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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2024
Pfu Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Norifumi Tonami, Ishikawa, JP;
Sota Matsuura, Ishikawa, JP;
PFU LIMITED, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
A medium conveying apparatus includes an apparatus body in which a conveying path is formed, a media tray supported by the apparatus body, an ejection tray supported by the apparatus body, a conveyor to convey a medium placed on the media tray along the conveying path and place the medium on the ejection tray, a first mechanism including a gear, and a second mechanism including a gear. The first mechanism swings the ejection tray from a deployed position where the ejection tray is deployed to a stored position where the ejection tray is stored in the apparatus body, and stops swinging of the ejection tray at a midway position between the deployed position and the stored position. The second mechanism retracts the ejection tray when the swinging of the ejection tray is stopped.