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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Pfu Limited, Kahoku, JP;
Takayuki Umi, Kahoku, JP;
Shigeharu Okano, Kahoku, JP;
PFU LIMITED, Kahoku, JP;
Abstract
A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers, each feed roller rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a first sensor located on a downstream side of the plurality of feed rollers in a medium conveying direction and also in a central part in a direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, to detect the medium, a second sensor and a third sensor located on both sides of the first sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, to respectively detect the medium, and a processor to change the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers at least until the first sensor detects the medium when any of the second sensor or the third sensor detects the medium and the first sensor does not detect the medium within a predetermined time.