Original document processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US6459879B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00641
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an original document processing apparatus for conveying and delivering mounted original documents to a prescribed position that includes a conveyance section, an original document delivery section and a reverse-delivery section having a reverse path for looping and reversing the original document conveyed from the conveyance section to return the original document to the conveyance section, a first conveyance path route leading from the conveyance section through the reverse path to the conveyance section, a second conveyance path route branching at midway of the first conveyance path route to the original document delivery section, a third conveyance path route leading from the conveyance section to the original document delivery section. The reverse-delivery section has a first deflector for selectively introducing the original document conveyed from the conveyance section to the first conveyance path route and the third conveyance path route.
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