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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Ohhashi, Kasugai, JP;
Satoru Arakane, Nagoya, JP;
Koichi Tsugimura, Nagoya, JP;
Haruka Azechi, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakano, Nagoya, JP;
Ayaka Hotta, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device performs image formation on a medium selected by a computer. When a cutting device is unusable, a long sheet-type medium accommodated in a first medium container is unusable. However, a conveyance passage used for conveying a short sheet-type medium is usable in at least one of a first state where the cutting device is unusable or a second state where the sheet-type medium is unable to pass through the cutting device. A necessary condition to make both the long sheet-type medium and the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting neither the first status nor the second status. A necessary condition to make the long sheet-type medium unselectable and make the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting one of the first status and the second status.