Patent ID: 8783859
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveyance apparatus, comprising: a first processing unit including a first sheet conveyance mechanism; a second processing unit including a second sheet conveyance mechanism; a cutting unit configured to cut a sheet at a cutting position between the first processing unit and the second processing unit; a first detecting unit, disposed in the vicinity of the first sheet conveyance mechanism, configured to detect the sheet; a second detecting unit, disposed in the vicinity of the second sheet conveyance mechanism, configured to detect the sheet; and a controlling unit that determines a status of the sheet in a path through the first processing unit and the second processing unit based on detections by the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit, in a case of trouble with sheet conveyance, and drives at least one of the first sheet conveyance mechanism and the second sheet conveyance mechanism based on the determination to allow an end of the sheet to escape from the cutting position.