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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Haruo Naruse, Moriya-machi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an original document processing apparatus for conveying and delivering mounted original documents to a prescribed position that includes a conveyance section, an original document delivery section and a reverse-delivery section having a reverse path for looping and reversing the original document conveyed from the conveyance section to return the original document to the conveyance section, a first conveyance path route leading from the conveyance section through the reverse path to the conveyance section, a second conveyance path route branching at midway of the first conveyance path route to the original document delivery section, a third conveyance path route leading from the conveyance section to the original document delivery section. The reverse-delivery section has a first deflector for selectively introducing the original document conveyed from the conveyance section to the first conveyance path route and the third conveyance path route.