Patent ID: 9566806
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a printhead configured to print an image by discharging ink to a first surface of a printing sheet and a second surface of the printing sheet; a conveyance roller arranged upstream of the printhead in a conveyance direction of a printing sheet when executing a printing operation, wherein the conveyance roller is configured to convey a printing sheet in the conveyance direction by rotating in a first direction and to convey the printing sheet in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction by rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a reversing path configured to reverse a printing sheet; a reversing roller arranged in the reversing path, and configured to reverse the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller rotating in the second direction and convey the printing sheet to the conveyance roller; and a control unit configured to control a rotation speed in the second direction of the conveyance roller and a rotation speed of the reversing roller based on an ink discharge amount on the first surface of the printing sheet.