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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Hitoshi Machino, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Soya Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Nakamori, Ichikawa, JP;
Masanori Ishizu, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Kimizuka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a recording medium fed from a sheet feed drive mechanism is detected at a predetermined position, the counting of a loop feed time or the like variably set in accordance with a predetermined sheet feed condition such as the sheet type or particular supplying device is started, and the drive of the sheet feed drive mechanism is controlled by terminating the feeding operation in accordance with a count termination state. A count time of a timer for detecting a feed jam is variably set in accordance with a sheet feed condition such as material of sheet.