Feeding device
US11912523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feeding device includes a loading unit at which a printing medium is loaded, a roller that transports the printing medium, a transport path member at which the roller is disposed, the transport path member constituting a transport path on which the printing medium is transported, a drive source that generates a drive force that rotates the roller, a clutch that is movable between a coupling position at which the drive force is transmitted to the roller, and a release position at which the drive force is not transmitted to the roller, and an operation unit for operating the clutch, in which the operation unit is provided at a position, on the transport path member, facing the printing medium being transported by the roller, and the roller is removable from the transport path member when the clutch is located at the release position.
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