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JP2004277089A
JP2004277089A JP2003070679A JP2003070679A JP2004277089A JP 2004277089 A JP2004277089 A JP 2004277089A JP 2003070679 A JP2003070679 A JP 2003070679A JP 2003070679 A JP2003070679 A JP 2003070679A JP 2004277089 A JP2004277089 A JP 2004277089A
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Ryuichi Matsushima
龍一 松島
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Abstract

【課題】読取りポイントを通過する原稿Pの先端縁P1がその直下流側で長い範囲でニップされないようにして、読取りが乱れないようにする。
【解決手段】読取りポイントの直下流側に配置された複数の駆動ローラ19と、該駆動ローラ19に押圧する従動ローラ20とを備えたローラ対であって、駆動ローラ19の少なくとも外周層は原稿Pに対してゴム等の高摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、従動ローラ20の少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して低摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、駆動ローラ19の軸線は、用紙搬送方向に対して直交配置されている一方、従動ローラ20の軸線は用紙搬送方向に対して傾斜配置され、且つ複数の従動ローラ20の軸線は、用紙幅の中心線Oを挟んで対称配置され、さらに、中心線Oから遠い側が用紙搬送方向の上流側に、用紙幅の中心線Oに近い側が用紙搬送方向の下流側にそれぞれ偏倚している。
【選択図】 図4
A leading edge P1 of a document P passing through a reading point is prevented from being nipped in a long range immediately downstream thereof so that reading is not disturbed.
A roller pair including a plurality of drive rollers (19) disposed immediately downstream of a reading point and a driven roller (20) pressing the drive roller (19), wherein at least the outer peripheral layer of the drive roller (19) is a document P is formed of a material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber, and at least the outer peripheral layer of the driven roller 20 is formed of a material having a low friction coefficient with respect to the transporting paper. , While the driven roller 20 has an axis inclined with respect to the sheet conveying direction, and the axes of the plurality of driven rollers 20 are symmetric with respect to a center line O of the sheet width. Further, the side farther from the center line O is deviated to the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction, and the side closer to the center line O of the sheet width is deviated to the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction.
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、画像読取り装置における原稿等の用紙の搬送装置の構成に係り、より詳しくは、搬送される用紙の先端が読取り部の直下流位置に配置されたローラ対に衝突したときの衝撃力により、読取り部での用紙が瞬間的に停止する等して画像の読取り不良を起こさないようにする構成に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来から、ファクシミリ装置、スキャナ装置、複写装置において、複数枚の原稿を一箇所に積み重ね、その積層箇所から自動給紙装置により原稿を一枚ずつ給紙搬送して、ライン型CCD撮像素子や、ライン型のCIS(コンタクトイメージセンサ)等が配置された読取り部にて搬送中の原稿表面の画像を読み取る場合、当該読取り部の搬送直下流側に駆動ローラと従動ローラと対からなる用紙搬送装置を設けている。その場合、前記駆動ローラ及び従動ローラの軸線を、用紙搬送方向と直交する方向に配置していると、当該駆動ローラと従動ローラとによる用紙ニップ部は、ローラの軸線方向に長く、且つ用紙搬送方向と直交する方向、換言すると、進行する用紙の先端縁の延びる線と平行状になる。従って、この用紙の先端縁の長い範囲で一瞬に前記ニップ部に突き当たることになり、その衝突の負荷が大きく、当該用紙の進行が一瞬停止された状態となって、前記読取り部での読取り画像の移動が乱れて正確な読取りデータを得ることができないという問題があった。
【0003】
他方、用紙排出機構を通過させる用紙の腰が弱い(剛性が十分でない)場合に、その腰の強さを補強するための構成として、特許文献1では、駆動ローラとその駆動ローラに押圧する従動ローラとからなるローラ対を、装置の内部から外に用紙を排出する機構であって、用紙を排出方向に移動させる駆動ローラに当該用紙を押しつける従動ローラは、その軸心が前記駆動ローラの軸心と平行な平面上にあり、排出の対象とする用紙の中央線に関して対称となる位置に配置し、駆動ローラの軸心に対して傾斜した姿勢に設定したものが開示されている。
【0004】
この構成によれば、排出される用紙の幅方向の中央部がたわみ、そのたわみが進行方向に長く連続状に続くことにより、用紙に形状的な剛性を生じさせて、いわゆる用紙の腰を強くし、ローラ搬送下流での用紙の垂れ下がりを防止して、排出時の紙詰まりを防ぐことができる。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
特開2001−310857号公報(図1〜図5参照)
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、特許文献1の構成のローラ対からなる用紙搬送装置を、前記読取り部の直下流側に設けると、前記前進する原稿の略中央側の凸湾曲状の撓みが搬送上流側まで延びるように連続状に続くことになり、その撓み部は前記読取り部に対して接近したり、遠ざかるように湾曲し、前記撓みが発生していない箇所の原稿表面と読取り部との間隔と異なるというように、原稿の横幅方向での前記読取り部の接近度がまちまちに変動して正しい大きさの画像読取りデータを得ることができないという問題があった。
【0007】
本発明では、このような従来の問題点を解決し、画像読取りデータを正確に得ることができる画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置を提供することを目的とするものである。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記目的を達成するため、請求項1に記載の発明は、画像読取り装置における読取り部より用紙搬送方向の直下流側に配置された用紙搬送装置であって、駆動ローラと、該駆動ローラに押圧する従動ローラとを備えたローラ対により構成され、前記駆動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して高摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、従動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して低摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、前記駆動ローラの軸線は、用紙搬送方向に対して直交配置されている一方、従動ローラの軸線は用紙搬送方向に対して傾斜配置されているものである。
【0009】
請求項2に記載の発明は、請求項1に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記従動ローラが、搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側の対称位置に配置され、前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向が対称状に配置されているものである。
【0010】
請求項3に記載の発明は、請求項2に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向は、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対の従動ローラのうち、前記用紙幅の中心から遠い側を用紙搬送方向の上流側となるように設定したものである。
【0011】
そして、請求項4に記載の発明は、請求項2または3に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側に、前記従動ローラの複数を、それぞれ配置したものである。
【0012】
請求項5に記載の発明は、請求項4に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記用紙幅の一側に配置された複数の従動ローラの軸線は一致しているものである。
【0013】
請求項6に記載の発明は、請求項5に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、複数の従動ローラの軸線は、用紙幅の中心から遠い側が用紙搬送方向の上流側に、用紙幅の中心に近い側が用紙搬送方向の下流側にそれぞれ偏倚しているものである。
【0014】
また、請求項7に記載の発明は、請求項2乃至6のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記駆動ローラに対して従動ローラを付勢する付勢手段を、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対毎にそれぞれ個別に設けたものである。
【0015】
さらに、請求項8に記載の発明は、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記読取り部を挟んで搬送直上流側の送りローラ対から前記駆動ローラと従動ローラとの対までの用紙搬送経路が湾曲しているものである。
【0016】
【発明の実施の形態】
次に、本発明を具体化した実施形態について説明する。図1は本発明の実施形態に係る多機能装置(複合装置)1の斜視図、図2は原稿読取り装置を開いた状態の斜視図、図3は原稿読取り装置の断面図、図4は原稿読取り装置における排紙側の用紙搬送装置の平面図、図5(a)は排紙側の用紙搬送装置における駆動ローラを省略し、従動ローラの配置関係を示す平面図、図5(b)は軸受部の斜視図、図5(c)は図5(a)のVc−Vc線で示す拡大断面図である。
【0017】
本発明の実施形態は、ファクシミリ機能、スキャナ機能、複写機能及びプリンタ機能を備えた多機能装置(複合装置)1における自動給紙装置付きの原稿読取り装置2に適用したものである。
【0018】
多機能装置1の本体ケース3における上面には、原稿載置用の大判ガラス板4が水平状態で固定されており、その前方の本体ケース3の上面には、ファクシミリ機能、スキャナ機能、複写機能を実行するためのテンキーや各種作業を指令するためのボタンキー、液晶パネルなどを備えた操作パネル部5が備えられている。
【0019】
自動給紙装置6付きの原稿読取り装置2は、前記本体ケース3の上面のうち後側縁に蝶番8を介して上下回動可能に装着されたカバー体7と、該カバー体7の上面一側に設けられた自動給紙装置6と、本体ケース3の上面の一側に固定された端部ガラス板4aの下面側の一側端に位置させたライン型CCD撮像素子等が配置された読取り素子9などからなる。なお、本実施形態では、本体ケース3の上面の大判ガラス板4上に画像が記載された面を下向きにして原稿を載置し、前記カバー体7の下面に設けられたスポンジ等の押え体7aにて原稿を押えた状態で、画像読取り指令により、前記読取り素子9が大判ガラス板4の下面に沿って配置されたガイドレール10に乗って移動しながら画像を読取ることができる構成でもある。
【0020】
次に、図3等を参照しながら、原稿読取り装置2における自動給紙装置6の構成について説明する。前記カバー体7の一側には、自動給紙装置6におけるケース部11が固定されており、該ケース部11の一端には、原稿載置台12がその自由端が上方となり、ケース部11への取り付け位置が低い高さとなるように傾斜状に配置され、原稿載置台12の下方の前記カバー体7の上面には用紙としての原稿Pの排紙トレイ部13が形成されている(図1参照)。
【0021】
前記ケース部11内の上側経路板14の始端は原稿載置台12に近接した配置されており、上側経路板14上には、前記原稿載置台12上に積層された用紙としての原稿Pから一枚ずつ分離しながら給紙する分離ローラ15と、原稿Pの先端縁の衝突により回動する検知レバー16a付き用紙有無センサ16と給紙ローラ対17a,17bとが設けられている。上側経路板14の下向き湾曲した終端部14bと、下面側経路板18の始端部18aとが一部重複するように配置され、この下面側経路板18の終端部18bが、排紙トレイ部13の基部に配置された排紙ローラ対19、20の箇所まで延びている。また、前記下面側経路板18の始端部18aの近傍には、読取りポイントの直上流側に送りローラ対21a,21bが設けられ、その近傍に用紙先端及び後端を検知して用紙長さを検出すると共に紙ジャムを判断するための検知レバー22a付きリヤセンサ22が設けらている。そして、前記下面側経路板18の搬送方向中途部は下向き凸湾曲状に形成され、その最下端部位には、前記停止位置にある読取り素子9の上に開口する平面視矩形状の読取り窓23が、用紙搬送方向の長さがLoで短く、且つ用紙搬送方向と直交する方向の寸法が長い長さで穿設されている(図1及び図3参照)。前記下面側経路板18の上方(ケース部11内)には、狭い隙間を隔てて原稿Pが通過でき、且つ前記読取り窓23の箇所で端部ガラス板4aにおける読取りポイント23aの表面に原稿Pの下面(読取り画面)が摺接できるようにするリブ24が複数配置されている。また、前記読取りポイント23aを通過した原稿Pを前記下面側経路板18の搬送下流側の上面に導くための案内片25が前記端部ガラス板4aの端縁に固定されている。
【0022】
なお、前記ケース部11の一側端(原稿載置台12と反対側)で回動カバー26の基端が枢軸27を中心に上下回動可能で、前記上側経路板14の箇所で紙詰まりしたとき、当該上側経路板14の上方箇所を開放できる構成である。
【0023】
次に、原稿読取り装置2における自動給紙装置6の排紙側の用紙搬送装置としての駆動ローラ19と従動ローラ20とからなるローラ対の構成について、図3、図4及び図5を参照しながら詳述する。この駆動ローラ19と従動ローラ20とからなるローラ対は、前記読取りポイント23aから搬送直下流位置に配置され、上側の駆動ローラ19は用紙搬送方向(図4でX軸方向)と直交する方向(図4でY軸方向)に平行な駆動軸29に固定されており、該駆動軸29は図示しない駆動モータ及び伝動ギヤ等により排出方向に回転する。前記駆動ローラ19は少なくともその外周層が原稿Pに対する摩擦係数の大きいゴム等の材質である。そして、駆動ローラ19は、原稿Pの用紙幅(図4でX軸方向の用紙寸法)の中心線Oを挟んで対称な位置に複数個配置されている。
【0024】
他方、従動ローラ20はその少なくとも外周層が原稿Pに対する摩擦係数の小さいポリアセタール等の合成樹脂材等の材質である。
【0025】
なお、用紙搬送方向を駆動ローラ19によってのみ支配させ、用紙の斜行を防止するためには、従動ローラ20の摩擦係数が極力低い値であることが望ましいが、少なくとも駆動ローラ19の摩擦係数より低い値であれば良い。
【0026】
そして、前記各従動ローラ20は前記対応する駆動ローラ19に押圧するように支持軸30に被嵌しており、図4及び図5に示す実施形態では、複数(実施形態で2つ)毎の従動ローラ20を前記中心線Oを挟んで左右両側に対称位置に配置され、且つこの従動ローラ20の軸線20a(支持軸30の軸線)は、用紙搬送方向(X軸方向)と直交(Y軸と平行)するのではなく、Y軸に対して適宜角度θ(実施形態では1〜3度程度)傾斜するように配置されている。また、前記中心線Oに近い側の従動ローラ20が用紙搬送方向の下流側であり、遠い側の従動ローラ20が用紙搬送方向の上流側であるように傾斜配置されている(図5(a)参照)。そして、前記一対の支持軸30、30の両端は、前記ケース部11に形成されている上向き開放状のガイド溝(軸受部)31に上下動可能に軸支され(図5(b)参照)、各支持軸30の長手中途部の下方に凹み形成された受け部32に装着された付勢コイルバネなどの付勢手段33にて支持軸30ごと、従動ローラ20を駆動ローラ19に押圧付勢している(図5(c)参照)。
【0027】
なお、各支持軸30を支持する両側一対のガイド溝(軸受部)31は、駆動ローラ19の駆動軸29に対して内側(中心線Oに近い側)のものが用紙搬送方向の下流側に、外側(中心線Oから遠い側)のものが用紙搬送方向の上流側に、それぞれ偏倚した位置に形成されており、これによって、各支持軸30が適宜角度θだけ傾斜するように構成されている。
【0028】
この構成によると、図4及び図6(a)に示すように、原稿Pの先端縁P1が用紙搬送方向上流側から前記駆動ローラ19と従動ローラ20とのニップ部に衝突する箇所は、傾斜配置されている従動ローラ20のうち用紙搬送方向上流側に最も近いニップ部N1,N1であり(図6(a)参照)、当該ニップ部N1,N1はそれぞれ原稿Pの先端縁P1とほぼ点接触する箇所であるから、衝突力が微小である。従って、前記給紙ローラ対17a,17b側から搬送された原稿Pが読取りポイント23aを通過し、用紙先端縁P1が前記一対のニップ部N1,N1に衝突しても、その衝撃力(用紙先端縁P1の突入抵抗)が軽減されるから、この小さい衝撃力によって原稿Pの進行が一瞬停止されたり、移動中の原稿Pの中途部が読取りポイント23aの箇所で撓む等の現象が発生しない。それゆえ、前記読取りポイント23aでの画像読取りデータが乱れる等の問題が発生せず、良好な読取り動作を安定して継続できるという効果を奏する。
【0029】
図6(b)に示す実施形態では、複数の従動ローラ20、20は前記中心線Oを挟んで左右両側に対称位置に配置され、且つ前記中心線Oに近い側の従動ローラ20が用紙搬送方向の上流側であり、遠い側の従動ローラ20が用紙搬送方向の下流側であるように軸線20aが傾斜配置されている。
【0030】
図6(c)に示す実施形態では、前記中心線Oに近い側の一対の従動ローラ20、20のみが用紙搬送方向の上流側であるように傾斜配置されており、前記中心線Oから遠い側の一対の従動ローラ20、20の軸線20aは、用紙搬送方向(X軸方向)と直交、即ちY軸と平行状に配置されている。
【0031】
図6(b)及び図6(c)の両実施形態では、図6(a)と同様に、原稿Pの幅寸法W1が狭いものに対しても一対の点接触型のニップ部N1,N1にて確実に用紙先端縁P1を挟持させることができるという効果を奏する。
【0032】
なお、他の実施形態として、駆動ローラ19をY軸方向に長く連続状の1本〜2本のローラにて構成し、この1本〜2本の駆動ローラ19に対して複数個の従動ローラ20を適宜間隔で押圧するように配置しても良い。また、各従動ローラ20毎に付勢手段33を設けて各別に付勢するように構成しても良い。
【0033】
さらに、複数の従動ローラ20のうち、1つの従動ローラ20の軸線20aのみを前記実施形態のように、用紙搬送方向の上流側または下流側に傾斜配設しても良い。
【0034】
従動ローラ20を付勢する付勢手段33を、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対毎にそれぞれ個別に設けると、付勢手段33の設置数が少なくなりコストを低減できるという効果を奏する。
【0035】
また、読取りポイント23aを挟んで直上流側の送りローラ対21a,21bのニップ部から直下流側の排紙ローラ対19,20のニップ部N1までの用紙搬送経路を上下方向に湾曲状に形成した場合には、直線状の場合に比べて搬送される原稿Pの腰の強さがなくなる。このため、排紙ローラ対19,20のニップ部N1に原稿Pの先端縁P1が衝突した際、その衝撃力(抵抗力)で、読取りポイント23aでの原稿Pの一瞬の停止や撓みがより発生し易くなるが、上記構成によって撓み等の発生を効果的に抑止することが可能となる。また、図3による読取りポイント23aから排紙ローラ対19,20のニップ部に至る直前において、用紙(原稿P)をガラス板4と略平行となるように方向変換してからニップ部に作用させるようにすると、当該変換部付近において、ニップ部に衝突した際の衝撃を緩和することができ、これによって、読取りポイント23aでの原稿Pの移動の乱れをより効果的に防止することができる。
【0036】
なお、本発明は、自動給紙装置ばかりでなく、用紙(原稿P)を一枚ずつ給紙し、搬送しながら読取りする装置の直下流側の排紙部にも適用できることはいうまでもない。
【0037】
【発明の効果】
以上に説明したように、請求項1に記載の発明は、画像読取り装置における読取り部より用紙搬送方向の直下流側に配置された用紙搬送装置であって、駆動ローラと、該駆動ローラに押圧する従動ローラとを備えたローラ対により構成され、前記駆動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して高摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、従動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して低摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、前記駆動ローラの軸線は、用紙搬送方向に対して直交配置されている一方、従動ローラの軸線は用紙搬送方向に対して傾斜配置されているものである。
【0038】
このように構成すれば、用紙搬送方向に対して直交する方向の用紙の先端縁に対する、従動ローラと駆動ローラとの間のニップ部は点状になる。また、ニップされた後の用紙は摩擦係数の大きい駆動ローラによって排紙側に搬送され、低摩擦係数の従動ローラと用紙との間では滑りが発生する。従って、このニップ部での用紙先端縁の突入抵抗が軽減されるから、この小さい衝撃力によって用紙の進行が一瞬停止されたり、移動中の用紙の中途部が読取り部の箇所で撓む等の現象が発生しない。それゆえ、前記読取り部での画像読取りデータが乱れる等の問題が発生せず、良好な読取り動作を安定して継続できるという効果を奏する。
【0039】
請求項2に記載の発明は、請求項1に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記従動ローラが、搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側の対称位置に配置され、前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向が対称状に配置されているものである。
【0040】
このように傾斜配置される従動ローラを用紙幅の中心線を挟んで対称位置に配置すると、前記ニップ位置も中心線を挟んで対称位置となり、用紙が当該用紙の幅方向にずれる等の不都合が発生せず、用紙の移動が安定して、前記読取り部での画像読取りデータが乱れる等の問題が発生せず、良好な読取り動作を安定して継続できるという効果を奏する。
【0041】
請求項3に記載の発明は、請求項2に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向は、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対の従動ローラのうち、前記用紙幅の中心から遠い側を用紙搬送方向の上流側となるように設定したものである。
【0042】
このように構成すれば、搬送される用紙の幅方向の両側縁に近い部分をニップすることになり、より一層安定した読取りができるという効果を奏する。
【0043】
そして、請求項4に記載の発明は、請求項2または3に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側に、前記従動ローラの複数を、それぞれ配置したものである。このように構成すれば、請求項2または3に記載の発明の効果に加えて、用紙の幅寸法の大小いずれのものに対しても点状のニップ部でニップすることができるという効果を奏する。
【0044】
請求項5に記載の発明は、請求項4に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記用紙幅の一側に配置された複数の従動ローラの軸線は一致しているものである。この場合も、用紙の幅寸法の大小いずれのものに対しても点状のニップ部でニップすることができるという効果を奏すると共に、複数の従動ローラを1本の軸によって支持することが可能となり、構成が簡単となる効果もある。
【0045】
請求項6に記載の発明は、請求項5に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、複数の従動ローラの軸線は、用紙幅の中心から遠い側が用紙搬送方向の上流側に、用紙幅の中心に近い側が用紙搬送方向の下流側にそれぞれ偏倚しているものである。この場合は、広い幅の用紙に対して、用紙幅の中心から遠い側の従動ローラと駆動ローラとのニップ部で対応させる一方、狭い幅の用紙に対して、用紙幅の中心に近い側の従動ローラと駆動ローラとのニップ部で対応させることができることはもとより、各従動ローラの駆動ローラに対する当接方向への偏位量を少なくすることができる。従って、両ローラ対の間を通って排出される用紙を所定の方向に正確に排出することができる。
【0046】
また、請求項7に記載の発明は、請求項2乃至6のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記駆動ローラに対して従動ローラを付勢する付勢手段を、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対毎にそれぞれ個別に設けたものであるから、左右両側のニップ部の強さを一定にできる。
【0047】
さらに、請求項8に記載の発明は、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置において、前記読取り部を挟んで搬送直上流側の送りローラ対から前記駆動ローラと従動ローラとの対までの用紙搬送経路が湾曲しているものである。このように湾曲した経路を用紙が搬送される場合には、ニップ部での用紙の先端縁の衝突による衝撃力(抵抗力)の影響を受け易いので、読取り部での用紙の一瞬の停止や撓みを少なくできるという本発明の効果がより顕著となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】自動給紙装置付き原稿読取り装置を備えた多機能装置の斜視図である。
【図2】自動給紙装置付き原稿読取り装置のカバー体を本体ケースから開き回動した状態を示す一部斜視図である。
【図3】自動給紙装置付き原稿読取り装置の要部側断面図である。
【図4】原稿読取り部より搬送下流側の排紙ローラ対の上面図である。
【図5】(a)は駆動ローラを除いた従動ローラ部のみの上面図、(b)は従動ローラの支持軸のガイド溝を示す拡大斜視図、(c)は図5(a)のVc−Vc線で示す拡大断面図である。
【図6】(a)は第1実施形態の説明図、(b)は他の実施形態の説明図、(c)はさらに他の実施形態の説明図である。
【符号の説明】
2 原稿読取り装置
3 本体ケース
4a 端部ガラス板
6 自動給紙装置
7 カバー体
9 読取り素子
11 ケース部
12 原稿載置台
13 排紙トレイ部
14 上側経路板
17a,17b 給紙ローラ対
19 排紙ローラ対における駆動ローラ
20 排紙ローラ対における従動ローラ
21a,21b 送りローラ対
23 読取り窓
23a 読取りポイント
29 駆動軸
30 支持軸
33 付勢手段
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a configuration of a device for transporting a sheet of paper such as a document in an image reading device, and more specifically, an impact force when a leading end of a transported sheet collides with a pair of rollers disposed immediately downstream of a reading unit. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a configuration for preventing the image reading failure from occurring due to the momentary stop of the sheet in the reading unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, a scanner apparatus, and a copying apparatus, a plurality of originals are stacked at one location, and the originals are fed and transported one by one from the stacking location by an automatic paper feeder. When an image on the surface of a document being transported is read by a reading unit in which a line-type CIS (contact image sensor) or the like is arranged, a paper transport device including a pair of a driving roller and a driven roller immediately downstream of the reading unit. Is provided. In this case, if the axes of the driving roller and the driven roller are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction, the sheet nip portion formed by the driving roller and the driven roller is long in the axial direction of the roller, and The direction is orthogonal to the direction, in other words, parallel to the line extending from the leading edge of the advancing sheet. Therefore, the paper will momentarily hit the nip portion in a long range of the leading edge of the paper, the load of the collision is large, and the progress of the paper is momentarily stopped, and the image read by the reading unit is read. There is a problem that accurate reading data cannot be obtained due to the movement of the data.
[0003]
On the other hand, in a case where the stiffness of the paper passing through the paper discharge mechanism is weak (stiffness is not sufficient), Patent Document 1 discloses a drive roller and a driven roller pressed against the drive roller as a configuration for reinforcing the stiffness of the paper. A driven roller that presses the sheet against a driving roller that moves the sheet in the discharging direction, wherein the driven roller has a shaft centered at the axis of the driving roller. There is disclosed that the sheet is disposed on a plane parallel to the center and symmetrical with respect to the center line of the sheet to be discharged, and is set to be inclined with respect to the axis of the drive roller.
[0004]
According to this configuration, the central portion in the width direction of the discharged paper is bent, and the bending is continuously extended long in the traveling direction, so that the paper has a shape rigidity, and the so-called paper stiffness is strengthened. However, it is possible to prevent the paper from sagging downstream of the roller conveyance, thereby preventing paper jam at the time of discharging.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-310857 A (see FIGS. 1 to 5)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a paper transport device including a pair of rollers having the configuration of Patent Document 1 is provided immediately downstream of the reading unit, a convex curved deflection substantially at the center of the advancing document extends to the transport upstream. The bent portion is curved so as to approach or move away from the reading portion, and is different from the interval between the document surface and the reading portion where the bending is not generated. However, there has been a problem that the degree of closeness of the reading unit in the width direction of the document fluctuates frequently, so that image reading data of a correct size cannot be obtained.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve such a conventional problem and to provide a sheet conveying device in an image reading apparatus capable of accurately obtaining image reading data.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a sheet conveying device disposed immediately downstream of a reading section in an image reading device in a sheet conveying direction, wherein a driving roller and a pressing roller are pressed against the driving roller. And at least the outer peripheral layer of the driving roller is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction with respect to the transported paper, and at least the outer peripheral layer of the driven roller is configured with respect to the transported paper. The drive roller is formed of a material having a low friction coefficient, and the axis of the drive roller is disposed orthogonal to the sheet transport direction, while the axis of the driven roller is disposed inclined with respect to the sheet transport direction. is there.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to the first aspect, the driven rollers are disposed at symmetrical positions on both sides of a center of the width of the transported paper, and the driven rollers Are arranged symmetrically with respect to the inclination direction of the axis.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading apparatus according to the second aspect, an inclination direction of an axis of the driven roller is a pair of symmetrically arranged with respect to a center of the sheet width. The driven roller is set such that the side far from the center of the sheet width is the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to the second or third aspect, the plurality of driven rollers are respectively disposed on both sides of a center of the width of the transported paper. It was done.
[0012]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading device according to the fourth aspect, the axes of the plurality of driven rollers disposed on one side of the sheet width coincide with each other.
[0013]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the axes of the plurality of driven rollers are such that the side far from the center of the sheet width is upstream in the sheet transport direction, The sides closer to the center are offset toward the downstream side in the sheet transport direction.
[0014]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transport device of the image reading apparatus according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the urging means for urging a driven roller with respect to the driving roller includes It is provided individually for each pair arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the width.
[0015]
Further, according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the drive roller is connected to the feed roller pair immediately upstream of the transport across the reading unit. The paper transport path up to the pair with the driven roller is curved.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-function device (multifunction device) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a document reading device in an opened state, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the document reading device, and FIG. FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view of a sheet discharge device on the sheet discharge side in the reading device, FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view showing the positional relationship of driven rollers in the sheet discharge device on the discharge side, omitting drive rollers, and FIG. FIG. 5C is an enlarged sectional view taken along line Vc-Vc in FIG. 5A.
[0017]
The embodiment of the present invention is applied to a document reading device 2 with an automatic paper feeder in a multifunction device (multifunction device) 1 having a facsimile function, a scanner function, a copying function, and a printer function.
[0018]
On the upper surface of the main body case 3 of the multi-function device 1, a large-size glass plate 4 for placing a document is fixed in a horizontal state, and on the upper surface of the main body case 3 in front thereof, a facsimile function, a scanner function, a copying function The operation panel unit 5 includes a numeric keypad for executing the operation, button keys for instructing various operations, and a liquid crystal panel.
[0019]
The document reading device 2 with the automatic sheet feeding device 6 includes a cover 7 mounted on a rear side edge of the upper surface of the main body case 3 via a hinge 8 so as to be vertically rotatable, and a top surface of the cover 7. The automatic paper feeder 6 provided on the side of the main body case 3 and the line type CCD image pickup device and the like located at one side end of the lower surface side of the end glass plate 4a fixed to one side of the upper surface of the main body case 3 are arranged. It comprises a reading element 9 and the like. In the present embodiment, the original is placed with the surface on which the image is written down on the large-sized glass plate 4 on the upper surface of the main body case 3, and a pressing member such as a sponge provided on the lower surface of the cover member 7. In a state in which the original is pressed at 7a, the image can be read while the reading element 9 moves on the guide rail 10 arranged along the lower surface of the large-sized glass plate 4 by the image reading command. .
[0020]
Next, the configuration of the automatic paper feeder 6 in the document reading device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. A case portion 11 of the automatic paper feeder 6 is fixed to one side of the cover body 7, and at one end of the case portion 11, the document placing table 12 has a free end facing upward. The paper tray 13 for a document P as a sheet is formed on the upper surface of the cover body 7 below the document table 12 in FIG. reference).
[0021]
The starting end of the upper path plate 14 in the case portion 11 is disposed close to the document table 12, and the upper path plate 14 is provided with one sheet from the document P stacked on the document table 12. A separation roller 15 for feeding a sheet while separating the sheets P, a sheet presence / absence sensor 16 with a detection lever 16a that rotates by a collision of the leading edge of the document P, and a pair of sheet feeding rollers 17a and 17b are provided. The downwardly curved end portion 14b of the upper path plate 14 and the start end portion 18a of the lower surface path plate 18 are arranged so as to partially overlap each other. Of paper discharge rollers 19 and 20 disposed at the base of the paper discharge roller. In the vicinity of the starting end 18a of the lower surface side path plate 18, a pair of feed rollers 21a and 21b are provided immediately upstream of the reading point, and near the leading end and the trailing end of the sheet, the sheet length is detected to detect the sheet length. A rear sensor 22 with a detection lever 22a for detecting and judging a paper jam is provided. An intermediate portion of the lower surface side path plate 18 in the transport direction is formed in a downwardly convex curved shape, and a lowermost portion thereof has a rectangular reading window 23 which is open above the reading element 9 at the stop position. However, it is perforated such that the length in the paper transport direction is short at Lo and the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the paper transport direction is long (see FIGS. 1 and 3). The document P can pass above the lower surface side path plate 18 (within the case portion 11) with a small gap therebetween, and the document P is placed at the reading window 23 on the surface of the reading point 23a on the end glass plate 4a. A plurality of ribs 24 are provided to allow the lower surface (reading screen) of the device to slide. Further, a guide piece 25 for guiding the document P passing through the reading point 23a to the upper surface of the lower surface side path plate 18 on the downstream side of the conveyance is fixed to the edge of the end glass plate 4a.
[0022]
At one end of the case 11 (opposite to the document table 12), the base end of the rotating cover 26 can be rotated up and down around a pivot 27, and a paper jam occurs at the upper path plate 14. At this time, the upper part of the upper path plate 14 can be opened.
[0023]
Next, the configuration of a roller pair including a driving roller 19 and a driven roller 20 as a sheet conveying device on the sheet discharging side of the automatic sheet feeding device 6 in the document reading device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. It will be described in detail. The roller pair including the driving roller 19 and the driven roller 20 is disposed immediately downstream from the reading point 23a in the conveyance direction, and the upper driving roller 19 is in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction (X-axis direction in FIG. 4). The drive shaft 29 is fixed to a drive shaft 29 parallel to the Y-axis direction (in FIG. 4, the Y-axis direction). The drive roller 19 has at least an outer peripheral layer made of a material such as rubber having a large friction coefficient with respect to the document P. A plurality of drive rollers 19 are arranged at positions symmetrical with respect to the center line O of the sheet width of the document P (the sheet dimension in the X-axis direction in FIG. 4).
[0024]
On the other hand, at least the outer peripheral layer of the driven roller 20 is made of a synthetic resin material such as polyacetal having a small coefficient of friction with the document P.
[0025]
In order to control the sheet conveyance direction only by the drive roller 19 and prevent skew of the sheet, it is desirable that the friction coefficient of the driven roller 20 be as low as possible. A lower value is sufficient.
[0026]
Each of the driven rollers 20 is fitted on the support shaft 30 so as to press against the corresponding drive roller 19. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, every two (two in the embodiment) The driven roller 20 is disposed symmetrically on the left and right sides with respect to the center line O, and the axis 20a of the driven roller 20 (the axis of the support shaft 30) is orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction (X axis direction) (Y axis). Rather than being parallel to the Y axis, it is disposed so as to be inclined at an appropriate angle θ (about 1 to 3 degrees in the embodiment) with respect to the Y axis. In addition, the driven rollers 20 closer to the center line O are arranged on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction, and the driven rollers 20 on the far side are arranged on the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction. )reference). Both ends of the pair of support shafts 30, 30 are supported by an upwardly open guide groove (bearing portion) 31 formed in the case portion 11 so as to be vertically movable (see FIG. 5B). The driven roller 20 is urged against the drive roller 19 together with the support shaft 30 by an urging means 33 such as an urging coil spring mounted on a receiving portion 32 recessed below the longitudinal middle portion of each support shaft 30. (See FIG. 5C).
[0027]
A pair of guide grooves (bearing portions) 31 on both sides for supporting each support shaft 30 are located on the inner side (closer to the center line O) with respect to the drive shaft 29 of the drive roller 19 on the downstream side in the sheet transport direction. The outer side (far side from the center line O) is formed at an offset position on the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction, so that each support shaft 30 is configured to be appropriately inclined by the angle θ. I have.
[0028]
According to this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6A, the position where the leading edge P1 of the document P collides with the nip portion between the driving roller 19 and the driven roller 20 from the upstream side in the paper transport direction is inclined. The nip portions N1 and N1 which are closest to the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction among the disposed driven rollers 20 (see FIG. 6A), and the nip portions N1 and N1 substantially correspond to the leading edge P1 of the document P, respectively. Since they are in contact with each other, the collision force is very small. Therefore, even if the document P conveyed from the pair of paper feed rollers 17a and 17b passes through the reading point 23a and the leading edge P1 of the paper collides with the pair of nip portions N1 and N1, the impact force (paper leading edge) Since the rush resistance of the edge P1 is reduced, the phenomenon of the document P being stopped for a moment or the middle part of the moving document P being bent at the reading point 23a does not occur due to the small impact force. . Therefore, there is no problem that the image reading data at the reading point 23a is disturbed or the like, and there is an effect that a good reading operation can be stably continued.
[0029]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6B, the plurality of driven rollers 20, 20 are arranged at symmetrical positions on both left and right sides with respect to the center line O, and the driven rollers 20 on the side close to the center line O carry the paper. The axis 20a is inclined so that the driven roller 20 on the upstream side in the direction and the far side is on the downstream side in the sheet conveyance direction.
[0030]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6C, only a pair of driven rollers 20 near the center line O are arranged obliquely so as to be on the upstream side in the sheet transport direction, and are far from the center line O. The axes 20a of the pair of driven rollers 20, 20 on the side are arranged orthogonal to the sheet transport direction (X-axis direction), that is, parallel to the Y-axis.
[0031]
6B and 6C, similarly to FIG. 6A, a pair of point contact type nip portions N1 and N1 are used for a document P having a narrow width dimension W1. Thus, it is possible to reliably hold the leading edge P1 of the sheet.
[0032]
As another embodiment, the driving roller 19 is constituted by one or two rollers long and continuous in the Y-axis direction, and a plurality of driven rollers are provided for the one or two driving rollers 19. 20 may be arranged so as to be pressed at appropriate intervals. In addition, a biasing unit 33 may be provided for each driven roller 20 to bias each of the driven rollers 20 separately.
[0033]
Further, of the plurality of driven rollers 20, only the axis 20a of one driven roller 20 may be disposed obliquely on the upstream side or the downstream side in the sheet conveyance direction as in the above-described embodiment.
[0034]
If the urging means 33 for urging the driven roller 20 are individually provided for each pair arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the sheet width, the number of the urging means 33 to be installed can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. This has the effect.
[0035]
Further, a sheet conveying path from the nip portion of the immediately upstream-side feed roller pair 21a, 21b to the nip portion N1 of the immediately downstream-side discharge roller pair 19, 20 across the reading point 23a is formed in a vertically curved shape. In this case, the stiffness of the conveyed document P is reduced as compared with the case of the linear shape. Therefore, when the leading edge P1 of the document P collides with the nip portion N1 of the pair of paper discharge rollers 19 and 20, the impact (resistance) of the document P causes the document P to be momentarily stopped or bent at the reading point 23a. Although this is easy to occur, the above configuration makes it possible to effectively suppress the occurrence of bending and the like. Immediately before reaching the nip portion between the discharge roller pair 19 and 20 from the reading point 23a shown in FIG. 3, the direction of the paper (document P) is changed so as to be substantially parallel to the glass plate 4, and then the sheet (document P) is caused to act on the nip portion. By doing so, the impact at the time of colliding with the nip portion can be mitigated in the vicinity of the conversion portion, whereby the disturbance of the movement of the document P at the reading point 23a can be more effectively prevented.
[0036]
Needless to say, the present invention can be applied not only to the automatic paper feeder, but also to a paper discharge unit immediately downstream of a paper feeder (document P) that feeds paper (sheets) one by one and reads while transporting the paper. .
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the invention according to claim 1 is a sheet conveying device disposed immediately downstream in a sheet conveying direction from a reading unit in an image reading device, comprising: a driving roller; And at least the outer peripheral layer of the driving roller is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction with respect to the transported paper, and at least the outer peripheral layer of the driven roller is configured with respect to the transported paper. The drive roller is formed of a material having a low friction coefficient, and the axis of the drive roller is disposed orthogonal to the sheet transport direction, while the axis of the driven roller is disposed inclined with respect to the sheet transport direction. is there.
[0038]
According to this structure, the nip portion between the driven roller and the driving roller with respect to the leading edge of the sheet in the direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction has a point shape. Further, the sheet after the nip is conveyed to the sheet discharge side by a driving roller having a large friction coefficient, and a slip occurs between the driven roller having a low friction coefficient and the sheet. Therefore, the rush resistance of the leading edge of the sheet at the nip portion is reduced, so that the small impact force causes the sheet to stop for a moment or the middle part of the moving sheet to be bent at the reading portion. No symptoms occur. Therefore, there is no problem such that the image reading data in the reading unit is disturbed, and an effect is obtained that a good reading operation can be stably continued.
[0039]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to the first aspect, the driven rollers are disposed at symmetrical positions on both sides of a center of the width of the transported paper, and the driven rollers Are arranged symmetrically with respect to the inclination direction of the axis.
[0040]
If the driven rollers arranged in such an inclined manner are arranged at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line of the sheet width, the nip position is also at a symmetrical position with respect to the center line, which causes inconvenience such that the sheet is shifted in the width direction of the sheet. There is no effect, and the movement of the paper is stable, and there is no problem such that the image reading data in the reading unit is disturbed.
[0041]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading apparatus according to the second aspect, an inclination direction of an axis of the driven roller is a pair of symmetrically arranged with respect to a center of the sheet width. The driven roller is set such that the side far from the center of the sheet width is the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction.
[0042]
According to this structure, the portion near the both side edges in the width direction of the conveyed sheet is nipped, so that the effect of more stable reading can be obtained.
[0043]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to the second or third aspect, the plurality of driven rollers are respectively disposed on both sides of a center of the width of the transported paper. It was done. According to this structure, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2 or 3, there is an effect that the point-shaped nip portion can be used to irrespective of the size of the sheet width. .
[0044]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading device according to the fourth aspect, the axes of the plurality of driven rollers disposed on one side of the sheet width coincide with each other. Also in this case, it is possible to achieve the effect that the point-shaped nip portion can be used to nip the paper of both large and small width dimensions, and it is possible to support a plurality of driven rollers by one shaft. This also has the effect of simplifying the configuration.
[0045]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transporting device of the image reading apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the axes of the plurality of driven rollers are such that the side far from the center of the sheet width is upstream in the sheet transport direction, The sides closer to the center are offset toward the downstream side in the sheet transport direction. In this case, for a wide sheet of paper, the nip portion between the driven roller and the driving roller far from the center of the sheet width corresponds to each other. Not only can the nip portion between the driven roller and the drive roller be used for correspondence, but also the amount of deviation of each driven roller in the contact direction with respect to the drive roller can be reduced. Therefore, the paper discharged between the two roller pairs can be accurately discharged in a predetermined direction.
[0046]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sheet transport device of the image reading apparatus according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the urging means for urging a driven roller with respect to the driving roller includes Since it is provided individually for each pair arranged at a symmetrical position with respect to the center of the width, the strength of the nip portion on both the left and right sides can be made constant.
[0047]
Further, according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the paper transport device of the image reading device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the drive roller is connected to the feed roller pair immediately upstream of the transport across the reading unit. The paper transport path up to the pair with the driven roller is curved. When the sheet is conveyed along such a curved path, the sheet is easily affected by the impact force (resistance) due to the collision of the leading edge of the sheet at the nip portion. The effect of the present invention that bending can be reduced becomes more remarkable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-function device including a document reading device with an automatic sheet feeding device.
FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which a cover body of the document reading device with an automatic sheet feeding device is opened and rotated from a main body case.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part of a document reading apparatus with an automatic sheet feeding device.
FIG. 4 is a top view of a pair of paper discharge rollers on the downstream side of the conveyance from the document reading unit.
5A is a top view of only a driven roller portion excluding a driving roller, FIG. 5B is an enlarged perspective view showing a guide groove of a support shaft of the driven roller, and FIG. 5C is Vc of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view shown by the -Vc line.
6A is an explanatory diagram of the first embodiment, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment, and FIG. 6C is an explanatory diagram of still another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Document Reader 3 Body Case 4a End Glass Plate 6 Automatic Paper Feeder 7 Cover 9 Reading Element 11 Case 12 Document Placement Table 13 Output Tray 14 Upper Path Plate 17a, 17b Feed Roller Pair 19 Output Roller Drive roller 20 in pair Driven roller 21a, 21b in paper discharge roller pair Feed roller pair 23 Reading window 23a Reading point 29 Drive shaft 30 Support shaft 33 Urging means

Claims (8)

画像読取り装置における読取り部より用紙搬送方向の直下流側に配置された用紙搬送装置であって、
駆動ローラと、該駆動ローラに押圧する従動ローラとを備えたローラ対により構成され、
前記駆動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して高摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、従動ローラの少なくとも外周層は搬送用紙に対して低摩擦係数の材料にて形成されており、
前記駆動ローラの軸線は、用紙搬送方向に対して直交配置されている一方、従動ローラの軸線は用紙搬送方向に対して傾斜配置されていることを特徴とする画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。
A paper transport device disposed immediately downstream in a paper transport direction from a reading unit in the image reading device,
It is configured by a roller pair including a driving roller and a driven roller that presses the driving roller,
At least the outer peripheral layer of the drive roller is formed of a material having a high coefficient of friction with respect to the transport sheet, and at least the outer layer of the driven roller is formed of a material having a low coefficient of friction with respect to the transport sheet,
The paper transport device in the image reading device, wherein the axis of the drive roller is arranged orthogonal to the paper transport direction, while the axis of the driven roller is inclined with respect to the paper transport direction.
前記少なくとも従動ローラが、搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側の対称位置に配置され、前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向が対称状に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least driven rollers are arranged at symmetric positions on both sides of the center of the width of the sheet to be conveyed, and the inclined directions of the axes of the driven rollers are arranged symmetrically. Paper transport device in an image reading device. 前記従動ローラの軸線の傾斜方向は、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対の従動ローラのうち、前記用紙幅の中心から遠い側を用紙搬送方向の上流側となるように設定したことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。The inclination direction of the axis of the driven roller is such that, of the pair of driven rollers arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the sheet width, the side far from the center of the sheet width is located upstream in the sheet conveyance direction. 3. The sheet conveying device in the image reading device according to claim 2, wherein the setting is performed. 搬送される用紙幅の中心を挟んで両側に、前記従動ローラの複数を、それぞれ配置したことを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。4. The sheet conveying device in the image reading device according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the driven rollers are disposed on both sides of a center of a sheet width to be conveyed. 前記用紙幅の一側に配置された複数の従動ローラの軸線は一致していることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。5. The sheet conveying device according to claim 4, wherein axes of the plurality of driven rollers disposed on one side of the sheet width coincide with each other. 複数の従動ローラの軸線は、用紙幅の中心から遠い側が用紙搬送方向の上流側に、用紙幅の中心に近い側が用紙搬送方向の下流側にそれぞれ偏倚していることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。6. The axis of the plurality of driven rollers, wherein a side farther from the center of the sheet width is offset toward the upstream side in the sheet conveying direction, and a side closer to the center of the sheet width is shifted toward the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction. 5. A sheet transport device in the image reading device according to claim 1. 前記駆動ローラに対して従動ローラを付勢する付勢手段を、前記用紙幅の中心に対して対称位置に配置された対毎にそれぞれ個別に設けたことを特徴とする請求項2乃至6のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。7. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein biasing means for biasing a driven roller with respect to said driving roller is individually provided for each pair disposed symmetrically with respect to the center of said sheet width. A sheet transport device in the image reading device according to any one of the above. 前記読取り部を挟んで搬送直上流側の送りローラ対から前記駆動ローラと従動ローラとの対までの用紙搬送経路が湾曲していることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の画像読取り装置における用紙搬送装置。8. The paper conveying path from a pair of feed rollers immediately upstream of the conveying section to a pair of the driving roller and the driven roller with the reading section interposed therebetween is curved. Paper transport device in an image reading device.
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