Feeding device, printing apparatus and method of controlling feeding device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAhmad Adam Zari Ardi Ramadhan, Indo Permana Putra
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Abstract
A feeding device includes a housing, a sheet feeder tray that mounts a sheet, a feeding unit which transports the sheet from the sheet feeder tray, and is detachable from a rotating shaft, and a control unit that controls rotation of the feeding unit. The feeding unit is provided in such a way as to be turnable to a feeding position to transport the sheet mounted on the sheet feeder tray and to a replacement position to enable detachment from the rotating shaft. When replacing the feeding unit, the control unit switches the position of the feeding unit to the replacement position.
Claims14
A feeding device comprising:
- a device body;
- a mounting unit that mounts a medium;
- a feeding unit that transports the medium from the mounting unit, the feeding unit being configured to be detached from a rotating shaft and including
- a feed roller portion that comes into contact with the medium and transports the medium, and
- an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion provided to the rotating shaft that rotates the feed roller portion;
- and
- a control unit that controls rotation of the feeding unit, wherein
- the feeding unit is configured to be turned to a feeding position to transport the medium mounted on the mounting unit and to a replacement position to enable detachment from the rotating shaft, and
- the control unit switches a position of the feeding unit to the replacement position when replacing the feeding unit.
A method of controlling a feeding device provided with
- a mounting unit that mounts a medium,
- a feeding unit that transports the medium from the mounting unit, the feeding unit being configured to be detached from the rotating shaft and including
- a feed roller portion that comes into contact with the medium and transports the medium, and
- an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion provided to a rotating shaft that rotates the feed roller portion,
- the method comprising:
- switching a position of the feeding unit from a feeding position to transport the medium mounted on the mounting unit to a replacement position to enable detachment from the rotating shaft when replacing the feeding unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.