| 摘要 |
The present invention appropriately determines a point of time when a pressurization member such as a pump roller starts squeezing an elastic tube, that is, a point of time when a tube pump starts to generate pressure. The present invention thereby provides a pressure generating apparatus that can stably generate pressure without increasing costs, a printing apparatus including this pressure generating apparatus, and a method for controlling this printing apparatus. To achieve this, a tube pump is provided that operates after a pump roller acting as a pressurization member has come in pressure contact with a tube, to allow the pump roller to squeeze the tube to generate pressure therein. Then, after the pump roller has moved a predetermined amount to come in pressure contact with the tube, movement of the pump roller is stopped. Subsequently, a valve lever is allowed to perform a closing operation and the pump roller is then moved again. When a cap for introducing negative pressure from the tube pump is shut off from atmosphere due to the closing operation of the valve lever, negative pressure from the tube pump can be introduced.
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