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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Ken Hoshino, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Hoshino, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a size of a reversing unit is smaller than that of a printing medium, errors can be detected without adding any other mechanism, and if such errors are not caused by a paper jam, the printing can be continued. A printing apparatus is provided with: an reversing unit provided with an reversing roller; a sensor ; and a control unit configured to, if when the detecting unit detects a load equal to or more than a predetermined value, a conveyance amount of the printing medium after the sensor has detected the fore end is longer than a threshold value that is a distance from a position of the fore end at the time of being detected by the sensor to a position of the fore end at the time of exiting from the conveyance path of the reversing unit, perform control to continue conveyance.