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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2025
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Masakatsu Kusuda, Sakai City, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a document conveyance apparatus includes: an opening-and-closing cover; a driving roller and a driven roller; a driven roller holding member which rotatably holds the driven roller, and causes the driven roller to contact or be separated from the driving roller in conjunction with opening and closing of the opening-and-closing cover; and a pressure-contact spring which applies, to the driven roller holding member, a biasing force in a direction of pressing the driven roller against the driving roller. The opening-and-closing cover is provided with a side wall and a holding rib, and the driven roller holding member is provided with a first surface and a second surface. When the opening-and-closing cover is opened, the side wall contacts the first surface to bias the opening-and-closing cover in a closing direction, and the holding rib contacts the second surface to bias the same in an opening direction.
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