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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Kitazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenta Ogata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouhei Yukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaru Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Fujikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Onoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/14 (2006.01); B65H 3/48 (2006.01); B65H 7/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 3/14 (2013.01); B65H 3/48 (2013.01); B65H 7/04 (2013.01); B65H 7/16 (2013.01); H04N 1/00034 (2013.01); H04N 1/00251 (2013.01); H04N 1/00687 (2013.01); B65H 2511/13 (2013.01); B65H 2511/15 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01); B65H 2553/30 (2013.01); B65H 2553/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A feeding device includes: a supply unit that supplies air to a space between a plurality of loaded media to float the media; a feeding unit that feeds out the media floated by the supply unit; and a detection unit that detects whether or not a medium bundle is present among the plurality of media in a state of being floated by the supply unit.