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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidenobu Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Nakahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasumasa Nashida, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoko Nanbu, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 16 ; 399389 ;
Abstract
In an apparatus which cannot detect a size of recording sheet before the recording sheet is fed, the first recording sheet is regarded as having the maximum size and paper feeding is controlled on this basis and the size of the sheet is measured during the conveyance of the recording sheet. For the second or third and subsequent recording sheets, paper feeding control is executed at a paper feeding interval at which a maximum throughput is obtained in accordance with the measured size.