Image forming apparatus and computer-readable recording medium storing program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802435-B2
Application number	US-201615238794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2016
Priority date	Sep 3, 2015
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A control portion of an image forming apparatus creates an image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition of the images of the pages on the sheets so that the scores formed on the sheets are on the external surface of the center-folded sheets, for the sheets each having a size twice the size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, when a book-body stacking portion accommodates the sheets center-folded by a folding portion along scores formed for every sheet from a predetermined direction by a scoring portion for each of the sheets having the images formed thereon by the image forming portion, and a bookbinding portion uses a glue-on cover to perform case binding of a bundle of the sheets glued to the side of the spine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming portion configured to form images on sheets, in accordance with an image list defining order of the images of pages to be formed on the sheets of a case-bound booklet so that the sheets are bound in order of the pages; and
a control portion configured to create the image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition of the images of the pages on the sheets so that the scores formed on the sheets are on the external surface of the center-folded sheets, for the sheets each having a size twice the size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, in a case where a book-body stacking portion accommodates the sheets center-folded by a folding portion along scores formed for every sheet from a predetermined direction by a scoring portion on one side of each of the sheets having the images formed thereon by the image forming portion, and a bookbinding portion uses a glue-on cover to thereby perform case binding of a bundle of the sheets glued to a side of a spine.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control portion changes order of forming images on the sheet by the image forming portion so that a position of the score to be formed by the scoring portion is set to a position corresponding to the side of the spine of the glue-on cover.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
in a case where the image forming portion forms the images on the sheets which cannot be subjected to formation of the score by the scoring portion or subjected to center-folding by the folding portion, the control portion creates the image list for performing the 1-in-1 imposition of the images on the sheets each having a same size as the size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, and conveys, to the book-body stacking portion, the sheets having images formed thereon by using the 1-in-1 imposition, without being subjected to processing by the scoring portion and the folding portion.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the control portion creates the image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition with blank images added to the images of the book body, in a case where a page next to a page having simplex printing designated in which the image forming portion forms the images of the book body on only one sides of the sheets also has the simplex printing designated, and
selects the sheets each having a size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, and creates the image list for performing the 1-in-1 imposition of the images of the book body on both sides of the sheets in a case where there is designated duplex printing for the next page in which the image forming portion forms the images of the book body on both sides of the sheets.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising:
a sheet insertion portion configured to insert the sheets having the images of the book body formed thereon, wherein
the control portion conveys the sheets to the book-body stacking portion, without being subjected to processing by the scoring portion and the folding portion in a case where 1-in-1-imposed images of the book body are formed on the sheets inserted from the sheet insertion portion, and
causes processing to be performed by the scoring portion and the folding portion and then conveys the sheets to the book-body stacking portion, in a case where the perfect-binding-imposed images of the book body are formed on the sheets inserted from the sheet insertion portion.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control portion creates the image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition of remaining images, on the sheets, except for the images formed on the glue-on cover, and for adding blank images to leftover pages and performing the perfect-binding imposition thereon, in a case where the image forming portion forms the images on the glue-on cover.

7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program comprising the steps of:
forming images on sheets, by an image forming portion included in an image forming apparatus, in accordance with an image list defining order of the images of pages to be formed on the sheets of a case-bound booklet so that the sheets are bound in order of the pages; and
creating, by a control portion, the image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition of the images of the pages on the sheets so that the scores formed on the sheets are on the external surface of the center-folded sheets, for the sheets each having a size twice the size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, in a case where a book-body stacking portion accommodates the sheets center-folded by a folding portion along scores formed for every sheet from a predetermined direction by a scoring portion for each of the sheets having the images formed thereon by the image forming portion, and a bookbinding portion uses a glue-on cover to thereby perform case binding of a bundle of the sheets glued to a side of a spine.

8. The computer-readable recording medium storing a program according to claim 7 , wherein
the control portion changes order of forming images on the sheet by the image forming portion so that a position of the score to be formed by the scoring portion is set to a position corresponding to the side of the spine of the glue-on cover.

9. The computer-readable recording medium storing a program according to claim 7 , wherein
in a case where the image forming portion forms the images on the sheets which cannot be subjected to formation of the score by the scoring portion or subjected to center-folding by the folding portion, the control portion creates the image list for performing the 1-in-1 imposition of the images on the sheets each having a same size as the size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, and conveys, to the book-body stacking portion, the sheets having images formed thereon by using the 1-in-1 imposition, without being subjected to processing by the scoring portion and the folding portion.

10. The computer-readable recording medium storing a program according to claim 9 , wherein
the control portion creates the image list for performing the perfect-binding imposition with blank images added to the images of the book body, in a case where a page next to a page having simplex printing designated in which the image forming portion forms the images of the book body on only one sides of the sheets also has the simplex printing designated, and
selects the sheets each having a size specified as each of the sheets on which the images of the book body are to be formed, and creates the image list for performing the 1-in-1 imposition of the images of the book body on both sides of the sheets in a case where there is designated duplex printing for the next page in which the image forming portion forms the images of the book body on both sides of the sheets.

11. The computer-readable recording medium storing a program according to claim 9 further comprising:
a sheet insertion portion configured to insert the sheets having the images of the book body formed thereon, wherein
the control portion conveys the sheets to the book-body stacking portion, without being subjected to processing by the scoring portion and the folding portion in a case where 1-in-1-imposed images of the book body are formed on the sheets inserted from the sheet insertion portion, and
causes processing to be pe

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Morita Keisuke

Classifications

• B65H2801/48

  Bookbinding · CPC title

• G03G2215/00586

  duplex mode · CPC title

• B65H45/30

  Folding in combination with creasing, smoothing or application of adhesive (folding or adhesive application in article or web delivering B65H37/00) · CPC title

• B42C3/00

  Making booklets, pads, or form sets from multiple webs · CPC title

• B42C9/0006

  by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets · CPC title