IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, A CARTRIDGE AND A STORAGE DEVICE MOUNTED IN THE CARTRIDGE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G03G15/08 G03G21/18 

FIELD: engineering of image forming devices.

SUBSTANCE: image forming device has first image forming mode for forming an image on image-carrying element by using a developer under given condition of image forming and second image forming mode for forming an image on an image-carrying element by using a developer under second condition of image forming, which is different from the first given image-forming condition and is set in such a manner, that developer flow value in second image forming mode is less than flow value in first image forming mode. Device also contains: storage means meant for storing information for setting second image-forming condition, corresponding to the set of levels of usability value of image-carrying element, differentiation means for differentiating an image subject to forming and control means, meant for setting second image forming condition in second image forming mode depending on the result of differentiation, produced by means of differentiation and usability value of image-carrying element and information, stored in the storage means. The cartridge contains information processing means, intended for processing information on the image, which should be formed, an image-carrying element, storage means, meant for storing information in the cartridge, and having first storage area for storage of information, used in conjunction with image information, for setting second image-forming condition depending on the set of levels of usability value of image-carrying element in second image forming mode.

EFFECT: creation of device for forming an image and of a cartridge, which allow to reduce amount of used developer, and to preserve stable quality of image independently from usability value of image-carrying element.

4 cl, 38 dwg