Automatic document feeder and image processing apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasashi Akiyama
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, provided is an automatic document feeder including a conveying unit, a first tray, a storage unit, and a paper discharge guide. The conveying unit is configured to convey paper to the paper discharge tray. The first tray is a paper discharge tray on which paper discharged by the conveying unit is stacked. The storage unit is a groove-shaped hole provided below the first tray. The paper discharge guide is a member for guiding paper having a predetermined size discharged by the conveying unit to the storage unit.
Claims18
An automatic document feeder, comprising:
- a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet to a path to and above a reading unit;
- a first tray on which the sheet discharged by the conveying unit is stacked;
- a storage unit provided below the first tray;
- a discharge guide configured to guide the sheet discharged by the conveying unit to the storage unit;
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- a second tray storable in the storage unit,
- wherein the sheet having a predetermined size is stacked on the second tray, and
- wherein the second tray is drawable out from the storage unit in a direction intersecting a discharge direction of the sheet discharged by the conveying unit.
An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet;
- a first tray on which the sheet discharged by the conveying unit is stacked;
- a storage unit provided below the first tray;
- a discharge guide configured to be openable and closable at a first position where the discharge guide opens the storage unit and a second position where the discharge guide covers the storage unit, respectively;
- an opening and closing detection sensor configured to detect the first position where the discharge guide opens the storage unit and the second position where the discharge guide covers the storage unit;
- a display configured to display predetermined information;
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- a controller configured to cause the display to display a screen showing a defect regarding the opening and closing of the discharge guide based on a detection result of the opening and closing detection sensor.
A document processing method, comprising:
- conveying a sheet;
- stacking the sheet discharged by the conveying to a first tray;
- detecting a first position where a discharge guide opens a storage unit provided below the first tray and a second position where the discharge guide covers the storage unit, wherein the discharge guide is configured to be openable and closable at the first position where the discharge guide opens the storage unit and the second position where the discharge guide covers the storage unit, respectively;
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- displaying a screen showing a defect regarding the opening and closing of the discharge guide based on a detection result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.