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Printing apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

US11667138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2021
Grant dateJun 6, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/16
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a printing unit, a conveyance unit including first and second rotating members that nip and convey the sheet, and configured to hold the sheet by temporarily stopping the conveyance before completion of discharge of the sheet, a detection unit configured to detect a rotation of the first rotating member, a determination unit configured to determine whether the sheet has been pulled in a discharge direction based on a detection result of the detection unit in a case where the conveyance unit holds the sheet, and a control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the sheet has been pulled in the discharge direction, cause the conveyance unit to perform a discharging process of the sheet.

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