Patent ID: 8245247

Claim:
A medium transporting unit transporting a top medium from a stacker in a stacked manner, the medium transporting unit comprising: a holding mechanism operable to hold the top medium; a transport arm provided with the holding mechanism; a lift mechanism operable to lift up and down the transport arm; wherein when the holding mechanism holds the top medium, one of a first pressing force and a second pressing force greater than the first pressing force is selectively applied from the holding mechanism to an upper surface of the top medium; wherein the transport arm includes: a lifted member fixed to the lift mechanism to be lifted up and down; a first urging member operable to urge the lifted member upward with a first urging force; and a second urging member operable to urge the lifted member upward with a second urging force greater than the first urging force; and wherein the second urging member applies the second urging force to the lift member when the lifted member is lifted down by a predetermined distance.