Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9921534
APP PUB NO 20170371286A1
SERIAL NO

15633432

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An image forming apparatus includes a replenishment empty history recording portion, a post-empty attachment detecting portion, and an image creation restricting portion. The replenishment empty history recording portion records replenishment empty history information to a storage device in correspondence with one of the plurality of developer containers in which a replenishment empty state was detected in a first attachment portion. The post-empty attachment detecting portion detects whether or not a second attachment portion is in a post-empty container attached state where the developer container corresponding to the replenishment empty history information recorded in the storage device is attached to the second attachment portion. The image creation restricting portion, upon detection of the replenishment empty state, restricts an operation of an image creating device, and upon detection that the second attachment portion is in the post-empty container attached state, releases a restriction on the operation of the image creating device.

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KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC1-2-28 TAMATSUKURI CHUO-KU OSAKA 540-8585

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Takahashi, Tomohiro Osaka, JP 169 747

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