JPS61162061A - Control system of copying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the handling of a copying machine sharply by storing a using schedule, controlling the ON/OFF of the copying machine by a real time clock in accordance with a working setting time and a working schedule, and if a prescribed operation input other than the schedule is applied, turning ON/OFF a power supply of the copying machine. CONSTITUTION:The real time clock 4 setting up one time by an alarm and outputting date data and time data and a schedule memory 5 storing the OFF time of the copying machine and holiday information in a year are backed up by a battery 6. Therefore, the real time clock 4 and the schedule memory 5 are always driven and their stored data can be held independently of the supply of electric power to the control device. An alarm signal ALM outputted from the real time clock 4 at a set alarm time and a 1min clock CP1 outputted at every minute are applied to an input terminal P1 and an interruption input terminal INT respectively. An I/O circuit 7 connects/disconnects an AC power supply 10 to/from a copying machine driving system 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a control method for a copying machine, and particularly to a control method for a copying machine that can automate the on/off operation of the copying machine.

[Prior art] Copying machines that apply the commonly used electrophotographic process operate immediately when the power switch is turned on to control the temperature of the fixing heater, initialize the photoreceptor, etc. I couldn't do it.

A warm-up period of several minutes is usually required.

Therefore, there has been a problem that businesses using the copying machine cannot use the copying machine immediately even if the power is turned on at the start of business.

Also, if you turn off the copier at the end of the day,
In addition to consuming unnecessary power, various parts of the copying machine become fatigued, making them more likely to malfunction or creating situations that are unfavorable from a safety standpoint.

[Purpose] The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and provides a control for a copying machine that can automatically turn on and off the copying machine according to the operating time and also provide convenience for the user. The purpose is to provide a method.

[Configuration] In order to achieve this object, the present invention stores the usage schedule of the copying machine, provides a real-time clock, and controls the copying machine on and off according to the set operating time and the operating schedule. When a predetermined operation input is received, the copying machine is turned on and turned off at a predetermined time.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a control device for a copying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 has an execution processing program that controls each part of the copying machine stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2, and a work area is a RAM (Random Access Memory 1). Month 3 is set, and it receives signals from various parts of the copying machine via an input/output circuit (not shown) and outputs control signals.

a real-time clock 4 that can set an alarm for one time and output date data and time data;
The schedule memory 5, which stores the copier's off time and yearly holiday information, is backed up by the variance 6. Therefore, the real-time clock 4 and the schedule memory 5 change depending on whether or not power is supplied to this control device. It always operates and its stored data is retained. Also, an alarm signal A is output from the real-time clock 4 at the set alarm time.
LM and 1 minute lock CP1 output every minute are:
They are respectively applied to the input terminal P1 and the interrupt input terminal INT of the CPUI.

The input/output circuit 7 is connected to a solid state relay 9 via a driver 8, and the solid state relay 9 connects and disconnects an AC power source 10 to the copying machine drive system 11. The copying machine drive system 11 consists of parts that consume a large amount of power in the copying machine, such as a lamp regulator that lights an exposure lamp, a heater regulator that lights a fixing heater, and a main motor driver that drives a photoreceptor.

The input/output circuit 12 includes an operation display section 13 that forms a man-machine interface (user interface) between the copying machine and the operator.
An example of the operation display section 13 is shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in Figure 1, the operation display section 13 includes a print key 13a for commanding the copying machine to start copying, a numeric keypad 13b for setting and inputting the number of copies, and a keypad 13b for canceling the set number and interrupting the operation of the copying machine. a clear/stop key 13c, a mode key 13d for setting each mode to be described later, and a set number display 13e for displaying the number set with the numeric keypad 13a.

Copy number display 13f that displays the number of completed copies
, month indicator 13g that displays "January of the current date."

A day indicator 13h that displays the 1st day of the date; an hour indicator 131 that displays the hour of the current time. It consists of a minute display 13j that displays "1 minute of the current time" and a day of the week display 13k that displays the "day of the week" of the current day.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the internal structure of the real-time clock 4. As shown in the figure, this real-time clock 4 is a one-chip semiconductor device (such as RP5G15 manufactured by Ricoh).
It is equipped with one alarm register and can set one alarm time in 24-hour or 12-hour format. In addition, since this control device sets the on-time of the copying machine to this alarm time, the real-time clock 4 is operated in a 24-hour clock in this case.

In the figure, 4a is an oscillator that generates a predetermined frequency signal from the output of an external crystal oscillator, 4b is a frequency divider that divides the output of oscillator 4a to generate multiple types of clock pulses, and 4c is alarm data. Alarm register for storing 4d is seconds and minutes, hours and weeks.

4e is a comparator that detects when the data of alarm register 4c and counter 4d match, and the output of comparator 4e is passed through alarm output circuit 4f and output transistor. , is output as an alarm signal ALM. Note that the week digit of the counter 4d represents the day of the week of the current day, and in this case, the value is 0 to 6 and represents Sunday to Saturday.

4g is a clock output circuit for outputting to the outside the clock pulse designated by the clock selection circuit 4h from among the plurality of clock pulses output from the frequency divider 4b; One minute lock pulse CP1 is selected and output to CPU t.

41 is a clock hold circuit for stopping the clock supply to the counter 4d during adjustment operation.

4j is an adjustment hold circuit for disabling the counting operation of the counter 4d during adjustment operation.

4h is an address decoder for selecting a register corresponding to address data added from the address bus;
1 is a bus controller for controlling the operation of the data bus, and 4m is a control circuit for controlling the overall operation of the real-time clock 4.

Further, cs and cs are chip select signals for specifying the real-time clock 4, and RD and l are a write signal and a read signal that are activated when reading data from the real-time clock 4 and when writing data, respectively. , these signals CS, C
5, RD, and l are output from the CPU 1 to set the operation of the real-time clock 4, store data in each register, and read data arbitrarily from each register.

Note that the details of the operation of the real-time clock 4 are not directly related to the present invention, so a description thereof will be omitted.

Now, in this embodiment, mode 1 is to set the day of the week that is a regular holiday in one week, that is, the day of the week, mode 2 is to set annual holidays other than days of the week, mode 3 is to set the on time of the copying machine, and mode 3 is to set the copy machine's on time. Mode 4 to set the machine off time. A mode 10 in which the copying machine is turned on on a set day of the week or a holiday or at a time outside the range from a set on time to an off time, and a mode 11 in which the copying machine is forcibly turned off are provided.

Then, the operator presses the mode key 13d and the numeric keypad 13a.
Each mode can be set by turning them on at the same time or in succession for a very short period of time.

Settings for each data are input by operations as described below.

In the setting operation, the numeric keypad 13b is basically used as a means to input the day of the week, holiday, on time, and off time, and the input data is displayed on the set number display 13.
e or displayed on the number of copies display 13f. This display data can be displayed by pressing the print key 13a.
The data is input as valid data by the PUI and stored in a predetermined storage area.

Further, when the clear/stop key 13c is pressed, the display data is cleared.

In the old CP, storage areas of the schedule memory 5 are allocated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In other words, the day of the week table that stores the days of the week is '5.
000H (H represents a hexadecimal number; the same applies below) to 50
7 bytes of 061 (off time "hour" data "minute"
Assign the data to 5200H and 5201H, respectively.
In addition, 51001 (-518FH has 16
A holiday table from January to December consisting of part-time workers is allocated. In addition.

The storage area where the data stored in each table is 0 is
Indicates that it has been cleared.

The reason for allocating 16 bytes to the holiday table for each month is that in normal business offices where copying machines are installed, there are often two days off a week or two days off every other week, so August has many holidays. This is because approximately 16 days, excluding regular holidays, are considered sufficient even in December and January. Naturally, the size of the holiday table is not limited to this.

Furthermore, since one week consists of seven days of the week, seven bytes are sufficient for the day of the week table. Normally, it is not considered that all days of the week are days of the week, so 4 bytes may be sufficient for this day of the week table. In addition, in the body day table,
Data 1 to 7 representing Sunday to Saturday is stored. Furthermore, the "hour" of the off time is up to 23:00 (24:00 is 0:00), and the "1 minute" is up to 59 minutes, so "1 o'clock" and "minute" can be expressed as two decimal digits. Even in the case of representation, each digit can be represented by 4 bits, so 1 byte is sufficient.

The CPU 1 cyclically executes the main routine of the control program stored in the ROM 2, inputs information from each part of the copying machine, and performs predetermined copying control and various auxiliary processes based on the results. Execute.

Next, the subroutine 5 shown in FIG. 6 sets the day of the week.
The explanation will be based on UBI.

The CPU changes from the main routine to this subroutine 5U.
When BI is called, first, the variable N is initialized to 0 (21). At this point, the mode key 13d is pressed (the result of judgment 22 is YES), and if the input data from the numeric keypad 13b is "1" ( If the result of judgment 23 is YES), the process shifts to mode 1 processing after judgment 24.

That is, until the clear/stop key 13c is pressed (until the result of judgment 24 changes from NO to YES), the data in the storage area where the value of variable N is added to the first address 5000H of the day of the week table is stored. Number of copies display 13f
(Process 25).

Therefore, when the value of the variable N is O, the body day data stored first in the body day table is displayed. At this time, if no day of the week has been set yet, r
oooJ is displayed.

In this state, when the numeric keypad 13b is operated until the print key 13a is pressed (No loop of judgment 28), the input data is displayed on the copy number display 13f. (process 27
).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the display data on the copy display 13f is transferred to (500) on the day of the week table.
04N) Store at address H (process 29). At this time, if there is an operation on the numeric keypad 13b in the No loop of judgment 28, the contents of the (5000+N)1 (address body day table) are rewritten with the input data, and if there is no operation, the same data is written.

Next, the variable N is incremented (30), and if the value of the variable N exceeds 6 (the result of judgment 31 is YE).
S) Since the processing has been completed for the entire body day of the week table, this subroutine 5UBI is exited, and until then, the process returns to judgment 24 and the same processing is sequentially repeated for each storage area of the body day of the week table.

Therefore, when the operator presses the mode key 13d and "1" on the numeric keypad 13b at the same time, the mode shifts to mode 1, and the first data of the day of the week table is displayed.
If the content does not need to be changed, press the print key 13a; if you want to change it, enter the data to be changed from the numeric keypad 13b to update the display, then press the print key 1.
When 3a is pressed, the contents of the day of the week table are rewritten.

If you just want to view the contents of the day of the week table.

It is sufficient to repeatedly press only the print key 13a without operating the numeric keypad 13b. Furthermore, to end mode 1, it is sufficient to press the print key 13a seven or more times or to press the clear/stop key 13c.

The operator interaction process in this subroutine 5UBI is the basis of the operator interaction process in other subroutines described below.

In this way, you can set the day of the week.

The annual holidays other than the days of the week are set by subroutine 5UB2 shown in FIG.

First, the mode key 13d is pressed (judgment 4
If the result of 1 is YES), if the numeric keypad 13b is operated and the input data is 2 (judgment 42), the mode is shifted to mode 2, and if the numeric keypad 13b is further operated from 1 to 12 (
(Result of judgment 43 is YES) The input data is set as variable MON.
The variable MONTH is substituted into TH (process 44), and the contents of this variable MONTH are displayed on the set number display 13e (process 45).

Then, the pointer TBPTH indicating the first address of each month in the holiday table is set to the first address of the month indicated by the variable MONTH (process 46), the variable N is initialized to 0 (process 47), and the clear l stop key is set. The following process is repeatedly executed until 13c is pressed (Judgment 4)
8 No loop).

That is, first, the contents of the holiday table at address (TBPTR+N)H are displayed on the copy count display 13f (process 49). Therefore, if the value of the variable N is O, the first setting data of the holiday table for the month indicated by the pointer TBPTR will be displayed, and at this time, if no holidays have been set for that month, roooJ will be displayed. be done.

In this state, when the numeric keypad 13b is operated until the print key 13a is pressed (No loop of judgment 52), the input data is displayed on the copy number display 13f. (processing 51
).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the data displayed on the copy display 13f is transferred to (TBPT) of the holiday table.
R+N) is stored at address H (processing 53). At this time, if there is an operation on the numeric keypad 13b in the No loop of judgment 52, the contents of the holiday table at address (TBPTR+N)H are rewritten with the input data, and if there is no operation, the same data is written.

Next, the variable N is incremented (54), and if the value of the variable N exceeds 16 (the result of the judgment 55 is Y).
ES) Exit from this subroutine 5UB2 since processing for all of the holiday tables for that month has been completed.

Until then, the process returns to decision 48 and repeats the same process for each storage area of the holiday table for that month.

Therefore, when the operator presses the mode key 13d and "2" on the numeric keypad 13b at the same time, the mode shifts to mode 2,
Next, when you enter the month in which you want to set a holiday using the numeric keypad 13b, the first data in the holiday table for that month will be displayed. If the contents do not need to be changed, press the print key 13a, and if you want to change them, press the print key 13a. When the user inputs data to be changed from the numeric keypad 13b to update the display and then presses the print key 13a, the contents of the holiday table are rewritten.

Moreover, when only viewing the contents of the holiday table, it is sufficient to input the desired month from the numeric keypad 13b and then repeatedly press only the print key 13a. Further, to end mode 2, it is sufficient to press the print key 13a 17 times or more or to press the clear/stop key 13c.

In this way, you can set holidays for each month, and by sequentially performing the setting operation for each month, you can set holidays for the year.

Next, a process for setting the on time of the copying machine will be explained. This process is performed using the subroutine 5LIB3 shown in FIG.
done by.

First, the mode key 13d is pressed (judgment 6
If the result of 1 is YES), the numeric keypad 13b is operated and the input data is 3 (judgment 62), it shifts to mode 3, reads out the contents of the alarm register 4c from the real-time clock 4, and displays the hour indicator 13i and minutes. vessel 13j
(Process 63) and causes the hour display 13i to blink (Process 64).

In this state, when the numeric keypad 13b is operated until the print key 13a is pressed (No loop of judgment 67), the display contents of the hour display 13i are rewritten with the input data. (Process 66).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the blinking of the hour display 13i is stopped at that point, and the display data is written into the alarm register 4c of the real-time clock 4 (process 68). At this time, if there is an operation on the numeric keypad 13b in the No loop of judgment 67, the stored data in the digit "r" in the alarm register 4c is rewritten with the input data, and if there is no operation, the same data is written.

Next, the minute display 13j is blinked (process 69), and in this state until the print key 13a is pressed (judgment 7)
2 No loop), when the numeric keypad 13b is operated (
(If the result of judgment 70 is YES) With that input data, the hour indicator 1
The display contents of 3j are rewritten (processing 71).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the blinking of the minute display 13j ends at that point and the displayed data is written to the alarm register 4c of the real-time clock 4 (process 73).At this time, in the NO loop of judgment 72, the numeric keypad is If there is an operation at 13b, the stored data in the 1 minute digit of the alarm register 4c is rewritten with the input data, and if there is no operation, the same data is written.

Therefore, when the operator presses the mode key 13d and "3" on the numeric keypad 13b at the same time, the mode shifts to mode 3 and 1.
The set on time is displayed on the hour display 13i and the minute display 13j, and the hour display 13i blinks. If the contents of the "1 o'clock" digit of the on time do not need to be changed, press the print key 13a; if you wish to change it, enter the data from the numeric keypad 13b to update the display, and then press the print key 13a. When pressed, the on time “
The contents of the "hour" digit are rewritten.

Next, the minute display 13j blinks, and the contents of the 1 minute digit are changed by the same operation as for the hour digit. Also.

If only the ON time is to be viewed, it is sufficient to set and confirm mode 3 and then press the print key 13a twice in succession. This allows exiting from mode 3.

In this way, the on time can be set. In this case, the contents of the "month" and "1 minute" digits of the alarm register 4C are not set, so "0" is stored in the data of these digits.

Next, a process for setting the off time of the copying machine will be explained. This processing is performed by the sub blue 5UB4 shown in FIG.

First, the mode key 13d is pressed (judgment 8
If the result of 1 is YES), the numeric keypad L3b is operated and the input data is 4 (judgment 82), the mode shifts to mode 4, the contents of the storage areas 52008 to 5201H of the schedule memory 5 are read out, and the hour display 13i is displayed. and is displayed on the minute display 13j (process 83), and the hour display 13
i is made to blink (process 84).

In this state, when the numeric keypad 13b is operated until the print key 13a is pressed (NO loop of judgment 87), the display contents of the hour indicator 13i are rewritten with the input data. (Process 86).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the blinking of the hour indicator 13i is stopped at that point, and the display data is written into the storage area 5200H of the schedule memory 4 (process 88). At this time, if the numeric keypad 13b is operated in the NO loop of judgment 87, the stored data in the "hour" digit of the alarm register 4c is rewritten with the input data.
If there is no operation, the same data will be written.

Next, the minute display 13j is made to blink (process 89), and in this state until the print key 13a is pressed (judgment 9)
2 NO loop), when the numeric keypad 13b is operated (
(Result of judgment 90 is YES) With that input data, hour indicator 1
The display contents of 3j are rewritten (process 91).

When the print key 13a is pressed, the blinking of the minute display 13j ends at that point, and the display data is written into the storage area 5201H of the schedule memory 4 (process 93). If the numeric keypad 13b is operated, the stored data in the "minute" digit of the alarm register 4C is rewritten with the input data.
If there is no operation, the same data will be written.

Therefore, when the operator presses the mode key 13d and "4" on the numeric keypad 13b at the same time, the mode shifts to mode 4,
The set off time is displayed on the hour display 13i and the minute display 13j, and the hour display 13i blinks. If the contents of the "1 o'clock" digit of the off time do not need to be changed, press the print key 13a; if you wish to change it, enter the data from the numeric keypad 13b to update the display, and then press the print key 13a. When pressed, the off time 1
The contents of the "hour" digit are rewritten.

Next, the minute display 13j blinks, and the contents of the "minute" digit are changed by the same operation as for the "1 o'clock" digit. Moreover, if only the off-time viewing is desired, the print key 13a may be pressed twice in succession after setting and confirming mode 4. This allows exiting from mode 4.

In this way, the off time can be set.

As described above, the days of the week, holidays, on time, and off time are set and stored in their corresponding storage areas.

Next, the on/off control of the copying machine using the CPU will be explained.

The on control of the copying machine is performed by subroutine 5 shown in FIG.
It is based on UB5. This subroutine Sυ85
determines the state of the alarm signal ALM output from the real-time clock 4 at its entrance (judgment 1
01), if the alarm signal ALM is in the on state when called from the main routine, this on control is performed.

First, the week digit data of the counter 4d of the real-time clock 4, that is, the day of the week data DVK is read out (processing 1
02). This day of the week data DIIK is from 0 to
Since it takes a value of 6, the value is updated by adding 1 to match the data stored in the day of the week table (103), and a search is made to see if there is anything in the day of the week table that matches this updated day of the week data DWK. (process 104).

Then, in this process 104, if something matching the day of the week data DWK is found in the day of the week table (judgment 105)
(result is YES), since it is the day of the week at this time, return immediately without setting the copying machine to the on mode.

Further, if the result of the judgment 105 is NO, a process 106) of reading the data of the "month" digit and the "1st" digit from the counter 4d of the real-time clock 4 is performed, and the month/day data consisting of these two data is added to the holiday table. A search is made to see if there is a DTT (process 107).

If, in this processing 107, data matching the month/day data DTT is found in the holiday table (result of judgment 108 is YES), the process returns without turning the copying machine into the on mode, since this is a holiday.

And because otherwise it's not a holiday.

Turn on the solid state relay 9 and turn on the copier drive system 11.
The AC power supply 10 is turned on to put the copying machine into a standby state.

This puts the copying machine into a warm-up state. Therefore, by setting the on-time to a time earlier than the start time of the office by the warm-up time, the copying machine can be used immediately at the start time of the office.

Next, the off control of the copying machine will be explained. This off control is performed based on subroutine 5UBI shown in FIG.

This subroutine 5UBI uses the real-time clock 4
This is a part of the interrupt processing that is called every time the one-minute lock pulse CPI is applied to the interrupt input terminal INT.
Includes time display processing.

That is, first, the time display routine TDISP is called to update the displayed time, and then whether or not the copier is in the on mode, in which the power is turned on, is determined based on the state of the status flag, etc. that stores the internal operating state. If the result of this judgment 110 is NO, the process immediately returns.

If the result of judgment 110 is YES, real time.

Read the data of the "hour" digit and the "1 minute" digit from the counter 4d of the clock 4, process this as time data DTM (111), and read the data of the 5200H of the schedule memory 5.
The off time is read from ~5201H, this is used as time data DTO (process 112), and time data DTM and D
The TOs are compared (determination 113) to determine whether they match.

If the result of this judgment 113 is YES, it is the off time and the solid state relay 9 is turned off (processing 114
).

In this manner, when the off time comes while the copying machine is in the on mode, the supply of AC power 10 to the copying machine drive system 11 is cut off, and the copying machine is turned off.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the time display routine TDISP. In this time display routine TDISP, minute data is obtained from the counter 4d of the real-time clock 4.

The hour data, day data, month data, and day of the week data are read out in sequence, and each time the minute display 13j, hour display 13i,
Day indicator 13h, month indicator 13g and day of the week indicator 13
They are re-displayed in k.

In this way, the copier can be turned on and off automatically based on the business schedule of the business.

By the way, once you set it like this, you can automatically turn on and off the copying machine according to the schedule for one year, but if you think about using the copying machine after hours, etc., because all on/off is controlled by the CPU, if this happens. It is also necessary to give some kind of signal to the old CP.

Modes 10 and 11 are processes applicable to such cases, and are shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, respectively.

First, when the subroutine 5UB6 is called from the main routine, the mode key 13d is pressed (the result of judgment 121 is YES), and the numeric keypad 13b is operated and the input data is 10 (the result of judgment 122 is YES). YES'), shifts to mode 10, reads the current time from the real-time clock 4, and determines whether the time is between the on time and the off time (judgment 12
3).

If the result of this judgment 123 is NO, the current time is stored in the storage area indicated by the label ITIME in the RAM 3 (124), since it was turned on outside of the specified time, and the solid state relay 9 is turned on to AC power source 10 is supplied to 11 (process 125).

Further, if the result of the determination 123 is YES, since the operation was performed on a holiday, the process branches to process 125 and the solid state relay 9 is turned on.

In this way, the copier can be turned on after hours or on holidays.

When the subroutine 5UB7 is called from the main routine, the mode key 13d is pressed (the result of judgment 131 is YES), and the numeric keypad 13b is operated and the input data is 11 (the result of judgment 132 is YES).
S), Shift to mode 11 and immediately turn off solid relay 9 133), AC power supply 1 to copying machine drive system 11
0 supply is cut off and the copier is turned off.

Also, if mode 11 is not selected when subroutine 5UB7 is called (determination 131 or determination 1
32), the current time is read from the real-time clock 4 and compared with the time stored in the label ITIMH of the RAM 3 (processing 134).
).

If the time difference is one hour or more (result of judgment 135 is YES), it is further judged whether the current time is included between the set on time and off time (136), this judgment 136 If the result is NO, the process branches to process 133 and the AC power supply 10 to the copying machine drive system 11 is
supply will be stopped.

As a result, when mode 11 is selected, the power is turned off immediately, and when it is forcibly turned on in mode 10, if more than an hour has passed and the time is outside the range between the on time and off time. The copier will be turned off if the

In this way, the copying machine can be turned on and off according to schedules other than those set, which further improves the usability of the copying machine.

[Effects] As explained above, according to the present invention, the usage schedule of the copying machine is stored, a real-time clock is provided, and the copying machine is controlled to turn on and off according to the operating set time and the operating schedule. Since the power of the copying machine is turned on and off when a predetermined operation input is received, there is an advantage that the copying machine can be automatically turned on and off and its usability can be greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of an operation display section,
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a real-time clock, Figure 4 is a memory map diagram showing storage allocation of schedule memory, Figure 5 is a memory map diagram showing an example of a holiday table, and Figure 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a holiday table. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing subroutine 5UB2, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing subroutine 5UB3.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is subroutine 5UB.
4, and FIG. 10 is the subroutine 5.
11 is a flowchart showing subroutine 5UBI; FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing subroutine TDISP; FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing subroutine 5UB6;
The figure is a flowchart showing subroutine 5UB7. 1...CPU (central processing unit), 2...ROM
(read-only memory), 3... RAM (random access memory), 4... real-time clock, 5... schedule memory, 6... battery,
7.12... Input/output circuit, 8... Driver, 9...
・Solid state relay. l3...Operation display section. 10. -＼ Agent Patent Attorney Crest 1) 緘、゛）゛し／ Figure 1, page 4, Figure 5, figure 6, 7rs! J Page 8 No. 9 Figure 10 Figure 11

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) An input means for setting and inputting the operating range time and operating schedule of the copying machine, a storage means for storing the operating range time and operating schedule set from the input means, and a clock means for generating date and time data. , a power on/off means for turning on and off the power to the drive system of the copying machine; and a power on/off means for turning on/off the power to the drive system of the copying machine; 1. A method for controlling a copying machine, comprising: a control means for controlling the power on/off means in response to a predetermined input operation, as well as controlling the power on/off means even outside the operating range time and operation schedule. (2) A control system for a copying machine according to claim 1, wherein the storage means and clock means are backed up by a battery. (3) In claim 1, the control means turns on the power on/off means to drive the copying machine when a predetermined ON operation is input in addition to the operation range time and the operation schedule. A copying machine control method characterized by turning on power to the system. (4) In claim 3, when the control means is turned on outside the operating range time and the operating schedule, the control means turns off the power on/off means after a predetermined time has elapsed, and also turns off the power supply. A control method for a copying machine, characterized in that the power on/off means is not turned off when the time is included in the operating range time.