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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenichi Hirata, Nagoya, JP;
Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A conveying apparatus, including: a main body unit including a conveyor mechanism, a first tray to receive a medium conveyed through a first conveyance path, and a switcher to switch a destination of the medium; an intermediate unit removably mountable on the upper surface of the main body unit and including a first introduction opening formed in its lower surface and at least one conveyance roller for conveying the medium through a second conveyance path and discharging the medium from a second discharge opening formed in its upper surface; and a tray unit removably mountable on the upper surface of the intermediate unit and including a second introduction opening formed in its lower surface and at least one second tray to receive the medium conveyed through a third conveyance path, the intermediate unit having a length in a height direction smaller than that of the tray unit in the direction.