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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Tsuji, Nara, JP;
Hidetoshi Kaneko, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transport roller is provided in a transport path in order to transport paper, the transport roller transporting the paper downstream in the transport path by making contact with the paper, and At least one contact portion that makes contact with the paper is provided in the transport roller. The contact portion is deformable in a direction that releases pressing force received from the paper when transporting the paper.