| 摘要 |
<p>An image forming apparatus equipped with a binding function includes an image forming unit (8) for forming an image onto a sheet, a binding unit (30) provided adjacent to the image forming unit (8), and a malfunction detector (47) for detecting malfunction in the operation of the binding unit (30). The binding unit (30) is provided with a binding condition display (24, 25), and the image forming unit (8) is provided with an alphanumeric character display (21) and a device for instructing the start of an image forming operation. A detected malfunction is indicated by at least one of these displays (21, 24, 25). Upon detection of a malfunction by the malfunction detector (47), operation of the binding unit stops, or the entire operation of the apparatus stops. <IMAGE></p> |
