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EP0414152A2
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Image forming apparatus
Assignee: Kyocera Mita Industrial Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-08-17
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus can be achieved as, for example, a copying machine. The copying machine according to the present invention comprises a handy scanner (31) provided detachably from the main body(1) of the copying machine and an additional data recording device (9) for recording data read by the handy scanner (31) as additional data in addition to a mechanism for reading an image of a document disposed on an original glass plate(2) to copy the same on recording paper. The handy scanner(31) can read arbitrary image data such as a figure, a designed character or a logotype. The image data read by the handy scanner (31) is applied to the additional data recording device(9). If the paper on which the document image has been copied is applied to the additional data recording device(9), the additional data recording device(9) records the additional data on the rear end of the paper on which the document image has been copied. The additional data recording device(9) is operated after the document image is copied, the paper being conveyed at a speed different from that at the time of copying the document image during the operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutaka Shigemura
- 👤 Takashi Kondo
- 👤 Hideo Umezawa.
- 👤 Mitsuharu Yoshimoto
- 👤 Satoshi Yano
- 👤 Yukuhiro Ito
- 👤 Junichi Oura
- 👤 Masanobu Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-10 01:08
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/04; G03G15/04018; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/387; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00789; G03G2215/00797; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3204; H04N2201/3211; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3222; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/3243; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3273
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: document image recording means (2 - 8) for reading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on a predetermined recording medium; characterized by image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; and additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: document image recording means (2 - 8) for reading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on a predetermined recording medium; characterized by image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; and additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
133 words
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising: read mode setting means (44, 45; 52, 53) for outputting a read mode setting signal to bring said image data reading means (31) into an operable state; first timer means (S4) which is started in response to an output signal of said read mode setting means for outputting a time-up signal after a predetermined first time period; determining means (S5) for determining whether or not read data is applied from said image data reading means (31) before the time-up signal of said first timer means is applied; and read mode releasing means (S11, S12) for releasing a read mode to bring said image data reading means into a non-operable state if said determining means determines that no read data is applied.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by further comprising: second timer means (S7) which is started in response to the application of the read data from said image data (31) reading means for outputting a time-up signal after a pre-determined second time period; and read mode terminating means (S11) for terminating the read mode in response to the time-up signal of said second timer means to bring said image data reading means into a non-operable state.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The image forming apparatus according to one of claims 1 - 3, characterized by further comprising: display means (50) for displaying the image data read by said image data reading means (31); and data compressing means (43) for compressing the data read by said image data reading means (31) to apply the same to said display means (50).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
160 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: document image (2 - 8) recording means for beading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on a predetermined recording medium; characterized by image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; holding means (43) for holding once the image data read by said image data reading means (31); additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8); and output order reversing means (32) for reversing the order of outputting the additional data in response to a state of the document image recorded on said recording medium when the image data held by said holding means (43) is output to said additional data recording means (9).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
160 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: document image (2 - 8) recording means for beading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on a predetermined recording medium; characterized by image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; holding means (43) for holding once the image data read by said image data reading means (31); additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8); and output order reversing means (32) for reversing the order of outputting the additional data in response to a state of the document image recorded on said recording medium when the image data held by said holding means (43) is output to said additional data recording means (9).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
151 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: conveying means (7) for conveying a sheet-shaped recording medium in a predetermined direction; document image recording means (2 - 8) for reading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on said recording medium, said document image recording means being arranged relatively on the upstream side in the direction in which the recording medium is conveyed; image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; and additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8), said additional data recording means (9) being arranged relatively on the downstream side in the direction in which the recording medium is conveyed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
151 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: conveying means (7) for conveying a sheet-shaped recording medium in a predetermined direction; document image recording means (2 - 8) for reading an image of a document disposed on an original setting place to record the document image read on said recording medium, said document image recording means being arranged relatively on the upstream side in the direction in which the recording medium is conveyed; image data reading means (31) capable of reading arbitrary image data other than said document image; and additional data recording means (9) for recording the image data read by said image data reading means (31) as additional data on the recording medium on which the document image is recorded by said document image recording means (2 - 8), said additional data recording means (9) being arranged relatively on the downstream side in the direction in which the recording medium is conveyed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The image forming apparatus according to one of claims 5 - 6, characterized in that said additional data recording means 9 is adapted such that at least a part thereof can be displaced to a first position where additional data can be recorded or a second position where additional data cannot be recorded.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by further comprising: conveyance stopping means (32, 36) for stopping once the conveyance of said sheet-shaped recording medium when the recording means is conveyed to a predetermined position with respect to said additional data recording means (9); activating means (37) for displacing said additional data srecording means (9) to the first position where additional data can be recorded after the conveyance of said recording medium is stopped by the conveyance stopping means; and first conveying speed control means for conveying said sheet-shaped recording medium at a predetermined first speed after said activating means is operated.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by further comprising: second conveyance stopping means (32, 36) for stopping once the conveyance of said sheet-shaped recording medium in response to the completion of recording of the additional data; inactivating means (37) for displacing said additional data recording means (9) to the second position where additional data cannot be recorded after the conveyance of said recording medium is stopped by the second conveyance stopping means; and second conveying speed control means for conveying said sheet-shaped recording medium at a second speed relatively higher than the first speed at the time of recording the additional data after said inactivating means is operated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The image forming apparatus according to one of claims 1 - 9, characterized in that said image data reading means (31) is provided detachably from a main body 1 of the apparatus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image forming apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 10, charactized in that said image data reading means (31) comprises a handy scanner:
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