Document feeder and image reading apparatus
US6648320B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00236
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document feeder apparatus is provided with the first switchback path using a space between a supply tray and a discharge tray arranged to overlap with each other, and the second switchback path between the discharge tray and a pressing cover of a platen. According to a length of an original, a flapper is switched to a position to guide the original to one of the first switchback path and the second switchback path. Through this configuration, it is possible to transport a large size double-sided original. The apparatus can be made small, and productivity of the double-sided original is improved.
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