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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Yukihiro Maeda, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Riso Kagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid printing apparatus and related control method have a first print section composed of a plurality of printing machines located in parallel to one another, and a second print section composed of one printing machine and connected to the first print section, via a print medium transfer section having a transfer passage composed of discrete passage components which include change-over rollers to change over start/stop operations in transfer of print media and medium detection sensors to detect leading edges of the print media discharged from the respective printing machines of the first print section , respectively. A control section controls timings at which the change-over rollers are changed over, so as to sequentially transfer the printing media from the first section to the second print section in response to detection signals from the medium detection sensors