Patent ID: 9522553
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising: a convey unit configured to convey sheets; an obtaining unit configured to obtain attribute information about sheets used in a job; a determining unit configured to determine a first interval and a second interval, wherein the first interval is an interval between sheets that are conveyed by the convey unit in a case where the attribute information about the sheets obtained by the obtaining unit is first attribute information, and wherein the second interval is an interval between sheets that are conveyed by the convey unit in a case where the attribute information about the sheets obtained by the obtaining unit is second attribute information that is different from the first attribute information; a control unit configured to perform control to make the convey unit convey sheets at the interval between sheets determined by the determining unit; and a setting unit configured to set, in accordance with an instruction given by a user, the first interval or the second interval as an interval between sheets at which sheets, fed from a predetermined sheet holding unit, are to be conveyed by the convey unit, wherein, in a case where the sheets used in the job are fed from the predetermined sheet holding unit, the determining unit performs determination to make the convey unit convey the sheets used in the job at the interval set by the setting unit.