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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Takatoshi Nakano, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Kano, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus, in which a time required for printing is shortened, includes a first printing unit that performs printing on a first surface of a sheet by an ink jet system, and a second printing unit that performs printing on a second surface of the sheet by the ink jet system, the second printing unit being disposed on a downstream side of the first printing unit. Moreover, the printing apparatus includes a sheet discharge sensor that detects the sheet to be discharged from the second printing unit. The sheet discharge sensor includes an arm having a rotating member supported thereon, the rotating member being brought into contact with the sheet being conveyed while being rotated.