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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Akihiro Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/30 (2006.01); G01N 3/32 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sheet material type detecting method for detecting a sheet material type has the steps of applying tension to at least a part of a sheet material, bounding an impact applying part on the part applied with the tension, a period detecting step of determining a period from a collision of the impact applying part with the sheet material to a specific state, and a sheet material identifying step of detecting a type of the sheet material based on the period.