18890640. MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE (SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION)
MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE
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Shinya Kawabata of Shiojiri-shi JP
MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18890640 titled 'MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
A medium conveyance device includes a first roller pair and a second roller pair for conveying a medium, a curved path from the first roller pair to the second roller pair, an outer path forming member that forms an outer side of the curved path, an inner path forming member that forms an inner side of the curved path, and at least one flexible guide member that guides the medium in the curved path, one end of the guide member is a fixed end provided at the outer path forming member, the other end of the guide member is a free end located downstream of the fixed end in a conveyance direction, and the inner path forming member has a convex portion that protrudes toward the guide member at a position facing the guide member.