Patent ID: 8159685
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus that records an image written on one page of an original to one page of recording paper, the image processing apparatus comprising: an image reading portion that reads page by page a plurality of pages of originals on which images are written, the originals being placed in a reading tray, while transporting the originals, the image reading portion being able to detect multi-feeding of originals; a storage portion that stores an image read by the image reading portion; an image forming portion that forms an image on recording paper based on the image stored in the storage portion; one or more discharge trays; a paper transport portion that transports the recording paper to allow image recording by the image forming portion, and discharges the recording paper to one selected discharge tray among the discharge trays after image recording has been performed; a discharge position changing portion that can change a discharge position of the recording paper in the selected one discharge tray; and a control portion that controls the image reading portion, the storage portion, the image forming portion, the paper transport portion, and the discharge position changing portion; wherein when the control portion detects multi-feeding during transport of the originals, except for the multi-fed originals, which are all of the originals simultaneously multi-fed by the multi-feeding, the images written on only the other remaining originals are recorded on recording paper; and the discharge position in the selected one discharge tray of only pre-multi-feeding original recording paper is different from the discharge position of the other recorded recording paper, the pre-multi-feeding original recording paper being recording paper on which is recorded the image written on the original transported immediately before the original initially transported among the multi-fed originals, and wherein a direction of the change of the discharge position by the discharge position changing portion is a direction perpendicular to a discharge direction of the recording paper.