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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Pfu Limited, Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PFU Limited, Kahoku-shi, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 (2006.01); B65H 5/00 (2006.01); B65H 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 (2013.01); B65H 2515/82 (2013.01); B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 2511/528 (2013.01); B65H 2553/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can suppress erroneous detection of a jam. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator, provided with a sound detector near a conveyance path of a paper, for generating a sound signal, and a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on a variation of a component of the sound signal.