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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Hitoshi Igarashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Takuya Yasue, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Igarashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Takuya Yasue, Nagano-ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus, including a first roller and a second roller, adapted to transport a plurality of print media on a tray in a transport direction, the second roller disposed at a downstream side, the first roller disposed at an upstream side, includes: a first calculator, operable to calculate a first transport amount for the first roller; a second calculator, operable to calculate, based on the first transport amount, a second transport amount for the second roller, the second transport amount being greater than the first transport amount; a first controller, operable to drive a first motor that drives the first roller and to stop the first motor such that the first roller stops with the first transport amount; and a second controller, operable to drive a second motor that drives the second roller when the first controller drives the first motor and to stop the second motor such that the second roller stops with the second transport amount.