Patent ID: 11897721
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printing unit, including a discharge port through which ink is discharged, and configured to perform printing on a sheet;
a first conveyance unit, including a rotating body, and configured to convey the sheet to the printing unit while nipping the sheet;
a second conveyance unit, including a rotating body, provided on a downstream side of the first conveyance unit in a conveyance direction of the sheet, and configured to convey the sheet while nipping the sheet;
a third conveyance unit, including a rotating body, provided on a downstream side of the second conveyance unit in the conveyance direction and configured to convey the sheet while nipping the sheet;
a cutting unit, including a cutter blade, arranged at a position between the printing unit and the second conveyance unit in a conveyance path of the sheet and configured to cut the sheet; and
a switching unit, including an operation member, and configured to switch between a nip state of the second conveyance unit and a released state in which the nip state is released by moving the operation member,
wherein before the cutting unit cuts the sheet, the switching unit selectively switches between the nip state and the released state in accordance with a length of the sheet from a cutting position on the sheet where the cutting unit is to cut the sheet to a leading end of the sheet.