Image forming apparatus and method of changing control of sorter when the bin is fully loaded in accordance with the mode

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a print mode;
• storage means for storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• count means for counting the number of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• control means for controlling the image forming operation by said image forming means so that in the copy mode, when the number of sheets counted by said count means exceeds the maximum loadable sheet number of said storage means, the image forming operation by said image informing means is interrupted, and that in the print mode, irrespective of whether the number of sheets counted by said count means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet number, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

An image forming apparatus having an operation unit comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on a sheet in either a first mode in which image formation is started as said operation unit is operated or a second mode in which image formation is started upon an instruction from an external apparatus;
• storage means for storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• count means for counting the number of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• control means for controlling the image forming operation by said image forming means so that in said first mode, when the number of sheets counted by said count means exceeds the maximum loadable sheet number of said storage means, the image forming operation by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in said second mode, irrespective of whether the number of sheets counted by said count means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet number, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

An image forming method comprising:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a facsimile mode;
• storing the sheet having the image formed in storage means;
• counting the number of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling the image forming operation so that in the copy mode, when the number of sheets counted exceeds the maximum loadable sheet number of said storage means, the image forming operation is interrupted, and that in the facsimile mode, irrespective of whether the number of sheets counted exceeds said maximum loadable sheet number, the image forming operation is continued.

An image forming method comprising:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a print mode;
• storing the sheet having the image formed in storage means;
• counting the number of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling the image forming operation so that in the copy mode, when the number of sheets counted exceeds the maximum loadable sheet number of said storage means, the image forming operation is interrupted, and that in the print mode, irrespective of whether or not the number of sheets counted exceeds said maximum loadable sheet number, the image forming operation is continued.

An image forming method comprising:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a first mode in which image formation is started as an operation unit is operated or a second mode in which image formation is started upon an instruction from an external apparatus;
• storing the sheet having the image formed in storage means;
• counting the number of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling the image forming operation so that in said first mode, when the number of sheets counted exceeds the maximum loadable sheet number of said storage means, the image forming operation is interrupted, and that in said second mode, irrespective of whether the number of sheets counted exceeds said maximum loadable sheet number, the image forming operation is continued.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a facsimile mode;
• storage means for storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detection means for detecting an amount of the sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• control means for controlling an image forming operation by said image forming means so that in the copy mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds a maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in the facsimile mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a print mode;
• storage means for storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detection means for detecting an amount of the sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• control means for controlling an image forming operation by said image forming means so that in the copy mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds a maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in the print mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

An image forming apparatus having an operation unit comprising:

• image forming means for forming an image on a sheet in either a first mode in which image formation is started as said operation unit is operated or a second mode in which image formation is started upon an instruction from an external apparatus;
• storage means for storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detection means for detecting an amount of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• control means for controlling the image forming operation by said image forming means so that in said first mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds the maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in said second mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

A method for forming an image comprising the steps of:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a facsimile mode;
• storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detecting an amount of the sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling an image forming operation by said image forming means so that in the copy mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds a maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in the facsimile mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

A method for forming an image comprising the steps of:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a copy mode or a print mode;
• storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detecting an amount of the sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling an image forming operation by said image forming means so that in the copy mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds a maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in the print mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.

A method for forming an image in an operation unit comprising:

• forming an image on a sheet in either a first mode in which image formation is started as said operation unit is operated or a second mode in which image formation is started upon an instruction from an external apparatus;
• storing the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means;
• detecting an amount of sheets stored in said storage means;
• and
• controlling the image forming operation by said image forming means so that in said first mode, when the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds the maximum loadable sheet amount of said storage means, the image forming operation performed by said image forming means is interrupted, and that in said second mode, irrespective of whether or not the amount of the sheets detected by said detection means exceeds said maximum loadable sheet amount, the image forming operation by said image forming means is continued.