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Image forming apparatus

An image and state technology, which is applied in the directions of image communication, electrical recording technology using charge patterns, equipment for electrical recording technology applying charge patterns, etc. Problems with image forming devices, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-05-21
KONICA MINOLTA INC
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[0005] However, the image forming apparatus according to the above-mentioned prior art has a problem in that it is impossible to know the progress status indicating how far the activation state of the image forming apparatus has progressed because only a fixed message is displayed.
[0007] In addition, in the past, the start-up completion of the entire image forming apparatus has the same meaning as the warm-up completion of the fixing device for fixing the toner image on the recording sheet, but the warm-up time of the fixing device has been shortened. The post-processing equipment such as the binding process of the recording sheet after the toner image becomes complicated, and the time required for the start-up also becomes longer.
Therefore, it is difficult to grasp the startup progress of the image forming apparatus with high precision by focusing only on the fixing warm-up time.

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[0026] Embodiments of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0027] [1] Configuration of image forming apparatus

[0028] First, the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0029] Such as figure 1 As shown, the image forming apparatus 1 includes a document reading unit 100 , an illumination control unit 101 , a controller unit 102 , an engine unit 103 , and a discharge option unit 104 .

[0030] The lighting control unit 101 is a means for displaying the progress of the activation state of the image forming apparatus 1, such as figure 2 As shown, it includes a standard warm-up completion time storage unit 201 , an illumination display control unit 202 and an illumination display unit 203 . The standard warm-up completion time storage unit 201 stores a standard warm-up completion time (for example, 20 to 180 seconds) that can be pri...

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The invention provides an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes control units that are booted up in parallel after reset, and further includes: a display unit displaying, in multiple stages, overall boot-up progress that is boot-up progress of the entire apparatus; a display control unit controlling the display unit to display the overall boot-up progress, wherein the display control unit includes: an estimation subunit making estimation of the overall boot-up progress based on period counted after the reset; and a reception subunit receiving boot-up progress of each control unit, and until receiving the boot-up progress of each control unit or the boot-up progress of the latest control unit in terms of boot-up completion, the display control unit performs control based on the estimation, and after receiving the boot-up progress of each control unit or the boot-up progress of the latest control unit, the display control unit performs control based on the received boot-up progress.

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[0001] This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese application No. 2012-249240, the content of which is incorporated by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a technology for displaying progress of an activation state of an image forming apparatus with high precision. Background technique [0003] Conventionally, in an image forming apparatus, there is known a technique for notifying a user of an activation state of the apparatus by displaying a moving image or the like on an operation panel when the power is turned on. However, since the operation panel is under the control of a so-called controller unit, the activated state cannot be displayed until the controller unit is activated. [0004] For such a problem, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-066886 proposes the following technology: a sub-display controller that operates independently of a CPU (Ce...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03G15/00G03G15/20
CPCG03G15/502H04N1/00068H04N1/00076H04N1/0049H04N1/00928H04N1/00952
Inventor 高桥道雄荒井淳一江口博
Owner KONICA MINOLTA INC