Patent ID: 8948622
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming section including a developing section for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface of an image bearing member into a toner image through supply of toner to the image bearing member, the image forming section being configured to execute image formation for transferring an image onto a paper sheet; a sheet transporting section for transporting the paper sheet toward a transferring section for transferring, onto the paper sheet, the image formed by the image forming section; a toner container for storing the toner, the toner container being mountable to and removable from a main body of the image forming apparatus; an intermediate hopper for storing the toner supplied from the toner container to replenish the toner to the developing section; a remaining amount detection sensor for detecting a remaining amount of the toner in the intermediate hopper; an openable and closable cover to be opened and closed when the toner container is mounted to and removed from the main body of the image forming apparatus; an opening/closing detection sensor for detecting an operation of opening and closing the openable and closable cover; and a notification section for notifying a user of a state of the image forming apparatus; a control section configured to acquire output from each of the remaining amount detection sensor and the opening/closing detection sensor, and control the image formation executed by the image forming section, wherein, the control section is configured such that, during execution of a print job,