Image formation apparatus
First Claim
1. An image formation apparatus comprising:
- a main body of said apparatus;
a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive body and a device for acting on the photosensitive body, said photosensitive unit being disposed detachably in said main body of said apparatus; and
a main body controller for controlling operation of components for performing image formation operation using the photosensitive body, said main body controller having a main memory for storing predetermined items,wherein a recyclable substance is used for the photosensitive body and said photosensitive unit is provided with an auxiliary memory, anda cumulative number of print sheets of paper the photosensitive body has printed and a total number of print sheets of paper counted over a life of the main body of said apparatus are stored in both the main memory and the auxiliary memory.
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Abstract
An image formation apparatus which comprises a photosensitive unit 15 having a photosensitive body 14 and a device for acting on the photosensitive body 14, the photosensitive unit 15 being disposed detachably in the main body of the apparatus, and a main body controller 36 for controlling the operation of components for performing the image formation operation using the photosensitive body 14, the main body controller 36 having a main memory 40 for storing predetermined items. A recyclable substance is used for the photosensitive body 14 and the photosensitive unit 15 is provided with an auxiliary memory 17. The serial number of the main body of the apparatus and the total number of print sheets of paper counted since the main body of the apparatus was a new product are stored in the main memory 40 and the auxiliary memory 17. The cumulative number of print sheets of paper the photosensitive body 14 has printed is further stored in the auxiliary memory 17.
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16 Claims
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1. An image formation apparatus comprising:
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a main body of said apparatus; a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive body and a device for acting on the photosensitive body, said photosensitive unit being disposed detachably in said main body of said apparatus; and a main body controller for controlling operation of components for performing image formation operation using the photosensitive body, said main body controller having a main memory for storing predetermined items, wherein a recyclable substance is used for the photosensitive body and said photosensitive unit is provided with an auxiliary memory, and a cumulative number of print sheets of paper the photosensitive body has printed and a total number of print sheets of paper counted over a life of the main body of said apparatus are stored in both the main memory and the auxiliary memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image formation apparatus comprising:
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a main body of said image formation apparatus; a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive body and a device for acting on the photosensitive body, said photosensitive unit being disposed detachably in said main body of said apparatus; and a main body controller for controlling operation of components for performing image formation operation using the photosensitive body, said main body controller having a main memory for storing predetermined items, wherein a recyclable substance is used for the photosensitive body and said photosensitive unit is provided with an auxiliary memory, an identification of the main body of said apparatus and a total number of print sheets of paper counted over a life of the main body of said apparatus are stored in the main memory and the auxiliary memory, and a cumulative number of print sheets of paper the photosensitive body has printed is further stored in the auxiliary memory. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image formation apparatus comprising:
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a main body of said image formation apparatus; a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive body and a device for acting on the photosensitive body, said photosensitive unit being disposed detachably in said main body of said apparatus; an image formation unit being disposed detachably in said main body of said apparatus for performing image formation operation together with said photosensitive unit; and a main body controller for controlling operation of components for performing image formation operation using said photosensitive unit and said image formation unit, said main body controller having a main memory for storing predetermined items, wherein a recyclable substance is used for the photosensitive body and said photosensitive unit is provided with an auxiliary memory, and an identification of the main body of said apparatus and a value resulting from incrementing a total number of print sheets of paper counted during use of the main body of said apparatus, the value incremented each time a sheet of paper is printed are stored in the main memory and the auxiliary memory, a value resulting from incrementing a cumulative number of print sheets of paper the photosensitive body has printed is stored in the auxiliary memory, and a value resulting from incrementing at least one of time and a number of print sheets using said image formation unit each time a sheet of paper is printed is stored in the main memory to measure a life of said image formation unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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