Patent ID: 6011936
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:sheet convey means disposed along a sheet convey path for conveying a sheet through plural convey units;sheet detection means for detecting a passage of the sheet at a predetermined position in the sheet convey path;convey abnormality detecting means for detecting a sheet conveyance abnormality in said sheet convey path;a sheet position counter for counting a count value corresponding to a position of the sheet in response to a drive of said sheet convey means to recognize the position of the sheet in said sheet convey path;sheet stop position determining means for determining an optimum stop position of the sheet in the convey units on the basis of the count value counted by said sheet position counter, when the sheet conveyance abnormality is detected by said convey abnormality detecting means; andcontrol means for controlling the sheet convey means to stop the sheet at a position determined by said sheet stop position determining means,wherein said sheet position counter is reset from the count value counted by said sheet position counter to a value corresponding to said predetermined position when said sheet detection means detects the sheet.