Automatic document conveying device
Abstract
An automatic document conveying device (4) is provided in an image-processing machine (2) having a transparent plate (8) on which to place a document to be processed, the transparent plate (8) being disposed on the upper surface of a housing (6). The automatic conveying device (4) is provided with a document delivery re-introduction section (16) which sends a document delivered through a document introduction section (12) and a central main portion (14) selectively to a first document receiving tray (94), a second document receiving tray (128) or the transparent plate (8) by means of a branching means. The document delivery re-introduction section (16) is provided with a first branched passage (126) for sending a document into the first document receiving tray (94), a second branched passage (130) for sending the document into the second document receiving tray (128), and a re-introduction passage (132) for re-introducing the document onto the transparent plate (8). The document delivery re-introduction section (16) is provided with a first opening-closing member (176) for opening most of the first branched passage (126) and most of the second branched passage (130), and a second opening-closing member (200) for opening most of the re-introduction passage (132) in a state where the first opening-closing member (176) is held at an open position.

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| 17552389 | Japan | – | |
| 17552389 | Japan | A | |
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| JP19890175523 | – | – | – |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0407984
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0407984
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0407984
- Application
- 113174
- Application, DOCDB
- 90113174
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19900113174
Titles3
- English
- Automatic document conveying device
- German
- Automatische Fördervorrichtung für Dokumente
- French
- Dispositif pour convoyer automatiquement des documents
Classification
- CPC, 3
- G03G15/60
- G03B27/6264
- G03G2215/00185
- IPC, 8
- B65H5 06
- B65H7 06
- B65H29 20
- B65H29 60
- B65H83 00
- G03B27 62
- G03G15 00
- G03G15 04
Designated states4
- Contracting states, 4
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)