Patent classifications
B41J29/48
PRINTING DEVICE
A printing device includes a paper roll carrying base and a distance sensor. The paper roll carrying base includes a paper roll accommodation space and two paper clamping arms. The two paper clamping arms are opposed to each other and installed in the paper roll accommodation space. A paper roll is clamped by the two paper clamping arms. The distance sensor is disposed on a bottom surface of the paper roll accommodation space. The distance sensor faces the paper roll. A paper roll distance between the paper roll and the distance sensor is detected by the distance sensor. A remaining amount of the paper roll is estimated according to the paper roll distance.
PRINTING DEVICE
A printing device includes a paper roll carrying base and a distance sensor. The paper roll carrying base includes a paper roll accommodation space and two paper clamping arms. The two paper clamping arms are opposed to each other and installed in the paper roll accommodation space. A paper roll is clamped by the two paper clamping arms. The distance sensor is disposed on a bottom surface of the paper roll accommodation space. The distance sensor faces the paper roll. A paper roll distance between the paper roll and the distance sensor is detected by the distance sensor. A remaining amount of the paper roll is estimated according to the paper roll distance.
IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
An image forming system includes a sheet holding apparatus and an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet conveyed from a sheet holding unit of the sheet holding apparatus. The sheet holding apparatus includes a display unit. The display unit is configured to, in a case where an amount of sheets held in the sheet holding unit decreases to a first amount before execution of a job is completed, issue a notification using a first notification method, and in a case where the amount of sheets held in the sheet holding unit decreases to a second amount smaller than the first amount before the execution of the job is completed, issue a notification using a second notification method.