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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryutaro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Nagashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Wakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyuki Nozawa, Tochigi, JP;
Waichiro Saiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus, comprising a storage unit for storing a sheet, a printing unit for printing on the sheet conveyed by a first conveyance unit from the storage unit, a second conveyance unit, provided between the first conveyance unit and the storage unit, for conveying the sheet from the storage unit toward the first conveyance unit, a conveyance control unit for controlling driving of the first and the second convey units such that the sheet is bent between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit, and a detection unit, provided between the first and the second conveyance units, for detecting bending of the sheet, wherein the conveyance control unit stops conveyance of the sheet by the first conveyance unit based on a detection result of the detection unit.