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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shigeru Toriihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Shiki, JP;
Masahiro Sugimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Seiji Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/66 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/663 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
In the case of performing duplex printing on a continuous sheet, by setting a length of a non-image area to an optimum length, both of mark detection having high reliability and the suppression of a sheet consumption amount are achieved. For this purpose, when duplex printing of a plurality of images on front and back surfaces of the continuous sheet is performed, on the basis of a length of the image to be printed precedently to a non-image area Won the second surface, the length of the non-image area common to the front and back surface is set.