Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung, Bilderzeugungsverfahren, Computerprogramm und Bilderzeugungssystem

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP2490076

Aktenzeichen

EP12156269

Anmeldetag

20. Februar 2012

Veröffentlichung

19. November 2014

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G03G15/00G03G15/02G03G15/08

Abstract

An image forming apparatus (100) includes a developing unit (11) configured to supply a toner onto a surface of an image carrier (10) to form a toner image carried from a toner container; a transfer unit (14) configured to transfer the toner image onto a transfer medium (16); a cleaning unit (13) configured to collect a non-transferred toner that is not transferred onto the transfer medium (16) during the transfer by the transfer unit (14); a recycle unit (30) configured to carry the non-transferred toner to the developing unit (11); a non-transferred-toner-amount detecting unit (106) configured to detects an amount of the non-transferred toner; a total-toner-amount calculating unit (105) configured to calculates an amount of the toner carried from the toner container; a consumed-toner-amount calculating unit (107) configured to calculate, based on the amounts, a consumed toner amount; and an environmental-load-information calculating unit (108) configured to calculate, based on the consumed toner amount, environmental load information.

Anmelder

Firma

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Land

🇯🇵 Japan

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