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Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2023
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masaki Namiki, Kitakyushu, JP;

Ryoichi Shuto, Kitakyushu, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/34 (2006.01); B65H 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/06 (2013.01); B65H 3/34 (2013.01); B65H 3/56 (2013.01); B65H 2301/331 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42262 (2013.01); B65H 2801/39 (2013.01);
Abstract

The medium feeding device includes a skew correction mechanism including a first lever member and a second lever member displaceable between an advanced position contactable with a document and a retracted position retracted from a transport path, and a first load member and a second load member displaceable between a blocking position at which a part of the transport path in a width direction is blocked and an opening position at which the transport path is opened without being blocked, and the first load member and the second load member overlap at least a part of a transport roller when seen in the width direction when they are located at the blocking position.


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