Medium conveying apparatus including a first conveyance guide to move in conjunction with movement of roller and a second conveyance guide to regulate the floating of a conveyed medium

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PATENT NO 12202692
APP PUB NO 20240059511A1
SERIAL NO

18497906

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A medium conveying apparatus includes an imaging unit provided to be movable in a direction perpendicular to a conveying surface for conveying a medium, to image the medium, a roller pair provided on an upstream side of the imaging unit in a medium conveying direction, the roller pair including a first roller provided to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the conveying surface, and a second roller facing the first roller, and a conveyance guide provided on a rotation shaft of the first roller, to move in conjunction with a movement of the first roller. The conveyance guide includes a guide surface extending at least from a downstream end portion of a nip portion of the roller pair to an upstream end portion of the imaging unit in the medium conveying direction and being flush with a lower surface of the imaging unit.

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  • PFU LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Awazu, Seiki Kahoku, JP 3 0
Kumahashi, Tomofumi Kahoku, JP 4 1
Mori, Takayuki Kahoku, JP 55 489

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