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Image recording apparatus
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-09-21
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2015-09-21
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an image recording apparatus comprising a document size detection sensor 103 for recognizing a size of an image to be recorded, an image input section 101 for reading and storing therein the image to be recorded, a paper feeder (not shown herein) for storing therein and feeding recording paper having a specified size, an image forming section 108 for forming an image on recording paper fed from the paper feeder, an image processing section 106 for dividing a read image to two portions based on a result of detection by the document size detection sensor 103 when a size of the image to be recorded is larger than recording paper having a specified size and executing image processing for displacing a central position of each image so that an edge section of each image will be aligned to an edge of a binding space of each discrete sheet of recording paper, and an image output section 107 for outputting an image processed by the image processing section 108.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiro Tabata
- 👤 Koji Hikawa
- 👤 Yoshimasa Honda
- 👤 Soukichi Araki
- 👤 Hiroshi Hosaka
- 👤 Yuichi Deguchi
- 👤 Naoko Kudo
- 👤 Takakazu Nomura
- 👤 Eiji Sawamura
Bibliographic Details
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:50
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/6538; G03G15/6541; G03G15/6544; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00681; H04N1/00684; H04N1/00687; H04N1/00694; H04N1/00708; H04N1/00718; H04N1/00721; H04N1/00729; H04N1/00734; H04N1/00763; H04N1/00774; H04N1/00779; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2323; H04N1/233; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/32459; H04N1/3247; H04N1/387; H04N1/3877; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00172; G03G2215/00206; G03G2215/00316; G03G2215/00324; G03G2215/00329; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00535; G03G2215/00556; G03G2215/00594; G03G2215/00789; G03G2215/00822; G03G2215/00827; G03G2215/00919; G03G2215/00936; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0081; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/0402; H04N2201/0426; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
An image recording apparatus having a staple function which binds into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the apparatus comprising: a staple position input means for inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, a page number input means for inputting a number of pages of a document, a recording position changing means for deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input means as well as a number of pages inputted through said page number input means so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and a control means for giving a drive instruction to said stapler when a staple position is inputted through said staple position input means, wherein said stapler binds said bundle of recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
An image recording apparatus having a staple function which binds into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the apparatus comprising: a staple position input means for inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, a page number input means for inputting a number of pages of a document, a recording position changing means for deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input means as well as a number of pages inputted through said page number input means so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and a control means for giving a drive instruction to said stapler when a staple position is inputted through said staple position input means, wherein said stapler binds said bundle of recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stapler moves along two edges crossing each other at right angles on the recording paper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stapler embosses a binding space of said bundle of recording paper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stapler forms a plurality of pin-point holes in a binding space of said bundle of recording papers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
199 words
An image recording apparatus having a staple function which binds into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the apparatus comprising: a staple position input unit for inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, a page number input unit for inputting a number of pages of a document, a recording position changing unit for deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input unit as well as a number of pages inputted through said page number input unit so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and a control for giving a drive instruction to said stapler when a staple position is inputted through said staple position input unit, wherein said stapler binds said bundle of recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
199 words
An image recording apparatus having a staple function which binds into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the apparatus comprising: a staple position input unit for inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, a page number input unit for inputting a number of pages of a document, a recording position changing unit for deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input unit as well as a number of pages inputted through said page number input unit so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and a control for giving a drive instruction to said stapler when a staple position is inputted through said staple position input unit, wherein said stapler binds said bundle of recording paper based on the staple position inputted through said staple position input unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said stapler moves along two edges crossing each other at right angles on the recording paper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said stapler moves along two edges crossing each other at right angles on the recording paper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said stapler forms a plurality of pin-point holes in a binding space of said bundle of recording paper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said stapler embosses a binding space of said bundle of recording paper.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said stapler forms a plurality of pin-point holes in a binding space of said bundle of recording papers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said stapler embosses a binding space of said bundle of recording paper.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
An image recording method for binding into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the method comprising the steps of: inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, inputting a number of pages of a document, deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position as well as a number of pages so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and actuating said stapler at the staple position to bind said bundle of recording paper based at the staple position inputted in the inputting step.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
An image recording method for binding into a book a bundle of recording paper with image data recorded thereon using a stapler, the method comprising the steps of: inputting a staple position for binding said bundle of recording paper, inputting a number of pages of a document, deciding a binding space width on recording paper based on the staple position as well as a number of pages so that a binding width on recording paper will become gradually larger up to the substantial half of a number of pages of said document and then become gradually smaller from a page exceeding the substantial half and changing a recording position of image data on said recording paper according to the binding space width, and actuating said stapler at the staple position to bind said bundle of recording paper based at the staple position inputted in the inputting step.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The image recording method according to claim 12, wherein said step of actuating said stapler comprises moving said stapler along two edges crossing each other at right angles on the recording paper.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the staple position input means comprises means for specifying a position for stapling in one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction on the recording paper.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the staple position input means comprises means for specifying an angle of the staple.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the staple position input means comprises means for specifying a position for stapling based on a plurality of preset staple positions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sorter for sorting the bundle of recording paper before binding.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording position changing means comprises a table in which variations in staple position are stored in correspondence to binding space widths.
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