DE60040828D1 - Anzeigesystem zur Meldung des Verbrauches von Entwickler und anderer Verbrauchsmittel in einem Bilderzeugungsgerät - Google Patents

Anzeigesystem zur Meldung des Verbrauches von Entwickler und anderer Verbrauchsmittel in einem Bilderzeugungsgerät

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DE60040828D1
DE60040828D1 DE60040828T DE60040828T DE60040828D1 DE 60040828 D1 DE60040828 D1 DE 60040828D1 DE 60040828 T DE60040828 T DE 60040828T DE 60040828 T DE60040828 T DE 60040828T DE 60040828 D1 DE60040828 D1 DE 60040828D1
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Tomomi Kakeshita
Hiroshi Sasame
Hiroaki Ogata
Shinya Yamamoto
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    • G03G15/556—Monitoring or warning means for exhaustion or lifetime end of consumables, e.g. indication of insufficient copy sheet quantity for a job for toner consumption, e.g. pixel counting, toner coverage detection or toner density measurement
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    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
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DE60040828T 1999-12-15 2000-12-14 Anzeigesystem zur Meldung des Verbrauches von Entwickler und anderer Verbrauchsmittel in einem Bilderzeugungsgerät Expired - Lifetime DE60040828D1 (de)

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