Patent ID: 11914317
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. The image forming apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising a second sensor configured to detect an accommodation state of the fixing liquid in the supply tank,
wherein the supplying device further includes:
a fixing liquid cartridge configured to accommodate the fixing liquid;
a refill pipe connected to the fixing liquid cartridge and configured to allow the fixing liquid accommodated in the fixing liquid cartridge to pass therethrough; and
a refill pump configured to supply the fixing liquid in the fixing liquid cartridge to the supply tank through the refill pipe,
wherein when the image forming apparatus is turned on, the control device causes the refill pump to execute refilling of the supply tank with the fixing liquid from the fixing liquid cartridge when the detection result of the second sensor indicates that a prescribed amount of the fixing liquid is not accommodated in the supply tank.