Patent ID: 8336873
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A media feeding apparatus comprising: a media storage device which stores media; a media feeding device which feeds each one of the media sequentially in a media feeding direction; a blowing device which blows toward a side surface, of the media, that is disposed parallel to the media feeding direction; and a media holding member having an inclined portion which holds the media and directs air blowing from the blowing device to flow away from the media feeding device and back towards a side of the media storage device, wherein the media feeding device and the inclined portion of the media holding member are arranged in such a manner that a plane of projection of both the media feeding device and the inclined portion of the media holding member overlap or coincide in a direction perpendicular to the media feeding direction, wherein the media holding member and the media feeding device are arranged such that the media feeding device moves independently of the media holding member in a vertical direction perpendicular to the media feeding direction, wherein the media holding member is an upper guide plate of the media feeding device, and wherein the upper guide plate projects past the media feeding device in an opposite direction with respect to the media feeding direction.