Paper feeding apparatus

• US 20020036375A1
• Filed: 09/19/2001
• Published: 03/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Matsuda, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US09/955,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20020036375A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 271/3.14
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/42322 from bottom of the pile
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/531 particular coefficient of friction
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/551 Non permanent attachment, i.e. allowing interchange ability of the surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/5512 covering only a part of the surface
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2405/111 Bottom
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2601/25 Damages to handled material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/1719 Photosensitive, e.g. exposure, photographic or phosphor
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 5/38 immovable in operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00567 Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00602 Feed rollers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00615 Guiding elements, e.g. plates
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0062 Removing sheets from a stack or inputting media
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00631 Ejecting or stacking H04N1/00641 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00909 Cleaning arrangements or preventing or counter-acting contamination from dust or the like cleaning in general, prevention of fouling in general B08B

Abstract

A paper feeding apparatus including a pick mechanism sending out in turn paper mounted on a shooter; a paper guide provided in the paper feeding passage of the paper; a feed roller feeding the paper sent out of the pick mechanism along the paper guide to the image reading position; and a discharge roller discharging the paper. A material which is softer than the reading surface of the paper is attached on the image reading side of the paper guide.

Claims

1. A paper feeding apparatus comprising:

a pick mechanism sending out in turn paper mounted on a shooter;

a paper guide provided in a paper feeding passage of the paper;

a feed roller feeding the paper sent out of said pick mechanism along said paper guide to an image reading position; and

a discharge roller discharging the paper,

wherein a material which is softer than a reading surface of the paper is attached on a image reading side of said paper guide.

2. A paper feeding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said attached soft material is provided only on an upstream side of said paper feeding passage, and is not attached to said paper guide on a downstream side.

3. A paper feeding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material which is softer than the reading surface of the paper is attached to said shooter.

4. A paper feeding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each roller which comes into contact with the reading surface of said paper is a rubber roller.

5. A paper feeding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material which is softer than the reading surface of said paper is cloth, and said cloth is attached with an intervenient sheet.