Image forming apparatus, sheet supply supporting method and control program
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYoko SHIRAKI, Kazuhito OSUMI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a sheet tray to store sheets to form an image thereon; a detecting section to detect a capacity of empty space of each of the sheet tray; and a sheet managing section to compare the capacity of empty space of the sheet tray with a capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to be stored in the sheet tray, wherein in the case that the capacity of empty space of the sheet tray is equal to or larger than the capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets, the sheet managing section notifies that it is possible to supply sheets by the one or plural bundle of sheets as a unit of supply to the sheet tray.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- one or plural sheet trays to store sheets to form an image thereon;
- a detecting section provided to each of the one or plural sheet trays and to detect a capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays;
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- a sheet managing section to compare the capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays detected by the detecting section with a capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to be stored in the one or plural sheet trays, wherein in the case that the capacity of empty space of a sheet tray among the one or plural sheet trays is equal to or larger than the capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets, the sheet managing section notifies that sheet supply is possible by one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to the sheet tray.
A sheet supply supporting method in an image forming apparatus equipped with one or plural sheet trays to store sheets to form an image thereon and a detecting section provided to each of the one or plural sheet trays and to detect a capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays, comprising:
- a first step of registering a capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to be stored in the one or plural sheet trays;
- a second step of detecting a capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays by the detecting section and registering the detected capacity of empty space;
- a third step of comparing the capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays with the capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets;
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- a fourth step of, in the case that the capacity of empty space of a sheet tray among the one or plural sheet trays is equal to or larger than the capacity of sheets of the one or plural bundles of sheets, notifying that sheet supply is possible by one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to the sheet tray.
A recording medium storing a control program readable by a computer, wherein the control program is adapted to work in a system including an image forming apparatus equipped with one or plural sheet trays to store sheets to form an image thereon and a detecting section provided to each of the one or plural sheet trays and to detect a capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays, the system comprising as a function of the computer:
- a sheet managing section to compare the capacity of empty space of each of the one or plural sheet trays detected by the detecting section with a capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to be stored in the one or plural sheet trays, wherein in the case that the capacity of empty space of a sheet tray among the one or plural sheet trays is equal to or larger than the capacity of sheets of one or plural bundles of sheets, the sheet managing section notifies that sheet supply is possible by one or plural bundles of sheets as a unit of supply to the sheet tray.
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