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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Kosuke Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Noriyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kanome, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Kosuke Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Noriyuki Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kanome, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Tsukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Haruo Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus including a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a sheet in a predetermined direction, a printing unit configured to print an image on the sheet, a direct sensor having an image pickup device configured to image the sheet, which is used to sense movement of the sheet by signal processing of an output from the image pickup device, a movement mechanism configured to move the image pickup device in a direction including a component of the predetermined direction, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance mechanism, the printing unit, and the movement mechanism.