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Sheet supplying apparatus and printing apparatus

US10427431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 2018
Grant dateOct 1, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2553/51
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet supplying apparatus, in which a user can select either automatic sheet feeding or manual sheet feeding, includes a driving unit configured to cause a roll including a wound consecutive sheet to rotate in a first direction for feeding the sheet or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first sensor that detects a leading end portion of the sheet separated from an outer circumferential surface of the roll, a second sensor that detects the leading end portion which is manually set in a conveyance path by the user, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not automatic sheet feeding is performed on the basis of a detection result of the second sensor.

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