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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Sakata, Hino, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kazutoshi Yoshimura, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Sakata, Hino, JP;
Kazumichi Yamauchi, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, a sheet finisher and an image forming system; each of them including: a display for displaying a work item for a maintenance in the form of a guidance display; a detection section for detecting whether the work item is executed or not; an energization controller for supplying/blocking power supply to electric components to be maintained; a connection judging section for judging whether the electric components are electrically connected with the power supply or not; and a controller for controlling the display to switch displays of the work item and for controlling the energization controller, in accordance with a detection result of the detection section; wherein the controller causes the display to display an alarm and a guidance display of a corresponding work, according to a judgment of the connection judging section.