Image forming apparatus with control to allow imaging of second

Details Image forming apparatus with control to allow imaging of second Image forming apparatus with control to allow imaging of second

1997-03-10

1998-03-17

Lee, S.

Electrophotography

Machine operation

Job mode

358400, 399403, G03G 2100

Patent

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057297916

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a sorter with a plurality of accommodating units for sorting sheets on which images have been formed. The sorter is detachably mountable to the image forming unit, and has a first control unit for allowing image formation of a second group by interrupting image formation of a first group upon reception of an interrupt instruction to perform image formation of images of the second group while image formation of images of the first group is suspended, and for resuming image formation of the first group after the image formation of the second group has been completed, and a second control unit for changing units to accommodate sheets in the sorter so as to accommodate sheets on which images of the first group have been formed and sheets on which images of the second group have been formed in different accommodating units in accordance with the instruction of the interrupt, a detector for detecting the mounting or detaching of the sorter, and a prohibition unit for prohibiting interrupt of image formation of the second group during image formation of the first group when the detector detects the detaching of the sorter.

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