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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Makoto Iino, Kofu, JP;
Yasuhito Watanabe, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Ichitaro Kubota, Kofu, JP;
Atuyuki Hirose, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A document feeder apparatus is provided with the first switchback path using a space between a supply tray and a discharge tray arranged to overlap with each other, and the second switchback path between the discharge tray and a pressing cover of a platen. According to a length of an original, a flapper is switched to a position to guide the original to one of the first switchback path and the second switchback path. Through this configuration, it is possible to transport a large size double-sided original. The apparatus can be made small, and productivity of the double-sided original is improved.