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US 4,302,098 AGranted
Printing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasuhito Kan, Yoshimasa Kimura, Masato Ishida, Koichi Miyamoto, Yoshikuni Tohyama
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Abstract
Apparatus for printing reproduction copies of an original image or recording such original image on an image recording member, is provided with a device for determining whether the image to be recorded conforms in size to the image recording member. The apparatus provides an indication to the operator of the apparatus when non-conformance is detected.
Claims52
A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on the image recording member;
- (c) means for controlling the operations of said recording means, wherein said control means includes magnification mode means for controlling said recording means to form an image on said image recording member of a size which has been selectively changed from the size of the original;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) manual selection means for actuation to provide a signal related to the size of the image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said output signal means and said manual selection means for determining whether the size of the image recording member conforms to the size of said image;
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- (g) indicating means coupled to said discriminating means for indicating conformance or nonconformance of the sizes of said image recording member and said image to be recorded thereon.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the original image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means for controlling the operation of said recording means;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) detecting means which detects the size of said image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said output signal means and said detecting means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording means conforms to the size of the original image;
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- (g) indicating means coupled to said discriminating means for indicating conformance or nonconformance of the sizes of said image recording member and said original image.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means for controlling the operations of said recording means, wherein said control means includes magnification mode means for controlling said recording means to form an image on said image recording member of a size which has been selectively changed from the size of the original;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) manual selection means for adjustment to provide a signal related to the size of said image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said recording member output signal means and said manual selection means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording member conforms to the size of said image;
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- (g) means coupled to said discriminating means for providing an indication when said discriminating means detects non-conformance of the sizes of the image recording member and the original image.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) recording means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means for controlling the operations of said recording means;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) means for detecting the size of said image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said recording member output signal means and said detection means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording member conforms to the size of the image;
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- (g) means coupled to said discriminating means for providing an indication when said discrimination means determines non-conformance of the sizes of said image recording member and said image.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means for controlling the operations of said recording means, wherein said control means includes magnification mode means for controlling said recording means to form an image on said image recording member of a size which has been selectively changed from the size of the original;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) manual selection means for adjustment to provide a signal related to the size of said image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said recording member output signal means and said manual selection means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording member conforms to the size of said image;
- (g) indicating means coupled to said discriminating means for indicating conformance or non-conformance of the sizes of the image recording member and the original image;
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- (h) means coupled to said discriminating means for providing an indication when said discriminating means detects non-conformance of the sizes of said image recording member and said original image.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means for controlling the operations of said recording means;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) means for detecting the size of said original image;
- (f) discriminating means coupled to said recording member output signal means and said detecting means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording member conforms to the size of said image;
- (g) indicating means coupled to said discriminating means for indicating conformance or non-conformance of the sizes of the image recording member and the original image;
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- (h) means coupled to said discriminating means for providing an indication when said discrimination means detects non-conformance of the sizes of said image recording member and original image.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) one-to-one control means for controlling said recording means in a first mode of operation to form an image on said image recording member of a size substantially equal to that of the original image;
- (d) magnification change control means for controlling said recording means in a second mode of operation to form an image on said image recording member of a size having a changed magnification from that of the original image;
- (e) means, mounted on an operation panel, for selecting between said first and second modes of operations;
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- (f) first and second accommodating means each of which accommodates the same size of image recording members, both of said accommodating means being attached to the apparatus so as to orient the image recording members from said first and second accommodating means differently with respect to the running direction within the recording apparatus;
- wherein when said selecting means selects the first mode of operation, said first accommodating means is selectively used, and when said selecting means selects the second mode of operation, said second accommodating means is selectively used.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording in the image on said image recording member;
- (c) a plurality of magnification change control means for controlling said recording means to form an image on said image recording member of a size having a changed magnification from that of the original image in accordance with a selection between magnification modes of operation;
- (d) means, mounted on an operation panel, for selecting among said magnification modes of operation;
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- (e) first and second accommodating means each of which accommodates the same size of image recording members, and being attached to the apparatus so as to orient the image recording members from said first and second accommodating means differently with respect to the running direction within the recording apparatus;
- wherein said first and second accommodating means are selectively used in accordance with the selection of the magnification modes of said selecting means.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) one-to-one mode control means for controlling said recording means in a first mode of operation to form an image on said image recording member of a size substantially equal to that of said original image;
- (d) a plurality of magnification change mode control means for controlling said recording means in a second mode of operation to form an image on said image recording member of a size having a changed magnification from that of the original image;
- (e) one-to-one designation means for designating control in accordance with said first mode of operation;
- (f) magnification change designation means for designating control in accordance with said second mode of operation;
- (g) magnification change limiting means which restricts operation of said plurality of magnification change mode control means to a selected one;
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- (h) prohibiting means coupled to said magnification change limiting means for prohibiting the selection of one of said magnification change mode control means, when said one-to-one designation means is designated.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plurality of image recording members, on which images are to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording respective images on said image recording members;
- (c) image recording member designating means for designating a selected size of a said image recording member;
- (d) a plurality of cassette accommodating means which respectively accommodate therein said different sized image recording members;
- (e) cassette designating means for designating one of said plurality of cassette accommodating means;
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- (f) means for controlling the operations of said recording means.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an original image is to be recorded;
- (b) recording means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) means for controlling operations of said recording means;
- (d) a mounting table for mounting thereon said original image;
- (e) position designating markings disposed on said original mounting table, along which said original image is to be placed;
- (f) original image position discriminating means for determining whether or not said original image is accurately aligned on said designated position for each different sized original;
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- (g) display means coupled to said discriminating means for indicating whether or not said original image is placed at said designated position.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) an image recording member, on which an image is to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on said image recording member;
- (c) control means including one-to-one mode control means for operation to control said recording means to form an image on said recording member of a size substantially equal to that of the original image, and magnification change mode control means for operation to control said recording means to form an image on said recording member of a size having a changed magnification from that of the original image;
- (d) output signal means for producing an output signal related to the size of said image recording member;
- (e) manual selection means for designating the size of said image, when the control by said magnification change mode control means is in operation;
- (f) warning means for emitting a warning signal during said operation of said magnification change means, when the size of the image is not designated by said manual selection means;
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- (g) means for prohibiting recording by said recording means when the size of the image is not designated by said manual selection means.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plurality of different size image recording members, on which images are to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on a said image recording member;
- (c) means for controlling the operations of said recording means;
- (d) image recording member designating means for designating the size of a said image recording member;
- (e) a plurality of cassette accommodating means which accommodate therein said different size image recording members;
- (f) cassette designating means for designating one of said plurality of cassette accommodating means;
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- (g) designation prohibiting means for prohibiting the designation by said cassette designating means during operation of said image recording member designating means, and for prohibiting designation by said image recording member designating means during operation of said cassette designating means.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plurality of different size image recording members, on which images are to be recorded;
- (b) means for recording the image on a said image recording member;
- (c) image recording member designating means for designating the size of said image recording member;
- (d) a plurality of cassette accommodating means which accommodate therein said different size image recording members;
- (e) cassette designating means for designating one of said plurality of cassette accommodating means;
- (f) control means including one-to-one mode control means for operation to control said recording means to form an image on a said recording member of a size substantially equal to that of the original image;
- including magnification change mode control means for operation to control said recording means to form an image on a said recording member of a size having a changed magnification from that of the original image,;
- and, including designation control means which energizes said cassette designating means during operation of said one-to-one mode control means, and which energizes each image recording member designating means during operation of said magnification change mode control means;
- (g) discriminating means for determining whether or not the size of said image recording member designated by said image recording member designating means conforms to the respective sizes of said image recording members accommodated in said plurality of cassette accommodating means;
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- (h) selection means for selecting said cassette accommodating means which accommodates therein the appropriate image recording member, when said discriminating means determines the conformance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.