Patent ID: 11936823
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A medium transport device comprising:
a placement section on which a medium is placed;
a transport path through which the medium is transported;
a feeding roller that feeds the medium placed on the placement section in the transport path;
a set guide that guides the medium to the feeding roller, the set guide configured to switch between a contact position where the medium and the feeding roller are brought into contact and a separation position where the medium and the feeding roller are separated;
a restricting section configured to switch between a restricting position for restricting feeding of the medium by bringing the feeding roller into contact with a leading end of the medium in a feeding direction and an allowing position for allowing the feeding of the medium; and
a drive source that generates power for switching of the set guide and switching of the restricting section,
wherein the set guide and the restricting section are provided below the transport path in a direction of gravity.