Patent ID: 6151141
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An original reading and conveying apparatus comprising:a transparent plate arranged in a reading area of a conveying passage for conveying an original and a pressure conveying roller arranged to confront the transparent plate and be pushed toward the transparent plate,at least a circumferential surface of a roller portion of the pressure conveying roller being covered with a synthetic resin layer,an original conveying roller for conveying the original arranged at a downstream side, as viewed in an original conveying direction, of the pressure conveying roller, which original conveying roller is rotationally driven by a driving force coming from the pressure conveying roller;the roller portion of the original conveying roller being axially shorter than the axial extent of the roller portion of the pressure conveying roller; anda part of the roller portion of the pressure conveying roller being provided with a small diameter portion having a smaller external diameter than that of the remaining part, and a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force to the original conveying roller being interposed between the small diameter portion and the original conveying roller.