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Image forming apparatus

US5023728A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJul 19, 1989
Grant dateJun 11, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/3873
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an image forming apparatus a frame of image data is outputted in a divided manner, and plural images corresponding to the divided image data are recorded in order, respectively on plural recording materials. A manual instruction element is provided for instructing interruption of the image recording operation by the recording means and for re-starting the interrupted image recording operation. A controller controls the image recording operation of the recording means by interrupting the image recording operations in accordance with the interruption instruction and by re-starting the interrupted image recording operation in accordance with the re-start instruction.

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