Patent ID: 8141867
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A medium delivery device comprising: a medium insertion section into which a sheet-shaped medium to be delivered is inserted in a stacked state; a medium delivery port for delivering the sheet-shaped medium inserted into the medium insertion section; first and second medium guide surfaces that are opposed to each other to guide the sheet-shaped medium to the medium delivery port; a feed roller that is disposed at a side of the first medium guide surface and delivers the sheet-shaped medium inserted into the medium insertion section to the medium delivery port; a pressing unit that presses the sheet-shaped medium inserted into the medium insertion section at two pressing positions deviated from each other toward the first medium guide surface; a driving mechanism that rotates the pressing unit in directions in which the pressing unit moves close to and away from the first medium guide surface; and a separation pad that is disposed at a side of the second medium guide surface, is rotatable about a rotation shaft, and is pressed toward the first medium guide surface.