Image reading apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032440-B2
Application number	US-202016735483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2020
Priority date	Jan 31, 2017
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes a medium mounting portion configured to mount a medium; a feeding means configured to feed a medium from the medium mounting portion; at least one edge guide each configured to regulate a corresponding one of at least one medium width direction edge of the medium having been mounted on the medium mounting portion; a reading means configured to read the medium and disposed on a further downstream side than the at least one edge guide in the medium feeding direction; and at least one medium detection means configured to detect the medium and disposed on a further downstream side than the at least one edge guide in the medium feeding direction and further outside in the medium width direction than at least one edge regulation position for the edge regulation by the at least one edge guide.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
a medium mounting portion configured to mount a bundle of media, the medium mounting portion disposed on the image reading apparatus rear side;
feeding means configured to feed a medium of the most bottom side among the media from the medium mounting portion;
at least one edge guide each configured to regulate a corresponding one of at least one medium width direction edge of the medium having been mounted on the medium mounting portion, the medium width direction being a direction intersecting with a medium feeding direction;
reading means configured to read the medium and disposed on a further downstream side than the at least one edge guide in the medium feeding direction;
an ejection means configured to eject a medium from an ejection outlet to an ejection tray, the ejection outlet disposed on at the apparatus front side opposite to the medium mounting portion;
at least one medium detection means configured to detect the medium, the medium detection means disposed outside in the medium width direction than at least one edge regulation position for edge regulation by the at least one edge guide such that the at least one medium detection means is outside of a transport region of the medium, the medium detection means disposed between the feeding means and the reading means in the media feeding detection; and
a control means configured to stop feeding of the medium by the feeding means in response to a detection of the medium by one of the at least one medium detection means.

2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge guide and the at least one medium detection means are respectively disposed so as to form a pair of edge guides each associated with a corresponding one of both side edges of the medium and a pair of medium detection means each associated with a corresponding one of the both side edges of the medium.

3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge guide is movable in the medium width direction, and the at least one medium detection means is located further outside than the at least one edge regulation position of the at least one edge guide, the at least one edge regulation position being associated with a maximum size of the medium in the medium width direction.

4. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one edge guide is movable in the medium width direction, and the at least one medium detection means is disposed so as to form a plurality of medium detection means each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of medium size standards and disposed along a movement direction of the at least one edge guide.

5. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the multi-feeding of the media, wherein the at least one medium detection means disposed between the ultrasonic sensor and the reading means.

6. The image reading apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a transport roller configured to transport the medium toward the reading means, wherein the at least one medium detection means disposed between the ultrasonic sensor and the transport roller.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Yoshikaie Kazuya
• Arimori Kazuhiko

Classifications

• B65H2511/24

  Irregularities, e.g. in orientation or skewness · CPC title

• H04N1/00628

  Separating, e.g. preventing feeding of two sheets at a time · CPC title

• H04N1/04

  Scanning arrangements {, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa}(H04N1/387 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65H7/06

  responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed (B65H7/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00588

  to the scanning position (H04N1/00572, H04N1/00594 take precedence) · CPC title