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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Kenichiro Kawasaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Tashiro, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Tokoro, Osaka, JP;
Takafumi Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Hagihara, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A document conveyance apparatus includes a first conveyance path, a first image reading part, a curved second conveyance path, a third conveyance path, a branch guide, a first discharge port, a document stacking section, a second discharge port and a tray support part. The first conveyance path extends linearly. The curved second conveyance path is branched from the first conveyance path at a branch point. The third conveyance path is branched from the first conveyance path at the branch point and extends linearly. Through the first discharge port, the document conveyed along the second conveyance path is discharged. The document stacking section is provided with a discharge tray. Through the second discharge port, the document conveyed along the third conveyance path is discharged. To the tray support part, the detached discharge tray is supported such that the document discharged through the second discharge port is stacked.