is determined based on the drum cartridge information and the toner cartridge information.