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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An upper unit includes a feed tray configured to support a document to be fed such that the document is inclined, a transport path configured to reverse the document fed in a direction having a vertically downward component by a feed tray in a direction having a vertically upward component, a first reader disposed on the transport path, and a discharge tray configured to support the discharged document such that the document is inclined. A lower unit includes a document positioning plate on which a document is mounted, and includes a second reader disposed vertically below the document positioning plate and configured to read the document mounted on the document positioning plate. A portion of the first reader and a portion of the document positioning plate overlap when viewed from vertically above.