Patent ID: 6805424
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B41J,G01D

Abstract:
A method of controlling carrying of recording paper for controlling recording paper carrying means of a recording apparatus comprising recording execution means for recording on a recording paper that has been carried into a recording execution area, said recording paper carrying means that has a carry driving roller being rotated by rotation driving force of a rotation driving power source and that is capable of carrying said recording paper in a predetermined direction toward said recording execution area, and carry driving roller rotation position detection means that includes a rotor provided with slits at equal intervals and slit detection means with which said slits can be detected, said method comprising the steps of:calculating a unit carrying amount by dividing a circumference of an outer circumferential surface of said carry driving roller by a total number of said slits, said unit carrying amount being a carrying amount of the recording paper that corresponds to the interval of said slits; calculating a quotient and a remainder carrying amount by dividing a recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried with said recording paper carrying means by said unit carrying amount; causing said carry driving roller to rotate using said rotation driving power source until said slit detection means detects a number of said slits equal to said quotient; and adding said remainder carrying amount to said recording paper carrying amount for which said recording paper is to be carried for the next time.