JPH01117178A - Image former - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately perform paper refeeding for duplex/multiplex recording by moving and adjusting a range shifting mechanism for alignment of a recorded medium in a paper refeeding means according to a size of the undefined recorded medium designated by a coordinate input means. CONSTITUTION:In the case where an undefined sheet is manually fed out of a manual feed tray 154, and duplex copying takes place, by way of example, when a sheet size is read and designated by a write pen switch on a pressure plate 300 with a digitizer, a range shifting plate 200 of an intermediate tray 203 is moved up to a corresponding position by a stepping motor. The manually fed sheet is copied with a toner image at a senstizer drum 131 and fixed by a fixer 163, and it is turned over at conveying passages 213, 215 via a flapper 211, then it is stacked on the tilted intermediate tray 203 after being aligned by the range shifting plate 220. Next, the sheet is refed to an image forming part piece by piece by a paper feed roller 225. Thus, even in the case of manual paper feeding or the like, paper refeeding for duplex/multiplex recording can be done accurately.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or a facsimile machine, and particularly to an image forming apparatus such as an area specifying function, a manual paper feeding function, and
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a recording paper refeed function.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, image forming apparatuses such as copying machines have been commonly equipped with a function of manually feeding recording paper.

In addition, some copying apparatuses in recent years are generally referred to as duplex units and are equipped with a recording paper refeeding function for performing multiple recording and double-sided recording on recording paper.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional devices of this type, the width adjusting plate for aligning the recording sheets in the duplex unit is semi-fixed.
It has the disadvantage that it can only be used for standard-sized recording paper stored in a cassette or deck, and cannot be used for manually feeding recording paper of unknown size (i.e., irregularly shaped) as described above. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows recording paper to be re-fed even when using irregularly shaped recording paper.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a feeding means for feeding an irregularly shaped recording medium to an image recording section, and an irregularly shaped recording medium for double-sided recording or multiplex recording. a refeeding means for refeeding the recording medium to the image recording section; a coordinate inputting means for inputting and specifying the size of the amorphous recording medium; and a refeeding means for inputting and specifying the size of the amorphous recording medium according to the size input and specified by the coordinate inputting means. The apparatus is characterized by comprising a moving means for moving and adjusting a width adjusting mechanism for aligning recording media in the recording medium.

[Function] In the present invention, the size of an irregularly shaped recording medium is inputted using coordinate manual means, and the width shifting plate is moved according to the size, so that it is easy to use when manually feeding paper in an image forming apparatus, etc. Paper refeeding for double-sided/multiple recording can be easily and reliably performed with a simple operation.

[Embodiment 1] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the internal configuration of an embodiment of the image forming apparatus of the present invention. In this figure, 100 is a main body that has an image reading function that exposes and scans a document and an electrophotographic image recording function that uses a charged image, and 200 is a main body that has a double-sided image recording function that uses an electrophotographic image recording function that uses a charged image. Bedistal is a recording paper refeeding means that has a processing function and a multiplex recording function that performs multiple recordings on the same recording medium, and 300 is a document holding pressure plate (hereinafter referred to as a digitizer pressure plate) that has an area specification function using a digitizer. ). Further, 400 is a paper folding device that folds sheets at a predetermined position, and 500 is a finisher (post-processing device) having a sorting function and a stapling function. These 200 to 500 devices can be used in any combination for the main body 100.

A0 main body (100) In the main body 100, reference numeral 101 is an original table glass on which the original is placed, 103 is an illumination lamp (exposure lamp) that illuminates the original, and 105, 107, and 109 are scanning units that change the optical path of the reflected light from the original. reflective mirror (scanning mirror),
Ill is an imaging lens with a focusing function and a variable magnification function,
113 is a fourth reflection mirror (scanning mirror) that changes the optical path. 115 is an optical system motor that drives the optical system;
117, 119, and 121 are sensors, respectively.

131 is a photosensitive drum, 133 is a main motor that drives the photosensitive drum 131, 135 is a high voltage unit, 137 is a blank exposure unit, 139 is a developing device, 141 is a transfer charger, 143 is a separation charger, and 145 is a cleaning device. be.

Reference numeral 151 designates an upper cassette containing regular-sized recording paper, 153 a lower cassette, 154 a manual feed tray having a manual feed function for irregular-sized recording paper, 155, 156, and 157 a paper feed roller, and 159 a registration roller. . Also, 1
61 is a conveyor belt that conveys the recording paper on which an image has been recorded to the fixing side, 163 is a fixing device that fixes the conveyed recording paper by thermocompression bonding, and 167 is a sensor used for double-sided recording.

The surface of the photosensitive drum 131 described above is made of a seamless photosensitive member using a photoconductor and an electric conductor. The motor 133 starts rotating in the direction of the arrow in the figure. Next, when the predetermined rotational control and potential control processing (preprocessing) of the drum 131 is completed, the original placed on the original platen glass 101 is illuminated by the illumination lamp 103 configured integrally with the first scanning mirror 105. The reflected light from the original is reflected by the first scanning mirror 105.
Second scanning mirror 107. Third scanning mirror 109. Imaging lens 111. The image is then formed on the photosensitive drum 131 via the fourth scanning mirror 113.

On the other hand, the photosensitive drum 131 is connected to the high pressure unit 13 immediately before it.
Corona charged by 5. After that, the lighting lamp 103
The image (original image) illuminated by is exposed to slit light,
An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive drum 131 using a known electrophotographic copying method (for example, NP method).

Next, the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 131 is transferred to a developing device 139.
The toner image is developed by a developing roller 140 and visualized as a toner image, and the toner image is transferred onto recording paper by a transfer charger 141 as described later.

That is, the upper cassette 151. Recording paper (also referred to as transfer paper) in the lower cassette 153 or the manual feed tray 154 is fed into the device of the main body 100 by paper feed rollers 155, 157, or 156,
9, the latent image is sent toward the photosensitive drum 131 with accurate timing, and the leading edge of the latent image is aligned with the leading edge of the recording paper. Thereafter, the recording paper passes between the transfer charger 141 and the drum 131, so that the toner image on the drum 131 is transferred onto the recording paper. After this transfer is completed, the recording paper is separated from the drum 131 by a separation charger 143, guided to a fixing device 163 by a conveyor belt 161, fixed by pressure and heat, and then discharged from the main body 100 by a discharge roller 165. be done.

After the transfer, the drum 131 continues to rotate, and its surface is cleaned by a cleaning device 145 composed of a cleaning roller and an elastic blade.

B. Bedestal (200) The pedestal 200 can be separated from the main body 100 and has a deck 201 that can store 2000 sheets of recording paper and an intermediate tray 203 for double-sided copying.

Further, the lid (elevator) 205 of the deck 201, which can accommodate 2000 sheets, automatically rises according to the amount of transfer paper so that the recording paper always contacts the paper feed roller 207 with a predetermined pressure.

Further, 211 is a paper ejection flapper that switches the path between the duplex recording side or multiplex recording side and the ejection side path; 213.2
Reference numeral 15 denotes a conveyance path of the conveyor belt, 217 denotes an intermediate tray weight for holding down the recording paper, and the recording paper that has passed through the paper ejection flapper 211 and the conveyance paths 213 and 215 is turned over and stored in the intermediate tray 203 for double-sided copying. . Reference numeral 220 denotes a width adjusting plate that aligns the recording sheets stored in the intermediate tray 203.

Reference numeral 219 denotes a multiplex flapper that switches the path for double-sided recording and multiplex recording, and is disposed between the conveyance paths 213 and 215, and rotates upward to move the recording paper to the multiplex recording conveyance path 22.
Lead to 1. Reference numeral 223 denotes a multiple paper ejection sensor that detects the end of the recording paper passing through the multiple flapper 219. 225 is route 2
This is a paper feed roller that feeds recording paper to the drum 131 side through 27. Reference numeral 229 is a discharge roller that discharges the recording paper to the outside of the bedistal 200.

During double-sided recording (double-sided copying) or multiplex recording (multiple copying), first, the tip of the paper ejection flapper 211 in the vicinity of the paper ejection roller 165 of the main body 100 is raised upward by rotating counterclockwise to remove the copied records. Paper transport path 2 of bedicle 200
13, 215 to the intermediate tray 203 and stored therein. At this time, the multiplex flapper 219 is lowered during double-sided recording, and the multiplex flapper 219 is raised during multiplex recording. This intermediate tray 203 can store up to 99 sheets of recording paper, for example. The recording sheets stored in the intermediate tray 203 are aligned by a width shifting plate 220, and the position of the zero width shifting plate 220, which is pressed by the intermediate tray weight 217, can be changed by, for example, a stepping motor.

During the next back side recording or multiplex recording, the recording paper stored in the intermediate tray 203 is fed one by one from the bottom to the path 2 by the action of the paper feed roller 225 and the weight 217.
27 to the registration rollers 159 of the main body 100, and recording is performed by the same copying operation as described above.

C. Digitizer pressure plate (300) A second example of the appearance of the digitizer pressure plate 300 seen from above.
As shown in the figure. In this figure, 301 is a resistor (hereinafter referred to as a size specification sheet) as a planar area specification section for reading the position in the horizontal direction (X direction) and the vertical direction (Y direction);
302 is a writing instrument-shaped reed pen switch used for manually specifying an area and mode; 310 is a clear key for clearing the input on the digitizer; 311 is a registration key for registering the manual input for specifying an area; 312 is for trimming and masking. A mode key 313 for specifying a copy mode such as
is a size input mode key for specifying the size of irregular recording paper when copying by manual paper feeding.

After the operator presses the mode key 312 or 313 with the tip of the lead-ven switch 302, the operator also presses the lead-venn switch 302 to select two points in the area specified on the size specification sheet 301, such as point A and point A', or point B. By pressing and point B', the area surrounded by A-B-A'-B'-A is specified, and by further pressing the registration key 311 with the lead Ben switch 302, the specified mode and area are set to internal. It is registered in the memory, and when copying is subsequently performed, the trimming, masking, or irregular-shaped recording paper size specification function operates according to the registration.

01 Paper folding device (4,00) The paper folding device 400 shown in Fig. 1 folds recorded recording paper in half at approximately the center of the paper, or folds it into three with a roughly Z-shaped cross section at two predetermined positions. It performs Z-folding. In this paper folding device 400, 401 is a flapper that exclusively moves the recording paper downward during paper folding, and 403 and 405 are passes (
407 and 4G9 are folding rollers.

In the paper folding device 40G, when two-folding is specified using the Z-fold key described later, the flapper 401 is turned on and guides the recorded paper to the lower path 403, and the leading edge of the paper is folded at the end of the path 403. When the paper is stopped, the folded portion of the paper passes through the roller 407 and hits the end of the path 405, and then the paper is folded again and is guided from the roller 407 to the roller 409 again to the finisher 500.

Also, when half-fold is specified using the half-fold key described later,
The recorded paper is folded at a pass 403, and then is ejected from a roller 409 to a finisher 500 without going to a pass 405. On the other hand, when the fold key is not specified and the paper is not folded, the flapper 401 is turned off and the recorded paper is directly ejected to the finisher 500.

E. Finisher (500) In the finisher 500 that performs sorting or stable processing of recorded paper, 501 is a bus switching sheet discharge flapper that selectively switches between the sorting bus 503 and the stable path 505. , 507 is a stable tray that temporarily stores recorded paper before being stabilized, 509 is a width adjusting plate provided on the stable tray 507 for regulating width, and 511 is a width adjusting plate 509 for regulating width. A stapler that stabilizes multiple recorded papers (
Document binding machine) 5.513 is a stacker tray that stores stable recorded paper, and the width adjusting plate 509 is driven and controlled by a stepping motor (not shown). Reference numeral 515 denotes a sorting tray for sorting non-stable recording paper.

The recorded paper discharged from the main body 100 or the pedestal 200 is folded in half or Z-folded by the paper folding device 400 according to the specification of a key, and then the oscillating sorting machine of the finisher 500 discharges it to the tray 515. Further, it is discharged to the stable tray 507. The recorded sheets discharged to the stable tray 507 are regulated in width by a width adjusting plate 509 for each part of the specified number of sheets, stapled by a stapler 511, and dropped into a stacker tray 513.

That is, in the file 50G, when the stable mode is selected by the stable key described later, the paper discharge flapper 501 is turned on and the recorded paper is passed through the pass 505.
When the specified number of sheets is reached, the width adjusting plate 509 and stapler 511 are turned on according to an instruction from the main body 100, and the recorded sheets on the stable tray 507 are stapled using the stable tray 507. . after that,
The stabilized paper is dropped into the stacker tray 5.13. By repeating this operation, a plurality of recorded documents that are collated and stably bound are completed. A sensor 517 detects the presence or absence of a needle on the stable, and a reflective optical sensor is used, for example.

Furthermore, when stable processing is not selected, the paper ejection flapper 501 is turned off and the sorting is switched to the side.
The recorded paper passes through a path 503 and is sorted and discharged to a tray 515. At this time, according to an instruction from the main body 100, the recorded sheets can be stacked in well-separated units, alternately shifted by 30 mm to the left and right.

FIG. 3 (A1-(C) it shows an example of the arrangement and configuration of the operation panel provided on the top surface of the above-mentioned main body 100. The operation panel is
Key group 600 and display group 70 as described below.
0.

F. Key group (aOO) In Fig. 3 (A), 601 is an asterisk (*) key, which allows the operator (user) to select setting modes such as setting the binding margin or setting the size of the original frame eraser. Used when specifying. 602 is an all reset key, which is pressed to return to the standard mode. 603 is a preheating key;
Press to put the machine in the main body 100 into a preheating state and to cancel the preheating state. This key 603 is also pressed when returning from the auto-shutoff state to the standard mode.

604 is a copy start key (copy start key);
Press to start copying.

605 is a clear/stop key, which functions as a clear key during standby and as a stop key during copy recording. This clear key is pressed to cancel the set number of copies. It is also used to cancel * (asterisk) mode. Also, press the stop key to interrupt continuous copying. The copying operation stops after the copying at the time when the button is pressed is completed.

606 is 1-9. This is a numeric keypad for setting the number O, and is pressed when setting the number of copies. It is also used to set the * (asterisk) mode. Reference numeral 607 is a memory key in which modes frequently used by the user can be registered in advance.

In FIG. 3(B), 608 and 609 are copy density keys, which are pressed when manually adjusting the copy density. 6
Reference numeral 10 denotes an AE (automatic density adjustment) key, which is pressed to automatically adjust the copy density according to the density of the original, or to cancel AE and switch the density adjustment to manual. A cassette selection key 611 is pressed to select the upper cassette 151, the lower cassette 153, or the lower vapor deck 201. In addition, when an RDF (circulating document feeder) is installed in place of the digitizer pressure plate 300 and a document is placed on this RDF, the selection key 611 selects APS (automatic paper cassette selection).
can be selected. When APS is selected, a cassette of the same size as the original is automatically selected. Further, reference numeral 612 is a same size key, which is pressed when making a same size (original size) copy.

In FIG. 3(C), 613 is an auto-magnification key, which is pressed to automatically reduce or enlarge the original image according to the specified recording paper size. Zoom keys 614 and 815 are pressed to specify any magnification between 64 and 142%. 616 and 617 are fixed size scaling keys, which are pressed when specifying reduction or enlargement of the fixed size.

A double-sided key 618 is pressed to make a double-sided copy from a single-sided original, a double-sided copy from a double-sided original, or a single-sided copy from a double-sided original. Reference numeral 619 is a binding margin key, which allows a binding margin of a specified length to be created on the left side of the recording paper. 62
0 is the photo key, which is pressed when copying a photo original.
Reference numeral 621 is a multiple key, which is pressed when creating (combining) an image from two originals on the same side of recording paper.

Reference numeral 622 denotes a document frame erase key, which the user presses when erasing the frame of a standard size document.The size of the document at that time is set using the asterisk key 601 in FIG. 3(A). 62
3 is a sheet frame erase key, which is pressed to erase the frame of the document according to the cassette size.

Reference numeral 624 is a page continuous copying key, which is pressed when copying the left and right pages of the original onto separate sheets.

Reference numeral 625 is a stable key, which is pressed to bind the recorded paper using a stable key. 626 is the Z-fold key, A
Press when folding 3 or B4 size recorded paper into a Z-shaped cross section. 627 is a half-fold key, which is pressed to fold A3 or B4 size recorded paper in half.

828 is a sort key, and sorting is done by tray (sorter) 5.
If 15 is connected, it is lit in standard mode. At this time, press this key 628 to cancel the sort mode or to enter the sort mode. Reference numeral 629 is a group key, which copies a plurality of sheets from one document and stores the sorting in the tray 515 bin by bin if the tray 515 is connected. Reference numeral 630 in FIG. 3(^) is an interrupt key, which is used when performing interrupt copying during the - series copying operation.

G. Display group (700) In FIG. 3(C), 701 is an LCD (liquid crystal) type message display, for example, one character is made up of 5×7 dots and can display a 40-character message.

This display 701 is a transflective liquid crystal display and uses two colors for the backlight.Normally, a green backlight is lit, and an orange backlight is lit when an abnormality occurs or when copying is not possible. 702 is a magnification display, which displays the copy magnification set with the zoom keys 616 and 617 in % (
(percentage).

Further, in FIG. 3(B), reference numeral 703 is an equal magnification indicator, which lights up when equal magnification is selected. Reference numeral 704 is a color development indicator, which lights up when a sepia developer is set. A copy number display 705 displays the number of copies or a self-diagnosis code. Reference numeral 706 indicates a used cassette display, indicating whether the upper cassette is 151°, the lower cassette is 153. Which of the lower decks 201 is selected is displayed by lighting.

Reference numeral 707 denotes a document direction indicator, which displays the direction in which the document is set (vertical/horizontal). Reference numeral 708 denotes an AE indicator, which lights up when AE (automatic concentration adjustment) is selected using the AE key 610.

Furthermore, in FIG. 3(A), 709 is a preheating indicator, which lights up in the preheating state. In the auto-shutoff state, this indicator 709 blinks. Reference numeral 71O denotes a ready/wait indicator, which is a two-color LED of green and orange, which lights green when ready (copy possible) and lights orange when wait (copy not possible).

Reference numeral 711 in FIG. 3(C) is a double-sided copy indicator, which lights up when either double-sided copying from a double-sided original or double-sided copying from a single-sided original is selected. The standard mode has settings for one copy, manual density mode, same size, and one-sided copying from a one-sided original.

H9 control device (aOO) FIG. 4 shows an example of the circuit configuration of the control device 800 of the embodiment shown in FIG. ), and for example, a microcomputer μC0M87AD manufactured by NEC (NEC Corporation) is used. Reference numeral 803 denotes a read-only memory (R
OM), and the CPU 301 controls each component device connected via the bus according to the control procedure stored in the ROM 803. Reference numeral 805 denotes a random access memory (RAM) which is a main storage device used for storing human data and as a working storage area.

807 is the load of the main motor 133 etc. &: CP, U30
809 is an interface for input signal transfer that manually sends human input signals such as the image tip sensor 121 to the CPU 801; 811 is a key group 600 and a display group 700; This is an interface that controls input and output. These interfaces 807, 809, and 811 use, for example, NEC's input/output circuit board μP D 8255.

Note that the display group 700 is each display device shown in FIG. 3, and uses, for example, an LED (light emitting diode) or an LCD (liquid crystal display). Further, the key group 600 is each key shown in FIG. 3, and the CPU 801 can know which key has been pressed using a known key matrix.

(2) Operation example (Part 1) Next, referring to the flowchart in FIG. 5, the size is set using the digitizer pressure plate 300 when feeding irregular-sized recording paper by manual paper feeding, etc. according to the embodiment of the present invention. We will explain the operation to perform this.

First, the user (operator)
02 on the electrode surface of the digitizer pressure plate 300 to specify an area, wait for the lead vent signal to be turned on (input) by pressing the lead vent switch 302 (step 5101, see FIG. 2). switch 302
When the on signal is input manually, the pressure plate 3 with digitizer is immediately turned on.
00 electrode applied voltage is designated as X glaze (step 510
2) , the voltage corresponding to the pressed position (i.e.,
A/D (analog/digital) conversion is performed (step 5103), and the converted digital value is stored in a predetermined area (X-BuF) in the RAM 805 (step 5104).

Next, switch the electrode applied voltage mentioned above to Y-axis designation (
Step 5105), the Y-axis input terminal is similarly A/D converted (step 5106), and stored in a predetermined area (Y-8uF) in the RAM 805 (step 5107).

Next, the data of the area (Y-BuF) is compared with the maximum value within the preset coordinate manual area of the digitizer pressure plate 30G to determine whether it is within the area or outside the area (step 510B). If it is determined that it is within the area, RAM 805
Area specification data address (X-2nd) within
(Y-2nd) is the data address (X-1st).

Shift (transfer) the contents of (Y-ISt) (Step 5
109), the area imported this time (X-BuF),
The contents of (Y-BuF) are (X-1st), (Y-1
By shifting (transferring) the coordinates to st), the coordinates of the specified area are refreshed so that the latest two points of data are always stored, and the process returns to step 5101 again. With this, even if the data is sequentially specified by the lead-ven switch 302, the latest data will always be available.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 5108 that it is outside the area, either mode setting key 312 or 313 is scanned. Then, it is determined whether the data value of the area (X-BuF) is the voltage value of the size input mode key 313 of the irregularly shaped recording paper by comparing it with a predetermined setting value (step 5ill), and if it is the setting value. If it is determined, set the size manual flag F in step 5112.
), return to step 5IOI again.

Damizu, size input mode key 313 in step 5 ill
If it is determined that the voltage value is not the same, processing is performed according to the corresponding various keys 310, 311, and 312 (step 5113), and the process returns to step 5101 again. The processing in response to the various keys in step 5113 is not directly related to the present invention, so detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

J, '#J Example (Part 2) Next, Figures 6 and 6 show the copying operation accompanied by paper refeeding in the duplex unit of the embodiment of the present invention after manually adjusting the size of the irregularly shaped recording paper as described above. This will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the multiple copying function is selected using the multiplex key 621 in FIG.
13, it is determined whether the size input flag F is set (step 5601). If the size manual flag F is not set, the duplex/multiplex function is not accepted and operations are performed in other various modes (step 5607).

If the size input flag F is set, the memory area (X-
1st), (Y-1st), (X-2nd
), (Y-2nd) are taken in as irregular recording paper size data (step 5Ii02
). Next, based on the size data, calculate and determine the amount of movement of the width shifting plate 220 from the home position sensor 224 shown in FIG. is applied to the stepping motor 220, and the stepping motor 220 is driven to move the width shifting plate 220 to the above-mentioned movement amount (step 5604).

Thereafter, the recording sheets discharged from the main body 100 are aligned on the width adjusting plate 220. Next, in step 5605, it is determined whether or not the paper has been completely discharged into the intermediate tray 203.
) When the paper ejection is completed, refeeding of the recording paper in the intermediate tray 203 to the photosensitive drum 313 is started (step 5606). Then return to the main routine.

K. Modification In the above-mentioned embodiment, manual paper feeding was explained as a paper feeding means for irregularly shaped recording paper of unknown size.
As a paper feeding means for this irregularly shaped recording paper, there is also a so-called universal cassette which can load irregularly shaped recording papers, and it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to paper feeding by this universal cassette.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the size of the irregularly shaped recording medium is manually determined using the coordinate input means, and the width plate is moved according to the size. When manually feeding paper into a forming apparatus, refeeding for double-sided/multiple recording can be easily and reliably performed with a simple operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall internal configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the configuration of the digitizer pressure plate 300 shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 (^), (B), and ( C) is a plan view showing an example of the operation panel of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the control device of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the size input operation of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the duplex/multiple recording operation of the embodiment of the invention. FIG. be. 100...Main body, 131...Photosensitive drum, 151.153...Cassette, 154...Manual feed tray, 200...Bad storage, 201...Deck (lower deck), 203...Double-sided copying 207--Paper feed roller, 211--Discharge flapper, 217--Intermediate tray weight, 219--Multiple flapper, 220--Width shifting plate, 300--Digitizer pressure plate , 301--Resistor, 302--Lead pen switch, 3!0--Clear key, 311--Registration key, 312--Mode key, 313--Size manual power key, 400 --Paper folding device, 401 -- Flapper, 500 -- Finisher, 501 -- Fist flapper, 507 -- Stable tray, 509 -- Width baffle plate (width regulating plate), 511 -- Stapler-1 513...Stacker tray, 515...Tray for sorting, aOO-...Key group, 604...Copy start key, 618...Double-sided key, 621...Multiple key, +i25-... - Staple key, 626-Z-fold key, 628--Sort key, 700--Display group, 711--Double-sided copy display, 800--Control device, 801--CPU. 803...-ROM. 805...RAM. The inside of Hirikiki-eup Y11/夛艷寥子食艮! Figure 6 224 Flow hand yard showing no

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) a) Feeding means for feeding an irregularly shaped recording medium to an image recording section; and b) feeding the irregularly shaped recording medium to the image recording section for double-sided recording or multiplex recording. refeeding means for refeeding; c) coordinate input means for inputting and specifying the size of the amorphous recording medium; and d) refeeding according to the size input and specifying by the coordinate input means. An image forming apparatus comprising: a moving means for moving and adjusting a width adjustment mechanism for aligning recording media within the means.