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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Pfu Limited, Ishikawa, JP;

Inventor:

Yoshito Hirai, Ishikawa, JP;

Assignee:

PFU LIMITED, Ishikawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/08 (2006.01); B65H 3/14 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/14 (2013.01); B65H 3/0816 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11232 (2013.01); B65H 2701/18272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A document feeder includes a document placement member that has a placement surface, a sucker that has a suction surface on which a part of a document placed on the placement surface is sucked and sucks air from a space formed between the document placement member and the suction surface, a blower that blows air into the space, and a paper feeder that conveys the document in a conveyance direction along the placement surface, wherein the suction surface is inclined relative to the placement surface such that the space is narrower toward the upstream side in the conveyance direction.


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Hirai, Yoshito. (2024). Document feeder (U.S. Patent No. 11866280). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11866280

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