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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichiro Fukumasu, Fukuoka, JP;
Tomoyuki Mokuo, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiromichi Kitsuki, Fukuoka, JP;
Tokujiro Okuno, Fukuoka, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium feeding apparatus includes a mounting section on which a medium to be fed is mounted, a feeding roller configured to feed the medium mounted on the mounting section, a separation roller configured to nip and separate the medium with the feeding roller therebetween, and a regulation section disposed downstream of the nipping position between the feeding roller and the separation roller, the regulation section being configured to regulate the contact of the medium to be fed and the separation roller by coming into contact with the medium from the side of the separation roller.