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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kota Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sugimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Ochi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Yanagi, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a supply unit for supplying a sheet; a switching unit disposed on a conveyance path of the sheet and configured to switch between a state of nipping the sheet supplied by the supply unit and a state of releasing the nipping of the sheet; a tension applying unit disposed on one side of the switching unit in a conveyance direction of the conveyance path and configured to apply tension to the sheet; and a detection unit disposed on the other side of the switching unit in the conveyance direction of the conveyance path and configured to detect the tension of the sheet. In a state where the nipping of the sheet is released by the switching unit, the first tension applying unit adjusts the tension of the sheet while the detection unit detects the tension of the sheet.