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OT-2026-000000768

Document sheet conveying device, image reading apparatus, and multifunction peripheral capable of housing discharge tray

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US-12600586-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 14 April 2026
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Abstract

The document sheet conveying device includes a second discharge tray, and a switching portion. The second discharge tray rotates between a use posture which allows loading of a document sheet on the second discharge tray and a storage posture in which the second discharge tray serves as a part of the conveyance housing. The switching portion connects a first conveying path formed from a supply tray to a branch point inside the conveyance housing to one of a second conveying path formed from the branch point to a first discharge tray and a third conveying path formed from the branch point to the second discharge tray. The switching portion connects the first conveying path to the third conveying path when the posture of the second discharge tray has been changed to the use posture in a state where the first conveying path is connected to the second conveying path.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000768, “Document sheet conveying device, image reading apparatus, and multifunction peripheral capable of housing discharge tray,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:22 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000768.

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