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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Yukio Kanakubo, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Yukio Kanakubo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0177 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 15/0121 (2013.01); G03G 15/0173 (2013.01); G03G 15/0163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus for performing printing using a recording material includes a plurality of storing units, a movement unit, and an execution unit. The plurality of storing units store the recording material. The movement unit moves one storing unit of the plurality of storing units to a replaceable position. The execution unit execute check processing for checking an operation of a storing unit if all of one storing unit or a plurality of the storing units determined to be lacking the recording material are moved to the replaceable position by the movement unit.