Print apparatus, method for controlling print apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651911-B2
Application number	US-201514968748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A print apparatus that binds sheets at corners includes printing images onto the sheets, performing binding processing at specified corners using any of a first binding unit that performs the binding processing by being displaced to a plurality of positions and a second binding unit that performs the binding processing at a fixed single position, reversing the sheets via a conveyance path provided for reversing the sheets, and controlling permitting execution of the binding processing using the first or the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used are sheets of a type permitted to be reversed, and permitting execution of the binding processing using the first binding unit while prohibiting execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used are sheets of a type prohibited from being reversed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A print apparatus that binds sheets at corners thereof after images are printed onto the sheets, the print apparatus comprising:
a print unit configured to print images onto the sheets;
a sheet binding unit configured to perform binding processing at specified corners using any of a first binding unit that performs the binding processing by being displaced to a plurality of positions, and a second binding unit that performs the binding processing at a fixed single position;
a reversing unit configured to reverse the sheets via a conveyance path provided for reversing the sheets; and
a control unit configured to cause the binding processing to be performed on the sheets that are not reversed by the reversing unit in a case where the binding processing is performed at predetermined corners using the first binding unit, and cause the binding processing to be performed on the sheets that are reversed by the reversing unit in a case where the binding processing is performed at the predetermined corners using the second binding unit,
wherein the control unit further permits execution of the binding processing using the first binding unit or the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used when the print unit prints the images are sheets of a type permitted to be reversed by the reversing unit, and permits execution of the binding processing using the first binding unit while prohibiting execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used when the print unit prints the images are sheets of a type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit.

2. The print apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a setting of print processing,
wherein, when the reception unit receives the setting of the print processing, the control unit, in a case where execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit is specified for the print processing in advance, controls the reception unit to prevent the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit from being specified as the sheets to be used in the print processing.

3. The print apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a setting of print processing,
wherein, when the reception unit receives the setting of the print processing, the control unit, in a case where printing the images onto the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit is specified for the print processing in advance, controls the reception unit to prevent the binding processing with use of the second binding unit from being specified.

4. The print apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit permits, in a case where the specified corners are corners where the binding processing with use of the second binding unit can be performed without requiring the sheets to be reversed by the reversing unit execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit even when the sheets to be used when the print unit prints the images are the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit.

5. The print apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a setting of print processing,
wherein, when the reception unit receives the setting of the print processing, the control unit controls, in a case where execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit is specified for the print processing in advance and the corners specified in advance are corners where the binding processing with use of the second binding unit can be performed with the aid of the reversal of the sheets by the reversing unit, the reception unit so as to prevent the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit from being specified as the sheets to be used in the print processing.

6. The print apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive a setting of print processing,
wherein, when the reception unit receives the setting of the print processing, the control unit controls, in a case where execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit is specified for the print processing in advance and printing the images onto the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit is specified for the print processing in advance, the reception unit so as to prevent corners where the binding processing with use of the second binding unit can be performed with the aid of the reversal of the sheets by the reversing unit from being specified.

7. The print apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit, in a case where the print unit prints the images onto both sides of the sheets and the sheets to be used in this printing are the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit, cancels print processing by the print unit.

8. The print apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reception unit configured to receive print data from an external apparatus,
wherein, when the print unit prints the images based on the received print data, the control unit cancels the printing of the images based on the received print data, in a case where printing the images with use of the sheets of the type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing unit is specified and the execution of the binding processing with use of the second binding unit is specified as settings of this print data.

9. A method for controlling a print apparatus that binds sheets at corners thereof after images are printed onto the sheets, the method for controlling the print apparatus comprising:
printing images onto the sheets;
performing binding processing at specified corners using any of a first binding unit that performs the binding processing by being displaced to a plurality of positions, and a second binding unit that performs the binding processing at a fixed single position;
reversing the sheets via a conveyance path provided for reversing the sheets; and
performing control to cause the binding processing to be performed on the sheets that are not reversed by the reversing in a case where the binding processing is performed at predetermined corners using the first binding unit, and cause the binding processing to be performed on the sheets that are reversed by the reversing in a case where the binding processing is performed at the predetermined corners using the second binding unit,
wherein the control further includes permitting execution of the binding processing using the first binding unit or the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used when the printed images are sheets of a type permitted to be reversed by the reversing, and permitting execution of the binding processing using the first binding unit while prohibiting execution of the binding processing using the second binding unit in a case where the sheets to be used when the images are printed are sheets of a type prohibited from being reversed by the reversing.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a print apparatus, the method comprising:
printing images onto the sheets;
performing binding processing at specified corners using any of a first binding unit that performs the binding processing by being displaced to a plurality of positions, and a second binding unit that performs the binding processing at a fixed single position;
reversing the sheets via a conveyance path provided for reversing the

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Kanamoto Yoshiji

Classifications

• G03G15/6541 Primary

  Binding sets of sheets, e.g. by stapling, glueing · CPC title

• G03G2215/00864

  Plural selectable binding modes · CPC title

• G03G2215/00827

  Stapler · CPC title

• G03G15/6544

  Details about the binding means or procedure · CPC title

• G03G2215/00818

  Punch device · CPC title