Document feeders for printers and printers comprising the document feeders
AssigneeShenzhen Fu Ying Innovation Technology Corporation Limited
InventorsFlavio Balasini, Paolo Poma
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Abstract
A document feeder for a printer may include an upper part and/or a lower part. The upper part may include a feeding roller arrangement configured to engage with an upper face of a document. The lower part may include a retaining surface. The lower part may further include a sliding element which, in at least an operation mode of the document feeder, may have a portion that projects with respect to the retaining surface for supporting a lower face of the document in such a way that at least a portion of the document is raised with respect to the retaining surface.
Claims19
A document feeder for a printer, the document feeder comprising:
- an upper part;
- and
- a lower part;
- wherein the upper part comprises a feeding roller arrangement configured to engage with an upper face of a document,
- wherein the lower part comprises a retaining surface,
- wherein the lower part further comprises a sliding element which, in at least an operation mode of the document feeder, has a portion that projects with respect to the retaining surface for supporting a lower face of the document in such a way that at least a portion of the document is raised with respect to the retaining surface, and
- wherein the lower part is configured to move in such a way as to become recessed below a floor of a feeding opening of the printer.
A document feeder, comprising:
- an upper part;
- and
- a lower part;
- wherein the upper part comprises a feeding roller arrangement configured to engage with an upper face of a document,
- wherein the lower part comprises a retaining surface and a sliding element,
- wherein the sliding element is configured such that, in an operation mode of the document feeder, a portion of the sliding element projects with respect to the retaining surface to support a lower face of the document so that at least a portion of the document is raised with respect to the retaining surface,
- wherein the lower part further comprises a spring configured to spring-load the sliding element in a projecting position, and
- wherein the spring is preloaded with a load greater than or equal to 10 grams (g) and less than or equal to 30 g.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.