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US 2006/0039714 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorIkuo Nishida
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Abstract
Printing is started while the trays 11 and 12 of the paper ejection unit 10 are held at the current positions if the state key 4c on the control panel 4 is turned on when printing under the copy function.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet;
- a paper ejection unit which has a first tray and a second tray for receiving a paper sheet ejected from the paper ejection port, and moves the trays selectively to the positions corresponding to the paper ejection port;
- an operating section configured to operate when holding the trays at current positions;
- a first control part configured to start printing by the copy function after setting the first tray at the position corresponding to the ejection port, if the operating section is not operated when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a second control part configured to start printing by the copy function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the operating section is operated when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
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- a third control part configured to start printing by the printer function after setting the second tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, when a print job for printing by the copy function is entered.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet;
- a paper ejection unit which has a first tray and a second tray for receiving a paper sheet ejected from the paper ejection port, and moves the trays selectively to the positions corresponding to the paper ejection port;
- an operating section configured to operate when is holding the trays at current positions;
- a specify section configured to specify selectively one of the trays and the current position of the trays;
- a first control part configured to start printing by the copy function after setting the first tray at the position corresponding to the ejection port, if the operating section is not operated when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a second control part configured to start printing by the copy function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the operating section is operated when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a third control part configured to start printing by the printer function after setting the first tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, if the first tray is specified by the specify section when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
- a fourth control part configured to start printing by the printer function after setting the second tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, if the second tray is specified by the specify section when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
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- a fifth control part configured to start printing by the printer function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the current position is specified by the specify section when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet;
- a paper ejection unit which has a first tray and a second tray for receiving a paper sheet ejected from the paper ejection port, and moves the trays selectively to the positions corresponding to the paper ejection port;
- an operating section configured to operate when holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at current positions;
- a detection part configured to detect which one of the trays of the paper ejection unit is set at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port;
- a specify section configured to specify selectively one of the trays and the current position of the trays;
- a first control part configured to start printing by the copy function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the operating section is not operated and the first tray is detected by the detection part when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a second control part configured to start printing by the copy function after setting the first tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, if the operating section is not operated and the second tray is detected by the detection section when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a third control part configured to start printing by the copy function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the operating section is operated when a copy job for printing by the copy function is entered;
- a fourth control part configured to start printing by the printer function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, it the second tray is specified by the specify section and the second tray is detected by the detection part when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
- a fifth control part configured to start printing by the printer function after setting the second tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, if the second tray is specified by the specify section and the first tray is detected by the detection part when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
- a sixth control part configured to start printing by the printer function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the first tray is specified by the specify section and the first tray is detected by the detection part when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
- a seventh control part configured to start printing by the printer function after setting the first tray at the position corresponding to the paper ejection port, if the first tray is specified by the specify section and the second tray 12 is detected by the detection part when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered;
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- a eighth control part configured to start printing by the printer function while holding the trays of the paper ejection unit at the current positions, if the current position is specified by the specify section when a print job for printing by the printer function is entered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.