JP2005202295A5

JP2005202295A5 -

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Publication number: JP2005202295A5
Application number: JP2004010600A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-01-19
Publication date: 2007-03-01

Claims

Various consumables are stored in a replaceable manner, images are formed using the consumables, and the remaining amount of the consumables is detected by the remaining amount detecting means. In an image forming apparatus that automatically orders consumables when
A storage unit that stores an area code indicating an installation area of the image forming apparatus in each case of the consumables, and a code reading unit that reads the area code of the storage unit;
Order information storage means for storing the order start time of consumables for each region code;
A timing means for timing the order start time;
With
When the remaining amount of the consumables detected by the remaining amount detecting means is less than or equal to the ordering threshold value, the code reading means reads an area code from the storage means of the consumable supplies, and corresponds to the read area code. An image forming apparatus comprising: reading an order start time from the order information storage unit; and placing an order for the consumable when the time measuring unit times the read order start time.

Various consumables are stored in a replaceable manner, images are formed using the consumables, and the remaining amount of the consumables is detected by the remaining amount detecting means. In an image forming apparatus that automatically orders consumables when
A storage means in which an area code indicating an installation area of the image forming apparatus is recorded in each case of the consumables, and a code reading means for reading the area code of the storage means;
Order information storage means for storing a consumable order threshold for each region code;
With
The code reading unit reads the region code of each consumable from the storage unit, reads the order threshold corresponding to the read region code from the order information storage unit, and detects each of the remaining amount detection units. The remaining amount of the consumable is compared with the ordering threshold of the consumable, and when the remaining amount of the consumable detected by the remaining amount detecting means is less than or equal to the ordering threshold of the consumable, the consumable is ordered. An image forming apparatus.

The image forming apparatus includes an order place storage unit that stores an order place of consumables corresponding to the area code,
Based on the consumables region code read by the code reading means, the consumables ordering party is acquired from the ordering party storage means, and the consumables are ordered from the ordering party. the image forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein.

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the region code is a country code indicating a country .

A plurality of consumable cartridge containing each of various consumables used for the image formation on the replaceable storage means is provided region code showing the area of use of those the expendable cartridge is rewritable stored, recovered A consumables recycling system that recycles the consumable cartridges sent to the next use area,
Substance information storage means for storing prohibited substances and substances used for each area code;
Code reading means for reading the region code of the collected storage means;
Referring to the substance information storage means based on the area code read by the code reading means, a first information acquisition means for acquiring substance use information in the area;
Setting means for setting a region code of a next use region of the consumable cartridge;
A second information acquisition unit that refers to the substance information storage unit based on a region code of the next use region set by the setting unit and acquires the prohibited substance information in the next use region;
A determination means for determining whether or not the prohibited substance information is included in the used substance information;
Supplies recycling system, characterized in that with.

A code writing means for writing an area code of the next use area;
6. The consumables recycling system according to claim 5, wherein an area code of the next use area is written by the code writing means into the storage means of the regenerated consumable cartridge.

The consumable cartridge is a process cartridge in which a photosensitive member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed and a developing unit that supplies toner to the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member for development, or an inkjet 7. The consumables recycling system according to claim 5, wherein the consumables recycling system is an ink cartridge that stores ink to be supplied to the head .

The consumables recycling system according to claim 5, wherein the region code is a country code indicating a country.