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Image forming apparatus
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-03-02
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Granted: 1991-07-09
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Expires: 2010-03-02
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of copying modes and a plurality of copy paper transport passages to be selected according to the copying modes, which includes a device for selecting a desired copying mode from the plurality of copying modes, a device for setting a copy paper transport passage to be used for the selected copying mode, from the plurality of paper transport passages, a detecting device disposed in the plurality of copy paper transport passages for detecting trouble during transport of copy paper, a display for indicating a position in the copy paper transport passage where the trouble for transporting the copy paper has occurred, with the display including a plurality of display elements, and a control device for actuating some of the plurality of display elements for indicating the position where the copy paper transport trouble has occurred and the set copy paper transport passage, in response to the detection of the copy paper transport trouble.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomokazu Kato
- 👤 Syuzi Maruta
- 👤 Kadotaro Nishimori
- 👤 Masazumi Ito
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-09 04:28
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/70; G03G15/55
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of copying modes and a plurality of copy paper transport passages to be selected according to the copying modes, which comprises: means for selecting a desired copying mode from said plurality of copying modes; means for setting a copy paper transport passage to be used for the selected copying mode, from said plurality of paper transport passages; a detecting means disposed in said plurality of copy paper transport passages for detecting trouble during transport of copy paper; a display means for indicating a position in the copy paper transport passage where the trouble for transporting the copy paper has occurred and for indicating the selected paper transport passage, said display means including a plurality of common display elements; and a control means for actuating some of said plurality of common display elements for indicating both the position where the copy paper transport passage has occurred and said set copy paper transport passage in response to the detection of said copy paper transport trouble.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of copying modes and a plurality of copy paper transport passages to be selected according to the copying modes, which comprises: means for selecting a desired copying mode from said plurality of copying modes; means for setting a copy paper transport passage to be used for the selected copying mode, from said plurality of paper transport passages; a detecting means disposed in said plurality of copy paper transport passages for detecting trouble during transport of copy paper; a display means for indicating a position in the copy paper transport passage where the trouble for transporting the copy paper has occurred and for indicating the selected paper transport passage, said display means including a plurality of common display elements; and a control means for actuating some of said plurality of common display elements for indicating both the position where the copy paper transport passage has occurred and said set copy paper transport passage in response to the detection of said copy paper transport trouble.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means is arranged to selectively alter a state of illumination of the display element for indicating said set copy paper transport passage from a state of illumination of the display element for indicating the position where the copy paper transport trouble has occurred in order to visually differentiate between said set copy paper transport passage and said copy paper transport trouble occurring position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said control means is arranged to cause said display element for indicating the copy paper transport trouble occurring position to be lit, and said display element for indicating said set copy paper transport passage to periodically flicker.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means is arranged to illuminate said display element for indicating said copy paper transport trouble occurring position and said display element for indicating said set copy paper transport passage upon detection of said copy paper transport trouble in a multi-copying, and to illuminate said display element for indicating the copy paper transport trouble occurring position upon detecting of said copy paper transport trouble in a single-copying.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said copying modes include a paper feeding section selecting mode and a duplex copying mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of copying modes, which comprises: means for setting a copy paper transport passage to be used for the selected copying mode from a plurality of copy paper transport passages; a display means including a plurality of common display elements which form the copy paper transport passages as they are in the form of the display elements and which also indicate a transport trouble location, and a control means connected to said display means and arranged to selectively illuminate some of said common display elements for indicating said set copy paper transport passage and for indicating the transport trouble location.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of copying modes, which comprises: means for setting a copy paper transport passage to be used for the selected copying mode from a plurality of copy paper transport passages; a display means including a plurality of common display elements which form the copy paper transport passages as they are in the form of the display elements and which also indicate a transport trouble location, and a control means connected to said display means and arranged to selectively illuminate some of said common display elements for indicating said set copy paper transport passage and for indicating the transport trouble location.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 6, further including detecting means for detecting occurrence of the copy paper transport trouble within said copy paper transport passage, said control means being arranged to selectively illuminate some of said plurality of display elements upon detection of said copy paper transport trouble.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said control means is arranged to selectively illuminate some of said plurality of display elements in a multi-copying.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
In an image forming apparatus having a plurality of copy paper transport passages, a display for displaying information with respect to states of said image forming apparatus, which comprises: means for displaying occurrence of trouble within the image forming apparatus, said trouble including copy paper jamming along said plurality of copy paper transport passages; and a monitor display means for indicating position of the trouble within said copy paper transport passages and for indicating a selected paper transport passage, said monitor display means including a plurality of common display elements, which form said plurality of copy paper transport passages; some of said plurality of common display elements being used to indicate at least one of said plurality of copy paper transport passages, with at least one of the some of said common display elements also being used for indicating said position of the trouble.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
In an image forming apparatus having a plurality of copy paper transport passages, a display for displaying information with respect to states of said image forming apparatus, which comprises: means for displaying occurrence of trouble within the image forming apparatus, said trouble including copy paper jamming along said plurality of copy paper transport passages; and a monitor display means for indicating position of the trouble within said copy paper transport passages and for indicating a selected paper transport passage, said monitor display means including a plurality of common display elements, which form said plurality of copy paper transport passages; some of said plurality of common display elements being used to indicate at least one of said plurality of copy paper transport passages, with at least one of the some of said common display elements also being used for indicating said position of the trouble.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
A display as claimed in claim 9, further including a control means for selectively altering a state of illumination of the display element for indicating the at least one copy paper transport passage from a state of illumination of said display element for indicating the position of the trouble, in order to visually differentiate between said at least one copy paper transport passage and said position of the trouble.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A display as claimed in claim 10, wherein said control means is arranged to cause the display element for said at least one copy paper transport passage, to periodically flicker, and the display element for said position of the trouble to be continuously lit.
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