Patent ID: 8328178
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying system comprising: a first sheet conveying apparatus configured to convey a sheet; a second sheet conveying apparatus configured to communicate with said first sheet conveying apparatus, and conveys the sheet from said first sheet conveying apparatus to a predetermined area; an abnormality detecting unit configured to detect occurrence of an abnormality in conveyance of the sheet in said first sheet conveying apparatus; a passing completion-detecting unit configured to detect completion of passage of the sheet from said first sheet conveying apparatus to said second sheet conveying apparatus; a first control unit configured to control said first sheet conveying apparatus to stop the conveyance of the sheet in said first sheet conveying apparatus in the case where said abnormality detecting unit detects the occurrence of the abnormality, and a second control unit configured to control said second sheet conveying apparatus not to convey the sheet to the predetermined area in the case where said abnormality detecting unit detects the occurrence of the abnormality and said passing completion-detecting unit detects the completion, and to continue the conveyance of the sheet to the predetermined area in the case where said abnormality detecting unit detects the occurrence of the abnormality but said passing completion-detecting unit does not detect the completion.