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US4990941A
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Duplex print apparatus
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-03-31
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Granted: 1991-02-05
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Expires: 2008-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A duplex printer receives image data for both odd and even pages, prints the image data for odd pages on one side of each sheet of a stack of sheets, reverses and stores the stack of sheets, and prints the image data for the even pages on the other side of the sheets of the stack of sheets.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihisa Kawai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:54
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/23; G03G15/231; G03G15/232; G03G15/234; B; B41; B41J; B41J13/00; B41J13/0009; B41J13/0045; B41J13/009; B41J3/00; B41J3/60; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in the same order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in the same order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the first page to the last page.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the last page to the first page.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
232 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in the same order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
232 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in the same order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the first page to the last page.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said first controls means control said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the last page to the first page.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 12 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 12 wherein said third control means controls said image data control means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
234 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to the stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in reverse to order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said refeed paper means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
234 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to the stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said store means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in reverse to order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said refeed paper means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 15 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the first page to the last page.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 16 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 16 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 15 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the last page to the first page.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 19 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 19 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
233 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in reverse to order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
233 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to stored order, a first control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages; a second control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said first control means on the sheet fed from said sheet feed means and to store it in said means; a third control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output said image data for a plurality of pages in reverse to order done by said first control means; and a fourth control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of odd pages outputted from said image data supply means according to the control by said third control means on said sheet fed by said paper refeed means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 22 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the first page to the last page.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 23 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 23 wherein said third control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 22 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output said image data successively from the last page to the first page.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 26 wherein said first control means controls said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of even pages.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
A duplex print apparatus as claimed in claim 26 wherein said third control means control said image data supply means in order to output only said image data of odd pages.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
181 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in the prescribed order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the predetermined order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data by the first output from said image data supply means according to said supply control means on each sheet fed from said sheet feed means by every other page, to store it in said store mean, and to print remained pages on the sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in said prescribed order.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
181 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in the prescribed order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the predetermined order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data by the first output from said image data supply means according to said supply control means on each sheet fed from said sheet feed means by every other page, to store it in said store mean, and to print remained pages on the sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in said prescribed order.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
186 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data is printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the same order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages or odd pages on sheets fed from said sheet feed means by the first output of image data from said image data supply means according to said supply control means, to store it in said store means, and to print remained pages on sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in order stored in said store means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
186 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data is printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in stored order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply means in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the same order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages or odd pages on sheets fed from said sheet feed means by the first output of image data from said image data supply means according to said supply control means, to store it in said store means, and to print remained pages on sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in order stored in said store means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
190 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to stored order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply mean in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the different order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages or odd pages on sheets fed from said sheet feed means by the first output of image data from said image data supply means according to said supply control means, to store it in said store means, and to print remained pages on sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in reverse to order stored in said store means.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
190 words
A duplex print apparatus comprising: an image data supply means for supplying image data to be printed; an image forming means including; a sheet feed means for feeding a sheet on which said image data are printed, a print means for printing said supplied image data on said fed sheet, a store means for reversing and storing said printed sheet, and a paper refeed means for refeeding said stored sheet to said print means in reverse to stored order, a supply control means for controlling said image data supply mean in order to output image data for a plurality of pages twice in the different order; and a print control means for controlling said image forming means in order to print said image data of even pages or odd pages on sheets fed from said sheet feed means by the first output of image data from said image data supply means according to said supply control means, to store it in said store means, and to print remained pages on sheets fed by said paper refeed means by the other output in reverse to order stored in said store means.
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