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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Atsushi Ueda, Nara, JP;
Hirotoshi Iemura, Nara, JP;
Hajime Horinaka, Kashiba, JP;
Masaharu Kimura, Daito, JP;
Norihiro Ochi, Sakurai, JP;
Shunichi Hayashiyama, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A serial printer includes a carriage reciprocating in a main scanning direction, a reading sensor mounted in carriage, a timing fence arranged in the main scanning direction, a mechanism preventing movement of carriage in the main scanning direction, and a controlling portion detecting a set condition for image formation in accordance with read data of timing fence from reading sensor for controlling image formation. Controlling portion detects the set condition for image formation only in accordance with the read data of timing fence, so that detection of the set condition for image formation is enabled without increasing the size of an apparatus and cost, or without decreasing a processing efficiency in image formation.