Patent ID: 9274484
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a toner container provided detachably mountable in image forming apparatus and configure to discharge a toner by rotating, the toner container including a flange portion being regulated in rotation when the toner container is inserted into the image forming apparatus and a rotation portion provided rotatably with respect to the flange portion, the rotation portion including an internal space to accommodate the toner; a phase detection sensor configured to detect whether or not the toner container is positioned at a predetermined phase; a detected portion provided on the rotation portion configured to change the output of the phase detection sensor when the toner container is positioned at the predetermined phase; a door member that opens and closes an opening portion through which the toner container is inserted and removed; an opening and closing detection sensor that detects whether the door member is positioned in a close position in which the door member closes the opening portion or in an open position in which the door member opens the opening portion; a display portion configured to display an information prompting for replacement of the toner container; and a controller configured to control the rotation of the toner container based on the signal from the phase detection sensor in order to stop the toner container in the predetermined phase, the controller controlling a display of the information based on a output of the phase detection sensor and the opening and closing detection sensor, wherein the toner container includes an insertion and removal detected portion provided on the flange portion so as to change the output of the phase detection sensor along with the insertion of the toner container into the image forming apparatus or the removal of the toner container from the image forming apparatus.