Continuous sheet recording apparatus and method of controlling sorter in response to conveyance failure

摘要

A recording apparatus includes a conveying unit, recording processing unit, recording detection unit provided downstream of the recording processing unit to check plural maintenance patterns recorded on a continuous sheet, cutter unit, plural discharge units to selectively receive cut sheets, discharge unit changeover unit to select one discharge unit to receive a cut sheet, conveyance failure detection unit, and control unit. The control unit controls the discharge unit changeover unit such that, when a continuous sheet conveyance failure is detected upstream of a position where the cutter is, and a maintenance pattern previously checked is present downstream of the cutter when the conveyance failure is detected, a present sheet unit between the maintenance pattern and the cutter position is discharged to a second discharge unit. The second discharge unit is different from a first discharge unit used for a sheet unit other than the present sheet unit.

主权项

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a conveying unit configured to convey a continuous sheet; a recording processing unit configured to eject liquid to the continuous sheet to record an image and plural maintenance patterns; a recording detection unit provided downstream of the recording processing unit in a conveying direction of the continuous sheet and configured to check the plural maintenance patterns recorded on the continuous sheet; a cutter unit provided downstream of the recording processing unit in the conveying direction and configured to use a cutter to cut the continuous sheet into sheet units to form a cut sheet; plural discharge units configured to selectively receive the cut sheet; a discharge unit changeover unit configured to select one discharge unit of the plural discharge units such that the cut sheet is discharged to the selected one discharge unit of the plural discharge units; a conveyance failure detection unit configured to detect a conveyance failure of the continuous sheet; and a control unit configured to control the discharge unit changeover unit such that, when a conveyance failure of the continuous sheet is detected by the conveyance failure detection unit upstream of a position where the cutter is provided, and a maintenance pattern previously checked by the recording detection unit is present downstream of the cutter when the conveyance failure is detected, a present sheet unit present between the maintenance pattern and the position of the cutter is discharged to a second discharge unit, wherein the second discharge unit is different from a first discharge unit used for a sheet unit other than the present sheet unit.