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Image forming apparatus

US7341247B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
3References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 2004
Grant dateMar 11, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00911
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming member to form an image to an recording material, a plurality of sheet finisher units, each of which performs different sheet finishing to the recording material on which the image has formed, a plurality of indicating member provided respectively at least one to the each sheet finisher unit, an input member to accept an input of a sheet finishing mode corresponding to the sheet finishing performed by the sheet finisher unit, a sheet finishing judging member to judge the sheet finisher unit performing the sheet finishing corresponding to the input sheet finishing mode, and an indicating control member to light the indicating member provided to the judged sheet finisher unit in a first display mode.

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