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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2019
Avision Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Lan Sheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Chin-Chu Chiu, Hsinchu County, TW;
AVISION INC., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
In a sheet feeder, an input passage has input and output ends and an input location. A first feeder module includes: a first input roller disposed on the input end; a first output roller disposed on the output end; and a first sensing device being disposed near the first input roller and generating a first signal transmitted to a processor upon sensing presence of a first medium. A second feeder module includes: a second input roller disposed on the input end; a second output roller disposed on the output end; and a second sensing device being disposed at the input location and generating a second signal transmitted to the processor upon sensing presence of a second medium. An image acquiring device acquires an image of the first or second medium. The processor controls enabled and disabled states of the first and second feeder modules. A control method of the processor is also provided.