# US 10,120,313 B2 · Image forming apparatus for executing post processing and processing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,120,313 B2 - Document ID: US10120313B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/878,517 - Filed: 2018-01-24 - Published: 2018-05-31 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-25 - Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Hiroyuki Sugiyama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120313B2 ## CPC - G03G 15/50: {Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control (sequencing control G03G21/14)} - G03G 15/6582: {Special processing for irreversibly adding or changing the sheet copy material characteristics or its appearance, e.g. stamping, annotation printing, punching} - G03G 15/6585: {by using non-standard toners, e.g. transparent toner, gloss adding devices} - G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY ## Abstract An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming section which uses a color material for non-removal to form an image on an image receiving medium, a second image forming section which uses a color material for removal to form an image on an image receiving medium, a first processing section for making a hole in the image receiving medium, a second processing section which does not make a hole in the image receiving medium, and a controller which executes the second processing without executing the first processing to the image receiving medium on which the image is formed with the color material for removal at the time of executing a job if the job contains formation of the image with the color material for removal and carries out the first processing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first image forming section configured to use a color material for non-removal to permanently form an image on an image receiving medium; a second image forming section configured to use a color material for removal to temporarily form an image on an image receiving medium; a first processing section configured to carry out a first processing for making a hole in the image receiving medium on which the first image forming section or the second image forming section forms an image, and to comprise a puncher which makes a hole in an image receiving medium; a second processing section configured to carry out a second processing which does not make a hole in the image receiving medium on which the first image forming section or the second image forming section forms an image; a plurality of stacking sections which stack the image receiving medium; a conveyance path configured to be bifurcated by a bifurcation arranged on a downstream side of the puncher in a conveyance direction, and to reach each of the stacking sections, and to convey an image receiving medium to any one of the plurality of stacking sections and switch a conveying route at the bifurcation; and a controller configured to carry out the second processing without carrying out the first processing to the image receiving medium on which the image is formed with the color material for removal at the time of executing a job in a case in which the job contains formation of the image with the color material for removal and carries out the first processing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first processing section comprises a plurality of staplers which drive a staple into an image receiving medium bundle to bind the image receiving medium bundle, each stapler is arranged corresponding to each of the stacking sections. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second processing section comprises a no damage binding (NDB) processing section which carries out a NDB processing for binding the image receiving medium bundle through mounting a detachable clip to the image receiving medium bundle as the second processing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second processing section comprises a conveyance section for conveying the image receiving medium on which the second image forming section forms the image to the stacking section, and the conveyance section comprises a conveyance roller and the conveyance path, and the controller carries out the second processing for conveying the image receiving medium on which the second image forming section forms an image to one of the plurality of stacking sections by the conveyance section without carrying out the NDB processing at the time of executing the job in a case in which a number of processed sheets is equal to or greater than a threshold value in a setting of the job. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color material for removal is decolored through being heated. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color material for removal is decolored through irradiation, a blade, or chemical means. ### Claim 7 A method for executing a job by an image forming apparatus that can carry out formation of an image on an image receiving medium using a color material for non-removal and formation of an image on an image receiving medium using a color material for removal, and also can carry out a first processing for making a hole and a second processing that does not make a hole in the image receiving medium on which the image is formed, the first processing comprising binding an image receiving medium bundle through driving a staple into the image receiving medium bundle by using a puncher, comprising: executing the second processing without carrying out the first processing to the image receiving medium on which the image is formed with the color material for removal at the time of executing the job in a case in which the job contains formation of the image with the color material for removal and carries out the first processing; conveying an image receiving medium to any one of stacking sections by using a conveyance path which is bifurcated by a bifurcation arranged on a downstream side of the puncher in a conveyance direction and reaches each of the stacking sections; and switching a conveying route at the bifurcation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, further comprising binding an image receiving medium bundle through driving a staple into the image receiving medium bundle by using a stapler which is arranged corresponding to each of the stacking sections in the first processing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising executing the second processing for conveying the image receiving medium on which an image is formed with the color material for removing to one of the plurality of stacking sections. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, further comprising binding an image receiving medium bundle through driving a staple into the image receiving medium bundle by using a stapler which is arranged corresponding to each the stacking section in the first processing, and executing a no damage binding (NDB) processing for binding the image receiving medium bundle through mounting a detachable clip to the image receiving medium bundle as the second processing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising executing the second processing for conveying the image receiving medium on which an image is formed with the color material for removal to one of the plurality of stacking sections without carrying out the NDB processing at the time of executing the job in a case in which a number of processed sheets is equal to or greater than a threshold value in a setting of the job. ### Claim 12 A processing apparatus for carrying out a processing to an image receiving medium on which an image forming apparatus that can carry out formation of an image on an image receiving medium using a color material for non-removal and formation of an image on an image receiving medium using a color material for removal forms an image, comprising: a first processing section configured to carry out a first processing for making a hole in the image receiving medium to the image receiving medium on which the image forming apparatus forms an image, and to comprise a puncher which makes a hole in an image receiving medium; a second processing section configured to carry out a second processing which does not make a hole in the image receiving medium to the image receiving medium on which the image forming apparatus forms an image; a plurality of stacking sections which stack the image receiving medium; a conveyance path configured to be bifurcated by a bifurcation arranged on a downstream side of the puncher in a conveyance direction, and to reach each of the stacking sections, and to convey an image receiving medium to any one of the plurality of stacking sections and switch a conveying route at the bifurcation; and a controller configured to carry out the second processing without carrying out the first processing to the image receiving medium on which the image forming apparatus forms an image at the time of executing a job by the image forming apparatus and the processing apparatus in a case in which the job executed by the image forming apparatus contains formation of the image with the color material for removal and carries out the first processing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first processing section comprises a plurality of staplers which drive a staple into an image receiving medium bundle to bind the image receiving medium bundle, each stapler is arranged corresponding to each of the stacking sections. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second processing section comprises a no damage binding (NDB) processing section which carries out an NDB processing as the second processing for binding the image receiving medium bundle through mounting a detachable clip to the image receiving medium bundle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second processing section comprises a conveyance section for conveying the image receiving medium on which the second image forming section forms the image to one of the plurality of stacking sections, and the conveyance section comprises a conveyance roller and the conveyance path, and the controller carries out the second processing for conveying the image receiving medium on which the second image forming section forms an image to one of the plurality of stacking sections by the conveyance section without carrying out the NDB processing at the time of executing the job in a case in which a number of processed sheets is equal to or greater than a threshold value in a setting of the job.