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Granted Patent B2
US 10,717,617 · App. 16/453,859 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Medium processing apparatus

Inventors: Tetsuya Miyagawa (Shiojiri, JP); Shingo Waki (Matsumoto, JP); Shota Mizuno (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B65H7/20B65H5/062B65H7/12H04N1/00588H04N1/00602
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Patent No.
US 10,717,617
App. No.
16/453,859
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medium processing apparatus includes a processing section performing a process on a sheet-like medium; a transport roller pair including a driving roller and a driven roller, and transporting the medium in a transport path including a region in which the processing section performs a process; a first casing accommodating the processing section and the transport roller pair; a second casing configured to close and open with respect to the first casing; and a displacement mechanism displacing the transport roller pair to a separation position and a contact position. The displacement mechanism displaces the transport roller pair from the contact position to the separation position in conjunction with an operation of opening the second casing.

Claims (34)

1. A medium processing apparatus comprising:

a processing section performing a process on a sheet-like medium;

a roller pair including a driving roller and a driven roller, and transporting the medium in a transport path including a region in which the processing section performs a process;

a first casing accommodating the processing section and the roller pair;

a second casing configured to close and open with respect to the first casing; and

a displacement mechanism displacing the roller pair to a separation position and a contact position, wherein

the displacement mechanism displaces the roller pair from the contact position to the separation position in conjunction with an operation of opening the second casing.

2. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the displacement mechanism displaces the roller pair from the separation position to the contact position in conjunction with an operation of closing the second casing.

3. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first press member pressing the roller pair toward a side of the contact position, wherein

when the second casing is opened, the displacement mechanism displaces the roller pair to the separation position against a pressing force of the first press member.

4. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a detection section detecting a jam of the medium, wherein

the displacement mechanism includes a clutch mechanism that disengages a power transmitting path transmitting a displacement when the second casing is opened to the roller pair when the jam is not detected, and engages the power transmitting path when the jam is detected.

5. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a transport section including the roller pair transporting the medium, wherein

the processing section includes a carriage configured to move in a moving direction intersecting a transporting direction of the medium for performing a process to the medium, and

the clutch mechanism is switched by a power source of the carriage or a power source of the transport section.

6. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the displacement mechanism includes a rack displacing in conjunction with an operation of opening and closing the second casing, and a pinion gear meshing with the rack,

a holder holding the driven roller so as to be configured to contact and separate with respect to the driving roller is provided, and

the displacement of the rack is transmitted to the holder via the pinion gear, so that the displacement mechanism displaces the roller pair to the separation position and the contact position.

7. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

a moving distance of the rack according to opening and closing of the second casing is longer than a separation and contact distance of the roller pair.

8. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a second press member pressing the rack in a direction in which the second casing is opened.

9. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the rack has an upper end connected to the second casing.

10. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second casing includes a pivot shaft disposed along any one side of an upper surface of the first casing, and the second casing pivots on the pivot shaft to open and close an upper portion of the first casing.

11. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing section is a recording section performing recording on the medium as a process, and

the medium processing apparatus is a complex apparatus including a recording unit where the recording section is accommodated in the first casing, and a reading unit that is disposed above the recording unit and accommodates a reading section for reading an image from a document in the second casing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2019
From: MIYAGAWA, TETSUYA; WAKI, SHINGO; MIZUNO, SHOTA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-121234 · Jun 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190389680A1 · Dec 26, 2019
Cited By (1)
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