Document conveying apparatus and document conveying method

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PATENT NO 8740216
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13534931

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Disclosed is a document conveying apparatus including: a reading unit which read image information on a surface of a document; a driving-side discharge unit which conveys the document in a first direction in contact with the first surface, and discharges at least a part of the document; a driven-side discharge unit which receives transmission of a rotative force from the driving-side discharge unit, when being in contact with the driving-side discharge unit; a specific-direction conveying unit which conveys the document in an opposite direction to the first direction; a pressing force applying unit which applies a force in a third direction to the driven-side discharge unit so as to be in contact with the driving-side discharge unit; and a movement control unit which moves the driven-side discharge unit in an opposite direction to the third direction, when the document is in contact with the driven-side discharge unit.

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NEC PLATFORMS LTD2-6-1 KITAMIKATA TAKATSU-KU KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA 213-8511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Idogawa, Yoshio Tokyo, JP 3 20
Ota, Naoto Shizuoka, JP 25 256

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