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

US11987045B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2022
Grant dateMay 21, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1807
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit including a pair of rotation members that nip a roll sheet, and configured to convey the sheet by rotation of the pair of rotation members, a printing unit, and a control unit configured to, upon executing a new print job, cause the conveyance unit to perform a preparatory operation in which the sheet is conveyed in a forward direction and then conveyed in a reverse direction and stopped. If a predetermined condition is met after completion of a previous print job, the control unit causes the conveyance unit to perform the preparatory operation, and if the predetermined condition is not met after completion of a previous print job, the control unit does not cause the conveyance unit to perform the preparatory operation.

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