Post-processing apparatus with peak power consumption control
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyuki Taguchi
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Abstract
A console unit recognizes an operation schedule of a punch unit and a saddle unit based on an operation instruction received from an MFP. Further, the console unit determines, based on a result of the recognition, whether start timings of motors and solenoids in the respective units overlap with each other between the respective units. When the result of the determination is affirmative, the console unit controls execution timings of operations of the respective units corresponding to the operation instruction to prevent the start timings of the motors and the solenoids in the respective units from overlapping with each other between the respective units.
Claims10
A post-processing apparatus for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a console unit to staple sheets on which images are formed by the image forming apparatus, the console unit including at least one driving device;
- a punch unit to form a punch hole in a sheet or sheets on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus, the punch unit including at least one driving device;
- a saddle unit to fold a sheet or sheets on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus, the saddle unit including at least one driving device;
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- a control section for the console unit, which recognizes an operation schedule of the punch unit and the saddle unit based on an operation instruction received from the image forming apparatus, determines, based on a result of the recognition, whether start timings of the driving devices in the console unit, the punch unit and the saddle unit overlap with each other, and controls, when a result of the determination is affirmative, execution timings of operations of the units corresponding to the operation instruction to prevent the start timings of the driving devices in the units from overlapping with each other.
A control method of a post-processing apparatus which is for an image forming apparatus and includes a console unit to staple sheets on which images are formed by the image forming apparatus, the console unit including at least one driving device, a punch unit to form a punch hole in a sheet or sheets on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus, the punch unit including at least one driving device, and a saddle unit to fold a sheet or sheets on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus, the saddle unit including at least one driving device, comprising:
- recognizing an operation schedule of the punch unit and the saddle unit based on an operation instruction received from the image forming apparatus;
- determining, based on a result of the recognition, whether start timings of the driving devices in the console unit, the punch unit and the saddle unit overlap with each other;
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- controlling, when a result of the determination is affirmative, execution timings of operations of the console unit, the punch unit and the saddle unit corresponding to the operation instruction to prevent the start timings of the driving devices in the units from overlapping with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.