JP2002244504A - Display method and image forming device equipped with display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image forming device where the erasion of a received job and the change of output order are easily performed and a picture displayed when trouble is eliminated is efficiently displayed. SOLUTION: The name of the sender of each job is displayed on the display screen of the image forming device. Thus, the sender of the job is confirmed, and when the urgent job is included, the sender of the job is confirmed and cancel or the change of the output order is easily and surely performed. All the trouble eliminating procedure is displayed all over the surface of the display screen displayed when the trouble or the like is eliminated. By pressing one picture on the display screen, the picture is enlarged and displayed. Furthermore, the pictures are successively displayed according to the procedure from that picture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus with a display device having an input function for easily confirming a solution at the time of failure or the like.

[0002] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of easily changing a received job.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A digital copier as an image forming apparatus exposes an image on a photoreceptor surface to form a latent image, a developing device for developing the latent image with toner, and transfers toner to transfer paper. Equipped with a transfer device, a fixing device for fixing the toner to the transfer paper, and a sorter that arranges the transfer paper on which the image has been formed into a predetermined state. And an operation unit for inputting the password.

As the operation unit, for example, a liquid crystal screen having an input mechanism having a pressure-sensitive sensor made of a transparent electrode on its surface has been used. Buttons and various contents are displayed on a display screen made of the liquid crystal screen. By pressing the surface of the display screen corresponding to the displayed button position, the pressure-sensitive sensor detects and presses the button displayed on the display screen and inputs the pressure.

On the display screen, a print job is sent from an output device connected to the image forming apparatus. When the print job is in a print waiting state, it is displayed that there is a print job waiting.

[0006] In addition to displaying buttons and the like, a display notifying that the paper has run out or a trouble such as a paper jam has occurred has been performed. Further, when a failure occurs in the image forming apparatus such as a paper jam, when a predetermined button is pressed to resolve the failure, a screen displaying a procedure for solving the current failure is sequentially displayed according to the work procedure. I was supposed to.

[0007]

However, a screen showing a procedure for resolving a trouble is started at an initial stage, for example, when an outer cover is opened, and then the screen is advanced while sequentially pressing buttons. Therefore, for those who are used to it, it is troublesome to move the screen, and even if you are familiar with the work halfway, you can always see the same screen many times until you reach the screen you want to know to solve the problem I had to.

When a print job is sent from an output device connected to the image forming apparatus and the print output of the image forming apparatus cannot be made in time, the jobs are displayed in a reserved list in the order of printing. However, just looking at the display screen does not tell who the print job is. If a print job whose origin is unknown is included, the print order of the job cannot be changed without permission even when there is an urgent job.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems. In other words, it is an object of the present invention to provide a display method capable of easily viewing a screen indicating a solution method when a paper jam or the like is resolved and enabling a required screen to be immediately viewed, and an image forming apparatus including the display device.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of easily changing the order of jobs.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a display method and an image forming apparatus with a display device are constructed as follows in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

That is, in the display method and the image forming apparatus, when a button is pressed to resolve a failure when a failure occurs, a series of all screens indicating the resolution of the failure are simultaneously displayed in one screen. Further, when one screen of a plurality of screens displayed on one screen is pressed, the screen is enlarged and displayed.

When the image forming apparatus receives the print job sent from the output device, the display screen displays the identification name of the sender of the print job. When the image forming apparatus receives print jobs sent from a plurality of output devices, the display screen displays a list of the print jobs and an identification name of a sender of the print job.

When a change is input from the display screen such as canceling a print job, the sender's identification name is displayed on the display screen before the change of the print job according to the change is executed.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a digital copying machine 2 as an image forming apparatus.

The digital copying machine 2 includes a scanner unit 20 as an image reading device, a control unit 22, and an image forming unit 24.
, A paper feed unit 26, a fixing unit 28, a paper discharge unit 30, a switch unit 32 having various input switches, and the like.

The image forming unit 24 includes a photosensitive member 42 and a toner supply unit 48. A latent image of an image read by the scanner unit 20 is formed on the photosensitive member 42 by the exposure device 46.
An image developed by the toner is formed on the transfer paper sent from the paper supply unit 26. The toner image formed on the transfer paper is fixed by the fixing unit 28, and the fixed transfer paper is discharged from the paper discharge unit 30.

The scanner section 20 is installed above the digital copying machine 2 and is a stationary original reading section 34 installed on the right side of FIG. 8 for reading a fixed original.
A moving document reading unit 35 that reads the document while taking in the document from the document placing unit 3, which is installed on the left side,
A reading mechanism 8 common to both is provided movably below. The original is read as a digital signal, and the read image signal is sent to the control unit 22. In the case of copying, an image signal is sent from the control unit 22 to the image forming unit 24, and printing is immediately performed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the image forming section 24 includes a corona charger 41, a photosensitive drum 42, an exposure section 46 having a laser, a developing section 48, a transfer charger 49, and a separation charger 51. , And forms an image from the transmitted image signal, and prints the image on the sheet from the sheet feeding unit 26. The paper supply unit 26 stores paper of various sizes and supplies a predetermined size to the image forming unit 24 according to an instruction from the control unit 22.

The corona charger 41 is, for example, a scoroton charger, and the photosensitive drum 4 is charged before the latent image forming process.
2 is uniformly charged to a predetermined voltage, for example, -600 V.

Further, in the image forming section 24, the photosensitive drum 42 is formed by coating a photosensitive layer on a cylindrical base material made of, for example, aluminum having a diameter of 80 mm, and includes a drive motor for driving the photosensitive drum 42; Drum 42
Encoder for detecting the rotational phase of the motor (neither shown)
It has. The photosensitive layer has a thickness of 15 to 30 μm and a dielectric constant of 2.0 to 5.0, and the substrate is grounded. The photosensitive drum 42 rotates at a speed of, for example, 280 mm / sec, and the rotational phase of the photosensitive drum 42 is measured and controlled by an encoder. The photosensitive drum 42 is uniformly charged by the corona charger 41 while rotating, and then is exposed by the exposure unit 46 to form an electrostatic latent image on the surface.

In the exposure section 46, the laser beam emitted from the laser is reflected by a polygon mirror and is irradiated on the surface of the photosensitive drum 42 via an optical system such as an f-θ lens. The polygon mirror rotates at a constant rotation speed, and the main scanning of the laser beam is performed by the rotation, and the sub-scanning is performed by the rotation of the photosensitive drum 42. The formed electrostatic latent image is visualized by the toner in the developing unit 48.

The developing section 48 has a developer inside and forms a magnetic brush. The developer comprises a toner of a polyester material having an average particle size of 8.5 μm and a ferrite coating carrier having an average particle size of 60 μm, and the toner concentration is controlled to 4 to 6%.

The toner is transferred from the photosensitive drum 42 onto the transfer paper by the transfer charger 49, and the transfer paper on which the toner has been transferred is separated from the photosensitive drum 42 by the separation charger 51 and sent to the fixing device 28 to be fixed. You.

The transfer charger 49 is installed to face the photosensitive drum 42, and discharges electric charges from the back side of the transfer paper superposed on the photosensitive drum 42 electrostatically carrying the toner image, thereby transferring the toner image. Transfer toner to paper. Transfer charger 4
9 is preferably a scotron discharger, but may be a corotron charger, a charging roller, or the like.

The separation charger 51 includes a scotron discharger, a corotron charger, a charging roller, and the like, and removes electricity from the transfer paper adsorbed on the photosensitive drum 42 to separate the transfer paper from the photosensitive drum 42.

The toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 42 without being transferred is collected by the cleaning unit 50. The cleaning unit 50 includes a blade that comes into contact with the photosensitive drum 42, and scrapes off toner, dust, and the like attached to the surface of the photosensitive drum 42, and stores the scraped toner and toner in the toner box.

Further, the electric history of the photosensitive drum is erased by the pre-exposure lamp, and the next print cycle is started. The fixing device 28 applies pressure and heat to the transfer paper to which the toner image has adhered, and fixes and fuses the toner on the transfer paper.

The sorter unit 30 is a discharge mechanism that discharges the printed transfer paper in a predetermined state.

The reading mechanism 8 includes a lamp 12 as a light source.
, A mirror mechanism 14, and a photoelectric converter 16 or the like as detecting means including a CCD or the like for recognizing light reflected from the mirror mechanism 14. In FIG. 8, the lamp 12 and the mirror mechanism 14 include the stationary document reading unit 34 and the moving document reading unit 3.
5 are described in two places, but actually there is only one.

The switch section 32 is provided on the upper surface of the digital copying machine 2 and is a liquid crystal display device having an input mechanism. When a button is displayed and a finger or the like is pressed on a portion corresponding to the position of the button, a pressure-sensitive pressure-sensitive sensor made of a transparent electrode (not shown) senses and recognizes that the button is pressed. .

The switch section 32 displays an initial screen when the operation of the digital copying machine 2 is started. On the initial screen, a plurality of buttons, such as a copy start button, a copy number setting, and a button for instructing enlargement / reduction, are displayed.

When a trouble such as a paper jam occurs in the digital copying machine 2 or when a button is pressed to solve the trouble, a series of screens showing the procedure for solving the trouble are all displayed on the display screen. Is displayed on one screen. Further, when one of the screens indicating the procedure for solving a failure displayed on the display screen is pressed, the screen is enlarged and displayed on the entire display screen.

For example, when a paper jam (jam) occurs during use and the jammed paper is removed from the inside of the image forming apparatus, a predetermined button is pressed or automatically when the jammed paper is jammed as shown in FIG. The screen showing the procedure from 1 to 8 is displayed on the display screen in one screen. Such a screen starts with a screen 1 showing a door to be opened first, a screen 2 showing a lever to be moved in an opened state, a continuation screen 8,
Is displayed up to.

When the user wants to see the screen 2 of the screens displayed on the display screen, the user presses the screen 2 to enlarge the screen 2 so that only the screen 2 fills the entire display screen as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

When the digital copier 2 receives a print job from an output device (computer or the like) connected to the digital copier 2, the display screen displays FIG.
The identification name of the sender of the print job is displayed as shown in FIG. From this display screen, the identification name of the print job of another person can be known. When the digital copying machine 2 receives print jobs sent from a plurality of output devices, it displays each print job in a list as shown in FIG. 5 and displays the identification name of the sender of the print job. Thereby, the print order of the print job can be changed according to the importance. Also, when inputting changes from the display screen, such as canceling a print job,
Before the change of the print job according to the change is executed, the identification name of the sender is displayed as shown in FIG.

Next, a specific operation of the digital copying machine 2 will be described.

When paper is jammed inside the digital copier 2 or when the apparatus is stopped due to a shortage of toner and the apparatus is to be solved, a screen for a solution is called up.
All procedures for solving the problem are displayed on one screen (or two or more screens) as shown in FIG. Thus, the entire work procedure can be grasped by observing the flow of the procedure. Further, when one of the displayed screens is pressed, the pressed screen is enlarged and displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. Thereby, the procedure can be seen in detail.
Then, when the button is pressed according to the progress of the work, the screen is switched, and the screen indicating the work procedure is displayed in a sequentially enlarged state.

Therefore, since the display can be started from the necessary screen to be viewed, unnecessary screens are not seen, and waste can be reduced, and the problem can be solved quickly.

Also, a plurality of users can use the digital copier 2
When the print data (job) is sent from a computer or the like, the print job sent by each user is temporarily stored in the storage device of the digital copying machine 2 and sequentially printed out. Upon receipt, an identification name for the job is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. This distinguished name is
The sending persons attach to their own jobs as appropriate. Your own name is preferred so that the sender can be identified.

During the copying, a message indicating that the copying is in progress is displayed as shown in FIG. 3. When the "reservation list" button on this screen is pressed, the reservation status shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. The screen switches to the screen that displays. The screen showing the reservation state displays the current progress status, the number of pages of the waiting job, and the like.

When the user presses the "confirm user name" button on the reservation list screen, the name of the sender of the job displayed on the reservation list is displayed as shown in FIG. In accordance with this, for example, in the case of an urgent job, the printing order is changed, for example, printing is performed before other jobs. The printing order is changed using the input button of the digital copying machine 2 or the like.

Further, when the print order is changed or the print job is canceled, the name of the sender of the job is always displayed before the change or cancel operation as shown in FIG. 7 as described above.

Thus, even if the print job is reserved and the print job is not printed immediately, the sender of the job can be confirmed, and the job can be canceled or the print order can be appropriately changed based on the confirmation. , Can respond to printing in a hurry. Further, since the name of the sender is always displayed before the operation, it is possible to prevent the job from being changed or canceled by mistake.

In the above example, the image forming apparatus is a digital copying machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display screen is a liquid crystal screen.
An RT or other display device may be used.

[0047]

According to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, all of the work procedures are displayed on one screen on the screen of the display device, and by pressing one of the screens, the pressed screen is enlarged and displayed. Therefore, the required screen can be immediately displayed on the display device,
It takes no trouble or time to check the screen.

According to the image forming apparatus of the present invention, in the case of waiting for printing, since the identification name of the sender who sent the print job is displayed in the column of each print job, the sender of the job can be confirmed from the display screen. The printing order of the job can be arbitrarily changed based on the information. Therefore, even when a job is input from another person, it can be easily determined, and the job can be canceled, changed, etc., and the image can be formed efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an image forming apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Digital Copier 8 Exposure Mechanism 20 Scanner Unit 22 Control Unit 24 Image Forming Unit 26 Feed Unit 28 Fixing Unit 30 Discharge Unit 32 Switch Unit 41 Charger 42 Photosensitive Drum 48 Developing Unit 49 Transfer Charger 50 Cleaning Unit 51 Separation Charge Unit 53 Fixing unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pressure-sensitive sensor is provided on an upper surface of a display screen, and when a position corresponding to a button displayed on the display screen is pressed, the pressure-sensitive sensor senses and an input indicating that the button is pressed. In a display method of an image forming apparatus with a display device having a mechanism, when a failure occurs in the image forming apparatus, a plurality of screens indicating processing procedures for solving the failure are displayed on the same screen. Display method of the image forming apparatus. 2. A pressure-sensitive sensor is provided on an upper surface of a display screen, and when a position corresponding to a button displayed on the display screen is pressed, the pressure-sensitive sensor senses and an input indicating that the button is pressed. In the image forming apparatus with a display device provided with a mechanism, when a failure occurs in the image forming apparatus, a plurality of screens indicating a processing procedure for solving the failure are displayed on the same screen. Image forming apparatus with device. 3. The image forming apparatus with a display device according to claim 2, wherein when one of the plurality of screens is pressed, the screen is enlarged and displayed. 4. A pressure-sensitive sensor is provided on the upper surface of the display screen, and when a position corresponding to a button displayed on the display screen is pressed, the pressure-sensitive sensor senses and an input indicating that the button is pressed. An image forming apparatus with a display device having a mechanism, wherein when the image forming device receives a print job, an identification name of a sender of the print job is displayed on the display screen. apparatus. 5. The display screen, when the image forming apparatus receives print jobs sent from a plurality of output devices, displays a list of print jobs and an identification name of a sender of the print job. The image forming apparatus with a display device according to claim 4. 6. When a change of a print job is input from the display screen, an identification name of a sender of the print job related to the change is displayed before the change is executed.
Or the image forming apparatus with a display device according to 5.