Printing apparatus and printing method

摘要

A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a printing unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The conveyance unit conveys a sheet that is a continuous sheet. The printing unit prints an image onto the conveyed sheet. The detection unit detects a splice of the conveyed sheet. A following sheet area follows and is continuous from the splice. The control unit adjusts, in response to the detection unit detecting a splice of the conveyed sheet, the conveyance by the conveyance unit of the following sheet area depending on conveyance characteristics of the following sheet area.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet that is a continuous sheet; a printing unit configured to print an image onto the conveyed sheet; a detection unit configured to detect a splice of the conveyed sheet, wherein a following sheet area follows and is continuous from the splice; a direct sensor configured to detect moving speed or distance of the sheet; and a control unit configured to control, in response to the detection unit detecting the splice of the conveyed sheet, such that (i) the direct sensor detects the moving speed or distance of the sheet while the following sheet area is conveyed and (ii) the control unit adjusts a conveyance control parameter for the conveyance of the following sheet area depending on detected moving speed or distance before starting image printing on the following sheet area.