Image reading apparatus
US11095787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00665
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A medium feeding apparatus includes a first feed roller, a second feed roller, a first separating roller, and a second separating roller. The medium feeding apparatus further includes a first curve forming portion that forms, in a medium, a curve in a width direction. The first curve forming portion is in contact with a medium at a portion upstream of a nip position between the feed rollers and the separating rollers in the feeding direction and at a portion between the first separating roller and the second separating roller in the width direction and a state in which the portion in contact with the medium is, with respect to the outer circumferential surfaces of the feed rollers, positioned in a rotation center direction of the feed rollers is maintained.
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