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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Riso Kagaku Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kono, Tsukuba, JP;
Hideaki Ogawa, Tsukuba, JP;
Yoshihiro Hanamoto, Tsukuba, JP;
Yoshikazu Hara, Tsukuba, JP;
Kazuaki Mori, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiroaki Takanohashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Yousuke Minowa, Tsukuba, JP;
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a plurality of paper ejection devices includes a control unit which performs control to allow before a paper ejection device, which is continuously ejecting paper in the plurality of paper ejection devices, ejects paper over the maximum loading a paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to prepare for starting an operation based on the time taken for the paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to become operable and the number of ejectable sheets before a loading of the paper ejection device which is continuously ejecting paper reaches the maximum loading.