Printing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a first feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit;
• a feeding motor configured to drive said first feeding roller;
• a second feeding roller driven by said feeding motor and configured to convey the printing sheet fed by said first feeding roller;
• a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet conveyed by said second feeding roller;
• a conveyance motor configured to drive said conveyance roller;
• a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by said conveyance roller;
• a carriage incorporating said printing unit to move in a direction intersecting a direction in which the printing sheet is conveyed;
• a printing control unit configured to print an image on the printing sheet by repeating an operation of intermittently conveying the printing sheet by said conveyance roller and an operation of moving said carriage in the intersecting direction;
• a detection unit, arranged between said second feeding roller and said conveyance roller, configured to detect a leading edge of the printing sheet;
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• a control unit configured to, when said printing unit performs a printing operation on a preceding sheet as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit, intermittently drive said feeding motor in synchronization with said conveyance motor before said detection unit detects a leading edge of a succeeding sheet as a printing sheet succeedingly fed from the stacking unit, and continuously drive said feeding motor after said detection unit detects the leading edge of the succeeding sheet.

A method of controlling a printing apparatus including a first feeding roller configured to feed a printing sheet stacked on a stacking unit, a feeding motor configured to drive the first feeding roller, a second feeding roller driven by the feeding motor and configured to convey the printing sheet fed by the first feeding roller, a conveyance roller configured to convey the printing sheet conveyed by the second feeding roller, a conveyance motor configured to drive the conveyance roller, a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller, a carriage incorporating the printing unit to move in a direction intersecting a direction in which the printing sheet is conveyed, printing a control unit configured to print an image on the printing sheet by repeating an operation of intermittently conveying the printing sheet by the conveyance roller and an operation of moving the carriage in the intersecting direction, and a detection unit, arranged between the second feeding roller and the conveyance roller, configured to detect a leading edge of the printing sheet, the method comprising:

• a control step of, when the printing unit performs a printing operation on a preceding sheet as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit, intermittently driving the feeding motor in synchronization with the conveyance motor before the detection unit detects a leading edge of a succeeding sheet as a printing sheet succeedingly fed from the stacking unit, and continuously driving the feeding motor after the detection unit detects the leading edge of the succeeding sheet.