Electrophotography – Control of electrophotography process – Control of transfer
Patent
1998-12-02
2000-02-22
Pendegrass, Joan
Electrophotography
Control of electrophotography process
Control of transfer
399 82, 399299, G03G 1500, G03G 1501, G03G 1516
Patent
active
060290234
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus operates in a color mode using a plurality of image holding components and in a monochrome mode using one of the plurality of image holding components to perform the image formation. The mode is switched between the color mode and the monochrome mode in accordance with information, such as the number of monochrome images having been successively formed, the number of monochrome images to be successively formed, a time period having been taken for the monochrome image formation, productivity or life priority specified the user, and a standby state of the image forming apparatus in the color mode or the monochrome mode, with a distance between the recording sheets to be transported being controlled according to predetermined conditions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5313312 (1994-05-01), Yamada
patent: 5893017 (1999-04-01), Yamamoto
Kasamatsu Toru
Kawata Satoru
Matsuo Hirokazu
Minami Takeshi
Munemori Seiichi
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
Pendegrass Joan
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