Image forming apparatus capable of copying an original in a plurality of image forming modes

Claim 1

An image forming apparatus comprising: original sheet feed means for feeding an original sheet to an exposure position and ejecting said original sheet after exposure, said original sheet feed means being capable of feeding said original sheet selectively in a first mode and a second mode, wherein in said first mode a plurality of original sheets are fed to said exposure position one sheet at a time and each said original sheet is ejected after a selected preset number of time of exposure, and in said second mode a plurality of original sheets are fed to said exposure position one sheet at a time and each said original sheet is ejected after one time of exposure; image forming means for forming an image of an original, at said exposure position, into a record medium; storage means having a plurality of record medium storage locations and including means for generating a signal indicating that said storage means is available for storage, said storage means distributing said record media having the images formed thereon by said image forming means to said plurality of record medium storage locations; and control means responsive to said signal generated by said signal generating means indicating that said storage means is available for storage, for setting an operation mode of said original sheet feed means to said first mode after occurrence of a start instruction of image formation, but before feed of a first original sheet is initiated.