US Patent Application 18131395. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Takashi Hiramatsu of Tokyo (JP)
Kazunari Hagiwara of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18131395 Titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an image forming apparatus that includes a component called the developing unit, which is responsible for creating a toner image based on image information. The apparatus also has a moving mechanism that can move the developing unit to different positions.
The control portion of the apparatus is in charge of controlling the image forming operation and acquiring the consumption amount of toner based on the image information. If the consumption amount of toner exceeds a certain threshold value during the second image forming operation, the control portion will activate the moving mechanism to move the developing unit from the second position to the first position during a non-image forming period.
In simpler terms, this abstract is describing a machine that can create images using toner. It has a part that moves and another part that controls the image creation process. If the toner is being used up too quickly during a specific operation, the machine will move one of its parts to a different position to help conserve toner.
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing unit, a moving mechanism capable of moving the developing unit to a first position and a second position apart from the image bearing member further than the first position. A control portion controls to execute an image forming operation in which a toner image is formed with the toner according to the image information. A consumption amount acquiring portion acquires consumption amount of the toner based on the image information. The control portion controls the moving mechanism to execute a moving operation in which the developing unit is moved from the second position to the first position after the developing unit is moved from the first position to the second position in a non-image forming period in a case in which the consumption amount of the toner is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value in the second image forming operation.
