Document conveying device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus
US8896891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0091
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document conveying device includes a document table on which a stack of document sheets is placed; a rotating shaft member detachably provided on a main body of the document conveying device; a feeding member configured to contact and feed a topmost sheet of the stack of document sheets, the feeding member being attached to the rotating shaft member via a driving force transmitting member; a separating unit configured to separate the topmost sheet from one or more sheets that are fed together with the topmost sheet, rotating members rotatably attached to the rotating shaft member; a holding member configured to hold the feeding member and the driving force transmitting member; and a rotating member position restricting unit configured to restrict a position of the rotating members other than the holding member to a given predetermined position with reference to a position of the holding member.
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