Conveying device with roller separating unit
US8146917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2557/23
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveying device performs an appropriate initialization sequence at start of an operation thereof in response to a manipulation of a lever of a non-operational conveying mechanism thereof. The conveying device includes a pair of rollers configured to convey a sheet, a separating unit configured to separate one of the pair of rollers from another of the pair of rollers, a holding unit configured to retain a status representing whether a separation process is performed by the separating unit, a memory unit configured to store information representing a state of the conveying device at power-off, and a control unit configured to control the conveying device based on the status retained by the holding unit and the information stored by the memory unit.
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