Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus, comprising:

• a feeding shaft configured to hold a printing medium wound in a roll shape;
• a first transporting belt configured to transport, in a transport direction, the printing medium fed from the feeding shaft;
• a second transporting belt configured to transport, in the transport direction, the printing medium fed from the feeding shaft, the second transporting belt being arranged side by side with the first transporting belt in an intersecting direction intersecting the transport direction;
• a first driving roller and a first driven roller on which the first transporting belt is wound;
• a second driving roller and a second driven roller on which the second transporting belt is wound;
• a first driving unit configured to drive the first driving roller;
• a second driving unit configured to drive the second driving roller;
• a winding roller on which the printing medium is wound that is transported from the feeding shaft to the first transporting belt and the second transporting belt;
• a first bearing configured to support one end of a shaft of the winding roller;
• a second bearing configured to support another end of the shaft of the winding roller;
• a first detector configured to detect a load exerted by the printing medium on the first bearing through the winding roller;
• a second detector configured to detect a load exerted by the printing medium on the second bearing through the winding roller;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the first driving unit and the second driving unit based on detection results of the first detector and the second detector.