IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE

To solve problems for example, when an ultraviolet light source is provided so as to radiate ultraviolet to each portion contacted by a user on an image formation unit, time required for sterilization processing is established according to output of each radiation object part and each light source,...

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Main Authors OGAWA TATSUYA, NAKASHITA TSUNAHITO, KOSHIGAYA MOTOKI, KUBOTA TSUTOMU, TABUCHI HIDETAKA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 31.05.2022
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CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Summary:To solve problems for example, when an ultraviolet light source is provided so as to radiate ultraviolet to each portion contacted by a user on an image formation unit, time required for sterilization processing is established according to output of each radiation object part and each light source, however, the sterilization processing is not finished at moment and it takes several seconds to several minutes for completing the sterilization processing, and if the radiation portion is contacted during the sterilization processing, a sterilization level may be returned to a before-processing state.SOLUTION: An image formation device comprising at least one member for receiving an operation of a user, comprises: sterilization means for sterilization processing on an operation portion on the member; control means for controlling at least the sterilization means; reception means for receiving input of the user; and reporting means for reporting the user of information. The control means is characterized in that the control means invalidates the input received by the reception means, with the reporting means reporting of the sterilization processing in progress.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】 画像形成装置において使用者によって接触される各部位に照射できるように紫外線光源を備えた場合、各照射対象部と各光源の出力及び設置位置によって殺菌処理の時間が確定されるが、殺菌処理は一瞬で終わるものではなく数秒から数分かかる。殺菌処理中に照射部位に触れられると殺菌レベルが処理前の状態に戻ってしまうおそれがある。【解決手段】 本発明は、ユーザの操作を受け付ける少なくとも１つの部材を有する画像形成装置であって、部材における操作部位を殺菌処理する殺菌手段と、少なくとも殺菌手段を制御する制御手段と、ユーザの入力を受け付ける受け付け手段と、ユーザに情報を通知する通知手段と、を有し、制御手段は、通知手段が殺菌処理の実行中を示す通知を行っている状態において、受け付け手段による入力を無効にすることを特徴とする。【選択図】 図７
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20200192830