发明名称 |
Image forming apparatus, image forming system and image forming maintenance method |
摘要 |
An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit conveying a paper, an image forming unit forming an image on an image carrier and printing the image on the paper being conveyed by the conveying unit, and a control unit controlling the image forming apparatus, and when a progress state of the image forming apparatus reaches a first reference according to the progress state, the control unit can perform maintenance operation of performing maintenance by forming an image for maintenance on the image carrier, after interrupting printing based on a job if the job is being executed, and when a job using continuous paper is to be executed, the control unit determines whether the progress state exceeds a second reference before the job is completed prior to the maintenance operation, and if the progress state exceeds the second reference, issues an alarm regarding the interruption. |
申请公布号 |
US9469130(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.18 |
申请号 |
US201514842412 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.01 |
申请人 |
KONICA MINOLTA, INC. |
发明人 |
Ikeda Takemasa |
分类号 |
G06K15/00;B41J15/00;G06F3/12;G06K15/02 |
主分类号 |
G06K15/00 |
代理机构 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
代理人 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a conveying unit conveying a paper; an image forming unit forming an image on an image carrier and printing the image on the paper being conveyed by the conveying unit; and a control unit controlling the image forming apparatus, wherein when a progress state of the image forming apparatus reaches a first reference according to the progress state, the control unit can perform maintenance operation of performing maintenance by forming an image for maintenance on the image carrier of the image forming unit, after interrupting the printing based on a job if the job is being executed, and when a job using continuous paper is to be executed, the control unit determines whether the progress state exceeds a second reference before the job is completed prior to the maintenance operation, and, if the progress state exceeds the second reference, issues an alarm regarding the interruption. |
地址 |
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo JP |