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Medium transport apparatus, scanner apparatus, and recording apparatus
US8929797B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8929797-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213407913-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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A medium transport apparatus includes a medium guide member that forms part of the curved transport path and guides a medium to a downstream side, and that is provided so as to be capable of pivoting at an outward side from the curved transport path, and that changes the size of a space of part of the curved transport path by pivoting. The medium guide member has a pivot axis that is in an upstream side direction of a guide surface that guides the medium.
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What is claimed is: 1. A scanner apparatus comprising: a reading unit that reads a surface of a medium; a curved inverting transport path that transports a medium, that is arranged in an upstream side of the reading unit; a medium guide member that forms part of an upstream side of the curved inverting transport path and guides the medium to a downstream side, and that is provided so as to be capable of pivoting at an outward side from the curved inverting transport path, and…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8929797B2 cover?
- A medium transport apparatus includes a medium guide member that forms part of the curved transport path and guides a medium to a downstream side, and that is provided so as to be capable of pivoting at an outward side from the curved transport path, and that changes the size of a space of part of the curved transport path by pivoting. The medium guide member has a pivot axis that is in an upst…
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- Honma Ryo, Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00588. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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