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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Yoshihiro Funamizu, Numazu, JP;
Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiko Hirooka, Numazu, JP;
Michiharu Masuda, Numazu, JP;
Masashi Oyumi, Mishima, JP;
Hajime Kaji, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a sheet detecting apparatus which detects the position of a sheet as it is conveyed through a conveying path and has reached a predetermined position. The surface condition and thickness of the sheet are also detected and a correction system is provided for correcting the position detecting result in accordance with the detected thickness and surface condition. Also provided is a conveying apparatus in which the conveyance of the sheet is controlled on the basis of the corrected sheet position detection.