Image forming apparatus that announces abnormality of sheet

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet;
• a sheet transport mechanism that transports the sheet to the image forming device, the sheet transport mechanism including a sheet transport route, and a transport device provided on the sheet transport route and configured to transport the sheet;
• a sheet abnormality detection device that detects abnormality of the sheet, including multi feed and a state of partially missing;
• an output tray that receives the sheet transported by the sheet transport mechanism, and on which an image has been formed by the image forming device;
• an escape tray that receives the sheet, from which abnormality has been detected by the sheet abnormality detection device, and delivered by the sheet transport mechanism, the escape tray being provided separately from the output tray;
• a notification device that announces sheet abnormality;
• and
• a control device including a processor, and configured to control an overall operation of the image forming apparatus,
• wherein the control device being configured to:
• cause the image forming device to again form, on another sheet, a same image formed on the sheet, from which the sheet abnormality has been detected, and delivered to the escape tray, and to continue with image forming operation on subsequent sheets;
• and
• decide, according to a predetermined condition, whether to allow the notification device to announce the sheet abnormality,
• wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises:
• a sheet sensor that detects whether a sheet is present in the escape tray;
• and
• a sheet jam sensor that detects occurrence of sheet jam on the sheet transport route,
• wherein the control device causes the notification device to announce the sheet abnormality, when the sheet jam sensor has detected the occurrence of the sheet jam, and when the sheet sensor has detected that the sheet is present on the escape tray.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet;
• a sheet transport mechanism that transports the sheet to the image forming device, the sheet transport mechanism including a sheet transport route, and a transport device provided on the sheet transport route and configured to transport the sheet;
• a sheet abnormality detection device that detects abnormality of the sheet, including multi feed and a state of partially missing;
• an output tray that receives the sheet transported by the sheet transport mechanism, and on which an image has been formed by the image forming device;
• an escape tray that receives the sheet, from which abnormality has been detected by the sheet abnormality detection device, and delivered by the sheet transport mechanism, the escape tray being provided separately from the output tray;
• a notification device that announces sheet abnormality;
• and
• a control device including a processor, and configured to control an overall operation of the image forming apparatus,
• wherein the control device being configured to:
• cause the image forming device to again form, on another sheet, a same image formed on the sheet, from which the sheet abnormality has been detected, and delivered to the escape tray, and to continue with image forming operation on subsequent sheets;
• and
• decide, according to a predetermined condition, whether to allow the notification device to announce the sheet abnormality,
• wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises:
• a sheet sensor that detects whether a sheet is present in the escape tray;
• and
• an operation device through which an instruction from the user is inputted,
• wherein, when presence of the sheet on the escape tray is detected by the sheet sensor, while the image forming device is forming an image on the sheet, the control device is configured to selectively perform, according to the instruction inputted through the operation device, one of:
• a control including temporarily suspending the image forming operation of a series of images on the sheets by the image forming device, and causing the notification device to announce the presence of the sheet on the escape tray, when the user detection device has detected presence of the user, or when the sheet jam sensor has detected occurrence of sheet jam;
• and
• a control including restricting the notification device from announcing the presence of the sheet on the escape tray, while the image forming device is forming an image on the sheet, and allowing the notification device to announce the presence of the sheet on the escape tray, after the image forming device has completed the image forming operation of the series of images on the sheets.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet;
• a sheet transport mechanism that transports the sheet to the image forming device, the sheet transport mechanism including a sheet transport route, and a transport device provided on the sheet transport route and configured to transport the sheet;
• a sheet abnormality detection device that detects abnormality of the sheet, including multi feed and a state of partially missing;
• an output tray that receives the sheet transported by the sheet transport mechanism, and on which an image has been formed by the image forming device;
• an escape tray that receives the sheet, from which abnormality has been detected by the sheet abnormality detection device, and delivered by the sheet transport mechanism, the escape tray being provided separately from the output tray;
• a notification device that announces sheet abnormality;
• and
• a control device including a processor, and configured to control an overall operation of the image forming apparatus,
• wherein the control device being configured to:
• cause the image forming device to again form, on another sheet, a same image formed on the sheet, from which the sheet abnormality has been detected, and delivered to the escape tray, and to continue with image forming operation on subsequent sheets;
• and
• decide, according to a predetermined condition, whether to allow the notification device to announce the sheet abnormality,
• wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises a sheet sensor that detects whether a sheet is present in the escape tray,
• wherein the control device is configured to:
• set the image forming apparatus to a sleep mode;
• restrict the notification device, when the sleep mode is cancelled, from announcing the sheet abnormality, despite the sheet sensor having detected the presence of the sheet on the escape tray;
• allow the notification device to announce the sheet abnormality, when the user detection device has detected the presence of the user, or the sheet jam sensor has detected occurrence of sheet jam, after the sleep mode is cancelled;
• and
• restrict the image forming device, after the sleep mode is cancelled and after the notification device announced the sheet abnormality, from forming an image, until causing the notification device to stop announcing the sheet abnormality, because of the sheet sensor no longer detecting the presence of the sheet on the escape tray.