JP4366160B2 - 画像形成装置 - Google Patents

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JP4366160B2
JP4366160B2 JP2003328061A JP2003328061A JP4366160B2 JP 4366160 B2 JP4366160 B2 JP 4366160B2 JP 2003328061 A JP2003328061 A JP 2003328061A JP 2003328061 A JP2003328061 A JP 2003328061A JP 4366160 B2 JP4366160 B2 JP 4366160B2
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正一 小山
浩一 鈴木
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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    • G03G15/556—Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job for toner consumption, e.g. pixel counting, toner coverage detection or toner density measurement
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