IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS WAY OF DISCHARGING SHEET BUNDLES, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

An image forming apparatus which is capable of preventing printed matter from being discharged in a way that is not intended by a user. A printer unit prints an image on a sheet. A sheet bundle including a sheet on which the image has been printed by the printer unit is conveyed and stacked on a discharging tray, which has a stopper that prevents the stacked sheet bundle from falling down to the floor. A state of the stopper is detected, and based on the detected state, notification is provided to the user.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet; a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet bundle including a sheet on which the image has been printed by said printing unit; a discharging tray configured to have the sheet bundle, which has been conveyed by said conveying unit, stacked thereon and have a stopper that prevents the stacked sheet bundle from falling onto a floor; a detection unit configured to detect a state of the stopper; and a notification unit configured to provide notification to a user based on a result of the detection by said detection unit.