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

Claim 10:
11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a supplying device configured to supply the fixing liquid to the spraying device, the supplying device including:
a supply tank configured to accommodate the fixing liquid to be supplied to the spraying device; and
a sensor configured to detect whether or not an amount of the fixing liquid in the supply tank is less than a prescribed amount,
wherein the control device stores a first set value being a number of pages that can be continuously printed by the prescribed amount of the fixing liquid and a second set value being set based on a capacity of the collection tray, and
in a case where the first cumulative number of pages is less than the first set value and a new print job is received during the driving of the collection pump, the control device:
executes the new print job after the driving of the collection pump when the first cumulative number of pages is equal to or greater than the second set value; or
executes the driving of the collection pump after executing the new print job when the first cumulative number of pages is less than the second set value.