Patent ID: 8272640
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B41J,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A medium conveyance apparatus comprising: a conveyance path to convey a medium; a plurality of conveyance units which convey the medium along the conveyance path; a first lower layer control unit which controls a conveyance unit, that conveys the medium in a first conveyance section of the conveyance path, among the plurality of conveyance units; a second lower layer control unit which controls a conveyance unit, that conveys the medium in a second conveyance section located downstream of the first conveyance section in a direction in which the medium is conveyed, among the plurality of conveyance units; an upper layer control unit which controls the first lower layer control unit and the second lower layer control unit; and a passage detection unit which is provided in the conveyance path, and detects passage of the medium, wherein the upper layer control unit is further configured to