(19)
(11) EP 3 251 866 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04

(43) Date of publication:
06.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/49

(21) Application number: 17000732.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 29/393(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 18.05.2016 JP 2016099817

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Iida, Kazuki
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: WESER & Kollegen 
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München
81245 München (DE)

   


(54) PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR


(57) To operate a printing apparatus (1) with small power, the printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium (P) using power of an electric storage (106) charged by power input from an external power supply performs the following control. An operation sequence for printing on the print medium (P) is divided into a plurality of sequences. Each of the sequences is executed by discharging power charged in the electric storage (106). Next, power is charged in the electric storage (106) during a standby time of the operation sequence after execution of one sequence ends. An electric storage amount charged in the electric storage is compared with a predetermined threshold. Then, control is performed to execute the next sequence in a case where the electric storage amount becomes larger than the predetermined threshold.