Provided is a sheet transport mechanism disposed between a feeding mechanism feeding out a sheet and an acceptance mechanism receiving the sheet. The sheet transport mechanism includes: a transport unit that transports the sheet; and a plurality of curl correction units each including a contact unit which comes into contact with the sheet that is transported by the transport unit. The plurality of curl correction units is disposed at positions different from each other on a transport route of the transport unit, respectively.

In a method and apparatus for storing media items at a storage zone, the apparatus has a storage zone for storing media items, a port region proximate to the storage zone for receiving at least one media item, and at least one media item deformer for deforming each media item that is transported along a transport pathway portion.

In a method and apparatus for storing media items at a storage zone, the apparatus has a storage zone for storing media items, a port region proximate to the storage zone for receiving at least one media item, and at least one media item deformer for deforming each media item that is transported along a transport pathway portion.

A medium ejection device includes a lever that is movably disposed at the position of a pair of ejection rollers including a first roller and a second roller that nip and eject a medium and moves from one of the rollers to another of the rollers to push the medium, a lever position adjustment unit that moves the lever in a movement direction to adjust an advance position, and a motor that transmits power to the pair of ejection rollers. When turning forward, the motor rotates the pair of ejection rollers in the direction in which the medium is ejected. When turning backward, the motor transmits power to the lever position adjustment unit and moves the lever.

A medium ejection device includes a lever that is movably disposed at the position of a pair of ejection rollers including a first roller and a second roller that nip and eject a medium and moves from one of the rollers to another of the rollers to push the medium, a lever position adjustment unit that moves the lever in a movement direction to adjust an advance position, and a motor that transmits power to the pair of ejection rollers. When turning forward, the motor rotates the pair of ejection rollers in the direction in which the medium is ejected. When turning backward, the motor transmits power to the lever position adjustment unit and moves the lever.

A magnetic device for magnetically coupling to a ferromagnetic body, comprises a housing having a central bore. A plurality of pole sectors arranged within an envelope of the central bore and forming a workpiece contact interface of the magnetic device, each of the plurality of pole sectors comprising a plurality of spaced-apart pole portions arranged at respective distances, wherein a recess of a plurality of recesses separates each pole portion of the plurality of pole portions, wherein a first sector forms a first pole of the magnetic device and a second sector forms a second pole of the magnetic device. A first permanent magnet. A second permanent being moveable relative to the first permanent magnet. And, an actuator operatively coupled to the at least one second permanent magnet to move the at least one second permanent magnet relative to the at least one first permanent magnet.

A sheet transport device includes a delivery roller and a transport route. The transport route includes an upper guide member and a lower guide member. The lower guide member includes a first guide rib, a first corrugation member, and a first elastic member. The first elastic member supports an end portion of the first corrugation member on a side of the delivery roller, such that the end portion protrudes ahead of the first guide rib toward the upper guide member, with respect to the other end portion. The upper guide member includes a second guide rib, a second corrugation member, and a second elastic member. The second elastic member supports an end portion of the second corrugation member on the side of the delivery roller, such that the end portion protrudes ahead of the second guide rib toward the lower guide member, with respect to the other end portion.

A sheet transport device includes a delivery roller and a transport route. The transport route includes an upper guide member and a lower guide member. The lower guide member includes a first guide rib, a first corrugation member, and a first elastic member. The first elastic member supports an end portion of the first corrugation member on a side of the delivery roller, such that the end portion protrudes ahead of the first guide rib toward the upper guide member, with respect to the other end portion. The upper guide member includes a second guide rib, a second corrugation member, and a second elastic member. The second elastic member supports an end portion of the second corrugation member on the side of the delivery roller, such that the end portion protrudes ahead of the second guide rib toward the lower guide member, with respect to the other end portion.

A transport device includes a transporting roller that includes a first shaft portion, a first roller configured to have plural cylindrical first roller portions into which the first shaft portion is inserted and which are separated from each other in an axial direction of the first shaft portion, and a second roller coming into contact with the first roller and extends in a direction of the first shaft portion, and that transports a recording medium; and a guide member that is disposed on a first roller side with respect to a transport path of the recording medium and that is formed with a guide surface guiding the recording medium toward the transporting roller while changing a transport direction of the recording medium to be transported, the guide surface of a separation portion which is separated from the first roller in the axial direction extending to a downstream side in the transport direction as compared with the guide surface of an overlapping portion which overlaps the first roller in the axial direction.

A medium discharge device includes a discharge drive roller configured to contact a first surface of a medium, a discharge driven roller that is configured to contact a second surface of the medium and nip the medium between itself and the discharge drive roller, a driven roller shaft, and a discharge assisting member configured to contact the second surface of the medium to be discharged, that has a larger diameter than the discharge driven roller, and that rotates integrally with the discharge driven roller. The discharge driven roller has a shaft hole through which the driven roller shaft passes, an inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole and an outer peripheral surface of the driven roller shaft slide with rotation of the discharge driven roller, and a quick-drying lubricant is used between the inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole and the outer peripheral surface of the driven roller shaft.