Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Patent
1996-07-29
1999-06-29
Smith, Matthew S.
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
270 32, 270 37, 399 17, 399410, 399370, G03G 1500
Patent
active
059181010
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a original stacking tray capable of stacking a plurality of originals; feeding means for feeding the original one by one; means for detecting sizes of the originals; image forming means for reading an image of the original and for forming an image on a sheet having a corresponding size as the original; means for folding the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming means, into a size; means for selecting operation or non-operation of the folding means; stacking means for stacking the sheet folded or not folded by the folding means; and control means operative in a mixed original mode in which the originals on the stacking tray have different sizes, the control means, in the mixed original mode, effects the image formations on the sheets having sizes corresponding to the sized detected by the detecting means and causes the folding means to operate when the size is large and causes the stacking means to discharge both of the folded and non-folded sheets to the stacking means.
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Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Smith Matthew S.
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