Medium feeding device with a convex profiled cross section

A medium feeding device comprising:

• a base of a rib provided substantially parallel to a surface of a medium to be fed;
• and
• said rib extending substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and defining a feeding path along which said medium is fed, said rib including an extending portion that extends substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and a flat end surface provided on a distal end of said extending portion opposite to said base of said rib, said flat end surface facing said surface of said medium fed along said feeding path,
• wherein, in a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which said medium is fed along said feeding path, said rib includes:
• a convex portion protruding from said flat end surface, wherein said convex portion has an apex that guides said medium, and
• wherein a mold for forming said rib has a parting surface aligned with said flat end surface.

A medium feeding device comprising:

• a base of a rib provided substantially parallel to a surface of a medium to be fed;
• and
• said rib extending substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and defining a feeding path along which said medium is fed, said rib including an extending portion that extends substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and a flat end surface provided on a distal end of said extending portion opposite to said base of said rib, said flat end surface being substantially parallel to said surface of said medium fed along said feeding path,
• wherein, in a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which said medium is fed along said feeding path, said rib includes a convex portion protruding from said flat end surface, wherein said convex portion has an apex that guides said medium.

A medium feeding device comprising:

• a base of a rib provided substantially parallel to a surface of a medium to be fed;
• and
• said rib extending substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and defining a feeding path along which said medium is fed, said rib including an extending portion that extends substantially perpendicularly from said base of said rib and a flat end surface provided on a distal end of said extending portion opposite to said base of said rib, said flat end surface being substantially parallel to said surface of said medium fed along said feeding path,
• wherein, in a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which said medium is fed along said feeding path, said rib includes a convex portion protruding from said flat end surface, wherein said convex portion has an apex that guides said medium, and wherein a mold for forming said rib has a parting surface aligned with said flat end surface.