Patent ID: 9617094
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A sheet conveyor comprising: a separation roller configured to convey one or more sheets downstream in a first direction; a separation pad disposed to face the separation roller, the separation pad being configured to separate the one or more sheets on a sheet-by-sheet basis in cooperation with the separation roller; a supporter configured to support the separation pad, the supporter being swingable around a swing axis, the swing axis being positioned upstream of the separation roller in the first direction, the swing axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first urging member configured to urge the separation pad against the separation roller by urging the supporter in a direction toward the separation roller; and a feed roller disposed downstream of the separation roller in the first direction, the feed roller being configured to convey the one or more sheets separated by the separation roller and the separation pad, downstream in the first direction, the feed roller comprising: wherein the first urging member is disposed upstream of the recessed portion in the first direction and disposed between the first outer circumferential surface and the second outer circumferential surface in the second direction, the first urging member being configured to urge the supporter in such a position as not to overlap the separation pad when viewed in a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to each of the first direction and the second direction.