Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Denki K.k.

Yoshihiro Itoh

Kosuke Takaki

Takao Araki

Hiroshi Matsumoto

Toshio Honjoh

Nobuo Shimono

Hitoshi Ide

Mamoru Yoshida

In order to provide a paper feeding apparatus which is miniaturized by inclining a conveying passage and can quickly feed a manuscript even if the manuscript is thick, there is provided a paper feeding apparatus in which a conveying passage for a manuscripts is formed so as to continuously connected with a hopper on which the manuscripts are placed, and the manuscripts placed on the hopper are picked up one by one from an uppermost one thereof and fed to the conveying passage, wherein the conveying passage is inclined in the height direction so that the hopper side thereof is downward, and the angle of the hopper can be set so as to be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the inclination of the conveying passage.

Paper feeding apparatus

The present invention provides a paper feeding apparatus for use in an image reader, e.g. such as an image scanner, which is designed especially to prevent overlap feeding of sheets of paper, and can adjust both the pressing forces between a hopper for carrying sheets of paper in a stacked manner and a pickup roller for paper feeding and between a parting roller and a retard roller for the prevention of overlap feeding. The paper feeding apparatus of the present invention serves to feed the sheets of paper one by one from the hopper and to restrict overlap feeding by the parting roller and the retard roller. This optimizes the paper feeding in the pass line from the hopper to the preventing mechanism for overlap feeding, thereby achieving a secure prevention overlap feeding.

In a speed reduction motor comprising a motor and a speed reduction device connected to the motor for the purpose of reducing and transmitting rotation therethrough, a gear casing for housing gears of the speed reduction device is formed integrally with a rear gear bracket and a stator frame, so that the number of working steps are reduced and alignment of the gears is enhanced with high accuracy. Further, an opening portion is provided on an outer circumference of the gear casing through which the gears can be installed with ease of assembly.

Speed reduction motor with integral hermetic gear case

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Fukuoka, Japan

Yoshihiro Itoh