Image forming apparatus (sheet processing apparatus having speed control function)
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyuki Taguchi
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus including an image visualizing section configured to visualize image data with a visualizing agent to obtain a visible image, an image moving section configured to move the visible image obtained by the image visualizing section to a sheet medium, a productivity setting section configured to set a number of times the image moving section moves the visible image to the sheet medium per unit time, and a sheet medium supplying section configured to supply the sheet medium from a sheet medium storing section to the image moving section at predetermined timing conforming to the number of times of the movement of the visible image set by the productivity setting section.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image visualizing section configured to visualize image data with a visualizing agent to obtain a visible image;
- an image moving section configured to move the visible image obtained by the image visualizing section to a sheet medium;
- a productivity setting section configured to set a number of times the image moving section moves the visible image to the sheet medium per unit time;
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- a sheet medium supplying section configured to supply the sheet medium from a sheet medium storing section to the image moving section at predetermined timing conforming to the number of times of the movement of the visible image set by the productivity setting section.
A method to control a number of sheet media comprising:
- visualizing image data with a visualizing agent to obtain a visible image;
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- setting, in moving the obtained visible image to a sheet medium, a number of times of movement of the visible image to the sheet medium per unit time;
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- supplying, at predetermined timing conforming to the set number of times of movement of the visible image, the sheet medium for movement of the obtained visible image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.