Patent ID: 7971866

Claim:
A sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having a business card feeding mechanism, said sheet-feeding scanning apparatus being adapted for scanning an image of an ordinary document or a business card, and comprising: a scanning module disposed within a scan region for scanning said image of said ordinary document or said business card; an ordinary document input tray arranged at one side of said scanning module for placing said ordinary document thereon; an ordinary document pick-up roller assembly for feeding said ordinary document on said ordinary document input tray into an internal portion of said sheet-feeding scanning apparatus; an ejecting tray for supporting said ordinary document or said business card after being scanned; a transfer channel arranged between said ordinary document input tray and said scan region for leading said ordinary document; a plurality of transfer rollers for transporting said ordinary document; a business card input tray arranged at another side of said scanning module, and comprising a business card support plate for placing said business card thereon, a jam-releasing button connected to said business card support plate, and a separation slice for offering a friction force on said business card, wherein said business card support plate is swung when said jam-releasing button is pressed down by a user; and a business card pick-up roller assembly coupled to said business card input tray for feeding said business card on said business card input tray, wherein said business card pick-up roller assembly comprises: a business card separation roller for offering a friction force on said business card such that only one business card at a time is fed into said transfer channel by said business card pick-up roller assembly; and a shaft rod sheathed by a business card pick-up roller, wherein ends of said shaft rod engage said business card input tray such that said business card pick-up roller assembly is coupled to said business card input tray through said shaft rod, wherein if said business card on said business card input tray is transported by said business card pick-up roller assembly and a jam event occurs, said jam-releasing button is pressed down to have said business card support plate swing toward the bottom of said business card input tray, so that said business card support plate is sustained against said separation slice to increase a gap between said business card pick-up roller assembly and said separation slice, and said business card input tray is in a jam-releasing status for facilitating removing said jammed business card.