Paper conveying apparatus, recovery method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium
US8827267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00637
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can improve the user friendliness in the recovery processing when determining that a jam has occurred during conveyance of a paper. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator for generating a sound signal, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, a control module for stopping conveyance of a paper when the sound jam detector determines that the jam has occurred, a paper state detector for detecting a state of the paper, and a recovery processing module for automatically performing a recovery processing which resumes conveyance of the paper in accordance with a content of the detection of the paper state detector after stopping the conveyance of the paper by the control module.
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