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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Akifumi Isobe, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Futami, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Ikuta, Shizuoka, JP;
Akifumi Isobe, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Futami, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Ikuta, Shizuoka, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes first and second image-forming portions and an intermediate transporting portion. A control unit checks fixing units in the image-forming portions and determines whether or not the fixing unit in the first image-forming portion is a fixing unit for an envelope. If not, the control unit controls a manipulation and display unit to display guidance for urging a user to exchange the first fixing unit. If so, the control unit determines whether or not too fixing unit in the second image-forming portion is a fixing unit for an envelope. If not, the control portion controls a manipulation and display unit to display a guidance for urging a user to exchange the second fixing unit. If both of fixing units in the first and second image-forming portions are fixing units for the envelope, the control unit allows an envelope mode control operation.