Patent ID: 9517642
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey a continuous sheet in a predetermined conveyance direction; a printing unit configured to print an image on the continuous sheet; a specifying unit configured to specify a first length representing a length from a rear end of first page being currently printed on the continuous sheet to the tail end of the continuous sheet in the predetermined conveyance direction by using a sensor, as a remaining sheet length; a determination unit configured to determine whether a second page following the first page is printed based on the first length and a second length representing a length of the second page in the predetermined conveying direction, wherein if the first length is smaller than the second length, it is determined that the second page is not printed, and wherein if the first length is larger than the second length it is determined that the second page is printed; a cutter configured to cut the continuous sheet that has been subjected to printing of an image by the printing unit for every page; and an accommodation tray to accommodate unprinted sheets, that is different from a tray to accommodate printed sheets, wherein the cutter cuts an unprinted sheet into sheets of lengths long enough for them to be conveyed but short enough to be accommodated on the accommodation tray.