Image forming apparatus having function of automatically selecting one of sheet feeders, method of controlling the image forming apparatus and storage medium
US6785507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6508
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that forms images of originals on sheets, includes a plurality of feeders for feeding sheets, a memory for storing sheet types in association with the plurality of feeders, and storing the order of priority between the sheet types, and a selector for selecting one of the plurality of feeders to be used for a sheet feeding operation in accordance with the sheet types and the order of priority stored in the memory.
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