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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Tokuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Emoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyasu Ishihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a first path conveying a printing medium from a manual-feed stacking unit to a printing unit; a second path converging with the first path at a converging section and conveying a printing medium from a cassette; a first roller pair provided downstream of the converging section on the first path to nip and convey a printing medium; a first detection unit detecting a printing medium stacked on the manual-feed stacking unit; a second roller pair provided downstream of the first roller pair on the first path to nip and convey a printing medium; a second detection unit arranged between the first and second roller pairs to detect a printing medium; and a control unit performing control to start feeding of the printing medium to the printing unit by the first roller pair if the first detection unit detects the printing medium but the second detection unit does not.