Image forming system having ring binding function

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8657277
APP PUB NO 20120076616A1
SERIAL NO

13240621

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An image forming system including a control section provides control in such a way that, the ring binder of the size determined for the first set of copies is adopted so that ring binding is performed for a second set of copies or copies thereafter in a case of executing a job for ring binding of a plurality of copies. When at least one of a status change in the sheet feed section, a main power source being turned off, or a change in a job ticket is occurred from a suspension to a resumption of the job, since the thickness of a bundle of sheets may change, the thickness measuring section is caused to measure the thickness of the bundle in a first set of copies subsequent to resumption. And the control section judges continuation or suspension of a job.

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KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INCTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Satsukawa, Takamitsu Mizuho-machi, JP 4 10

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