Patent ID: 6983885

Claim:
A print media processing apparatus, comprising: an insertion opening adapted to receive a print medium; an exit opening through which the print medium can be ejected; a transportation path adapted to transport the print medium from the insertion opening to the exit opening; an image scanner having a scanning surface and configured to scan an image on the print medium transported along the transportation path; a scanner feed roller configured to transport the print medium while pressing the print medium against the scanning surface; an opening/closing mechanism configured to move the scanner feed roller between a closed position in which the scanner feed roller is urged toward the scanning surface so as to press the print medium against the scanning surface and an open position in which the scanner feed roller is separated from the scanning surface; a releasable cover; and a roller position controller configured to control driving of the opening/closing mechanism to control the scanner feed roller position, wherein the roller position controller is configured to move the scanner feed roller to the closed position when the print medium reaches a start scanning position on the transportation path and then, after scanning by the image scanner ends, to move the scanner feed roller to the open positions, the roller position controller being further configured to move the scanner feed roller to the open position when the cover is open.