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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Takayuki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Sato, Hachioji, JP;
Katsuya Yamazaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuzoh Matsumoto, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An original conveying apparatus including an original stacker, a conveying roller for conveying originals on the original stacker one by one, a first rotary member for further conveying the original to a reading position, a second rotary member for conveying the original conveyed by the first rotary member to read the original, a reading device, a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the first rotary member for detecting passage of the original, and a control device for controlling an original conveying amount of the second rotary member by the action of the sensor to convey a leading end of the original to a predetermined position on the reading position, and wherein the control device controls the original conveying amount in consideration of a length of the original based on a timing when a trailing end of the original passes by the sensor when the original has a fixed size and controls the original conveying amount based on a timing when a leading end of the original passes by the sensor when the original has a non-fixed size.