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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Arimori, Kitakyushu, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium transport apparatus includes: a medium mounting section configured to mount a medium; a feed roller configured to feed the medium from the medium mounting section; a separation roller configured to nip and separate the medium from the feed roller; a plurality of sensors disposed at positions facing a surface of the medium and configured to detect movement of the medium; and a control unit configured to stop feeding of the medium based on detection values received from the sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are disposed upstream of a nipping position by the feed roller and the separation roller with a gap in a width direction being a direction intersecting a medium feed direction and detect movement of the medium in the width direction.