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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Oizumi, Nagano, JP;
Yoshihisa Saka, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing device includes a processor, a feed roller, a motor, a motive force transmission gear that transmits motive force of the motor to the feed roller, a switching unit that is configured including a main gear and a sub gear that meshes with the main gear and moves in planetary motion around the main gear, and that switches accompanying rotation direction switching of the main gear between a meshed state and a disengaged state between the sub gear and the motive force transmission gear, a load detection unit that detects load of the motor, and a controller. The controller controls the motor and the processor according to the load detected by the load detection unit at switching of the sub gear from the disengaged state to the meshed state.