Patent ID: 8454111
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium, comprising: a printing unit; a belt capable of holding the print medium thereon; a drive mechanism configured to move the belt while printing; a detecting unit including an image capturing device that is located upstream of the printing unit in a moving direction of the print medium, said detecting unit configured for the image capturing device to capture an image of the belt and an image of the printing medium held on the belt, and said detecting unit being capable of detecting a leading end of the print medium in the moving direction of the print medium by the image capturing device; and a control unit configured to control said drive mechanism and said printing unit and to acquire the moving distance or the speed of the print medium held on said belt based on the image captured by the image capturing device, wherein said control unit controls so as to start acquisition of the moving distance or the speed of the print medium and start performance of a printing operation by the printing unit, after the detection by the detecting unit of the leading end of the print medium held on said belt.