Printing apparatus capable of conveying sheet to bookbinding device, control method of the same, and storage medium

Abstract

A printing apparatus print an image on a sheet. A control unit performs control, in a case where the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the double-side conveying path. The control unit also performs control, in a case where the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using a one-side conveying path.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A printing apparatus capable of conveying a sheet to a bookbinding device that binds sheets of which front side and back side are inverted, comprising:
 a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet; and   a control unit configured to perform control, in a case where the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the double-side conveying path, and perform control, in a case where the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using a one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         2 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a determining unit configured to determine whether a sheet is capable of passing through a double-side conveying path,
 wherein said control unit performs control, in a case where said determining unit determines that the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the double-side conveying path, and performs control, in a case where said determining unit determines that the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         3 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a judgment unit configured to judge whether the sheet is capable of passing through the one-side conveying path,
 wherein said control unit performs control, when said determining unit determines that the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path and said judgment unit judges that the sheet is capable of passing through the one-side conveying path, so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         4 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein, in a case where the sheet is a coated paper, said determining unit determines that the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path and said judgment unit judges that the sheet is capable of passing through the one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         5 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein in a case where the sheet is a cardboard of a first type, said judgment unit judges that the sheet is capable of passing through the one-side conveying path, and   wherein in a case where the sheet is a cardboard of a second type, said judgment unit judges that the sheet is not capable of passing through the one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         6 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein said control unit performs control to notify an error when said determining unit determines that the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path and said judgment unit judges that the sheet is not capable of passing through the one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         7 . The printing apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a discriminating unit configured to discriminate whether the sheet is needed to be inverted,
 wherein said determining unit determines whether the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path in a case where said discriminating unit discriminates that the sheet is needed to be inverted.   
     
     
         8 . A method for controlling a printing apparatus that is capable of conveying a sheet to a bookbinding device that binds sheets of which front side and back side are inverted, the method comprising:
 a printing step of printing an image on a sheet; and   a control step of, in a case where the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, performing control so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the double-side conveying path, and, in a case where the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, performing control so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using a one-side conveying path.   
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program for making a computer execute a method for controlling a printing apparatus that is capable of conveying a sheet to a bookbinding device that binds sheets of which front side and back side are inverted, the method comprising:
 a printing step of printing an image on a sheet; and   a control step of, in a case where the sheet is capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, performing control so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using the double-side conveying path, and, in a case where the sheet is not capable of passing through the double-side conveying path, performing control so that the sheet is inverted and discharged using a one-side conveying path.