Document feeder and image reader
US6101005A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/07
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document feeder comprises a hopper table on which documents are to be mounted, a feeding roller for transporting the documents mounted on the hopper table, and lifting system for raising and lowering the hopper table to position the topmost sheet of the documents mounted on the hopper table at a level of the feeding roller. The lifting system includes a hopper motor, and a drive mechanism for raising and lowering the hopper table by means of the driving force. The drive mechanism swings the hopper table when the hopper table is located between an lower limit position and a switching position above the lower limit position, or moves the hopper table vertically with maintaining its posture horizontally when the hopper table is located between the switching position and an upper limit position above the switching position. In addition, the height and the slant angle of the feeding roller sequentially conform to the movement of the hopper table in order to prevent jamming.
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