Image forming apparatus equipped with a binding function

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EP 0 669 557 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.08.1995 Bulletin 1995/35

(21)	Application number: 95107088.7

(22)	Date of filing: 24.10.1991

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: G03G 15/00, B42C 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

25.10.1990 JP 289784/90
06.11.1990 JP 301272/90
29.10.1990 JP 292772/90

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	91118169.1 / 0482644

(71)	Applicant: MITA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
	Osaka 540 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Ishii, Yoshifumi, c/o Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Chuo-ku, Osaka 540 (JP) Miyamoto, Naruyuki, c/o Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Chuo-ku, Osaka 540 (JP) Kusumoto, Hiroshi, c/o Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Chuo-ku, Osaka 540 (JP) Yano, Satoshi, c/o Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Chuo-ku, Osaka 540 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Bohnenberger, Johannes, Dr. et al
	Meissner, Bolte & Partner Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 10 - 05 - 1995 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.

(54)	Image forming apparatus equipped with a binding function

(57) An image forming apparatus is provided which has a binding unit (30) provided adjacent to an image forming means (8) located within the copy machine body (1). First and second instructing means (22, 53) are provided for issuing commands for operating the image forming means and the binding means respectively. Control means (60) are adapted to execute either the image forming operation or the binding operation on the basis of the command signals. When one operation is being executed, the control means (60) can prevent execution of the other operation.

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