Recording apparatus and method with sheet feed control that controls loop
US5612776A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00548
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When a recording medium fed from a sheet feed drive mechanism is detected at a predetermined position, the counting of a loop feed time or the like variably set in accordance with a predetermined sheet feed condition such as the sheet type or particular supplying device is started, and the drive of the sheet feed drive mechanism is controlled by terminating the feeding operation in accordance with a count termination state. A count time of a timer for detecting a feed jam is variably set in accordance with a sheet feed condition such as material of sheet.
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