Conveyance apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyutaro Kitagawa
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Abstract
A conveyance apparatus includes a set unit, a conveyance unit, a first sensor, a control unit, and a platen. The set unit allows a roll sheet to be set. The conveyance unit convey the roll sheet. The first sensor acquires data to be used to identify a type of the roll sheet during sheet conveyance by the conveyance unit. The control unit controls an operation on the roll sheet based on a result of the data acquisition by the first sensor. The platen supports the roll sheet. The first sensor is disposed between a position at which the roll sheet is set and the platen on a conveyance path of the roll sheet.
Claims12
A conveyance apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance roller pair configured to convey a roll sheet;
- a first sensor configured to acquire data to be used to identify a roll sheet type of the roll sheet during the sheet conveyance by the conveyance roller pair;
- a second sensor different from the first sensor and configured to detect the roll sheet;
- a control unit configured to control an operation on the roll sheet based on a result of the data acquisition by the first sensor;
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- a platen configured to support the roll sheet,
- wherein the first sensor is disposed between a rolled portion of the roll sheet and the platen on a conveyance path of the roll sheet,
- wherein the second sensor detects the roll sheet conveyed on the platen after the first sensor has acquired the data, and
- wherein the second sensor is disposed at a position opposite to the platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.