Printing apparatus
First Claim
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
- a paper discharge roller unit configured to transport a print sheet to a discharge port;
a transportation roller unit configured to transport the print sheet to the paper discharge roller unit;
a transportation speed determination unit configured to determine a transportation speed at which the transportation roller unit is driven; and
a paper discharge roller drive unit configured to drive the paper discharge roller unit at the transportation speed determined by the transportation speed determination unit during the time that the print sheet is being transported by the transportation roller unit, and then drive the paper discharge roller unit at a discharge speed which is determined independently from the transportation speed after the print sheet has left the transportation roller unit while the print sheet is being transported by the paper discharge roller.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus comprises: a first paper discharge roller unit 411 and a second paper discharge roller unit 412 which are configured to transport a print sheet to a discharge port; a upper transportation roller unit 401 configured to transport the print sheet to the first paper discharge roller unit 411; a drive control unit 302 configured to determine a transportation speed; an upper side paper discharge drive unit 270 configured to drive both the paper discharge roller units at the determined transportation speed after starting transportation of the print sheet until the print sheet leaves the upper transportation roller unit 401, and drive both the paper discharge roller units at a discharge speed which is determined independently from the transportation speed until the print sheet leaves the second paper discharge roller unit 412.
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9 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a paper discharge roller unit configured to transport a print sheet to a discharge port; a transportation roller unit configured to transport the print sheet to the paper discharge roller unit; a transportation speed determination unit configured to determine a transportation speed at which the transportation roller unit is driven; and a paper discharge roller drive unit configured to drive the paper discharge roller unit at the transportation speed determined by the transportation speed determination unit during the time that the print sheet is being transported by the transportation roller unit, and then drive the paper discharge roller unit at a discharge speed which is determined independently from the transportation speed after the print sheet has left the transportation roller unit while the print sheet is being transported by the paper discharge roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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