Printing apparatus, printing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyosuke Sato
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a print unit configured to print an image on a print medium, a conveyance unit configured to convey a print medium to the print unit, a first feed unit configured to feed a first print medium to the conveyance unit, a second feed unit configured to feed a second print medium to the conveyance unit, and a control unit configured to control the first feed unit, the second feed unit, and the conveyance unit. The control unit is configured to start, in a state in which the first print medium is being conveyed by the conveyance unit, feeding of the second print medium to the conveyance unit by the second feed unit.
Claims14
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a print unit configured to print an image on a print medium;
- a conveyance roller configured to convey a print medium to the print unit;
- a first feed unit configured to feed a first print medium to the conveyance roller;
- a second feed unit configured to feed a second print medium to the conveyance roller;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the first feed unit, the second feed unit, and the conveyance roller,
- wherein the first print medium is a cut sheet,
- the second print medium is a roll sheet,
- in a case in which the roll sheet is to be printed on after the cut sheet, the control unit is configured to start, in a state in which the cut sheet is facing the print unit and being conveyed by the conveyance roller, feeding of the roll sheet to the conveyance roller by the second feed unit, and
- the control unit is configured to perform a cueing operation of the succeeding roll sheet after the preceding cut sheet has passed through the conveyance roller.
A control method of a printing apparatus including a print unit configured to print an image on a print medium, a conveyance roller configured to convey a print medium to the print unit, a first feed unit configured to feed a first print medium to the conveyance roller, and a second feed unit configured to feed a second print medium to the conveyance roller, the first print medium being a cut sheet, and the second print medium being a roll sheet, the method comprising:
- starting printing on the first print medium by the print unit;
- in a case in which the roll sheet is to be printed on after the cut sheet, starting feeding of the roll sheet to the conveyance roller by the second feed unit in a state in which the cut sheet is facing the print unit and being conveyed by the conveyance roller;
- and
- performing a cueing operation of the succeeding roll sheet after the preceding cut sheet has passed through the conveyance roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.