Conveying apparatus

A conveying apparatus, comprising:

• a main body unit including a conveyor mechanism configured to convey a medium through a first conveyance path, a first tray configured to receive the medium conveyed by conveyor mechanism, and a switcher configured to switch a destination of the medium conveyed by the conveyor mechanism selectively between the first tray and a first discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the main body unit;
• an intermediate unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the main body unit, the intermediate unit including a first introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the first discharge opening, a second conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the first discharge opening and the first introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one conveyance roller configured to convey the medium along the second conveyance path and to discharge the medium outside the intermediate unit from a second discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the intermediate unit;
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• a tray unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the intermediate unit, the tray unit including a second introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the second discharge opening, a third conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the second discharge opening and the second introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one second tray configured to receive the medium that has been conveyed through the third conveyance path,
• wherein a length of the intermediate unit in a height direction is smaller than a length of the tray unit in the height direction,
• wherein the tray unit comprises an first insertion portion shaped like a plate and extending in a vertical direction,
• wherein the intermediate unit comprises a second insertion portion shaped like a plate and extending in a vertical direction and a first receiver portion having a recess into which the first insertion portion is insertable,
• wherein the main body comprises a second receiver portion having a recess into which the second insertion portion is insertable,
• wherein a projective region obtained by projecting the first insertion portion in the vertical direction onto an imaginary plane orthogonal to the vertical direction coincides with a projective region obtained by projecting the second insertion portion in the vertical direction onto the imaginary plane, and a projective region obtained by projecting the first receiver portion in the vertical direction onto the imaginary plane coincides with a projective region obtained by projecting the second receiver portion in the vertical direction onto the imaginary plane.

A conveying apparatus, comprising:

• a main body unit including a conveyor mechanism configured to convey a medium through a first conveyance path, a first tray configured to receive the medium conveyed by conveyor mechanism, and a switcher configured to switch a destination of the medium conveyed by the conveyor mechanism selectively between the first tray and a first discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the main body unit;
• an intermediate unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the main body unit, the intermediate unit including a first introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the first discharge opening, a second conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the first discharge opening and the first introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one conveyance roller configured to convey the medium along the second conveyance path and to discharge the medium outside the intermediate unit from a second discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the intermediate unit;
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• a tray unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the intermediate unit, the tray unit including a second introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the second discharge opening, a third conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the second discharge opening and the second introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one second tray configured to receive the medium that has been conveyed through the third conveyance path,
• wherein a length of the intermediate unit in a height direction is smaller than a length of the tray unit in the height direction,
• wherein the tray unit includes a drive member configured to move the switcher,
• wherein the intermediate unit includes:
• a transmission member connected to the switcher and the drive member and configured to be movable in a vertical direction for transmitting a drive force of the drive member;
• and a housing supporting the transmission member, and
• wherein the transmission member protrudes downward from a lower surface of the housing as the lower surface of the intermediate unit when the transmission member transmits the drive force of the drive member to the switcher while the transmission member does not protrude downward from the lower surface of the housing when the transmission member does not transmit the drive force of the drive member to the switcher.

A conveying apparatus, comprising:

• a main body unit including a conveyor mechanism configured to convey a medium through a first conveyance path, a first tray configured to receive the medium conveyed by conveyor mechanism, and a switcher configured to switch a destination of the medium conveyed by the conveyor mechanism selectively between the first tray and a first discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the main body unit;
• an intermediate unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the main body unit, the intermediate unit including a first introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the first discharge opening, a second conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the first discharge opening and the first introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one conveyance roller configured to convey the medium along the second conveyance path and to discharge the medium outside the intermediate unit from a second discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the intermediate unit;
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• a tray unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the intermediate unit, the tray unit including a second introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the second discharge opening, a third conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the second discharge opening and the second introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one second tray configured to receive the medium that has been conveyed through the third conveyance path,
• wherein a length of the intermediate unit in a height direction is smaller than a length of the tray unit in the height direction, and
• wherein a projective point of a center of gravity of a portion constituted by the intermediate unit and the tray unit is located within a projective region of the main body unit, the projecting point being obtained by projecting the center of gravity of the portion constituted by the intermediate unit and the tray unit in a vertical direction onto an imaginary plane orthogonal to the vertical direction, the projective region being obtained by projecting the main body unit in the vertical direction onto the imaginary plane.

A conveying apparatus, comprising:

• a main body unit including a conveyor mechanism configured to convey a medium through a first conveyance path, a first tray configured to receive the medium conveyed by conveyor mechanism, and a switcher configured to switch a destination of the medium conveyed by the conveyor mechanism selectively between the first tray and a first discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the main body unit;
• an intermediate unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the main body unit, the intermediate unit including a first introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the first discharge opening, a second conveyance path through which the median that has passed through the first discharge opening and the first introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one conveyance roller configured to convey the medium along the second conveyance path and to discharge the medium outside the intermediate unit from a second discharge opening formed in an upper surface of the intermediate unit;
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• a tray unit mountable on and removable from the upper surface of the intermediate unit, the tray unit including a second introduction opening formed in a lower surface thereof so as to be opposed to the second discharge opening, a third conveyance path through which the medium that has passed through the second discharge opening and the second introduction opening is conveyed, and at least one second tray configured to receive the medium that has been conveyed through the third conveyance path,
• wherein a length of the intermediate unit in a height direction is smaller than a length of the tray unit in the height direction, and
• wherein a projective point of a center of gravity of the intermediate unit is located within a projective region of the main body unit, the projective point being obtained by projecting the center of gravity of the intermediate unit in a vertical direction onto an imaginary plane orthogonal to the vertical direction, the projective region being obtained by projecting the main body unit in the vertical direction onto the imaginary plane.