Patent ID: 9002239
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member that bears an electrostatic latent image; a developer container containing developer; a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image on the image bearing member with the developer; a tubular transport-path forming member that forms a transport path through which the developer is transported from the developer container to the developing unit; a transport member that is disposed inside the transport-path forming member and transports the developer from the developer container to the developing unit; and a control unit that performs control such that, when the transport-path forming member is used for the first time, an operation to fill the developer into the transport-path forming member is performed by driving the transport member after the image forming operation is started, wherein the controller is configured such that the developer is not supplied into the transport-path forming member until the image forming apparatus starts an image forming operation, after the image forming apparatus is turned on to be used for the first time and the developer is supplied in response to the start of image forming operation.