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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryou Sakaguchi, Toride, JP;
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Toride, JP;
Shinnosuke Iwadate, Toride, JP;
Teruhito Kai, Kashiwa, JP;
Hiroto Nishihara, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromi Shimura, Toride, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to perform image formation in a first mode, in which image formation is performed by a plurality of image forming stations, or a second mode, in which image formation is performed by a predetermined image forming station among the plurality of image forming stations; and a controller configured to: control the image forming unit to perform a preparation operation in accordance with color mode information; set a restricted operation state in which the controller prohibits the image formation in the first mode and permits the image formation in the second mode when any one image forming station, except for the predetermined image forming station, is incapable of performing image formation; and prevent the image forming unit from performing the preparation operation when the first mode is set as the color mode information and the restricted operation state is set.