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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Tokuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Seiji Ogasawara, Machida, JP;
Takaaki Ishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Matsuura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuki Matsuo, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomofumi Nishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuna Hattori, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a printing apparatus, the ends of print media fed continuously can be prevented from colliding with each other. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to perform a print operation, a detecting unit configured to detect a conveyance abnormality, a conveying unit configured to convey a preceding print medium and a succeeding print medium, a conveying path having a first area including a curved portion at which a conveying direction of the print medium is curved and a second area upstream of the first area, and an opening unit capable of opening the first area of the conveying path. In a case in which a leading edge of the succeeding print medium is located in the second area at the time of the detecting unit detecting conveyance abnormality of the preceding print medium, the conveying unit conveys the succeeding print medium so that the leading edge of the succeeding print medium reaches the first area.