Medium feeding apparatus

A medium feeding apparatus for feeding a medium in a conveying direction when the medium enters between members coming into press contact with each other on a conveying path, the medium feeding apparatus comprising:

• an opening/closing unit that performs an opening operation in a direction in which the members are separated from each other at a time of an occurrence of a conveyance error of the medium and performs a closing operation in a direction in which the members come into contact with each other after a recovery of the conveyance error;
• an error detector configured to detect the conveyance error of the medium in the conveying path;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• determine whether an operator is present around the medium feeding apparatus;
• perform the opening operation and the closing operation by the opening/closing unit in response to the detection of the conveyance error by the error detector when the operator is not present around the medium feeding apparatus;
• and
• perform the opening operation and the closing operation by the opening/closing unit after an elapse of a predetermined waiting time triggered based on the detection of the conveyance error by the error detector when the operator is present around the medium feeding apparatus.

A medium feeding apparatus for feeding a medium in a conveying direction, comprising:

• a fixed unit having first conveying members;
• a rotating unit rotatably supported by the fixed unit and having second conveying members coming into press contact with the first conveying members in order to convey the medium on a conveying path;
• an error detector configured to detect a conveyance error of the medium in the conveying path;
• an opening/closing unit that performs an opening operation in a direction in which the first and second members are separated from each other based on the detection of the conveyance error of the medium by the error detector;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• select one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode other than the first operation mode in order to perform the opening operation in cooperation with the opening/closing unit;
• perform the opening operation by the opening/closing unit at a first operation speed when the first operation mode is selected;
• and
• perform the opening operation by the opening/closing unit at a second operation speed that is relatively lower than the first operation speed when the second operation mode is selected.