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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Noda, Shiojiri, JP;
Keisuke Miyauchi, Matsumoto, JP;
Kiyotaka Nakamura, Kitakyushu, JP;
Shuichi Kadota, Fukuoka, JP;
Hidenori Harada, Kitakyushu, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanner includes the following features. A first driven roller sandwiches a document together with a first drive roller and is capable of rotating in a driven manner. A second driven roller sandwiches a document together with a second drive roller and is capable of rotating in a driven manner. A driving unit rotationally drives the first drive roller and the second drive roller. A transmission unit transmits a rotational force from one of the first driven roller and the second driven roller to another of the first driven roller and the second driven roller.