Patent ID: 8096545

Claim:
A sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having a business card feeding mechanism, said sheet-feeding scanning apparatus being adapted for scanning images of multiple ordinary documents or multiple business cards and comprising: a scanning module disposed within a scan region for scanning said images of said ordinary documents or said business cards; an ordinary document input tray arranged at one side of said scanning module for placing said ordinary documents thereon; an ordinary document pick-up roller assembly for feeding said ordinary documents on said ordinary document input tray into an internal portion of said sheet-feeding scanning apparatus; a transfer channel arranged between said ordinary document input tray and said scan region for leading said ordinary documents; a plurality of transfer rollers for transporting said ordinary documents; an ejecting tray for supporting said ordinary documents or said business cards after being scanned; an ejecting roller assembly for transporting said ordinary documents or said business cards to said ejecting tray; a business card input tray arranged at another side of said scanning module, and comprising a business card support plate for placing said business cards thereon, a separation slice, and a spring disposed under said business card support plate for exerting an elastic force on said business card support plate; and a business card pick-up roller assembly fixed on said business card input tray for feeding said business cards on said business card input tray, said business card pick-up roller assembly comprising: a business card separation roller adjacent said separation slice, wherein said business card separation roller further comprises a shaft rod which is directly and pivotally coupled to said business card input tray, so that said business card input tray is rotated with respect to said shaft rod to be located in either a feeding position or a retracting position; and a business card pick-up roller adjacent said business card input tray for feeding said business cards into said transfer channel, wherein said business card pick-up roller assembly further comprises a business card pick-up roller shaft, and said business card pick-up roller shaft is sheathed by said business card pick-up roller and is directly coupled to said business card input tray, wherein an elastic force is exerted on said business card support plate when said business cards are placed on said business card support plate of said business card input tray, so that said business cards are clamped between said business card support plate and said business card pick-up roller and when said business card separation roller is contacted with said business cards, a friction force generated by said business card separation roller and said separation slice is exerted on said business cards such that only one of said business cards is fed into said transfer channel by said business card pick-up roller assembly for each time.