Image forming apparatus
US6567626B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1652
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus for executing an image forming cycle in which a toner image is formed in response to an image formation start command and an image consisting of a fixed toner image is formed on the recording medium by transferring and fixing the toner image onto a recording medium, and executing a predetermined post-process cycle when a subsequent image formation start command is not issued within a predetermined time after a final image forming cycle is ended, there is provided a sequence controlling means for stopping the post-process cycle and causing a process to shift to a subsequent image forming cycle when the subsequent image formation start command is received during when the post-process cycle is being carried out.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.