发明名称 Image reading device
摘要 An image reading device includes a conveyor which conveys a sheet from an upper path to a lower path through a curved path. The conveyance section includes a feed roller which is disposed at the upper path and feeds the sheet, a separation roller which is disposed at the upper path and separates the sheet in conjunction with a separator, and a conveying roller which conveys the sheet along the curved path. The lower path includes a horizontal path extending in a substantially horizontal direction. The separator includes a flat plate portion having a flat plate shape, and the flat plate portion is disposed above the horizontal path and is arranged in a substantially horizontal direction. The separation roller is disposed above the separator.
申请公布号 US9227801(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.01.05
申请号 US201414496686 申请日期 2014.09.25
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Miura Katsuro
分类号 B65H5/06;B65H3/06;B65H3/42;B65H5/26;B65H29/52;B65H31/02 主分类号 B65H5/06
代理机构 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 代理人 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
主权项 1. An image reading device comprising: a conveyor which is configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path from an upper path to a lower path through a curved path in a conveyance direction, wherein the upper path is disposed on an upper side with respect to the lower path, the lower path is disposed on a lower side with respect to the upper path, and the curved path connects the upper path and the lower path; and a first reading unit which is configured to read an image of the sheet conveyed in the lower path by the conveyor, wherein the conveyor includes: a feed roller which is disposed at the upper path and configured to feed a sheet to a downstream side in the conveyance direction;a separator;a separation roller which is disposed at the upper path and configured to separate the sheet fed from the feed roller one by one, in conjunction with the separator;a conveying roller which is disposed at the curved path and configured to convey the sheet separated by the separation roller along the curved path; anda discharging roller pair which is disposed at the lower path and configured to discharge the sheet conveyed through the curved path toward a discharge region positioned on a downstream side with respect to the lower path in the conveyance direction, the discharging roller pair comprising an upper discharging roller and a lower discharging roller, wherein the lower path includes a horizontal path extending in a substantially horizontal direction, wherein the separator includes a flat plate portion having a flat plate shape, and the flat plate portion is disposed at a position which is above the horizontal path, overlaps the horizontal path in a plan view, and is arranged in a substantially horizontal direction, wherein the separation roller is disposed at a position which is above the separator, and wherein a position of a lower end of the separation roller is disposed below an upper end of the lower discharging roller.
地址 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken JP