Patent ID: 6952537
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: B65H,G03G,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a sheet conveyer for conveying a sheet from a sheet tray to a sheet path; a first detector for detecting that a sheet is set on said sheet tray; a plurality of second detectors, provided in said sheet path, for detecting the presence/absence of a sheet fed by said sheet conveyer, each of said plurality of second detectors including a light emitting element and a light receiving element; and a controller for controlling said plurality of second detectors not to emit light from the light emitting elements of said plurality of second detectors before said first detector detects that the sheet is set on said sheet tray, and controlling said plurality of second detectors to emit light from the light emitting elements of said second detector in response to a detection by said first detector which detects that the sheet is set on said sheet tray, wherein said controller controls said plurality of second detectors to emit light simultaneously.