Patent ID: 6955413

Claim:
A printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium using a print head, comprising: a transporting means for transporting said printing medium in a predetermined direction; a printing medium detecting means including a detection lever that is provided upstream of said print head in said predetermined direction and that mechanically operates when a rear end of said printing medium passes therethrough and a sensor for detecting the mechanical operation of said detection lever; an acceleration acquiring means for acquiring an acceleration of said printing medium when said rear end of said printing medium passes through said detection lever; and a correcting means for correcting a transportation amount of said printing medium during a physical return time after said rear end of said printing medium passes through said detection lever until said detection lever is detected by said sensor, in accordance with said acceleration of said printing medium acquired by said acceleration acquiring means; and a remaining region control means for controlling a remaining region from a printing position of the print head up to said rear end of said printing medium in accordance with said transportation amount corrected by said correcting means.