Image forming device, image printing method, and program recording medium

• US 20070242999A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera MITA Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kyocera MITA Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Tao, Kozo
• Granted Patent: US 7,620,341 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 400/76
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/0045 concerning sheet refeed sections of automatic paper handling systems, e.g. intermediate stackers printing on both faces B41J3/60
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/60 for printing on both faces of the printing material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2220/01 indicating an entity as a function of which control, adjustment or change is performed, i.e. input
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2220/02 indicating an entity which is controlled, adjusted or changed by a control process, i.e. output
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/1321 Printed material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/133 Face-up or face-down handling mode
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2511/414 of mode of operation
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2513/42 Route, path
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/6544 Details about the binding means or procedure
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/007 Inverter not for refeeding purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00827 Stapler

Abstract

An image forming device having a printing unit, an intermediate tray, and a stapler fixed at a predetermined position, which stacks printed paper printed by the printing unit in the intermediate tray after either a face-down process or a face-up process when performing a normal operation and staples the printed paper when a number of sheets thereof reaches a predetermined number, the image forming device includes: an input unit allowing input of a choice of the face-down process or the face-up process and a choice of one-side printing or two-side printing; and a control unit controlling the image forming device so as to stack the printed paper in the intermediate tray after the printing unit performs two-side printing if a process selected using the input unit is different from one which is performed in the normal operation.

Claims

1. An image forming device having a printing unit, an intermediate tray, and a stapler fixed at a predetermined position, which stacks printed paper printed by the printing unit in the intermediate tray after either a face-down process or a face-up process when performing a normal operation and staples the printed paper when a number of sheets thereof reaches a predetermined number, the image forming device comprising:

an input unit allowing input of a choice of the face-down process or the face-up process and a choice of one-side printing or two-side printing; and

a control unit controlling the image forming device so as to stack the printed paper in the intermediate tray after the printing unit performs two-side printing if a process selected using the input unit is different from one which is performed in the normal operation.

2. The image forming device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit so as to perform two-side printing, printing blank data on one side of the paper when the one-side printing is selected using the input unit.

3. A recording medium on which is recorded a program applicable to an image forming device having a printing unit, an intermediate tray, and a stapler fixed at a predetermined position, which stacks printed paper printed by the printing unit in the intermediate tray after either a face-down process or a face-up process when performing a normal operation and staples the printed paper when a number of sheets thereof reaches a predetermined number, wherein the program comprises:

a first step of receiving input of a choice of the face-down process or the face-up process and a choice of one-side printing or two-side printing;

a second step of controlling the printing unit so as to perform two-side printing if a process chosen in the first step is different from one which is performed in the normal operation; and

a third step of controlling the image forming device so as to stack the printed paper in the intermediate tray.

4. The program recording medium according to claim 3, wherein in the second step, the printing unit is controlled so as to perform two-side printing, printing blank data on one side of the paper when the one-side printing is selected in the first step.

5. A method for image printing applicable to an image forming device having a printing unit, an intermediate tray, and a stapler fixed at a predetermined position, which stacks printed paper printed by the printing unit in the intermediate tray after either a face-down process or a face-up process when performing a normal operation and staples the printed paper when a number of sheets thereof reaches a predetermined number, the method for image printing comprising:

a first step of receiving input of a choice of the face-down process or the face-up process and a choice of one-side printing or two-side printing;

a second step of controlling the printing unit so as to perform two-side printing if a process chosen in the first step is different from one which is performed in the normal operation; and

a third step of controlling the image forming device so as to stack the printed paper in the intermediate tray.

6. The method image printing according to claim 5, wherein in the second step, the printing unit is controlled so as to perform two-side printing, printing blank data on one side of paper when the one-side printing is selected in the first step.