JPH04195072A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of a copying operation by generating dot pattern data by an attachable/detachable setting device and transferring the dot pattern data from the setting device to a device main body. CONSTITUTION:The dot pattern data is generated and the write position of the dot pattern data is specified in advance by operating a specified key and panel on an electronic pocket book 2 functioning as the attachable/detachable setting device from a copying device 1. When the pocket book 2 is attached to the copying machine 1 and the data transfer key of the pocket book 2 is depressed, the dot pattern data is transmitted to the light receiving part 106 of the copying machine 1 from the light emitting part 9 of the pocket book 2 and stored in a memory 104. Then, an original is placed on a copying machine 1 and a copying key is applied, then copying actions are performed based on the dot pattern data set by the pocket book 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine having a writing function that allows writing of characters, etc. created with an arbitrary dot pattern, for example.

(Prior Art) In general, copying machines etc. make copies of originals as they are;
Increasingly, enlarged and reduced copies are made, and writing functions are being added that allow characters, etc. created in arbitrary dot patterns to be written on a part of a document.

In such a copying machine, in addition to specifying the density and the number of copies on the operation panel, it is also possible to instruct the creation of an arbitrary dot pattern. For this reason, various keys are arranged on the operation panel, making it complicated and difficult to understand.

In addition, when creating a dot pattern, it is necessary to specify and input the writing position of the dot pattern, which takes a lot of operation time, and the time is monopolized by the operator, making it difficult for other people to use it. There's a problem.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the present invention has problems when the operation panel is complicated and difficult to understand, and when creating an arbitrary dot pattern, the operation panel is time-consuming and difficult to understand. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus which eliminates the drawback that it cannot be used by other people, has a simplified operation panel, and can eliminate the time when other people cannot use it by creating an arbitrary dot pattern. .

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a creation means for creating arbitrary dot pattern data, and a writing position of the dot pattern data created by the creation means. a removable setting device including a specifying means for specifying, and an output means for outputting the dot pattern data created by the creating means and whose position is specified by the specifying means; The image forming apparatus includes a receiving means for receiving outputted dot pattern data from within the setting device, and an image forming means for forming an image in accordance with the dot pattern data received by the receiving means at a specified position on the image carrier. It is configured.

(Operation) This invention creates arbitrary dot pattern data, specifies the writing position of the created (or created) dot pattern data, and writes the created dot pattern data from the designated writing position. It has a removable setting device that transmits the dot pattern data using the output means, receives the dot pattern data outputted from the setting device using the receiving means, and places an image according to the received dot pattern data at a specified position on the image carrier. It was designed so that it could be formed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention, which is composed of a copying machine 1 surrounded by a two-dot chain line and an electronic notebook (setting device) 2 connected to this copying machine 1. There is. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the copying machine 1 and the electronic notebook 2 have a groove (main body tray) 81 provided next to the operation panel 80 at the top of the copying machine 1, and the electronic notebook 2 is attached to this groove 81. As a result, the light receiving section 106 (described later) in the copying machine 1 and the light emitting section 9 (described later) in the electronic notebook 2 face each other, and the copying machine 1 and the electronic notebook 2 are connected.

The electronic notebook 2 can be operated at a distance from the copying machine 1 or even when attached to the copying machine 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), the electronic notebook 2 includes a mode key part 2a, a cursor key part 2b, an alphanumeric key part 2C1, a display part 2d on which various data are displayed, and a transparent touch panel. 2e and a cart insertion slot 2f. The mode key portion 2a includes keys for selecting each mode of calendar, schedule, telephone, memo, calculation, card, world clock, and clock, and a switching key (increment key) for specifying switching of the display contents of the display section 2d forward and backward. , decrement key).

The cursor key part 2b is composed of cursor keys for moving the cursor on the display section 2d. alphanumeric key part 2
C: Roman alphabet input key 1 input character type specification key, lowercase letter specification key, space input key 1 number/alphabet input key, percent key, four arithmetic operation keys, recall memory key, memory minus key, memory plus key, power on (on) )
key, power off key, clear key, line feed key, input key, etc. The touch panel section 2e supports various ICs inserted from the card insertion slot 2f.
Key human power corresponding to the contents written on the surface of card 5, . . . is possible.

Various IC cards 5, . . . are inserted into the card insertion slot 2f. For example, a character writing card 5 is prepared in which a control program corresponding to the character writing function (dot pattern creation function) of the copying machine 1 is stored. The contents of the keys on the touch panel section 2e are written on the surface of the character writing card 5, such as input, ↑, ↓, -1-, pattern creation, memory, pattern switching, data transfer. , write position,
Items called header and footer are listed. For example, when the character writing card 5 is inserted and set from the card insertion slot 2f, and the part corresponding to pattern creation is pressed, the pattern creation mode is instructed and ↑, ↓,
When the part corresponding to -1- is pressed, the position of the dot (cursor) on the display section 2d is instructed to move, and when the part corresponding to the input is pressed, the dot on the display section 2d, that is, the position of the created pattern is moved. If the position of the pattern is specified and the part corresponding to the memory is pressed, the memory of the pattern currently being created (
(not shown), and the part corresponding to pattern switching is pressed. If the pattern switching to be read from the memory (not shown) is instructed, and the part corresponding to the writing position is pressed, the writing You will be prompted to enter position setting mode, and you will be in a state where you can select the writing position of the dot pattern.

At the same time, a rectangular frame, areas surrounded by broken lines on the right, center, and left sides of the upper and lower parts of the frame, and a header and a footer are displayed on the upper and lower right sides of the rectangular frame at the same time. Then, when the part corresponding to the header is pressed, the three areas surrounded by broken lines at the top move in sequence and then are reversed. In other words, the display section 2d
The inverted area sequentially moves from the area surrounded by the dashed line in the upper left of the screen (see Figure 3(b)) - the area surrounded by the broken line in the upper center - the area surrounded by the broken line in the upper right - no display. To go. When the part corresponding to the footer is pressed, the area surrounded by the broken line at the lower left of the display section 2d is inverted. Then, each time you press the part corresponding to the footer, the inverted area moves sequentially, from the area surrounded by the broken line at the bottom left to the area surrounded by the broken line at the bottom center - the area surrounded by the broken line at the bottom right - no display, and so on. I will do it. If the part corresponding to data transfer is pressed after the writing position of the footer part or header part is instructed, the transfer of data such as the creation pattern and the writing position is instructed.

Figure 4 shows the internal configuration of the copying machine 1.
A photoreceptor drum (image carrier) 12 is rotatably provided approximately at the center of the photosensitive drum 1 . Chargers 13 are arranged around the photosensitive drum 12 sequentially along the rotational direction.
, exposure section 14, developer 15.16, transfer charger 17
, peeling charger 18, cleaner 19 and static eliminator 20
is installed.

Further, an exposure system 21 is provided in the upper part of the main body 11. The exposure system 21 is composed of an exposure lamp 22, first to third reflecting mirrors 23, 24, 25, a variable magnification lens block 26, and fourth to sixth reflecting mirrors 27, 28, 29.

In the vicinity of the variable magnification lens block 26, there are lenses shown in FIGS.
A reading section 110 as shown in the figure is provided. This reading unit 110 includes a lens 111 that guides an optical image from a document;
It is composed of a filter 112, a CCD 11B that outputs an electric signal corresponding to a formed optical image, and a pulse motor 114 that rotates the filter 112. Filter 1
12 is composed of a plurality of filters, for example, a blue filter fb and a red filter fr. Pulse motor 11
4, by rotating the filter 112, the lens 11
A blue filter fb is placed on the optical path between CCD 1 and CCD 11B.
, the red filter fr is inserted, or the filter 112 is not inserted. As a result, lens 1
The optical image from 11 is sent to CCD 1 via blue filter fb.
13, the optical image from the lens 111 is guided to the CCD 113 via the red filter fr, or the optical image from the lens 111 is directly guided to the CCD 113.

From the lower end of the exposure system 21 and the photosensitive drum 12 to the fixing device 3
A laser unit 60 for writing character information using a laser beam is provided between the upper part of the letter 5 and the upper part of the letter 5. The laser unit 60 writes character information on the photosensitive drum 12.

The main body 11 is placed separably on a desk 51, and paper feed cassettes 30, 31 are provided inside the desk 51 so as to be freely accessible from the front side.

Further, a large capacity paper feeder (LCF) 52 that can hold 1000 sheets or more is provided on one side of the main body 11, and a manual paper feeder 53 is provided on the upper surface of this large capacity paper feeder 52. There is. By setting the most frequently used paper (for example, A4 size) P in the large capacity paper feeder (LCF) 52, the number of times paper runs out can be reduced.

The large-capacity paper feeding device 52 includes an upper cover 52a, and this upper cover 52a also serves as a guide for the manual paper feeding section 53. Furthermore, the large-capacity paper feeder 52 includes a paper feed roller 52b and a separation roller 52c, and these paper feed rollers 52b and separation roller 52c are also included in the manual paper feed section 5.
It is also used as the paper feed roller and separation roller of No. 3.

The above-mentioned paper feeding power Cera h30, 31, large capacity paper feeding device (LC)
Paper P fed from F') 52 or the manual paper feed section 53 is conveyed along a paper conveyance path 32 provided within the main body 11.

The paper conveyance path 32 includes a registration roller 33 and the transfer/peel charger 17 in sequence along the conveyance direction of the paper P.
．． 18, conveyor belt 34, fixing device 35, paper ejection roller pair 3
6 are arranged.

Further, a document placing table 38 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 11, and a platen cover 39 is placed on the document placing table 38.
Or is provided. A platen sheet 40 is provided inside the platen cover 39.

On the other hand, a sorter device 45 is integrally incorporated in the paper discharge section of the main body 11. This sorter device 45 includes a plurality of bins 46 arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction,
It is constituted by a gate means 47 provided between these bins 46 and the pair of paper discharge rollers 36.

The gate means 47 includes a telescopic and rotatable guide body 48, and a pair of discharge rollers 49 is provided at the rotary end of the guide body 48.

Further, the gate means 4 is provided at the bottom of the bin 46...
7 and a reversing tray 54 that constitutes a continuous reversing means 53.
is provided. On this reversing tray 54, a reversing roller 55 that can move up and down and rotate forward and backward, and a rotatable switching gate 56 are provided.
An idle roller 57 as a feed roller is provided at the lower part of the roller.

When the gate means 47 is moved to the lowest stage, a pair of ejection rollers 49 are disposed on the idle roller 57 and are also used as ejection rollers of the stacker 58, so that the paper P is directly fed into the stacker 58. It has become.

During normal copying, light is scanned by the exposure system 21 on the original placed on the original placing table 38, and the reflected light forms an image on the photosensitive drum 12 whose surface is charged by the charging charger 13. to form an electrostatic latent image. This electrostatic latent image is visualized by supplying developer from the developing device 15 or 16. At this time, the paper P is supplied from the paper feed cassette 30.31, the large-capacity paper feeder 52, or the manual paper feeder 53 to the image transfer portion 12a between the photoreceptor drum 12 and the transfer charger 17. The paper P is fed and the developed image on the photosensitive drum 12 is transferred onto the paper P. The paper P to which this image has been transferred is peeled off from the photosensitive drum 12 by the action of the peeling charger 18, and is sent to the fixing device 35 by the conveyor belt 34, where the image is fixed. The paper P on which this image has been fixed is discharged via the paper feed roller 36, and the gate means 4 of the sorter device 45
7 and is discharged onto the top bin 46.

Further, when copying and sorting a plurality of copies of a document, the gate means 41 is rotated in the vertical direction, and the ejection roller pair 4
9 to each bin 46 and sorted.

Further, in the case of double-sided copying, the gate means 47 is rotated to the lowest end and the lower side of the ejection roller pair 49 comes into contact with the idle roller 57, and the reversing roller 55 and the switching gate 56 are moved upward. , the paper P on which the image has been fixed sent from the fixing device 35 is delivered to a pair of ejection rollers 49.
It is sent onto the reversing tray 54 via. Then, when the reversing roller 55 is lowered while being rotated in the opposite direction and comes into contact with the paper P, and the trailing edge of the paper P comes off the paper ejection roller pair 36, the reversing roller 55 is stopped and the cage 56 is rotated downward. Then, at the end of the rotation, the paper P is thrown downward.

Then, the reversing roller 55 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the paper P is sent between the ejection roller pair 49 and the idle roller 57 and is conveyed while being nipped. When the paper P is pinched and conveyed in this manner, the switching gate 56 and the reversing roller 55 are raised. At this time, the next sheet P is sent to the ejection roller pair 49, and is sent onto the reversing tray 54 in a state overlapping with the previous sheet P. The previous paper P is pinched and conveyed by a pair of discharge rollers 49 and an idle roller 57, and is directly transferred to a stacker 58.
will be introduced to.

FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a laser scanner provided in the laser unit 60 described above.

In the laser unit 60, a semiconductor laser 62, which is a laser light source, is arranged at the left end in the figure.
The laser beam emitted from the polygon mirror 63 is incident on a polygon mirror 63 which has an octahedral shape and rotates at a constant rate. The incident laser light is reflected by the polygon mirror 63 and forms a latent image of character information on the photoreceptor drum 12 by the mirror 65 via the imaging lens 64a164b.

In addition to the above-mentioned polygon mirror 64, the laser scanner includes a sensor 6 that detects horizontal synchronization of the laser beam in the main scanning direction.
There are 8. Further, in the laser scanner, a motor rotor 67 is connected to the rotation axis of the polygon mirror 63.
A motor board 66 that supports the polygon mirror 63 and the motor rotor 67 is provided.

The imaging lenses 64a and 64b are made of inexpensive and processed plastic. On the other hand, the reflected light from the exposure system 21 when the original is read is reflected by the mirror 65 and the mirror 29 provided horizontally adjacent to it to form a latent image on the photoreceptor drum 12.

A cross-sectional view of the laser unit 60 is shown in FIG. The reflected light from the document at the right end in the figure is reflected by the mirror 29 and forms a latent image on the photosensitive drum 12. On the other hand, the laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser 62 is transmitted to the polygon mirror 63.
, an imaging lens 64a.

It is guided onto the photosensitive drum 12 by the mirror 65 via the mirror 64b to form a latent image of character information.

As shown in FIG. 8, the movable shutter section, which is a movable member, is equipped with a pulse motor 70 and a shutter 71, and moves the photosensitive drum 12 in the direction of the arrow in the figure.
Characters are written by moving back and forth in the longitudinal direction.

Next, the above character writing operation will be explained using FIG. 9. When writing characters, the rotation of the pulse motor 70 drives a lever (not shown) connected to the rotation shaft of the pulse motor 70, and the shutter 71 is driven a predetermined distance to block the reflected light from the document. interrupt. When the reflected light is blocked, a latent image of character information is formed on the photoreceptor drum 12 by the laser light from the laser unit 60. On the other hand, when interrupting character writing, the pulse motor 70 is reversely rotated and the shutter 71 is driven a predetermined distance in the opposite direction to the character writing, and the laser beam is blocked by the shutter 71.
Reflected light from the original is irradiated onto the photoreceptor drum 12 to form a latent image of the original. When the shutter 71 is driven by a predetermined distance, the pulse motor 70 is driven by rotation at a predetermined angle.

Since the shutter 71 is driven by the pulse motor 7o to block and avoid reflected light at high speed, it is possible to prevent characters around the written character from being erased due to a timing shift in shutter operation as in the conventional case.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating writing of images and characters when reflected light is irradiated onto the shutter unit 73 having the above-mentioned movable shutter section. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of the shutter unit 73. The shutter unit 73 includes the pulse motor 70 and shutter 71 shown in FIG. The shutter unit 73 has a lead screw 7
5, the lead screw 75 is rotated by a pulse motor 76 to perform reciprocating motion as indicated by the arrow in the figure, thereby writing character information on the photosensitive drum 12 in the longitudinal direction. Shutter unit 7 shown in FIG.
3, a guide 74 is provided on the right side of the laser unit 60 in the figure to guide the movement of the shutter unit 73 while contacting one end of the shutter unit 73.

The shutter unit 73 reciprocates along the guide 74 to write characters on the photosensitive drum 12 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 11, the width W1 of the laser beam emitted from the laser unit 60 is longer by β in both end directions than the width W2 of the shadow at the exposure position.

When the width W2 of the shadow at the exposure position is equal to or shorter than the width W1 of the laser beam, the width W2 of the shadow at the exposure position
2 blocks the reflected light Bi from the original, and the width of the charge remaining on the photoreceptor drum 12 becomes longer than the width W1 of the laser beam, so that the laser light cannot completely erase this charge, and when it is developed. , the portions corresponding to both ends of the width W1 of the laser beam become black lines.

However, by making the width W1 of the laser beam longer than the width W2 of the shadow at the exposure position by β in each end direction as described above, it is possible to prevent the charge from remaining.

When writing character information on the photosensitive drum 12, the shutter 71 is driven to a position where it blocks the reflected light Bj from the original. Further, the width W of the shutter 71 is driven based on the right end of the photosensitive drum 12 shown in FIG. 11 in the figure.

In addition, an operation panel 80 provided at the top of the copying machine 1
is constructed as shown in FIG. That is,
Numeric keypad 80a5 for setting the number of sheets, etc.Automatic exposure key 80b1 for setting automatic exposure Preheating key 80c for selecting preheating state, Interrupt key 806 for selecting interrupt in the middle of continuous copying, Copy key 80 for instructing to start copying
e. Clear stop key 80f, which is used to correct the number of copies or stop copying midway. All clear key 80g, which returns all copy mode to standard mode. Density setting key 80h for density setting, selects paper size. Paper size key 8011 Original size key 80j for selecting the original size, Cassette selection key 80 for selecting a cassette, Operation guide key 801 for selecting a guide display for one operation procedure
, Zoom key 80 m 5 used to change the magnification
80m, the same size key 8001 that is inserted when changing the magnification back to the same size copy 8001 The magnification display 80 that displays the selected magnification
o, Original orientation indicator 80p that displays the orientation of the original
1. An operating status display section 80q that displays the operating status, and a message display section 80 that displays operating procedures and machine status in text.
r, and a copy number display 80s that displays the number of copies set using the numeric keypad 80a.

Next, the control circuit of the image forming system will be explained with reference to FIG.

The copying machine 1 includes a main control section 10 that controls the entire copying machine 1.
1 is provided. This main control section 101 stores an operation panel 80 for inputting various copying conditions, a copying section 103 for copying an image of a document, and a control program. A memory 104 capable of storing dot pattern data, write position data, etc., and a motor drive circuit 1 for driving motors 70 and 76 to be described later used in the copying section 103.
05. A laser drive circuit 100 for driving a semiconductor laser 62, which will be described later, used in the copying section 103. A light receiving section 106 that receives a signal from a light emitting section 9, which will be described later, in the electronic notebook 2 is connected. The main control unit 101 is also connected to the pulse motor 115 of the reading unit 110 via a drive circuit 107, and the CC of the reading unit 110.
It is connected to D113 via an amplifier 108 and an A/D converter 109. After receiving the signal from the electronic notebook 2, the main control section 101 makes a connection inquiry with the control section 6 in the electronic notebook 2 at predetermined intervals, and if there is no response from the electronic notebook 2, It is determined that the electronic notebook 2 is to be removed, and when the removal determination and the processing for the data from the electronic notebook 2 are completed, the data from the electronic notebook 2 stored in the memory 104 is cleared (reset). It looks like this.

The electronic notebook 2 includes a control unit 6 that controls the entire electronic notebook 2.
is provided. This control unit 6 includes a mode key 2.
a s cursor key part 2b, alphanumeric key part 2C1 display part 2d, touch panel part 2es ROM7 in which control programs are stored, RAM8 in which data such as telephone number list, schedule, memo, calendar, calculation etc. is stored;
and a light emitting section 9 are connected. Moreover, various IC cards 5, such as a character writing card inserted from the card insertion slot 2f, are selectively connected to the control unit 6 via a connector (not shown).

The IC card 5 includes a ROM 5a in which a control program is stored, and a data storage RAM 5b in which dot pattern data as arbitrary written characters is stored.
is built-in.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. First, a dot pattern is created as the text to be written in the electronic notebook 2, and a copying machine 1 corresponding to this dot pattern is created.
The printout will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 14, the character writing card 5 is inserted and set through the card insertion slot 2f, and the on key of the alphanumeric key portion 2C is pressed. Then, the control section 6 determines the previous mode of use, and displays that mode on the display section 2d. If this mode is the card mode, the control section 6 determines the currently set card, and the title of the card "Character Writing Card" is displayed on the display section 2d as shown in FIG. If the mode is set to another mode, the card mode is set by inserting the card key in the mode key part 2a.

Next, when the part of the touch panel section 2e corresponding to pattern creation is pressed, the control section 6 determines that the mode is pattern creation mode, and displays a dot corresponding to the pattern creation mode on the display section 2d, as shown in FIG. 15(a). A cursor will appear. Next, by pressing the parts corresponding to ↑, ↓, -1- on the touch panel part 2e, moving the cursor to a desired position, and pressing the part corresponding to the input, the control part 6 stores the dot position in the RAM.
8 and displayed on the display section 2d as shown in FIG. 8(b). Thereafter, by specifying each dot position using the portions of the touch panel section 2e corresponding to the ↑, ↓, and -1-1 inputs, the control section 6 stores the dot positions in the RAM.
8 and displayed on the display section 2d. Then, when the dot pattern is created, the touch panel section 2e
When the part corresponding to the memory is pressed, the control unit 6 stores the dot pattern in the RAM 5 as a creation pattern.
Store in b.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 16(a) to (C), rT
Any pattern such as OsJ, "circulation", "secret" etc. can be stored in RAM
5b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 17, before attaching the electronic notebook 2 to the main body tray 81 (or even after attaching it), press down on the part of the touch panel section 2e of the electronic notebook 2 that corresponds to pattern switching. . Then, the control unit 6 of the electronic notebook 2
reads the creation pattern stored in the RAM 5b and displays it on the display section 2d. Furthermore, the touch panel section 2e
When the part corresponding to pattern switching is pressed down, another created pattern is read out from the RAM 5b and displayed on the display section 2d. In such a state where the created pattern is displayed on the display section 2d (or when the created pattern is displayed on the display section 2d)
d), press down on the part of the touch panel section 2e of the electronic notebook 2 that corresponds to the writing position. Then, the control section 6 of the electronic notebook 2 reads out the display pattern stored in the RAM 5b and displays it on the display section 2d. Next, the user selects the touch panel section 2e of the electronic notebook 2.
The display area is designated by pressing down on the part corresponding to the header or footer (in this embodiment, a total of 6 locations, 3 locations for the header and 3 locations for the footer, can be selected and specified).

The control unit 6 of the electronic notebook 2 changes the writing position to the left, center, right, or right of the header or footer depending on the number of times the button is pressed.
In addition to determining whether or not to display the display, the display section 2d
Invert the area corresponding to the writing position (Figure 3 (
b)). Note that it is also possible to operate only part of the electronic notebook before installing it in the main body receiver 1181, and perform the remaining operations after attaching it.

Next, the user presses down the part of the electronic notebook 2 that corresponds to data transfer. As a result, the control unit 6 of the electronic notebook 2 changes the creation pattern currently displayed on the display unit 2d and its designated writing position into light emission data, and
from there to the light receiving section 106 of the copying machine 1. The light receiving section 106 of the copying machine 1 receives light emission data from the light emitting section 9 of the electronic notebook 2, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the main control section 101. The main control section 101 stores the data from the light receiving section 106, that is, the created pattern and its designated writing position, in the memory 104.

Next, place the original on the original table 38 and press the operation panel 8.
0 to input the number of copies, etc., and press the copy key 80e. As a result, the main control [101 is the operation panel 8
The copying unit 103 performs copying using the copying conditions set by 0.

Therefore, the original placed on the original placing table 38 is copied with an arbitrary creation pattern added to the header or footer at an arbitrary specified location selected.

That is, the exposure system 2
1, the light is scanned, and the reflected light is imaged on the photosensitive drum 12 whose surface is charged by the charging charger 13, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image. The main control unit 101 also drives the shutter 71 in accordance with the writing position stored in the memory 104, that is, the upper left pattern print position (header) of the paper, or the lower left pattern print position (footer) of the paper. By doing so, reflected light from the original is blocked, and exposure scanning by the semiconductor laser 62 is performed using the creation pattern (character pattern) stored in the memory 104. As a result, the laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser 62 is guided onto the photoreceptor drum 12 by the mirror 65 via the polygon mirror 63 and the imaging lenses 64a and 64b, forming a latent image of a dot pattern corresponding to the created pattern. is formed.

This electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor drum 12 is visualized by supplying developer from a developing device 15 or 16. At this time, the paper P is supplied from the paper feed cassette 30° 31, the large-capacity paper feeder 52, or the manual paper feeder 53, so that the paper P is transferred to the image transfer portion 12a between the photosensitive drum 12 and the transfer charger 17. The paper P is fed and the developed image on the photosensitive drum 12 is transferred onto the paper P. The paper P to which this image has been transferred is peeled off from the photosensitive drum 12 by the action of the peeling charger 18, and is sent to the fixing device 35 by the conveyor belt 34, where the image is fixed.

The paper P on which this image has been fixed is discharged via the paper feed roller 36, and is discharged onto the topmost bin 46 via the gate means 47 of the sorter device 45.

As a result, a sheet P is printed out with an arbitrary character pattern added to the specified area of the original document.

This specified area corresponds to the writing area specified in the electronic notebook 2, and for example, p, , p2 of the document shown in FIG.
．． The area indicated by p corresponds to the left side, center, and right side of the header, and P 4 +P, , p6 corresponds to the left side, center, and right side of the footer (this area is shown by a dashed line). Note that each area partially overlaps. To give a concrete example, if the writing position for displaying "January 1, 1985" is specified on the right side of the header, it will be displayed on paper P as shown in FIG. 19.

As mentioned above, you can create any character pattern, that is, dot pattern data, and specify the writing position of the dot pattern data in advance in your electronic notebook, and when you insert this electronic notebook into a copying machine, you can transfer the above data from the electronic notebook to the copying machine. The character pattern that has been created and the designated writing position are transmitted, and the copying machine uses the transmitted character pattern to perform a copying operation at a predetermined writing position.

Thereby, the electronic notebook and its dedicated IC card can be used as part of the operation panel of the copying machine main body, and the operation panel of the copying machine main body can be simplified. Furthermore, since the electronic notebook can be carried freely, it is possible to slowly create dot pattern data at any location.

Furthermore, since the creation of dot pattern data and the designation of the writing position of the dot pattern data are set in advance in the electronic notebook, the exclusive use time of the copying machine can be shortened, and the copying machine can be used more efficiently.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where the depth of the taper part at the top of the copying machine is the depth that can accommodate the electronic notebook is explained, but the case is not limited to this. It may also be short and may have a structure that can accommodate an electronic notebook.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the writing position of the dot pattern can be specified on a separate setting device, so that copying operations can be performed efficiently.

In particular, by arbitrarily selecting a writing position from a plurality of positions, the designation operation is simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 19 show one embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the image forming apparatus, and Figures 2 and 17 showing how the electronic notebook is mounted on the body tray. 3(a) and 14 are perspective views showing the configuration of an electronic notebook and a character writing card, and FIG. 3(b) is a diagram for explaining the
) is a plan view showing the state in which the left side of the header is selected as the specified writing position by operating the header key of the electronic notebook, Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the copying machine, and Figures 5 to 7 are views of the reading section. 8 is a perspective view showing the structure of the laser unit and shutter unit, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the laser unit, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the shutter, and FIG. The figure shows the position and dimensions of the shutter, Figure 12 is a plan view showing the configuration of the operation panel, and Figure 13 is a diagram showing the position and dimensions of the shutter.
The figure is a flowchart to explain the creation of an arbitrary character pattern using an electronic notebook and the operation of printing out that character pattern on a copying machine. Figure 15 shows an example of the display when creating an arbitrary character pattern using an electronic notebook. Figure shown, 1st
Figure 6 shows a display example of an arbitrary character pattern created by an electronic notebook, Figure 18 shows the designated position of the character pattern written on the paper, and Figure 19 shows the case where the writing position on the right side of the head is selected. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a character pattern written on a sheet of paper. 1... Copy machine, 2... Electronic notebook (setting device), 2a
...Part of mode key, 2b...Part of cursor key, 2c
...Part of alphanumeric keys, 2d...Display section, 2e...Touch panel section, 2f...Card insertion slot, 5...IC
Card, 9... Light emitting unit (transmission means), 12... Photosensitive drum (image carrier), 60... Laser unit, 6
2... Semiconductor laser, 70... Pulse motor, 71
...Shutter, 80...Operation panel, 106...
Light receiving section (receiving means). Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 6 Figure 11 (a) Figure 15 (a) (b) (C) Figure 16 U

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[Scope of Claims] A creating means for creating arbitrary dot pattern data, a specifying means for specifying a writing position of the dot pattern data created by the creating means, and a writing position for the dot pattern data created by the creating means, a removable setting device having an output means for outputting the dot pattern data whose position is specified by the means; a receiving means for receiving the dot pattern data from within the setting device outputted by the output means; An image forming apparatus comprising: image forming means for forming an image in accordance with the dot pattern data received by the receiving means at a designated position on an image carrier.