Image recording device

Abstract

To copy and cut with easy operations.SOLUTION: An image recording device 10 includes: a transport part 43 which transports recording paper 8 in a transport direction; a recording part 17 which records an image on the recording paper 8; a cut part 45 which cuts the recording paper 8; a scanner part 12 which reads the image of a document 9; an operation part 19 which receives an operation; an LCD 22; and a control unit 100. The control unit 100 performs a reading process in which the image of the document 9 is read, an image recording process in which the read image is recorded on the recording paper 8, a cutting process in which the recording paper 8 is cut, and a display process in which a second display screen 202 is displayed on the LCD 22 before these processes are performed. The operation part 19 has a first reception part 205 which allows a user to select the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process with one operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image recording device equipped with a cutting unit that cuts a recording medium. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of an image recording device equipped with a cutting unit that cuts sheets is the image forming device described in Patent Document 1. The image forming device described in Patent Document 1 is equipped with a cutting unit 180 that cuts copy paper on which an image has been formed, and is capable of reading image information from an original document using a scanner unit 140, forming an image of the image information from the original document onto copy paper, and cutting the copy paper within the image forming device and discharging it.

[0003] In this image forming apparatus, the user operates the operation panel 120 to set the number of copies of the document (step 201). After that, if cutting or perforation is to be specified, either cutting or perforation is selected via the cutting / perforation selection button 121 (step 205). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-22153 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As described above, the image forming apparatus of Patent Document 1 has a selection button for selecting cutting on the screen for setting copy contents. When making copies, the user operates the selection button as needed to decide whether or not to cut the paper.

[0006] However, since users often decide whether or not to cut the paper before performing a copy operation, it is considered troublesome for users to have to input a command to select copying and then to cut the copy paper.

[0007] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image recording apparatus that allows copying and cutting with simple operations. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] (1) An image recording device according to the present invention includes a conveying unit that conveys a sheet along a conveying direction, an image recording unit that records an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit, a cutting unit that cuts the sheet, a reading unit that reads an image of a medium to be read, an operation unit that accepts user operations, a display unit that displays a screen, and a control unit. The control unit performs a reading process in which the reading unit reads an image of the medium to be read, an image recording process in which the image recording unit records the image of the medium to be read read in the reading process on the sheet, and a cutting process in which the cutting unit cuts the sheet at a predetermined position in the conveying direction. The operation unit has a first accepting unit that allows a user to select the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process with a single operation.

[0009] The device has a first reception unit that allows the user to select the process of reading the medium to be read, the process of recording an image on the sheet, and the process of cutting the sheet with a single operation. Therefore, when copying to record the read image on a sheet and cutting the sheet at the same time, the user can perform the process without any confusion about how to set the cutting process.

[0010] (2) Preferably, the operation unit further includes a second reception unit that allows the user to select the reading process and the image recording process with a single operation.

[0011] With the above configuration, in addition to the first reception section, there is a second reception section which allows the user to select the reading process of the medium to be read and the image recording process of the sheet with a single operation, so that the user can select the first reception section when cutting of the sheet is required, and the second reception section when cutting of the sheet is not required, and the reading process, image recording process and cutting process can be performed with a simple operation.

[0012] (3) Preferably, the control unit performs a display process to display a first display screen on the display unit before performing the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process, the first reception unit is displayed on the first display screen, and the operation unit further has a physical key that can select the first reception unit.

[0013] With the above configuration, the user can select the first reception section displayed on the display unit using a physical key. This eliminates the need for a touch panel or the like, making it possible to reduce costs.

[0014] (4) Preferably, the control unit performs a display process to display a first display screen on the display unit before performing the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process, the first reception unit is displayed on the first display screen, and the operation unit and the display unit are touch panels.

[0015] With the above configuration, the user can directly operate the touch panel, making the operation easy to understand.

[0016] (5) Preferably, the first display screen displays the first reception section and the second reception section.

[0017] With the above configuration, the first reception section and the second reception section are displayed simultaneously on the first display screen, so the user can look at one screen and alternatively select whether to perform the reading process along with the image recording process, or the reading process and the image recording process along with the cutting process, making the operation easy to understand.

[0018] (6) Preferably, the operation unit further includes a third reception unit that allows only the reading process to be selected, and the third reception unit is displayed on the first display screen.

[0019] With the above configuration, the first reception section, second reception section, and third reception section are displayed simultaneously on the first display screen, so the user can look at one screen and alternatively select whether to perform the reading process and image recording process, the reading process and image recording process together with the cutting process, or the reading process, making the operation easy to understand.

[0020] (7) Preferably, the control unit displays the first display screen as a standby screen on the display unit in a standby state.

[0021] With the above configuration, the first display screen that displays the first reception section is the standby screen, so that the user can recognize the first reception section more quickly.

[0022] (8) Preferably, in the display process, the control unit displays a message on the display unit indicating that the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process have been selected, on the condition that the first reception unit has been selected.

[0023] With the above configuration, when the first reception section is selected, a message indicating that the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process have been selected is displayed, allowing the user to recognize the selected function and reducing operational errors.

[0024] (9) Preferably, the control unit displays a fourth reception section together with the message, and restricts the display of the message that is displayed on the condition that the first reception section is selected from the next time onwards, on the condition that the fourth reception section is selected.

[0025] With the above configuration, when the fourth reception unit is selected, the control unit 100 can restrict message display from the next time onwards, thereby reducing the effort required for the user to operate the unit if the user already understands the content of the message.

[0026] (10) Preferably, the control unit displays a second display screen in response to the first reception unit being selected, and the second display screen has a first recording start reception unit that starts the image recording process with a color image and a second recording start reception unit that starts the image recording process with a monochrome image.

[0027] With the above configuration, the first recording start acceptance section and the second recording start acceptance section are displayed on the second display screen, so that it is possible to select the start of color or monochrome image recording processing on one screen.

[0028] (11) Preferably, the second display screen has a fifth reception section that receives a setting of the number of read media for which the image recording process is to be performed on the sheet.

[0029] With the above configuration, the number of sheets to be subjected to image recording processing can be set on the second display screen, so that the user can carry out the work while checking the number of sheets to be subjected to image recording processing.

[0030] (12) Preferably, the second reception unit has a first icon, the first reception unit has a second icon, the first icon displays the sheet as a first rectangle, and the second icon displays the cut sheet as at least two rectangles including a second rectangle and a third rectangle.

[0031] With the above configuration, the user can easily recognize that the first reception section has a function for cutting sheets because an icon indicating that the sheet has been cut is displayed in the first reception section.

[0032] (13) Preferably, the short side of the second rectangle and the short side of the third rectangle are arranged parallel to each other.

[0033] With the above configuration, the short sides of the second rectangle and the short sides of the third rectangle are arranged parallel to each other, so that the user can easily recognize that the sheet is cut.

[0034] (14) Preferably, the third rectangle is disposed offset from the second rectangle in a direction in which a long side of the second rectangle extends.

[0035] With the above configuration, the second rectangle and the third rectangle of the second icon are offset in the direction in which the long sides extend, which makes it easy for the user to recognize that this indicates a state in which the sheet has been cut.

[0036] (15) Preferably, in the second icon, the third rectangle is disposed at a distance from the second rectangle in a direction in which the short side of the second rectangle extends, and the second icon further includes a third icon located between the second rectangle and the third rectangle, the third icon resembling at least a part of scissors.

[0037] With the above configuration, the third icon located between the second rectangle and the third rectangle makes it easy for the user to recognize that this is a function for cutting the sheet.

[0038] (16) Preferably, the second icon is arranged such that a long side of the second rectangle is parallel to a short side of the first rectangle.

[0039] With the above configuration, the long side of the second rectangle is parallel to the short side of the first rectangle, making it easy for the user to grasp the orientation of the first rectangle and the second rectangle.

[0040] (17) In the image recording device according to claim 2, preferably, of the first and second reception sections, at least the first reception section is a physical key.

[0041] With the above configuration, since the first reception unit is a physical key, the user can easily recognize the first reception unit and operate it. [Effects of the Invention]

[0042] According to the present invention, copying and cutting can be performed with simple operations. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0043] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an image recording device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the main components of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of the scanner unit 12 of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a screen displayed on the LCD 22. As shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first display screen 200 displayed on the LCD 22 of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a message screen 201 displayed on the LCD 22 of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the second display screen 202 displayed on the LCD 22 of the image recording device 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a touch panel 260 of the image recording device 10 according to the first modification. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the physical key 23 of the image recording device 10 according to the second modification. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0044] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the embodiment can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description, the direction in which the opening 13 of the printer unit 11 faces is referred to as the forward direction 51, and the direction opposite to the forward direction is referred to as the rearward direction 52. Front and rear together refer to the front-rear directions 51, 52. The up and down directions perpendicular to the front-rear directions 51, 52 are referred to as the up and down directions 53, 54. The directions perpendicular to the front-rear directions 51, 52 and the up and down directions 53, 54 are referred to as the left and right directions 55, 56. The upward direction of the up and down directions 53, 54 is referred to as the upward direction 53, and the downward direction is referred to as the downward direction 54. When the image recording device 10 is viewed from the rearward direction 52, the leftward direction of the left and right directions 55, 56 is referred to as the leftward direction 55, and the rightward direction is referred to as the rightward direction 56.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 1, image recording device 10 is a multifunction device that integrally includes a printer unit 11 provided at the bottom and a scanner unit 12 (an example of a reading unit) provided at the top. Image recording device 10 has print, scan, copy, and facsimile functions. Image recording device 10 can be used independently or connected to an external information device (not shown) such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet terminal.

[0046] In the scan function, image data of a document (an example of a medium to be read) 9 read by the scanner unit 12 is transferred to a computer or the like connected to the image recording device 10 by wire or wirelessly. The read image data can also be transferred to and stored in various storage media such as a memory card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. In the copy function, the printer unit 11 records an image on recording paper (an example of a sheet) 8 based on the image data of the document 9 read by the scanner unit 12. In the facsimile function, the image data read by the scanner unit 12 is transmitted by facsimile via a telephone line or the like. Received facsimile data is recorded on recording paper 8 by the printer unit 11. The scanner unit 12 and the printer unit 11 are controlled by a control unit 100 (see FIG. 5).

[0047] An operation unit 19 and a liquid crystal display (hereinafter also referred to as LCD, an example of a display unit) 22 are provided on the upper front surface of the image recording device 10. The operation unit 19 accepts information input from a user. The operation unit 19 has a first acceptance unit 205, a second acceptance unit 206, and a third acceptance unit 207, which will be described later.

[0048] A screen is displayed on the LCD 22 so that the user can visually confirm various pieces of information about the image recording device 10. The image recording device 10 operates based on instruction information input by operating the operation unit 19. The control unit 100 displays a screen on the LCD 22 so that the user can confirm each operation. The operation unit 19 has physical keys 23. The physical keys 23 have a selection button 19a for moving the highlighted display on the screen displayed on the LCD 22, a decision button 19b for confirming the selection of the moved highlighted display, and a clear button 19c for returning to the previous screen or canceling the decision. The selection button 19a is a so-called cursor key for inputting up, down, left, and right movement.

[0049] [Printer section 11] The configuration of the printer unit 11 will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 3. Note that in Figure 2, the illustration of the paper feed cassette 14 is omitted for the sake of simplicity.

[0050] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the printer unit 11 has a housing 20. Paper feed cassette 14, paper feed cassette 15, recording unit 17, cutting unit 45, and other functional parts are arranged in the housing 20. An opening 13 is located below an operation unit 19 on the front surface of the housing 20. The opening 13 is located approximately in the center of the front surface of the housing 20 in the left-right directions 55, 56. The opening 13 is formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right directions 55, 56. The opening 13 extends from the top to the bottom end on the front surface of the housing 20.

[0051] The housing 20 has an internal space 20a extending rearward 52 from the opening 13. The internal space 20a is in communication with a transport path 21, which will be described later. The upper wall portion 71 separates the internal space 20a from a board accommodating space 65 disposed behind the operation unit 19. The board accommodating space 65 accommodates a board (not shown) on which an electronic circuit electrically connected to the operation unit 19 is installed.

[0052] An opening / closing cover 41 is attached to the front of the housing 20, to the right of the opening 13. When the opening / closing cover 41 is opened, the cartridge installation space is exposed, and an ink cartridge 40 that stores ink can be installed or removed from the housing 20. The ink cartridge supplies ink to a recording head 37 of a recording unit 17 (an example of an image recording unit) through a tube 44.

[0053] The paper feed cassette 14 and the paper feed cassette 15 can be inserted into and removed from the housing 20 along the front-rear directions 51 and 52. When the paper feed cassette 14 is attached to the housing 20, it is located below the paper feed cassette 15. The paper feed cassette 15 stores a stack of multiple sheets of standard-sized recording paper 8. Standard sizes of the recording paper 8 include A3, A4, B4, and B5 sizes according to the Japanese Industrial Standards. A paper output tray 18 is located above the paper feed cassette 15. The paper output tray 18 supports the recording paper 8 ejected from the conveyance path 21. Note that, although two types of paper feed cassettes 14 and 15 are provided in this embodiment, the paper feed cassette 14 may be omitted.

[0054] The paper feed cassette 15 holds a plurality of sheets of recording paper 8. The recording papers 8 are held in a stacked state in the internal space of the paper feed cassette 15. The paper output tray 18 is formed on the front side (right side in FIG. 2) of the image recording device 10. FIG. 2 shows the state in which the paper feed cassette 15 is inserted into the housing 20.

[0055] 2, a transport unit 43 is disposed in the housing 20, which transports the recording paper 8 along a transport path 21 from the paper feed cassette 15 to the paper discharge tray 18. The transport path 21 is a so-called U-turn path that curves upward 53 and forward 51 from the paper feed cassette 15, makes a U-turn, and then extends linearly forward 51 toward the paper discharge tray 18. The downstream end of the transport path 21 communicates with the internal space 20a.

[0056] In the conveying path 21, a feeding roller 32, a pair of PF rollers 25, a first pair of discharge rollers 27, and a second pair of discharge rollers 28 are arranged in this order from the upstream side along the conveying direction from the paper feed cassette 15 to the paper discharge tray 18. The feeding roller 32 and the roller pairs 25, 27, and 28 constitute a conveying section 43.

[0057] The feed roller 32 is located above the paper feed cassette 15. The feed roller 32 is mounted on the tip of an arm 33 so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the left-right directions 55 and 56. The base end of the arm 33 is rotatable about an axis 34. When the feed roller 32 rotates, the topmost recording paper 8 among the multiple sheets of recording paper 8 stacked in the paper feed cassette 15 is sent to the conveying path 21.

[0058] The PF roller pair 25 is located near the downstream end of the curved portion of the conveying path 21 in the conveying direction. The PF roller pair 25 is rotatable about its axis in the left-right directions 55, 56. The PF roller pair 25 is rotated by the drive of a conveying motor 116 (see FIG. 5). The recording paper 8 is sandwiched between the PF roller pair 25 and conveyed below the recording head 37.

[0059] The first discharge roller pair 27 and the second discharge roller pair 28 are located downstream of the recording head 37 in the conveying direction on the conveying path 21. The first discharge roller pair 27 is located upstream of the second discharge roller pair 28 in the conveying direction. The first discharge roller pair 27 and the second discharge roller pair 28 are rotated by the drive of a conveying motor 116 (see FIG. 5). The recording paper 8 conveyed by the PF roller pair 25 is sandwiched between the first discharge roller pair 27 and the second discharge roller pair 28 and conveyed to the paper output tray 18.

[0060] 2, the recording unit 17 is located on the conveying path 21 between the PF roller pair 25 and the first discharge roller pair 27. The recording unit 17 records an image on the recording paper 8 conveyed by the conveying unit 43. The recording unit 17 has a carriage 35 located above the conveying path 21, a platen 36 located below the conveying path 21, and a recording head 37 mounted on the carriage 35.

[0061] 2 and 3 is of a so-called inkjet type, in which inks of cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (Bk) are supplied from ink cartridges 40 through tubes 44 and ejected as tiny ink droplets. While carriage 35 reciprocates in left and right directions 55 and 56, ink droplets are ejected from recording head 37, thereby recording an image on recording paper 8 transported on platen 36.

[0062] 3, the carriage 35 is separated in the front-rear directions 51, 52 and slidably supported by guide frames 61, 62 extending in the left-right directions 55, 56. The carriage 35 is mounted so as to straddle the guide frames 61, 62 and be capable of reciprocating in the left-right directions 55, 56.

[0063] A belt drive mechanism 46 is disposed on the upper surface of the guide frame 62. In the belt drive mechanism 46, an endless loop-shaped belt 49 with teeth on the inside is stretched between a first pulley 47 and a second pulley 48, which are disposed near both ends of the conveying path 21 in the left-right directions 55, 56, respectively. The first pulley 47 and the second pulley 48 are disposed at both ends of the area in which the carriage 35 reciprocates. A driving force is input to the shaft of the first pulley 47 from a CR motor 108 (see FIG. 5) 115, which serves as a driving source, to rotate the first pulley 47. The rotation of the first pulley 47 causes the belt 49 to move in a circular motion, and the second pulley 48 is driven by this rotation. Note that the belt 49 may be an endless loop-shaped belt, or may be a belt with ends whose both ends are fixed to the carriage 35.

[0064] The carriage 35 is fixed to the belt 49. Although the connection between the carriage 35 and the belt 49 is not shown in detail in the drawings, the belt 49 is pulled slightly upward while connected to the carriage 35. This generates tension in the belt 49 that causes it to elastically return downward, and this tension elastically urges the carriage 35 toward the guide frames 61 and 62. As described above, when the belt 49 moves in a circular motion, the carriage 35 moves back and forth on the guide frames 61 and 62. A recording head 37 is mounted on this carriage 35, and the recording head 37 can move back and forth in the left and right directions 55 and 56 of the conveying path 21 as the main scanning direction.

[0065] [Cut section 45] 2 and 3, the cutting unit 45 is located above the transport path 21 in front of the recording unit 17. When stopped, the cutting unit 45 is located to the left of the image recording area A1. The image recording area A1 is the maximum width in which ink is ejected from the recording head 37, which reciprocates together with the carriage 35, to record an image on the recording paper 8. If the maximum size that can be recorded by the printer unit 11 is A4 size, the image recording area A1 is slightly wider than the width of the A4 size.

[0066] The cutting unit 45 cuts the recording paper 8 conveyed by the conveying unit 43 in left-right directions 55, 56. The cutting unit 45 cuts the recording paper 8 by moving rightward 56 from a stop position (the position of the cutting unit 45 shown in FIG. 3) to the left of the image recording area A1. For example, one A4-sized sheet of recording paper 8 is cut into two A5-sized sheets of recording paper 8 by the cutting unit 45. The cutting unit 45 is supported by guide rails 81 that extend along the left-right directions 55, 56 and are fixed to side frames 96, 97, and includes a cutter carriage 82 that moves while being guided by the guide rails 81, a cutter 83 mounted on the cutter carriage 82, and a fixed blade 95. In FIG. 3, the cutting unit 45 is shown simply, with detailed configuration omitted.

[0067] The cutter carriage 82 has a cutter holding portion 82a that holds the cutter 83, and a connecting portion 82b that is connected to the guide rail 81. The cutter holding portion 82a is located between the first discharge roller pair 27 and the second discharge roller pair 28. The cutter 83 is supported by the cutter holding portion 82a in a state where it protrudes downward 54 from the lower end of the cutter holding portion 82a. The cutter 83 has a disk shape, and is supported by the cutter holding portion 82a so as to be rotatable with its axis aligned in the front-rear directions 51 and 52.

[0068] The connecting portion 82b extends forward 51 from the cutter holding portion 82a and is connected to the guide rail 81.

[0069] The cutter carriage 82 is driven by a drive mechanism 101. The drive mechanism 101 has a drive pulley 92 and a driven pulley 93 arranged on the upper surface of the base plate 81a, and an endless belt 94 stretched around the drive pulley 92 and the driven pulley 93. The drive pulley 92 and the driven pulley 93 are arranged at both ends in the left-right directions 55 and 56 on the upper surface of the base plate 81a. The drive pulley 92 and the driven pulley 93 rotate around axes along the up-down directions 53 and 54. A driving force from a cutting motor 114 (see FIG. 5) is transmitted to the drive pulley 92. The endless belt 94 is connected to the cutter carriage 82. When the drive pulley 92 rotates, the endless belt 94 moves in a circular motion, and the driven pulley 93 is also rotated. The circumferential movement of the endless belt 94 causes the cutter carriage 82 to reciprocate in the left and right directions 55 and 56 along the guide rail 81 .

[0070] A fixed blade 95 is located below the cutter holding portion 82a of the cutter carriage 82. The fixed blade 95 is supported by side frames 96, 97 and extends in the left-right directions 55, 56 across the image recording area A1. The cutting edge of the fixed blade 95 abuts against the cutter 83 from behind. The recording paper 8 is sandwiched between the cutter 83 and the fixed blade 95 and cut.

[0071] [Scanner section 12] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the scanner unit 12 is located above the printer unit 11. The scanner unit 12 is a so-called flatbed scanner. The scanner unit 12 includes a scanner body 12a provided above the printer unit 11 and a document cover 12b provided above the scanner body 12a. As shown in FIG. 4, a platen glass 128 on which a document 9 is placed is provided on the top surface of the scanner body 12a. An image sensor capable of optically reading an image of the document 9 on the platen glass 128 is provided inside the scanner body 12a. The document cover 12b is provided with an ADF 12c, which is an automatic transport mechanism that picks up and transports multiple sheets of the document 9, the images of which are to be read, one by one. While documents 9 of sizes such as A3, A4, B4, and B5 (Japanese Industrial Standards) can be used, the present embodiment will be described using an A4 size document as an example.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 4, the scanner unit 12 includes an ADF document tray 120, an ADF discharge tray 121, a transport path 122, a transport mechanism 123, a first reading sensor 85, and a second reading sensor 88.

[0073] An original cover 12b is attached to the scanner unit 12 via a hinge on the rear side so that it can be opened and closed. The original cover 12b can be moved between an open position and a closed position relative to the scanner body 12a having a platen glass 128.

[0074] A platen glass 128 is provided on the top surface of the scanner body 12a. When the document cover 12b is closed on the scanner body 12a, the platen glass 128 is covered by the document cover 12b.

[0075] An elastic plate 130 is provided on the underside of the document cover 12b, i.e., the surface facing the platen glass 128. The elastic plate 130 abuts against the platen glass 128 when the document cover 12b is in the closed position. The elastic plate 130 presses down on the document 9 placed on the platen glass 128 to fix it in place.

[0076] A positioning member 131 is provided at the left end of the platen glass 128 to separate a reading area 80A when the ADF 12c is used to read an image of the original 9 from a reading area 80B when the scanner unit 12 is used as an FBS. The positioning member 131 is a positioning reference when placing the original 9 on the platen glass 128. When the ADF 12c is used, the positioning member 131 functions as a guide to guide the original 9 passing over the reading area 80A back to the conveyance path 122 provided within the ADF 12c.

[0077] A first image reading unit 84 is built into the scanner main body 12a. The first image reading unit 84 has a first contact image sensor (hereinafter referred to as "first CIS") 85 and a CIS carriage 86. The first CIS 85 is located upstream in the conveying direction 124 of the conveying path 122. The first CIS 85 optically reads an image of the original 9 from below the conveying path 122. The first CIS 85 is mounted on the CIS carriage 86 and reciprocates below the platen glass 128.

[0078] 1 and 4, an ADF document tray 120 and an ADF discharge tray 121 are arranged in two stages, one above the other, on document cover 12b at the top of scanner unit 12. Documents 9 discharged from ADF 12c are carried on ADF discharge tray 121 and held in a state separated from the documents on ADF document tray 120.

[0079] The ADF cover 12d can rotate in the direction of arrow P1 in the drawing around a rotation shaft 125 provided on the side (left side in FIG. 4) of the ADF 12c, and can expose part of the inside of the ADF 12c.

[0080] A transport mechanism 123 is provided inside ADF 12c to transport document 9 in transport path 122 in transport direction 124 from ADF document tray 120 to ADF discharge tray 121. Transport mechanism 123 is made up of rollers, nip pieces 170, pinch rollers, etc. Transport mechanism 123 has first rollers 164 and 166, second rollers 168 and 169, and third rollers 171 and 172.

[0081] When the surface of the document 9 placed on the ADF document tray 120 is facing downward, it is referred to as the first surface 117, and the surface facing upward is referred to as the second surface 118. The document 9 from which the image is to be read is placed on the ADF document tray 120 with the first surface 117 facing downward.

[0082] The configuration of each roller 164, 166, 168, 171 (see Figure 5) is merely one example of the conveying mechanism 123, and it is of course possible to change the number and arrangement of rollers, or use pinch rollers instead of each nip piece, or to use other known recording paper supply mechanisms.

[0083] A document sensor 91 is located downstream of the second rollers 168, 169 in the conveying direction 124. The document sensor 91 detects the document 9 sent by the second rollers 168, 169. The document sensor 91 detects the leading and trailing edges of the document 9, respectively, and is therefore able to determine the size of the document 9 when performing the reading process.

[0084] The second image reading unit 87 is located downstream of the document sensor 91 in the conveying direction 124. The second image reading unit 87 has a second contact image sensor (hereinafter referred to as the "second CIS") 88, a plate-shaped second platen 89, and a document support member 90 that supports the document 9 being conveyed. The second image reading unit 87 reads a second side 118 of the document 9. The second side 118 of the document 9 is the upper surface of the document 9 placed on the ADF document tray 120. The second CIS 88 optically reads the image of the document 9 from above the conveying path 122.

[0085] A positioning member 131 is located downstream in the transport direction 124 of the second image reading unit 87. The positioning member 131 guides the original 9 that has passed through the second image reading unit 87 to a position between the platen glass 128 and an original guide 132.

[0086] The first image reading unit 84 is located downstream of the positioning member 131 in the conveying direction 124. The first image reading unit 84 reads a first surface 117 of the original 9. The first surface 117 is the bottom surface of the original 9 placed on the ADF original tray 120.

[0087] The document guide 132 is provided at a position facing the first image reading unit 84 on the document cover 12b. The document guide 132 has a horizontal portion facing the reading area 80A and inclined portions extending upward on the upstream and downstream sides from both ends of the horizontal portion. The document guide 132 is biased toward the reading area 80A by a spring member fixed to the ADF main body 152.

[0088] The first rollers 164 and 166, the second roller 168, and the third roller 171 are rotated by the driving force transmitted from the LF conveying motor 110 (see FIG. 5).

[0089] [Configuration of control unit 100 and devices] 5 shows the configuration of the control unit 100 and its peripheral devices of the image recording device 10. The control unit 100 controls the overall operation of the printer unit 11 and the scanner unit 12. The control unit 100 is configured as a microcomputer mainly including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) 104, and is connected to an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) 106 via a bus 105.

[0090] The ROM 102 stores programs and the like for controlling various operations of the image recording device 10. The EEPROM 104 stores various data used in processing according to the programs. The RAM 103 is used as a storage area for temporarily recording various data used when the CPU 101 executes the programs, or as an area for expanding data and programs.

[0091] The CPU 101 comprehensively controls the peripheral devices that make up the control unit 100 or the controlled devices that are controlled by the control unit 100. The CPU 101 reads out programs stored in the ROM 102 and data stored in the RAM 103 or the EEPROM 104, and performs calculations in accordance with the programs.

[0092] ASIC 106 is connected to a first CIS 85 and a second CIS 88 that read an image of an original 9 in scanner unit 12. Based on commands from CPU 101, ASIC 106 provides the first CIS 85 with electrical signals for irradiating light from the light source and timing signals for outputting image data from the photoelectric conversion elements. Upon receiving these signals, first CIS 85 and second CIS 88 irradiate light onto the original 9 at predetermined timings and output image data converted by the photoelectric conversion elements.

[0093] A panel gate array (panel G / A) 111 that controls an operation unit 19 that inputs desired commands to the image recording device 10 is connected to the ASIC 106. The panel gate array 111 detects depression of the operation unit 19 and outputs a predetermined code signal. When the CPU 101 receives a predetermined key code from the panel gate array 111, it performs control processing to be executed in accordance with a predetermined key processing table. The key processing table is a table that associates key codes with control processing, and is stored in, for example, the ROM 102.

[0094] An LCD controller 112 that controls the screen display of the LCD 22 is connected to the ASIC 106. The LCD controller 112 causes the LCD 22 to display information related to the operation of the printer unit 11 or the scanner unit 12 on the screen based on a command from the CPU 101.

[0095] The ASIC 106 is connected to a document sensor 91 for detecting the leading and trailing ends of the document 9 on the conveying path 122 (see FIG. 4) in the ADF 12c.

[0096] The ASIC 135 is also connected to the CR motor 108, the conveying motor 116, the feeding motor 113, and the cutting motor 114. The ASIC 135 incorporates a drive circuit for controlling each motor. The CPU 101 outputs a drive signal for rotating each motor to the corresponding drive circuit. The drive circuit outputs a drive current to the corresponding motor according to the drive signal received from the CPU 101. This causes the corresponding motor to rotate. That is, the control unit 100 controls the feed motor 113 to feed the recording paper 8 to the conveying path 21. The control unit 100 also controls the conveying motor 116 to convey the recording paper 8 through the conveying unit 43. The control unit 100 also controls the CR motor 115 to move the carriage 35. The control unit 100 also controls the cutting motor 114 to control the drive pulley 92.

[0097] [Processing by control unit 100] The control unit 100 is capable of performing a reading process, an image recording process, a cutting process, and a display process. In this embodiment, the display process is performed first, followed by the reading process and the image recording process, and then the cutting process.

[0098] The reading process is a process of reading an image of the original document 9 by the scanner unit 12. The reading process includes a first reading process of reading an image of a first side 117 of the original document 9, and a second reading process of reading an image of a second side 118 of the original document 9. As shown in FIG. 4, when reading an image of the original document 9, the user places multiple sheets of the original document 9 on the ADF original document tray 120 with the first side 117 of the original document 9 facing downward.

[0099] In response to receiving a command to start image reading, the control unit 100 drives the LF conveying motor 110 (see FIG. 5). When the LF conveying motor 110 is driven and the rollers 164, 166, 168, and 171 of the conveying mechanism 123 are driven, the lowest document 9 among the multiple documents 9 is conveyed from the ADF document tray 120.

[0100] The document sensor 91 detects the leading edge of the document 9 transported from the ADF document tray 120. Based on a detection signal from the document sensor 91, the control unit 100 transports the document 9 a predetermined distance, and then starts a first reading process by the first CIS 85 and a second reading process by the second CIS 88.

[0101] The original 9 is conveyed with the first side 117 facing downward and the second side 118 facing upward. The image on the second side 118 of the original 9 is read by the second CIS 88 of the second image reading unit 87.

[0102] The original 9, whose image has been read by the second image reading unit 87, is further guided by the positioning member 131 to the first image reading unit 84, where the image on the first side 117 is read by the first CIS 85. After the image has been read, the leading edge of the original 9 is guided diagonally upward. The original 9 is transported on the outer circumferential surface of the third roller 171 so as to be largely warped from left to right.

[0103] The document 9 is conveyed downstream in the conveying direction 124 while being sandwiched between the third rollers 171 and 172. The control unit 100 conveys the document 9 a predetermined distance after the image has been read, and discharges the document 9 onto the ADF discharge tray 121.

[0104] The image recording process is a process in which the image of the original 9 read in the reading process is recorded on the recording paper 8 by the recording unit 17. The cutting process is a process in which the recording paper 8 that has undergone the image recording process is cut by the cutting unit 45 at the center position in the conveying direction 124 of the recording paper 8. The following describes a case in which the image of one A4-sized original 9 is reduced to A5 size and recorded on two sheets of recording paper 8.

[0105] The control unit 100 drives the feed motor 113 to rotate the feed roller 32. As shown in FIG. 2, the topmost sheet of A4 recording paper 8 is sent from the paper feed cassette 15 to the conveyance path 21. The control unit 100 drives the conveyance motor 116 to rotate the PF roller pair 25. As a result, the recording paper 8 sent from the paper feed cassette 15 to the conveyance path 21 is conveyed below the recording head 37 by the PF roller pair 25 and is supported from below by the platen 36.

[0106] While the conveyance of the recording paper 8 is stopped, the control unit 100 drives the CR motor 115 to move the carriage 35 in the left-right directions 55 and 56. At this time, ink is ejected from the recording head 37 toward the recording paper 8. This records an image for one pass on the recording paper 8. The recording paper 8 is repeatedly conveyed and stopped, and a predetermined number of passes of images are recorded until the image recording on the recording paper 8 is complete. In this example, two A5-sized sheets of recording paper are recorded on an A4-sized recording paper 8. For example, the control unit 100 reduces the image of the A4-sized first side 117 read in the first reading process and the image of the A4-sized second side 118 read in the second reading process to A5 size, and records the images on the recording paper 8. When recording the images, the control unit 100 drives the conveyance motor 116 to rotate the first discharge roller pair 27. As a result, the recording paper 8 that has passed the platen 36 is conveyed below the cutting unit 45.

[0107] When the center of the recording paper 8 in the conveying direction 124 is conveyed below the cutting unit 45, the control unit 100 drives the cutting motor 114 to rotate the drive pulley 92. This causes the cutter carriage 82 to move from the stop position (the position of the cutting unit 45 shown in FIG. 3) to the right 56 ​​along the guide rail 81. The A4 recording paper 8 is sandwiched between the cutter 83 and the fixed blade 95 at the center position in the conveying direction 124 and cut in the left-right directions 55, 56 into two A5 recording sheets. The two cut A5 recording sheets are discharged from the conveying path 21 to the paper discharge tray 18 by the second discharge roller pair 28.

[0108] In this embodiment, the display process is performed before the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process. In other words, the display process is a process for allowing the user to select the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process all at once. In the display process, the control unit 100 displays various information about the image recording device 10 or figures and icons that can be selected and operated by the operation unit 19 on the LCD 22.

[0109] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the display process, the control unit 100 transitions the screen in response to the selection of an icon for performing the reading process, the image recording process, the cutting process, or various settings.

[0110] When the image recording device 10 is powered on from an off state, the control unit 100 displays the first display screen 200 on the LCD 22. Also, when the image recording device 10 returns from a power-saving sleep state to a standby state, the control unit 100 displays the first display screen 200 on the LCD 22. In other words, the first display screen 200 is both a home screen and a standby screen.

[0111] 6, when a function of the image recording device 10 that is not displayed on the first display screen 200 is executed, the control unit 100 displays sub-screens 200a and 200b that display other functions in response to a user operation on the first display screen 200. When the user presses the clear button 19c on the sub-screens 200a and 200b, the control unit 100 displays the first display screen 200. Note that detailed description of the sub-screens 200a and 200b will be omitted in this embodiment.

[0112] When the user performs an operation to perform a reading process, an image recording process, or a cutting process on first display screen 200, that is, when the user operates selection button 19a to select first reception unit 205 (see FIG. 7) and presses decision button 19b, control unit 100 displays message screen 201 or second display screen 202. When the user presses clear button 19c on message screen 201 or second display screen 202, control unit 100 displays first display screen 200. Message screen 201 is a screen for explaining that cutting process will be performed in copying, and can be omitted from display from the next time onwards by a user operation.

[0113] When the user operates the first display screen 200 to perform a reading process and an image recording process (hereinafter also referred to as a copy process), that is, when the user operates the selection button 19a to select the second reception unit 206 (see FIG. 7) and presses the decision button 19b, the control unit 100 displays a copy setting screen 300, which is a setting screen for the reading process and the image recording process. When the user presses the clear button 19c on the copy setting screen 300, the control unit 100 displays the first display screen 200. The copy setting screen 300 is a screen for setting the size, image quality, enlargement or reduction of the recording paper 8, and the like, but detailed description thereof will be omitted in this embodiment.

[0114] When the user performs an operation to set the size of the document 9 on the second display screen 202, that is, when the user operates the selection button 19a to select the first size change acceptance section 225 of the size change acceptance section 248 and presses the decision button 19b, the control unit 100 displays the second display screen 250 (see FIG. 6) for selecting the size of the document 9. When the user performs an operation to select a size on the second screen 250, the control unit 100 displays the second display screen 202, 202a set for the document 9 of the selected size. When the user presses the clear button 19c on the second screen 250, the control unit 100 displays the second display screen 202.

[0115] The first display screen 200, the message screen 201, and the second display screen 202 will be described below.

[0116] 7, first display screen 200 has, at the top, a first reception section 205, a second reception section 206, and a third reception section 207 aligned in left-right directions 55, 56. First display screen 200 has, at the bottom, a shortcut icon 210, a communication settings icon 211, an environment settings icon 212, and a remaining ink level icon 213. A switching icon 214 is located in the center of first display screen 200 in the up-down directions 53, 54.

[0117] First reception section 205, second reception section 206, and third reception section 207 can each be selected by a user operating operation section 19 (see FIG. 1). First reception section 205, second reception section 206, and third reception section 207 are icons displaying figures and characters. Although not shown in the figures, the selected first reception section 205, second reception section 206, or third reception section 207 is displayed, for example, with the brightness of the icon inverted. By operating selection button 19a, the user can move the inverted display of the icon on first display screen 200 in any direction.

[0118] The second receiving unit 206 receives a command to perform copying, that is, a command to perform reading and image recording in one operation. The second receiving unit 206 has a first icon 301.

[0119] The first icon 301 is an icon including a rectangular shape that resembles recording paper 8. The first icon 301 has the word "copy" below it, in the downward direction 54, of the rectangular shape that resembles recording paper 8. The word "copy" represents the function selected by the first icon 301. The first icon 301 is located on the left side of the first display screen 200 in the left-right directions 55 and 56. The first icon 301 is a rectangular shape that represents the recording paper 8 after an image of the scanned original 9 has been recorded on the recording paper 8, and this rectangle is displayed as a plurality of rectangles, including a first rectangle 304 and other rectangles 305. The first rectangle 304 and other rectangles 305 are displayed with some of them overlapping so that the first rectangle 304 faces the front of the screen (the forward direction 51). The first rectangle 304 has a figure that resembles the image of the scanned original 9 that will be recorded on the recording paper 8.

[0120] The first rectangle 304 represents the first page to be recorded on the recording paper 8, and is displayed with the short side 310 of the first rectangle 304 facing up in the up-down directions 53, 54, i.e., vertically long. At this time, a diagram simulating the image of the original 9 is displayed so that it can be understood that the up-down direction of the up-down direction 53 is the up-down direction of the recording paper 8. Specifically, the diagram simulating the image of the original 9 is displayed with three horizontal lines at the top of the first rectangle 304 and a bar graph at the bottom. This allows the user to understand that it is facing up.

[0121] The first rectangle 304 has two short sides 310 and two long sides 311. The two short sides 310 of the first rectangle 304 are located in the up-down directions 53 and 54 of the first display screen 200. The two long sides 311 of the first rectangle 304 are located in the left-right directions 55 and 56 of the first display screen 200. The short sides 310 of the first rectangle 304 are parallel to the long sides 313 of the second rectangle 306.

[0122] The other rectangle 305 represents the second page to be recorded on the recording paper 8 and, like the first rectangle 304, is displayed with the top facing up, i.e., vertically elongated. The other rectangle 305 has one short side 328, a portion 329 of one short side, one long side 330, and a portion 331 of one long side. The short side 328 and the portion 329 of the other rectangle 305 are located in the vertical directions 53 and 54 of the first display screen 200. The long side 330 and the portion 331 of the other rectangle 305 are located in the horizontal directions 55 and 56 of the first display screen 200. In other words, the other rectangle 305 is displayed so that it does not entirely overlap the first rectangle 304. It is also displayed so that it overlaps at least partially. The illustration simulating the image of the original 9 does not necessarily have to match the characters and figures actually recorded on the original 9. The other rectangle 305 has three horizontal lines at the top and a vertically elongated bar graph at the bottom.

[0123] The first receiving unit 205 receives a command to perform the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process in one operation. The first receiving unit 205 has a second icon 302 and a third icon 303.

[0124] The second icon 302 includes a rectangular shape resembling the recording paper 8 and represents the cut recording paper 8. The second icon 302 is represented by two rectangles smaller than the first rectangle 304 of the first icon 301. These two rectangles are the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307, and the sum of their areas is approximately equal to the area of ​​the first rectangle 304. This makes it easy for the user to recognize that the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 are half the size of the first rectangle 304. In other words, it is easy to recognize that the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 are the recording paper 8 after the cutting process. The second icon 302 also has the words "Cut Copy" below the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307. The words "Cut Copy" represent the function selected by the second icon 302. The second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 are arranged without overlapping each other and spaced apart in the up-down directions 53 and 54. The second icon 302 is arranged in the center of the first display screen 200 in the left-right directions 55 and 56.

[0125] The second rectangle 306 represents the first sheet of cut recording paper 8 to be ejected and on which the image of the first page is recorded. The second rectangle 306 contains a diagram simulating the image of the scanned document 9 to be recorded on the recording paper 8. This diagram is the same as the diagram displayed in the first rectangle 304, but is displayed rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise with the left side facing up compared to the diagram displayed in the first rectangle 304. The second rectangle 306 has two short sides 312 and two long sides 313. The two short sides 312 of the second rectangle 306 are located at 55 and 56 in the left-right direction of the first display screen 200. The two long sides 313 of the second rectangle 306 are located at 53 and 54 in the up-down direction of the first display screen 200. The long sides 313 of the second rectangle 306 are approximately the same length as the short sides 310 of the first rectangle 304. Due to these relationships, the user can understand before selecting the second icon 302 that the orientation of the recording paper 8 on which the first page is recorded will change due to the cutting of the recording paper 8, and that the image of the original 9 will be recorded rotated 90 degrees on the recording paper 8 after the cutting process.

[0126] The third rectangle 307 represents the second sheet of cut recording paper 8 to be ejected, on which the image of the second page is recorded. The third rectangle 307 is located below the second rectangle 306. Like the second rectangle 306, the third rectangle 307 has a diagram simulating the image of the scanned original 9 to be recorded on the recording paper 8, and is displayed rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise with the left side facing up compared to the diagram displayed in the first rectangle 304.

[0127] The third rectangle 307 has two short sides 314 and two long sides 315. The two short sides 314 of the third rectangle 307 are positioned in the left-right directions 55 and 56 of the first display screen 200. The short side 314 of the third rectangle 307 is parallel to the short side 312 of the second rectangle 306. The two long sides 315 of the third rectangle 307 are positioned in the up-down directions 53 and 54 of the first display screen 200. The third rectangle 307 is offset from the second rectangle 306 in the direction in which the long side 313 of the second rectangle 306 extends (the left-right directions 55 and 56). The long side 315 of the third rectangle 307 is parallel to the long side 313 of the second rectangle 306.

[0128] The illustrations simulating the image of the original 9 displayed in the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 do not need to match the characters and figures actually recorded on the original 9. In this embodiment, the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 have three horizontal lines displayed at the top and a vertical bar graph displayed at the bottom. The third rectangle is displayed with the left side facing up. Here, the illustration simulating the image of the original 9 does not necessarily need to be displayed in the third rectangle 307. Since the user can fully understand the image as long as the illustration simulating the image of the original 9 is displayed in at least the second rectangle 306, the illustration displayed inside the third rectangle 307 may be omitted.

[0129] The third icon 303 is represented in the shape of scissors. The third icon 303 is located between the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 of the second icon 302. More specifically, the third icon 303 is located to the right of the dashed line between the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307.

[0130] The fourth icon 318 is an icon that displays the word "scan" and a graphic that shows one unread document 9, represented by a horizontally long rectangle, set on the scanner with its cover open. The fourth icon 318 is located on the right side of the first display screen 200 in the left-right directions 55, 56. The fourth icon 318 displays the document 9 to be read as a fourth rectangle 319 on the first display screen 200.

[0131] The fourth rectangle 319 represents the manuscript 9. The fourth rectangle 319 does not necessarily have to match the characters and figures actually recorded on the manuscript 9. The fourth rectangle 319 has a pie chart (with straight lines drawn from the center indicating 12 o'clock and 9 o'clock) on the left side and three horizontal lines on the right side. In this embodiment, the figure arranged inside the second rectangle 306 and the figure arranged inside the fourth rectangle 319 are different figures, but they may also be the same figure.

[0132] Arranged at the bottom of the first display screen 200 from left to right are a shortcut icon 210, a communication settings icon 211, an environment settings icon 212, and an ink level icon 213. The shortcut icon 210 is an icon for setting the user to quickly display frequently used commands, and is represented by the word "Shortcut." The communication settings icon 211 is an icon for accepting settings for connecting the image recording device 10 to an external information device, and is represented by a mark resembling a radio wave. The environment settings icon 212 is an icon for setting the operating environment of the image recording device 10, and is represented by an icon resembling a tool. The ink level icon 213 is an icon for displaying the current remaining amount of ink of each color, and is represented by a gauge of each color.

[0133] When the icon indicated by the left and right arrows in the switching icon 214 is highlighted and selected, the control unit 100 switches to screens 200a and 200b (see FIG. 6) on which other functions not displayed on the first display screen 200 can be selected.

[0134] As shown in FIG. 8, message screen 201 is a screen that displays information about the image recording process and cutting process being performed on recording paper 8. Message screen 201 displays message 217, which indicates in text that image recording process and cutting process will be performed, and message icon 218, which indicates in graphic form that image recording process and cutting process will be performed. Message icon 218 has the same display as second icon 302, so a description thereof will be omitted. Message icon 218 does not necessarily have to have the same display as second icon 302. Furthermore, message 217 is not necessarily required as long as it allows the user to confirm that image recording process and cutting process will be performed.

[0135] Below the message screen 201, there is a fourth reception unit 216 for selecting not to display the message screen 201 the next time the first reception unit 205 is selected. The fourth reception unit 216 receives a command not to display the message screen 201 the next time, through a user operation. The fourth reception unit 216 has a selection button 219 for selecting whether or not to display the message screen 201 the next time the first reception unit 205 is selected on the first display screen 200, and an OK button 220 for confirming the selection of the selection button 219 and displaying the second display screen 202.

[0136] When the OK button 220 is selected, the control unit 100 displays the second display screen 202, regardless of whether the selection button 219 is selected on the message screen 201. If the user has selected the selection button 219 on the fourth reception unit 216 and has selected the first reception unit 205 on the first display screen 200, the control unit 100 displays the second display screen 202. If the user has not selected the selection button 219 on the fourth reception unit 216 and has selected the first reception unit 205 on the first display screen 200, the control unit 100 displays the message screen 201 again. If the user operates the clear button 19c of the operation unit 19 while the message screen 201 is being displayed, the control unit 100 displays the first display screen 200.

[0137] The second display screen 202 is a screen that displays an image of the document 9 to be read and an image of the recording paper 8 after cutting as an image on the LCD 22 before the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process are performed. As shown in FIG. 9, the second display screen 202 has a plurality of icons. From top to bottom, the second display screen 202 is divided into approximately four rows: a top row, an upper row, a lower row, and a bottom row. The second display screen 202 has a fifth receiving section 223, a setting icon 224, and a second size change receiving section 226 in the top row, and a fifth icon 227, a sixth icon 228, and a seventh icon 229 in the top row.

[0138] The fifth reception section 223, the setting icon 224, and the second size change reception section 226 are arranged side by side in the left-right directions 55, 56 at the top of the second display screen 202.

[0139] The fifth reception unit 223 has a counter 231, a plus button 324, and a minus button 325. The counter 231 indicates how many images of the scanned original 9 are to be recorded on recording paper 8. In other words, the number displayed on the counter 231 indicates the number of copies to be recorded. The number of copies to be recorded displayed on the counter 231 increases or decreases when the user operates the plus button 324 or the minus button 325.

[0140] The setting icon 224 accepts changes to various settings. Explanations of the various settings are omitted here as they are not directly related to the present invention.

[0141] The second size change receiving unit 226 receives a command to set the size of the document 9 to the size of an ID card. The second size change receiving unit 226 has a check box 232 marked with the letters "ID." When the second size change receiving unit 226 is operated, a check mark is displayed in the check box 232. At this time, the control unit 100 sets the size of the document 9 to the size of an ID card.

[0142] The fifth icon 227, the sixth icon 228, and the seventh icon 229 are arranged in the upper row of the second display screen 202.

[0143] The fifth icon 227 indicates the original 9 on which image recording processing is performed. If the original 9 is single-sided, the icon indicates the first side 117, which is the front surface of the first sheet of the original 9, and the first side 117, which is the front surface of the second sheet of the original 9. If the original 9 is double-sided and double-sided reading processing is performed, the icon indicates the first side 117 and the second side 118 of the original 9. In other words, the fifth icon 227 indicates the images of the first and second pages read from the original 9. The fifth icon 227 displays the images of the first and second pages as two vertically long rectangles partially overlapping each other on the second display screen 202. The fifth icon 227 is located on the left side of the second display screen 202.

[0144] The sixth icon 228 is an icon that represents each of the recording papers 8 in a cut state, displayed as two horizontally long rectangles spaced apart from one another on the second display screen 202. The sixth icon 228 is located on the right side of the second display screen 202.

[0145] The seventh icon 229 is located between the two rectangles of the sixth icon 228. The seventh icon 229 is represented in the shape of scissors.

[0146] The second display screen 202 includes a first size information display 244 and a second size information display 245. The first size information display 244 and the second size information display 245 are arranged side by side in the left-right directions 55, 56 at the bottom of the second display screen 202.

[0147] The first size information display 244 indicates a first size 246, which is the size of the original document 9. Specifically, the words "original size" and characters indicating a standard size such as A4 or A5 are displayed above and below each other. In this embodiment, since the word "A4" is displayed, it can be understood that the A4 size is set as the first size 246. The first size information display 244 is located on the left side of the second display screen 202.

[0148] The second size information display 245 indicates a second size 247, which is the size of the recording paper 8 after cutting. Specifically, the words "Output size:" and words indicating a standard size such as A4 or A5 are displayed on the left and right, and below that, the words "Scaling:" and a percentage indicating the degree of scaling are displayed on the left and right. In this embodiment, the words "A5" and "70%" are displayed, respectively, so it can be seen that the second size 247 is set to A5 size, which is an A4 document reduced by 70%. The second size information display 245 is located on the right side of the second display screen 202.

[0149] The second display screen 202 further has a size change accepting section 248 that accepts an operation from the user to change the first size 246. The size change accepting section 248 is arranged at least at the position of the first size information display 244. In other words, the first size information display 244 is an icon that can be selected as the size change accepting section 248. The user can select the size change accepting section 248 displaying the first size 246 with the selection button 19a of the operation section 19, and perform an operation to change the first size 246.

[0150] The size change receiving section 248 has a first size change receiving section 225 and a second size change receiving section 226. As shown in Fig. 9, the first size change receiving section 225 is disposed at the position of the first size information display 244, and the second size change receiving section 226 is disposed on the right side of the top row of the second display screen 202.

[0151] The first size change receiving unit 225 receives an operation from the user and displays a second screen 250 for selecting the size of the document 9 (see FIG. 6). The sizes of the document 9 include, for example, B5, A5, ID card, A4, LTR, etc. Furthermore, the size of the document 9 also includes automatic detection, which can automatically detect the size of the document 9 read by the scanner unit 12.

[0152] The second display screen 202 further has an eighth icon 255. The eighth icon 255 is an arrow pointing from the fifth icon 227 to the sixth icon 228. The eighth icon 255 is arranged in the center of the second display screen 202 in the left-right directions 55, 56. The eighth icon 255 is located across from the top to the bottom of the second display screen 202.

[0153] The second display screen 202 has a recording start acceptance section 256 that accepts a user operation to start the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process. The recording start acceptance section 256 has a first recording start acceptance section 257 and a second recording start acceptance section 258. The first recording start acceptance section 257 and the second recording start acceptance section 258 are displayed at the bottom of the second display screen 202.

[0154] First recording start accepting section 257 is an icon displaying a diamond shape and the words "Monochrome Start," and accepts a command to perform image recording processing in monochrome. When the user selects first recording start accepting section 257 and presses decision button 19b, reading processing, image recording processing, and cutting processing are started, and the image is recorded in monochrome.

[0155] The second recording start receiving section 258 is an icon displaying a diamond shape and the words "Color Start," and receives a command to perform image recording processing in color. When the user presses the decision button 19b with the second recording start receiving section 258 selected, the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process are started, and the image is recorded in color.

[0156] [Effects of the embodiment] According to the image recording device 10, the operation unit 19 has a first reception unit 205 that allows the user to select the reading process of the document 9, the image recording process on the recording paper 8, and the cutting process with a single operation. Therefore, when performing both copying to record the image read in the reading process on the recording paper 8 and cutting, the user can perform this without any confusion about how to set the cutting process.

[0157] Furthermore, in addition to the first reception unit 205, the operation unit 19 has a second reception unit 206 that allows the user to select the reading process of the original 9 and the image recording process of the recording paper 8 with a single operation. Therefore, the user can select the first reception unit 205 when cutting of the recording paper 8 is necessary, and can select the second reception unit 206 when cutting of the recording paper 8 is not necessary. Therefore, the user can perform the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process with a simple operation.

[0158] Furthermore, the first reception unit 205 displayed on the LCD 22 is configured so that the user can make a selection using the physical keys 23. Therefore, the image recording device 10 does not need to be provided with a touch panel 260 that also functions as the operation unit 19, and can therefore be made less expensive.

[0159] Since the first reception section 205 and the second reception section 206 are displayed simultaneously on the same screen on the first display screen 200, the user can look at only the first display screen 200 and alternatively select whether to perform the copying process or the cutting process together with the reading process and image recording process, making the operation easy to understand.

[0160] In addition to the first reception section 205 and the second reception section 206, the third reception section 207 is also displayed on the first display screen 200 at the same time, so the user can look at only the first display screen and select one of three options: copy processing, reading processing, image recording processing and cutting processing, or reading processing, making the operation easy to understand.

[0161] Since the first display screen 200 displaying the first reception section 205 is a standby screen, the user can recognize the first reception section 205 more quickly and can access the first display screen 200 to perform operations.

[0162] When the user selects the first reception section 205 on the first display screen 200, a message 217 is displayed indicating that reading processing, image recording processing, and cutting processing will be performed, allowing the user to recognize the function they have selected, thereby reducing mistakes in selection operations on the first display screen 200.

[0163] When the fourth reception unit 216 is selected by a user operation, the control unit 100 can limit the display of the message 217 when the second reception unit 206 is selected from the next time onwards. For example, the control unit 100 can also display the message 217 at a predetermined frequency. Therefore, if the user already understands the content of the message 217, the user's time and effort can be reduced.

[0164] The second display screen 202 displays the first recording start acceptance section 257 and the second recording start acceptance section 258, so that the user can select whether to perform the image recording process as a color image or as a monochrome image while looking only at the second display screen 202.

[0165] The user can set the number of copies to be image-recorded onto the recording paper 8 in the fifth reception section 223 of the second display screen 202. This allows the user to perform the image recording process while checking the number of copies to be image-recorded on the second display screen 202, and to grasp the current number of copies remaining.

[0166] By recognizing that an icon indicating that the recording paper 8 has been cut is displayed in the first reception section 205, the user can easily recognize that the first reception section 205 is an icon for the function of cutting the recording paper 8.

[0167] Since the short side 312 of the second rectangle 306 of the second icon 302 and the short side 314 of the third rectangle 307 are arranged parallel to each other, it is easy for the user to recognize that the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 of the second icon 302 represent cut pieces of recording paper 8.

[0168] The second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307 of the second icon 302 are offset in the direction in which the long side 313 of the second rectangle 306 extends. This makes it easy for the user to recognize from the display of the second icon 302 that the recording paper 8 is in a cut state.

[0169] The third icon 303 resembling scissors, located between the second rectangle 306 and the third rectangle 307, makes it easy for the user to recognize that this is a function for cutting the recording paper 8.

[0170] Since the long side 313 of the second rectangle 306 is parallel to the short side 310 of the first rectangle 304, the user can easily grasp the orientation of the first rectangle 304 and the second rectangle 306, and can easily recognize that the first rectangle 304 represents the original 9 and the second rectangle 306 represents the cut recording paper 8.

[0171] [Variation 1] In the above embodiment, the operation unit 19 and the LCD 22 are provided on the upper front surface of the image recording device 10, and the screen is operated by operating the operation unit 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. As shown in Fig. 10, the operation unit 19 and the LCD 22 may be a touch panel 260.

[0172] In this case, the operation unit 19 is displayed on the LCD 22. The user operates the operation unit 19 displayed on the LCD 22 to operate the image recording device .

[0173] [Effects of Modification Example 1] By displaying the operation unit 19 on the LCD 22, the user can directly touch the touch panel to select and operate the image recording device 10, making the operation easy to understand.

[0174] [Variation 2] In the above embodiment, the case where first reception unit 205 and second reception unit 206 are displayed on first display screen 200 as a screen to be selected by operation unit 19 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. As shown in Fig. 11 , first reception unit 205 and second reception unit 206 may be physical keys 23. Furthermore, although not shown in the drawings, second reception unit 206 may not be a physical key 23, and only first reception unit 205 may be a physical key 23.

[0175] [Effects of Modification Example 2] Since first reception unit 205 is a physical key 23, it is easy for the user to recognize first reception unit 205 and operate it easily. In addition, operation can be performed reliably.

[0176] In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which scanner unit 12 has first CIS 85 and second CIS 88, and performs a process of reading both first side 117 and second side 118 of document 9, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Scanner unit 12 may read only first side 117 of document 9, or may have only first CIS 85. For example, in the first reading process, first CIS 85 may read first side 117 of the first document 9, and in the second reading process, first CIS 85 may read first side 117 of the second document 9.

[0177] In the above embodiment, the cutting unit 45 cuts the recording paper 8 with the cutter 83 and the fixed blade 95, but the structure of the cutting unit 45 is not particularly limited as long as it can cut the recording paper 8 along the left-right directions 55, 56. For example, instead of the fixed blade 95, the cutting unit 45 may have two disk-shaped rotary blades like the cutter 83 mounted on the cutter carriage 82.

[0178] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which an A4 sheet of recording paper 8 is cut at the center in the conveying direction 7 to produce two A5 sheets of recording paper. However, the size of the recording paper 8 or the position at which the recording paper 8 is cut is not limited to this. The size of the recording paper 8 to be cut may be A3, B4, B5, or other sizes other than A4, or recording paper 8 of a non-standard size may be cut. Furthermore, the position at which the recording paper 8 is cut may be shifted from the center in the conveying direction 7 of the recording paper 8. In other words, the sizes of the cut sheets of recording paper 8 may be different from each other. Furthermore, the position at which the recording paper 8 is cut is not limited to one. For example, the recording paper 8 may be cut at two or more cutting positions, or may be cut into multiple pieces by the cutting unit 45. In this case, the sixth icon 228 may be displayed including three or more rectangles.

[0179] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which an image of an A4 document 9 that has been read is recorded on an A4 recording sheet 8, and then the recording sheet 8 on which the image has been recorded is cut into two A5 sheets, but this order is not limited to this. For example, after the A4 recording sheet 8 is cut into two A5 recording sheets 8 by a cutting process, the image of the document 9 that has been read may be recorded on each recording sheet 8. Alternatively, after the image of the document 9 that has been read is recorded on half of the A4 recording sheet 8 before cutting, the recording sheet 8 may be cut to separate it into A5 recording sheets on which the image has been recorded and A5 recording sheets on which the image has not been recorded, and then the remaining image of the document 9 may be recorded on the A5 recording sheets on which the image has not been recorded.

[0180] In the above embodiment, the case where the display process is performed, the reading process and the image recording process are performed, and then the cutting process is performed has been described as an example, but this is not limiting. For example, the processes performed by the control unit 100 may be the reading process and the image recording process performed after the cutting process.

[0181] In the above embodiment, the case where the display process is performed, followed by the reading process, image recording process, and cutting process is described as an example, but the order is not limited to this. For example, the display process may be performed after the reading process and before the image recording process and cutting process.

[0182] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the screen transitions in response to the user selecting various icons, but the screen transition is not limited to the case where all of the screens displayed on the LCD 22 are switched, but also includes the case where only part of the screen is switched.

[0183] In the above embodiment, the case where the control unit 100 displays the message screen 201 on the LCD 22 when the user performs an operation for the reading process, the image recording process, or the cutting process on the first display screen 200 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 100 may display the message screen 201 as a pop-up in an arbitrary area of ​​the LCD 22. Furthermore, the LCD 22 may have a message display bar (not shown) that displays various messages in an arbitrary area of ​​the LCD 22 or in a location other than the LCD 22, and the display contents of the message screen 201 described above may be displayed on the message display bar.

[0184] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, it has been explained that the message screen 201 has the fourth reception section 216, and that it is possible to select not to display the message screen 201 the next time the first reception section 205 is selected, but the display of the message screen 201 from the next time onwards may be such that it is not displayed every time, or may be displayed once every several times, and it is sufficient that the display of the message 217 from the next time onwards can be limited by the user's operation.

[0185] In the above embodiment, the second icon 302 is described as an example in which each recording paper 8 after cutting is displayed as a second rectangle 306 and a third rectangle 307 on the first display screen 200, but this configuration is not limiting. For example, the recording paper 8 may be cut into two or more sheets of recording paper 8 by the cutting unit 45, and the second icon 302 may further display the second rectangle 306, the third rectangle 307, and other rectangles representing the other cut recording paper 8.

[0186] In the above embodiment, the third icon 303 is represented in the shape of scissors, but the third icon 303 is not limited to the overall shape of scissors. For example, the third icon 303 may be represented in the shape of a blade, which is a part of scissors. Furthermore, the third icon 303 is not limited to scissors, and may be displayed in the shape of a bladed tool such as a cutter.

[0187] Furthermore, although the first icon 301 is displayed as two rectangles, a first rectangle 304 and another rectangle 305, it may be displayed as two or more rectangles. By displaying the first icon 301 as multiple rectangles, it is possible to indicate to the user that it is possible to record on multiple recording sheets 8 at one time. However, the first icon 301 may be displayed as only the first rectangle 304, without the other rectangles 305.

[0188] Furthermore, the above-described screens displayed on the LCD 22 of the image recording device 10 do not necessarily have to be displayed on the image recording device 10, but may be displayed on an external information device (not shown), such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet terminal, connected by wire or wirelessly to the image recording device 10. That is, the diagrams 200, 200a, 200b, 201, 202, 202a, 250, and 300 shown in Figures 6 to 10 may be displayed on the display of an external information device, and the user may select and execute each icon using an input device such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel. [Explanation of symbols]

[0189] 8. Recording paper (sheet) 9. Manuscript (medium to be read) 10. Image recording device 12 Scanner unit (reading unit) 17 Recording unit (image recording unit) 19...Operation unit 22...LCD (display section) 23 Physical key 43 Transfer section 45...cutting section 117...Front page 118...2nd page 100 Control unit 200...1st display screen 202...Second display screen 205···1st Reception 206···Second Reception Section 207···3rd Reception Section 216···4th Reception Section 217···Message 223···5th Reception Section 257···First Record Start Reception 258...Second Record Start Reception 260···Touch panel 301···First Icon 302···Second Icon 303···Third Icon 304...1st rectangle 306...Second rectangle 307...Third rectangle 310... Short side of the first rectangle 312... Short side of second rectangle 313... Long side of second rectangle 314....Short side of the third rectangle

Claims

1. a conveying unit that conveys the sheet along a conveying direction; an image recording unit that records an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit; a cutting unit that cuts the sheet; a reading unit that reads an image from a medium to be read; A display unit; a control unit; and The control unit a reading process in which an image on a medium to be read is read by the reading unit; an image recording process in which the image of the medium to be read, read in the reading process, is recorded on the sheet by the image recording unit; a cutting process in which the sheet is cut by the cutting unit at a predetermined position in the conveying direction; When a first reception unit displayed on the display unit receives a user operation, the image recording device transitions from a state in which none of the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process are selected to a state in which all of the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process are selected.

2. The control unit displaying a second reception section together with the first reception section on the display unit; The image recording device of claim 1, wherein when the second reception unit receives a user operation, the state transitions from one in which neither the reading process nor the image recording process is selected to one in which both the reading process and the image recording process are selected.

3. The control unit causing the display unit to display a third reception unit together with the first reception unit and the second reception unit; 3. The image recording device according to claim 2, wherein when the third reception unit receives a user operation, the state transitions from a state in which the reading process is not selected to a state in which the reading process is selected.

4. An image recording device as described in claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the display unit, together with the first reception unit, to display characters including the two words cut and copy.

5. The image recording unit has a head that ejects ink, 2. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display an ink remaining amount icon, together with the first reception unit, for indicating the remaining amount of ink.

6. An image recording device as described in claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display, together with the first reception unit, a communication icon for connecting to an external information device.

7. An image recording device as described in Claim 1, wherein the first reception unit has an icon resembling the shape of scissors.

8. A conveying section that conveys the sheet along a conveying direction; an image recording unit that records an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit; a cutting unit that cuts the sheet; a reading unit that reads an image from a medium to be read; A button that accepts user operations; a control unit; and The control unit a reading process in which an image on a medium to be read is read by the reading unit; an image recording process in which the image of the medium to be read, read in the reading process, is recorded on the sheet by the image recording unit; a cutting process in which the sheet is cut by the cutting unit at a predetermined position in the conveying direction; When the button is operated by a user, the image recording device transitions from a state in which none of the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process is selected to a state in which all of the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process are selected.

9. Further comprising an operation unit that accepts user operations, The image recording device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit has a physical key that can select the first reception unit.

10. An image recording device as described in Claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch panel.

11. the control unit causes the display unit to display a standby screen in a standby state; 11. The image recording device according to claim 9, wherein the standby screen is a screen including the first reception section.

12. The image recording device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays a message on the display unit indicating that the reading process, the image recording process, and the cutting process have been selected, on the condition that the first reception unit receives a user operation.

13. The image recording device described in claim 12, wherein the control unit displays a fourth reception unit together with the message, and restricts the display of the message that is displayed on the condition that the first reception unit receives a user operation from the next time onwards, on the condition that the fourth reception unit receives a user operation.

14. The image recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and 9 to 13, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display a first recording start accepting unit that starts the image recording process with a color image and a second recording start accepting unit that starts the image recording process with a monochrome image in response to the first accepting unit receiving a user operation.

15. An image recording device as described in Claim 14, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display a fifth reception unit that accepts the setting of the number of readable media to be subjected to the image recording process on the sheet in response to a user operation received by the first reception unit.

16. the second receiving unit has a first icon, the first reception unit has a second icon, The first icon indicates that the sheet is displayed as a first rectangle, 4. The image recording device according to claim 2, wherein the second icon displays the cut sheet as at least two rectangles including a second rectangle and a third rectangle.

17. 17. The image recording device according to claim 16, wherein a short side of the second rectangle and a short side of the third rectangle are arranged parallel to each other.

18. 18. The image recording device according to claim 17, wherein the third rectangle is disposed offset from the second rectangle in a direction in which a long side of the second rectangle extends.

19. In the second icon, the third rectangle is disposed at a distance from the second rectangle in a direction in which a short side of the second rectangle extends, and the second icon further includes a third icon located between the second rectangle and the third rectangle; 19. The image recording device according to claim 16, wherein the third icon resembles at least a part of scissors.

20. 20. The image recording device according to claim 16, wherein the second icon is arranged such that the long side of the second rectangle is parallel to the short side of the first rectangle.

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