Image forming apparatus having an image orientation identifying device and a binding device
US5383754A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a device capable of identifying an image orientation to allow adequate processing to be executed and a device capable of binding sheets by determining a binding position. When an image orientation cannot be identified on the basis of a predetermined reference object, it is identified on the basis of another object. When the image orientation of a reference image and the image orientations of the other images are not coincident, an adequate procedure is executed to avoid an undesirable result. An orientation of a document image matching a predetermined adequate binding position is surely and accurately determined.
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