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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Harada, Kitakyushu, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanner including a medium discharging apparatus includes a discharge tray including a first tray configured to receive a front end of a medium discharged by a discharge roller pair and allow placement of the medium therein, and a second tray that is located downstream of the first tray in a medium discharge direction and configured to allow placement of the medium therein, the discharge tray being configured to switch between a first posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a first angle α, and a second posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a second angle αsmaller than the first angle α, without changing the posture of the first tray with respect to the discharge roller pair.