Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

Details Image forming apparatus and control method thereof Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

2007-03-16

2009-12-22

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Responsive to copy media characteristic

C399S016000, C399S023000, C399S066000, C399S389000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07636526

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus of the invention conveys paper fed by a paper feeding mechanism piece by piece to a paper discharging unit through a paper conveying path. An image forming unit is arranged in a midway portion of this paper conveying path and executes an image forming process for printing an image based on image data on paper being conveyed. A sensor that detects a type of the paper conveyed is arranged on an upstream side with respect to the image forming unit on the paper conveying path. Image forming process conditions for the image forming unit are set in accordance with a detection result of the sensor. When the paper fed is paper not detected by the sensor, the image forming process is not started. After paper type detection by the sensor, the paper is directly discharged. When the paper fed is paper of the same type as paper detected by the sensor, the image forming process is started without performing paper type detection. Moreover, paper being conveyed is conveyed to the image forming unit, in which the image forming process is started, in synchronization with a printing operation of the image forming unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2005/0078973 (2005-04-01), Suzuki
patent: 2006/0045547 (2006-03-01), Aiyama
patent: 2008/0225318 (2008-09-01), Murakami
patent: 2004-277057 (2004-10-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Image forming apparatus and control method thereof does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Image forming apparatus and control method thereof, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Image forming apparatus and control method thereof will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4058520