Medium transporting unit and medium processing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHideki Kawakami
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Abstract
A holding mechanism is operable to hold a top medium from a plurality of plate-shaped media accommodated in a stacker in a stacked manner. A transport arm supports the holding mechanism. The transport arm is provided with a separation mechanism operable to separate a second medium positioned just below the top medium which is held by the holding mechanism.
Claims10
-12. (canceled)
A medium transporting unit for transporting a top medium from a plurality of
- plate-shaped media accommodated in a stacker in a stacked manner, the medium transporting unit comprising:
- a holding mechanism operable to hold the top medium;
- a transport arm provided with the holding mechanism;
- and a lift mechanism operable to move up and down the transport arm,
- a movable lever disposed on the transport arm and having a contact piece configured to move just below the top medium after the holding mechanism holds the top medium.
A medium transporting method by a medium transporting unit for transporting a top medium from a plurality of plate-shaped media accommodated in a stacker in a stacked manner, the medium transporting unit including a holding mechanism operable to hold the top medium, a transport arm provided with the holding mechanism, a lift mechanism operable to move up and down the transport arm, and a movable lever disposed on the transport arm and having a contact piece configured to move just below the top medium after the holding mechanism holds the top medium, the medium transporting method comprising:
- holding the top medium by the holding mechanism;
- moving up the transport arm by the lift mechanism after the holding;
- and
- pivoting the lever to allow the contact piece to move just below the top medium after the holding and during the moving up.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.