JPH0619618B2 - Image editing copier - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an analog image editing / copier for extracting necessary portions of a plurality of originals in an analog manner and editing them on one sheet (transfer sheet).

2. Description of the Related Art Various copying machines having a so-called analog image editing function of analogly extracting necessary portions of a plurality of originals and editing or synthesizing them on one sheet (transfer sheet) have been known.

Conventionally, in this type of copying machine, a first original having a hole for a second original is used, and the second original is overlapped to make a single original, or a copy of the first original is made. It is known that the formed sheet is temporarily stored in a sheet storage section in the machine, the sheet is retransmitted to the transfer position when the second original is copied, and a necessary portion of the second original is copied on the same surface as the copy surface of the first original. Has been.

In the latter copying machine, the exposure relative position adjusting means and the erasing means are used to align the respective originals.

As described above, the concept of image editing in the composite copying apparatus has been publicly known, but none of them specifically discloses the technique or various functions related to image editing for improving operability.

Further, conventionally, there has been a drawback in that when an image area is set, a large number of switches are required and the cost becomes expensive.

OBJECT The present invention has been made on the basis of such a background of the conventional example, and an object thereof is to improve the function of image editing and improve the operability of the image editing area input section.

Configuration The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1,
The function of the copying machine, which is the premise of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, and then the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, the first document set at a predetermined position by the document replacement device 1 is illuminated by a known illumination exposure optical device 8 including a light source 2, mirrors 3 to 6 and a lens 7, and an image is formed on a photoconductor 9. Exposed. The photoconductor 9 is a charger 10.
The uniformly charged surface is exposed by the illumination and exposure optical device 8 to form an electrostatic latent image. The electrostatic latent image is developed and visualized by the developing device 11 while the photosensitive member 9, for example, the photosensitive drum is moving.

The visible image on the photoconductor 9 is transferred at a transfer position to a transfer paper 14 serving as a copy paper supplied from the paper supply units 12 and 13.
A transfer drum 15 is used in FIG. 1 as a means for transporting the transfer paper 14 to the transfer position.

After the transfer, the photoconductor 9 is destaticized, cleaned by the cleaning device 16, and the process from charging is repeated.

The transfer paper 14 on which the image of the first original is transferred is sent to the storage device. In FIG. 1, the transfer drum 15 is also used as a storage device. Therefore, the transfer paper 14 supplied from the paper supply units 12 and 13 is first fixed to the clamp 1 provided on the transfer drum 15.
It is clamped by 7. The transfer paper 14 is the transfer drum 15
The image of the first original is transferred from the photoconductor 9 by being rotated once by being clamped at, and then temporarily stored while being fixed to the transfer drum 15 at a position where it does not contact the photoconductor 9.

A method of changing the distance between the transfer drum 15 and the photoconductor 9 so as to keep the photoconductor 9 in a non-contact state during storage, or a recess is provided in a portion of the transfer drum 15 where there is no transfer paper, and Various methods such as a method of facing each other can be used.

In the above process, the image of the first original is transferred to the transfer paper, and the original replacement device 1 is provided while the transfer paper is stored by the storage device.
At, the first original is taken out and the second original is set at a predetermined position. Thereafter, the photoconductor 9 is charged and exposed and developed in the same steps as in the case of the first document, and the image of the second document formed on the photoconductor 9 is transferred onto the transfer paper, for example, the transfer drum 15 supplied from the storage device. When it is rotated again, it is transferred onto the transfer paper 14 sent to the transfer position on the same surface as the image of the first original. In this manner, when the images of a predetermined number of originals from the third original onward are transferred and synthesized on the same surface of one transfer paper, the transfer paper 1
The clamp 4 is released from the clamp, is fixed by the fixing device 18, and is discharged to the paper discharge tray 19.

The document replacing device 1 is simply a document placing glass 20 of a copying machine.
It is also possible to use a structure in which the documents are manually replaced on the upper part, or a semi-automatic document handling device or a fully automatic document handling device that has a feed belt 21 and feeds and sets the documents to be inserted by hand to a predetermined position can be used. .

The transfer drum 15 is also used in FIGS. 1 and 2 as a transfer paper storage device from the transfer of the image of the first document to the transfer of the image of the second document. Therefore, when the image of the second original is transferred, when the deviation between the composite position of the first original and the information position of the second original in the transfer paper feed direction is adjusted by the transfer paper feed timing, the rotation of the photoconductor 9 The photoconductor 9 is rotated with a desired timing deviation. At this time, in order to avoid slippage between the photoconductor 9 and the transfer drum 15, the transfer drum 15 is stopped at the stop position.
The portion facing the photoconductor is formed as a recess to avoid direct contact, or when the transfer drum 15 stops the photoconductor 9 when stopped.
It can be a structure that moves away from.

The storage device may be provided separately instead of being shared by the transfer drum 15. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the transfer paper is fed from the paper feed units 12 and 13 to the transfer position of the photoconductor 9 by the transfer roller 22 and the guides 23, 24 and 25, or the transfer paper conveying means 27 having the feed belt 26, and the transfer paper is known. After being transferred by the above means, the transfer paper is fixed by the fixing device 18 and then sent to the storage tray 30 through the storage path 29 switchably provided by the first gate 28 to the path to the discharge tray 19. When the sheet is fed to the storage tray 30, the tip is always inverted so that the tip is fed, and in the example of the figure, the copy surface is fed downward and stored.

After one or a predetermined number of copy sheets of the first original are stored in the storage tray 30, the transfer of the second original is performed. In the figure, the document replacement device 1, the illumination exposure device 8,
The relevant parts of the photoconductor 9 are the same as those in FIG.

When copying the second original, the rotation of the registration roller in the storage tray 30 or the rotation of the registration roller when it is stopped by the registration roller provided in advance in the storage tray 30 in synchronization with the exposure timing and provided in the middle of the transfer sheet conveying means 27. The driving is performed based on the timing adjustment according to the positional deviation calculated by the composite position signal and the information position signal, and the composite position of the transfer paper carrying the image of the first original reaches the transfer position of the photoconductor 6. At this time, the adjustment is performed so that the image of the information of the second original formed on the photoconductor 9 is exactly at the transfer position. The transfer paper is stored in the storage tray 30 in the number corresponding to the original to be combined, and is repeatedly sent to the transfer position of the photoconductor 9 repeatedly.

When the composite copying of the final document is completed, the transfer sheet is discharged to the discharge tray 19 by switching the first gate 28.

In FIG. 2, another second gate 31 is provided from the fixing device 18 to the first gate 28, and the transfer paper is reversed to the case where the transfer paper is sent to the storage tray 30 through the first gate 28. That is, without turning over after passing through the fixing device,
In the figure, a switching path 32 can be provided for feeding the storage tray with the front side being the rear end with the copied surface up. When the transfer paper is sent to the storage tray 30 through the switching path 32 by the switching of the second gate, the surface of the transfer paper, which is opposite to the surface opposite to the previous one, comes into contact with the photoconductor and is transferred. That is, double-sided copying becomes possible.

By providing the two gates 28 and 31 and enabling the transfer method of the transfer to the storage tray to be switched in two ways, it is possible to perform composite copying and double-sided copying, and further double-sided composite copying. That is, the above-mentioned synthetic copying operation is performed on one side, and then the second storage tray 30
Double-sided composite copying is possible by sending from the gate 31 through the switching path 32 and then again performing the composite copying operation on the back side.

Incidentally, reference numeral 33 in FIG. 3 is a sorter, which can be connected to a copying machine in place of the discharge tray 19 in FIG.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the operation section of the copying machine according to the present invention, and the operation mechanism will be described with reference to this figure. The operation keys are 10 keys (1 to 9, 0) 34, interrupt key 35, clear / stop key 36, print key 37, density adjustment key 38, standard mode setting key 39, paper feed selection key 40, magnification setting key 41. , 2 sided copy, 2 sided copy key for 1 sided copy
2, a stack key 43, a sort key 44, a left blank key 45, a right blank key 46, a reverse paper ejection key 47, and a composite copy key 48, which are not visible on the display sections 49 and 50, but are shown in the figure when lit. The display appears to be

When copying, it is preferable to operate the keys on the left side of the operation unit, and the functions will be described from the keys on the left side.

The left blank and right blank keys 45 and 46 are keys for adjusting the binding margin, and the binding margin is 15 on the left side of the copied transfer paper.
mm If you want to make, press the left blank key 45,
When 15 is entered with the 10 key 34, the 7-segment display on the upper part of the display 49 lights up as "15". This may be blinking, and when the left blank key 45 is released, "15" disappears and "1" is returned. The same applies to the right blank key 46.

The composite copy key 48 is used when it is desired to copy the first document and the second document in an overlapping manner.

The reverse discharge key 47 is used when the transfer paper after copying is to be turned upside down and output to the discharge tray 19, and when the first original is copied, the transfer paper discharged is the lower one. Since it is a copy of the eyes, if you turn it upside down, you can turn over a large number of ejected transfer papers, and page alignment will be done from the first sheet.

The stack key 43 and the sort key 44 are publicly known ones without any explanation.

The double-sided copy key 42 for a double-sided original or a single-sided original is used when a double-sided copy is desired, and there are a case where a double-sided copy is performed from a double-sided original and a double-sided copy is performed.

The paper feed selection key 40 is used to select the paper feed tray (12, 13), and the display unit 49 displays A4 for the first paper feed tray.
However, B4 and A3 are in the second and third trays respectively.
Is set, and when the first stage is selected, the A4 display section is surrounded by a frame. If you want to select the second stage, press the paper feed selection key 40 to move the frame to the second stage, and
The step is selected.

There are an enlargement key and a reduction key (magnification setting key 41) for setting the magnification.
Percentage is displayed on the display unit 49. Then, for example, when "71%" is displayed, "A3 → A4" is also displayed to inform that the magnification is to reduce A3 to A4.

The ten keys 34 from 1 to 9,0 are used to set the number of sheets, and are displayed in the seven segments above the display unit 49.
The lower 7-segment display is for displaying the number of copies. Further, as described above, it is also used when the left and right blank keys 45 and 46 for adjusting the binding margin are pressed and the binding margin width is set by the 10 key 34. Although there is an enlargement / reduction key in the figure, it is also possible to use this key as one magnification key and input a desired% with the 10 key 34 while pressing this magnification key.

The interrupt key 35 is used when an urgent copy is required during copying. When the interrupt key 35 is pressed, the copy is interrupted, and when the emergency copy is performed, the interrupt key 35 is pressed again.
You can return to the previous mode and resume copying.

The description of the clear / stop key 36, the density adjustment key 38, and the print key 37 will be omitted.

The standard mode setting key 39 is used to change to a preset mode by pressing the key, for example, A4
If you set a magnification of 100% (actual size) in size, if the mode used by the previous person is A3 size 71% reduction ratio and double-sided copy sort mode, you do not have to cancel these. Therefore, by simply pressing the standard mode setting key 39, the magnification can be changed to 100% in A4 size.

The above is the description of the keys. In the case of the figure, the left blank and right blank keys 45, 46, the composite copy key 48, and the reverse discharge key 47 are not the keys that are always used, and therefore the lid is covered. .

Next, the display functions of the display units 49 and 50 which have not been described will be described.

The "confirm paper" display is turned on when the original and the transfer paper do not match, and of course, the magnification is also determined.

The display 4902 is lit when there is no paper in the paper feed tray.

A display 4903 is turned on when the back side is copied during double-sided copying.

Display 4903 indicates that there is transfer paper in the sorter bin.
It lights up when the stack or sort key is pressed, warning that it will not mix with the previously copied transfer paper.

A display 4904 is a display for warning that the manuscript has been forgotten.

The display 4905 lights up when the interrupt key 35 is pressed.

The display 5001 lights up during warm-up.

The display 5002 lights up when the warm-up is completed and the copy key 37 is pressed to start copying.

The display 5003 is displayed by a numeral when there is an abnormality in the machine. At this time, the display 5004 is also turned on and a serviceman call is made. This number makes it possible to identify the abnormal part,
It has the meaning of self-diagnosis. It can also be used to display the waiting time in minutes during the warm-up described above.

The display 5005 is lit when the door is open. When the sorter door is open, the display 5005,500
6,5007 lights up.

The indications 5008, 5009 are lit up when jammed,
In case of jam in sorter, display 5009, 5006
Lights up.

The display 5010 lights up when the key counter is not set.

The display 5011 is lit when the toner is insufficient.

The operation part of the ADF is shown in FIG. 5, which will be briefly described.

In the operation panel shown in FIG. 2B, the ADF key 51 is used to automatically feed a document, and the SADF key 52 is used to manually insert a document, both of which are well known.

The size unifying key 53 is a mode in which the original size is detected and the magnification is automatically set so as to match the transfer paper size in the selected paper feed tray. It is used when you want to unify.

An automatic paper feed selection (APS) key 54 is used to detect the size of a document and automatically select the transfer paper in the paper feed tray so that the set magnification is obtained.

The counter key 55 is used to display the number of originals.
Done by

The display panel shown in FIG.
A set confirmation display 58 that lights up when the document is not completely set, a document feed display 59 that lights up when copying is started when the document is set in the SADF mode, and the direction in which the document is inserted is designated and inserted. And a document insertion display 60 that is turned off.

Next, the display unit according to the present invention will be described. Display is CR
I'm using T. Figures 6 (a) to 6 (g) show the contents of the CRT screen.

In FIG. 6A, 61 indicates the size of the transfer paper, and scales 62 and 63 indicate the size value of the transfer paper. 64 is a part of the first original. Reference numeral 65 is a part of the second original. Further, 66 is a part of the third original. The character display below the scales 62 and 63 indicates the mode contents and the transfer paper size of each part of the document.

In FIG. 2B, 64 is a part of the first original, and 65 is a part of the second original, so that the first original is copied at the same size as indicated by the character display. The second original 65 is copied with a reduction of 93% as shown by the character display.

In FIG. 6C, 64a and 64b are parts of the first (same original) original.

In FIG. (D), 64 is a part of the first original, a frame is formed on the transfer paper, and a part 65 of the second original is copied to the part shown in the figure in a 93% reduction mode.
A portion 66 of the third original is copied in 115% magnification mode.

In FIG. 6 (e), 64 is a part of the first original. Reference numeral 65 is a part of the second original.

66 is a part of the third original. Although 65 and 66 partially overlap each other, 65 indicates that the copy is preferentially performed. Reference numeral 64 represents the same size, 65 represents the reduction of 93%, and 66 represents the position indicated by the copy.

In FIG. 6 (f), 64a and 64b are parts of the first original. Reference numeral 65 is a part of the second original. 6
4b and 65 have a partial overlap as in the case of FIG. 6 (e), but 65 is preferentially copied.

In FIG. 6G, 64a and 64b are parts of the first original. Reference numeral 65 is a part of the second original. 6
4b and 65 partially overlap, but 64a and 6
This is a case where it is necessary to copy either of them depending on the contents copied to 4b (when no priority order is set).

The examples on the CRT screen are shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (g). C
If RT is a color type, for example, if 64 is green, 65 is yellow, and 66 is red in FIG.
When the CRT is not a color type, 64 can be distinguished by a solid line, 65 by a broken line, and 66 by a dot-dash line. Figure
When there are priorities as shown in (e) and (f), it is possible to decide in advance from the highest priority such as red, yellow, blue, etc., or solid line, broken line, dash-dotted line, etc. is there.

The numbers in 64, 65 and 66 shown in FIG. For a color CRT, if the first manuscript is red, the second manuscript is yellow, and the third manuscript is blue, the numbers 64, 65, and 66 are unnecessary.

Next, the operation unit for image editing is shown in the block diagram of FIG. A pressure-sensitive sheet 67 that uses a pressure-sensitive sheet to detect the position of a document has signal lines for inputting and outputting matrix signals on the x-axis and the y-axis, and a scan signal from the I / O controller 68 in the block diagram. The position information can be input by. The I / O controller 68 is connected to a host μcpu described later via a data bus.

The original editing area is detected by the matrix information of the scan timing signal and the scan return signal of the pressed pressure sensitive sheet 67. The key group 69 connected to the area operation unit includes an edit start key, an edit end key, a priority key, an area shift key, (left, right, up, down),
Zoom key (up, down), color specification key (black, red,
It is composed of blue).

The key press is determined by the scan signal for detecting the key code and the scan signal when the key is pressed by the I / O controller 6
It depends on the matrix signal of the return signal returning to 8.

Explaining the operation section keys, the edit start key is a key for notifying the start of editing of the document, and unless this key is pressed, the position information of the pressure sensitive sheet 67 is canceled.

The edit end key is a key for notifying the end of the editing of the document, and when the key is pressed, the designation of the area is completed. If the edit end key is not pressed, it is possible to arbitrarily specify a plurality of areas in the document.

The priority key is pressed when a document is desired to be secured by giving priority to the overlap of regions when the regions of a plurality of documents are designated. When this key is pressed before, after, or during the area designation, the priority flag is set in the RAM that stores the number of documents.

The area shift key shifts the left, right, up, and down positions without changing the length of the frame of the specified area. The data in the y-axis direction of the data contents of the areas RAM and MAP shown in FIG. 8 are changed, and the position data updated when the shift key is released is stored.

With the 691 and 692 keys, the y-axis position data of RAM is updated.

With the 693 and 694 keys, the data of the x-axis position of RAM is updated.

The zoom key is a key to be pressed when changing the size of the image in the area frame, and can be instructed in the enlargement / reduction direction steplessly.

The color designation key is a key to be pressed when multicoloring is performed on copy paper.

The pressure sensitive sheet key determines the position information of the edit area frame and is effective while the edit end key after the edit start key is pressed, and is determined by the matrix signal of the x-axis and y-axis scan signals and the scan return signal. Judgment. Scan timing T _X1 and return signal T _y1 port signal
As the position information of x ₁ y ₁ , all the regions of T _xn and T _yn are scanned to determine the position.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the pressure sensitive sheet showing the x-axis and the y-axis, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the transfer paper is placed on the pressure sensitive sheet 67. The area surrounded by the four corners inside the transfer paper is an image editing area. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are diagrams showing the area shift state, and FIG. 12 is a RAM map at that time. In FIG. 7, 70 and 71 are drivers and 72
Is a comparator.

Next, the optical illumination unit will be described.

As one element for image editing, there are conversion of image size and image position on the copy screen. In the analog image editing / copying apparatus to which the present application belongs, it is achieved by an optical image projection apparatus (optical system).

In the copying apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the document placed on the document mounting glass 20 is illuminated by the light source 2, and the image of the document is projected in a slit shape on the photoconductor 9 by the mirror groups 3 to 6 and the lens 7. It

Further, the image of the original is continuously projected onto the photoconductor 9 by the first mirror 3 (speed υ) and the second mirror 4 which are integrated with the light source 2 relatively scanning the original.

Variable-magnification projection is used to convert the image size.

i) The magnification conversion in the mirror scanning direction is determined by the relative relationship between the surface speed υ ₀ of the photoconductor 9 and the first mirror scanning speed υ. If the magnification is m (This is not the case in a full-exposure copying machine such as flash exposure.) Ii) Magnification conversion in the direction perpendicular to the above i) (axial direction of the photosensitive drum) is performed by so-called zooming.

In the example of FIG. 1, a fixed focus lens is used. Move the lens 7 in the direction of the optical path by an amount (Δa) that matches the magnification m, and set the mirrors 5, 6
It is achieved by displacing and correcting the total path by Δl. If the focal length of the lens is f When using a zoom lens, correction of the total path can be omitted.

The image position conversion is achieved by the following means.

i) The position change in the mirror scanning direction is achieved by changing the relative positional relationship between the image and the transfer paper, that is, the contact timing of the transfer paper 10 to the photoconductor when the toner visible image formed on the photoconductor is transferred. (The timing relationship between the photoconductor and the transfer paper may be kept constant and the mirror scanning start timing may be changed.) Ii) Image position conversion in the direction orthogonal to the above i) is image projection by moving the lens in the direction orthogonal to the optical path. Achieved by position conversion.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the lens optical path. In FIG. 13, when the information in the partial range a of the original range A is exposed, the image is usually formed in the partial range b of the range B of the photoconductor. The photoconductor corresponds to copy paper or transfer paper. Now, when the lens 7 is moved by 1/2 in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis, the lens 7 is moved from the partial region b on the photoconductor to the partial region b ′ moved by the distance 1 in the moving direction of the lens 4. That is, by selecting the amount of movement of the lens in the direction orthogonal to the optical path, it is possible to arbitrarily select the image forming position on the photoconductor, in the first place, on the copy paper in the direction orthogonal to the movement direction of the copy paper.

If this is also used together with magnification conversion by moving the lens 7 along the optical axis, it is possible to perform variable magnification copying for changing copying magnification and composite copying at the same time. The amount of movement of the lens in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis is set by calculating the shift between the information position and the designated copy position by the control device and controlling the lens moving device by the signal.

As a structure for moving the lens, for example, FIG. 14 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lens base 73 for fixing the lens 7 is supported by the lens bracket 74, and
4 is screwed to a screw shaft 76 rotatably supported by an optical system frame 75, and the screw shaft 76 is reversibly rotated by a motor 77 directly or by a motor 77 via a belt or the like, so that the lens 7 is made to be an optical axis. Structures that move in orthogonal directions can be utilized. By guiding the movement of the lens bracket 74 by the guide bar 78 fixed to the optical system frame 75, the lens can be smoothly reciprocated without tilting. If the optical system frame 75 itself is screwed to a screw rod or the like to be movable in the optical axis direction in the same manner as in FIGS. 14 and 15, the magnification can be changed.

In addition to the method of controlling the feed timing of the copy paper and the control of the lens movement for the image position conversion, the original can be moved together with the original placing glass in one direction or two directions orthogonal to each other, and the original setting position is adjusted The method to do is also available.

Next, the control unit will be described.

FIG. 16 is a control block diagram of this copying machine. Reference numeral 600 is a microprocessor, 601 is a keyboard / display interface, 602 is a key and display element in the operation unit, 6
Reference numeral 03 is a control program, RO storing fixed data
M and 604 write control flags, copy data, etc.
A readable RAM, 605 is a video RAM for storing CRT display data, 606 is a CRT controller for fetching data from the above video RAM and controlling the display position, timing, etc. 607 is a character for converting the display data into a dot pattern A generator 608 converts the dot data into a video signal, outputs the signal to the CRT 609 at a timing, and 609 represents a CRT, 6
Reference numeral 10 is an input / output (I / O) interface, 611 is a buffer for each input in the copying machine, 612 is an edited image area operation unit, 613 is an input / output (I / O) interface, 614.
Is a driver, 615 is an erase unit, 616 is an optical axis moving motor, 617 is a developing drive clutch, 618 is a registration roller clutch, and 619 is a load of a storage tray paper feed clutch.

The entire copying machine is controlled by the control program stored in the ROM 603. The control program is roughly divided into two: one is a program (standby routine) for processing image edit input, copy mode input, etc., and one is a timing control program (copy routine) for the copy process load. The image editing inputs processed in the standby routine are the image area input from the area operation unit and the area layout input from the keyboard. As an example of the load, ON / OFF timing and the like of the erase unit, the optical axis moving motor, the developing drive clutch, the registration roller clutch, and the storage tray paper feeding clutch shown in FIG. 16 are controlled by the input data.

Image area data x ₁ x ₂ y ₁ y ₂ Area data after layout α ₁ α ₂ β ₁ β ₂ Erase data during normal copy X ₁ X ₂ Y ₁ Y ₂ Area data input at the beginning, area data after layout , If the erase data of normal copy is set to the above value (see FIGS. 17 (a) and (b)), erase unit: area data after layout and normal erase data Optical axis moving motor: image area data (y ₁ ) Post-Layout Data (β ₁ ) Registration Roller Clutch: Controlled by calculation of image area data (x ₁ ) and post-layout data (α ₁ ). The erase data calculation will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 (a) to 18 (c). FIG. 11A shows a state in which the image area data for each document input from the area operation unit 612 is stored in a specific address of the RAM 604.
The number of image areas for one document is not limited to two. In the same figure (b), the erase data at the time of normal copying is R for each size.
The state of being stored at a specific address of the OM 603 is shown.
Here, X ₁ and X ₂ are the number of clocks indicating the blinking timing of the erase unit, and Y ₁ and Y ₂ are each half of the selection data of the light emitting element in the erase unit. Same figure
(c) shows the calculated erase data for each document. Here, a is the number of clocks per unit length of α ₁ , and Y ₁ (β ₁ , β ₂ ) and Y ₂ (β ₁ , β ₂ ) are β ₁ ,
These are half and half data of the erase element selection data changed by β ₂ .

The amount of movement of the optical axis is represented by R (β ₁ -y ₁ ), and the value of R changes depending on the zoom magnification ratio when copying the image area. The registration roller clutch ON timing is a (α ₁ -x ₂ )
It is represented by + Z. a is the number of clocks per unit length of α ₁ , and Z is the number of registration roller clutch ON clocks during normal copying. The ON / OFF timing of the development drive clutch when there are multiple color development units is
It is changed depending on which unit is selected, and the unit corresponding to the input color is selected.
The storage tray paper feed clutch is driven at a timing to feed the transfer paper stored in the tray when the even-numbered image area is copied.

Reference numerals 620 to 622 are a resistor and a photo interrupter that detect a notch portion of a circular bun having a radial notch portion that rotates in synchronization with the photosensitive drum and emit a clock pulse. The timing of the copying machine is controlled by this pulse number.

Next, the image editing operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 19 shows that three kinds of composite copies are obtained by selecting one area from each of the three kinds of originals A, B, and C, and storing them in the sorter's first bin to third bin separately. FIG. 20 shows a flowchart of the operation at that time. For convenience of explanation, the selection areas of the originals A, B, and C in FIG. 19A are 1, the selection areas of the originals A, B, and C in FIG. , B, and C are set to 3, and the composite editing operation will be described.

In the flowchart of FIG. 20, first, the edit start key shown in FIG. 7 is pressed down and the edit area of the document A on the pressure-sensitive sheet 67 is pressed, so that the document A 3 shown in FIG. The edit area N of the portion is input to the RAM in the format as shown in FIG. 8 (101). Similarly, for the originals B and C, three editing areas N are input to the RAM (102 and 103), and finally the editing end key is pressed.

After inputting the edit areas of the three originals in the memory in this manner, the three originals are placed on the original replacement apparatus 1 and the print key 37 is pressed (104). As a result, the 16th
The μcpu 600 shown in the figure has N = 1 (105),
The copy operation of the editing area 1 of the original A is performed (106). That is, at the same time as the paper is fed from the paper feeding unit 12 or 13 (107), the document A is fed from the document replacing device 1 onto the document placing glass 20 of the copying machine.

Next, the photosensitive member 9 is charged and exposed by the optical scanning of the document (108). After that, the editing area 1 of the original A inputted previously is read out from the RAM, and the editing area 1 on the photoconductor 9 is read.
To erase the others, leaving the erase unit ON,
Timing control of OFF (109). As a result, the editing area 1 of the original A formed on the photoconductor 9 is developed, transferred to the fed transfer paper (110), and the copy obtained by fixing is stocked in the storage tray 30 (111).

After the copy of the editing area 1 of the original A is completed, N = 3 is determined (1
12) but N = 3, so this time N = 2 (11
As 3), a copy of the editing area 2 of the original A is accompanied with the second transfer paper (106).

Therefore, the second transfer paper is fed (107),
In the same manner as in the previous case, the photoconductor 9 is charged and the original A is exposed (108). This time, the editing area 2 of the original A is read from the RAM, and the ON / OFF of the erase unit is controlled in timing to control the photoconductor 9. The upper editing area 2 is left, the others are erased (109), developed and transferred and fixed (110), and a copy of the obtained editing area 2 of the original A is stocked in the storage tray 30 (111).

After N = 3 determination (112), N = 3 is set and the iterative process 10 is performed.
By executing steps 6 to 111, a copy of the editing area 3 of the original A obtained on the third transfer sheet is stocked in the storage tray 30 in the same manner as above.

Next, the N = 3 determination process (112) is passed in YES to set N = 1 (114), and the copy operation of the editing area N of the original B is performed (115). That is, the first copy stocked before the storage tray 30 is taken out and fed (116), and at the same time, the original A on the original placing glass 20 of the copying machine is ejected, and instead, the original replacement device 1 is used. The original B is fed onto the original placing glass 20 of the copying machine.

After that, similarly to the copy processing of the editing area N of the original A, first, the photosensitive member 9 is charged, and the exposure accompanying the optical scanning of the original is performed (117), and then the previously input original B is edited. The area 1 is read from the RAM and the erase area is left on the photoconductor 9 to erase the others, so that the erase unit is turned on and off at a timing control (118) to edit the original B formed on the photoconductor 9. The area 1 is developed, and the copy obtained by transferring (119) to the first transfer sheet on which the original A has been copied is fixed and stocked again in the storage tray 30 (120).

After the copy of the editing area 1 of the original B is completed, it is determined that N = 3 (1
21) but since N = 3, this time N = 2 (12
As 2), the editing area 2 of the original B is copied onto the second transfer sheet on which the original A is copied first, and the storage tray 3
Stock to 0 (115-120). Further, the same operation is repeated to copy the editing area 3 of the original document B onto the copied third transfer sheet of the original document A first, and then the storage tray 3 again.
Stock to 0.

After completion, the N = 3 determination process (112) is passed in YES to set N to 1 (113), and the copy operation of the editing area N of the original C is performed (115). That is, processing 126 to 12
Up to 8, the copying operation is performed in exactly the same manner as the copying operation in the case of the original B, and the obtained first composite copy shown in the edit 1 of FIG. 19A is stored in the first pin of the sorter (129). ).

After that, by repeating the processing of returning to the processing 124 through the processing 130 and 131, the edit 2 of FIG.
The composite copy of the second sheet shown in FIG. 3 and the composite copy of the third sheet shown in the edit 3 of FIG. 19 (c) are performed and stored in the second bin and the third bin of the sorter, respectively, and the editing process is completed.

Effect The present invention is as described above, and according to the present invention, there is an effect that the later classification work is unnecessary by guiding each edited content to a different stocker.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are views showing the internal structure of a copying machine, which is the premise of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a state in which a sorter is connected to the copying machine shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an operating section. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing
Figures 6 (a) and 6 (b) are plan views showing the display and operation unit of the ADF.
Figures (a) to (g) are views showing various states of the display section, FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the image editing area input section, FIG. 8 is a view showing the same RAM map, and FIG. 9 is a pressure-sensitive sheet. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which an original is placed on a pressure-sensitive sheet, FIG. 11
(a) and (b) are diagrams showing an image area shift state, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a RAM map at that time, FIG. 13, FIG. 14, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a positional relationship of lenses for image editing, FIG. 16 is a control block diagram of a copying machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
Figures (a) and (b) are diagrams showing the image area data and the image area.
8 (a), (b) and (c) are diagrams showing a RAM map relating to image area data and erase data, and FIGS. 19 (a), (b) and (c)
Is an explanatory view showing how to edit 1, 2, and 3 with respect to the originals A, B, and C, and FIGS. 20 (a) to 20 (c) are copying operation processing flow charts for obtaining a composite edited copy. 9: photoconductor, 10: charging device (charger), 8
...... Illumination exposure light system device, 11 …… Developing device, 615 ……
Erase device (erase unit), 30 ... Storage device (storage tray), 28 ... Switching device (first gate), 3
3 ... Sorter.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masafumi Kuno 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Within Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Masayuki Shinada 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Shares Inside the Ricoh Company (72) Inventor Hirofumi Yoshino 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Ricoh (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Nakajima 1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Ricoh

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A copying machine comprising means for reading image information by optically scanning an original and outputting an image, and means for inputting a desired edit area of an original image by a scanning input device to perform image editing. A means for sequentially inputting and storing a plurality of edit areas respectively from a plurality of originals; a means for performing a copying process of the stored edit areas on a transfer sheet to be fed and temporarily storing the same in a storage device; A copying machine comprising means for obtaining a composite copy by re-feeding paper from the storage device and performing a copy process on the stored edit area, and means for storing the obtained composite copy in different locations. .