TONER SUPPLYING APPARATUS, TONER SUPPLYING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner supplying apparatus, a toner supplying method, an image forming apparatus and a toner supplying system reducing the number of exchange for a toner storing container and having a manufacturer side correctly grasp a state of toner use by a user. SOLUTION: The t...

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Main Authors TATEISHI HIROSHI, NOMICHI TETSUO, CHIBA KEIZO, AMANO HIROSATO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.10.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
CINEMATOGRAPHY
COMPUTING
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME
LINING MACHINES
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PRINTING
SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS
STAMPS
TRANSPORTING
TYPEWRITERS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner supplying apparatus, a toner supplying method, an image forming apparatus and a toner supplying system reducing the number of exchange for a toner storing container and having a manufacturer side correctly grasp a state of toner use by a user. SOLUTION: The toner which is fluidized in the toner supplying apparatus is transported by suction of the toner. Then, by sending information regarding the use of the toner and the state of use of the toner supplying apparatus to a managing apparatus, the manufacturer is made to grasp an appropriate toner replenishing period and the toner can be produced neither in excess or in deficiency. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20060081522