公开(公告)号：US20240116301A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18376903

申请日：2023-10-05

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TAKASHI SASAKI ,  SHUICHI TOKUDA ,  YUKI EMOTO ,  KOKI KUDO ,  HIDEYASU ISHIHARA

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J13/03 ,  B65H7/02

CPC classification number: B41J13/0009 ,  B41J11/0095 ,  B41J13/03 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first conveyance unit provided in a conveyance path and configured to convey a print medium, a second conveyance unit provided upstream of the first conveyance unit in the conveyance path and configured to convey a print medium, a drive source configured to drive the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit, and a control unit configured to control the drive source so as to execute a conveying operation in which a second print medium succeeding a first print medium is conveyed by the second conveyance unit while the first print medium is conveyed by the first conveyance unit. The control unit is configured to switch drive control of the drive source in accordance with a position of the second print medium when starting the conveying operation.

公开(公告)号：US20240116727A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18376880

申请日：2023-10-05

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KOKI KUDO ,  TAKASHI SASAKI ,  SHUICHI TOKUDA ,  YUKI EMOTO ,  HIDEYASU ISHIHARA

IPC: B65H5/06 ,  B65H3/06

CPC classification number: B65H5/062 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H2301/31124 ,  B65H2301/42254 ,  B65H2301/42262 ,  B65H2402/53 ,  B65H2551/14

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a first path conveying a printing medium from a manual-feed stacking unit to a printing unit; a second path converging with the first path at a converging section and conveying a printing medium from a cassette; a first roller pair provided downstream the converging section on the first path to nip and convey a printing medium; a first detection unit detecting a printing medium stacked on the manual-feed stacking unit; a second roller pair provided downstream the first roller pair on the first path to nip and convey a printing medium; a second detection unit arranged between the first and second roller pairs to detect a printing medium; and a control unit performing control to start feeding of the printing medium to the printing unit by the first roller pair if the first detection unit detects the printing medium but the second detection unit does not.

公开(公告)号：US20240101379A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18472116

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： YUKI EMOTO ,  TAKASHI SASAKI ,  SHUICHI TOKUDA ,  KOKI KUDO ,  HIDEYASU ISHIHARA

IPC: B65H9/00 ,  B65H7/14

CPC classification number: B65H9/002 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H2301/331 ,  B65H2511/13

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a conveyance roller configured to convey a print medium, a print unit configured to execute printing on the print medium, a platen arranged to face the print unit and configured to support the print medium, a sensor configured to emit light to the platen and detect light from the platen, and a control unit configured to execute first control of acquiring, as a first value, a detected value before the print medium reaches a light irradiation region of the sensor, and acquiring, as a second value, a detected value after the print medium is conveyed to include the light irradiation region, wherein the control unit further execute second control of correcting a conveyance amount of the print medium by the conveyance roller based on the first value and the second value.

公开(公告)号：US20240101373A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18467461

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHUICHI TOKUDA ,  TAKASHI SASAKI ,  YUKI EMOTO ,  KOKI KUDO ,  HIDEYASU ISHIHARA

IPC: B65H5/06 ,  B65H79/00

CPC classification number: B65H5/06 ,  B65H79/00 ,  B65H2402/50 ,  B65H2404/10

Abstract: Provided is a conveying apparatus, including: a conveying roller that conveys a recording medium; a first helical gear that rotates integrally with the conveying roller; a gear unit that engages with the first helical gear and generates a thrust force to the conveying roller. The gear unit includes a second helical gear and a third helical gear, and a thrust force that the conveying roller receives from the second helical gear acts in an opposite direction of a thrust force that the conveying roller receives from the third helical gear.