Print system, printing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017223215-A1
Application number	US-201715493448-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2015
Publication date	Aug 3, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

If it is determined that a sheet on which image data of the front cover is to be printed is the particular sheet, a printing apparatus prints on sheets the image data of the body in an order from an end of the body toward a head of the body, discharges the printed sheets without reversing, finally prints image data of the front cover on the particular sheet, and discharges the particular sheet without reversing by the reversing unit, or firstly prints a mirror image of the image data of the front cover on the particular sheet, discharges the particular sheet without reversing, next prints on sheets the image data of the body in an order from the head of the body toward the end of the body, reverses these printed sheets and discharges these printed sheet.

First claim

1 - 12 . (canceled)

13 . A printing apparatus for generating a bookbinding product having body sheets and a cover sheet, comprising:
a receiver that receives first image data for the body sheets and second image data for the cover sheet; an image converter that converts the second image data into third image data that is mirrored image data of the second image data; an image forming unit that forms images on both sides of each of the body sheets based on the first image data and forms an image on one side of the cover sheet based on the second image data or the third image data; a saddle finisher that receives the body sheets and the cover sheet in turn from the image forming unit, performs a bookbinding process on a sheet bundle including the body sheets and the cover sheet to create the bookbinding product, and discharges the bookbinding product; a reversing mechanism, arranged in the image forming unit, that reverses a front and a back of the cover sheet and conveys the reversed cover sheet to the saddle finisher; a console unit that is operable to cause a user to input information regarding a type of the cover sheet; and a controller that determines whether or not the cover sheet is transparent based on the information regarding the type of the cover sheet and determines whether or not the cover sheet is able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism, wherein the controller causes the image forming unit to form the image on the one side of the cover sheet based on the third image data and causes the reversing mechanism to reverse the front and the back of the cover sheet in a case that it is determined that the cover sheet is transparent and that the cover sheet is able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism, and wherein the controller causes the image forming unit to form the image on the one side of the cover sheet based on the second image data and does not cause the reversing mechanism to reverse the front and the back of the cover sheet in a case that it is determined that the cover sheet is transparent and that the cover sheet is not able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism.

14 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the controller causes the image forming unit to form the image on the one side of the cover sheet based on the second image data and does not cause the reversing mechanism to reverse the front and the back of the cover sheet in a case that it is determined that the cover sheet is not transparent.

15 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the saddle finisher comprises:
a stacking unit that stacks the sheet bundle including the body sheets and the cover sheet; a protrusion member; and a folding roller, wherein the saddle finisher presses a center of the sheet bundle stacked on the stacking unit using the protrusion member into the folding roller to perform the bookbinding process.

16 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a scanner that reads a plurality of originals, wherein the receiver receives image data obtained by reading the plurality of originals by the scanner as the first image data and the second image data.

17 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the controller causes the reversing mechanism to convey the body sheets to the saddle finisher without reversing the body sheets.

18 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of sheet storage units that each store a sheet, wherein a first sheet storage unit of the plurality of sheet storage units stores the body sheets and a second sheet storage unit of the plurality of sheet storage units stores the cover sheet.

19 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the type of the cover sheet includes information regarding a thickness of the cover sheet.

20 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the type of the cover sheet includes information regarding a grammage of the cover sheet.

21 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the type of the cover sheet includes information regarding a color of the cover sheet.

22 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the type of the cover sheet includes information regarding a surface property of the cover sheet.

23 . The printing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the type of the cover sheet includes information regarding a gloss of the cover sheet.

24 . A printing apparatus connected to a saddle finisher that receives body sheets and a cover sheet in turn from a printing apparatus, performs a bookbinding process on a sheet bundle including the body sheets and the cover sheet to create a bookbinding product, and discharges the bookbinding product, the printing apparatus comprising:
a receiver that receives first image data for the body sheets and second image data for the cover sheet; an image converter that converts the second image data into third image data that is mirrored image data of the second image data; an image forming unit that forms images on both sides of each of the body sheets based on the first image data and forms an image on one side of the cover sheet based on the second image data or the third image data; a reversing mechanism, arranged in the image forming unit, that reverses a front and a back of the cover sheet and conveys the reversed cover sheet to the saddle finisher; a console unit that is operable to cause a user to input information regarding a type of the cover sheet; and a controller that determines whether or not the cover sheet is transparent based on the information regarding the type of the cover sheet and determines whether or not the cover sheet is able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism, wherein the controller causes the image forming unit to form the image on the one side of the cover sheet based on the third image data and causes the reversing mechanism to reverse the front and the back of the cover sheet in a case that it is determined that the cover sheet is transparent and that the cover sheet is able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism, and wherein the controller causes the image forming unit to form the image on the one side of the cover sheet based on the second image data and does not cause the reversing mechanism to reverse the front and the back of the cover sheet in a case that it is determined that the cover sheet is transparent and that the cover sheet is not able to be reversed by the reversing mechanism.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Unno Koichi

Classifications

• B65H2301/33312

  forward reverse rollers pairs · CPC title

• G06K15/023

  for printing on transparent media · CPC title

• H04N1/00631

  Ejecting or stacking (H04N1/00641 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/3247 Primary

  Changing the arrangement of data in a page, e.g. reversing the order to produce a mirror image · CPC title

• H04N1/0032

  with a medium handling apparatus, e.g. a sheet sorter (handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets B65H) · CPC title