Medium transport apparatus and recording apparatus

A medium transport apparatus comprising:

• a transport path that transports a medium, the transport path including a first transport path, a second transport path, and a third transport path formed by the first transport path and the second transport path merging at a merging point;
• a door that is displaceable between a closed state in which the door forms at least a portion of the first transport path and an opened state in which at least a portion of the first transport path is opened;
• and
• a switching section that is arranged at the merging point and that is, while the door is in the closed state, displaceable between a first state in which the second transport path is opened and a second state in which the first transport path is opened,
• wherein when the door is in the opened state, the switching section is displaced to a third state in which at least a portion of the second transport path is opened, and
• wherein the switching section includes an interlocking section configured to move in conjunction with displacement of the door, and a switching section pivot shaft extending along a width direction that intersects a transport direction of the medium in the transport path, the door is configured to move the interlocking section with displacement between the closed state and the opened state, and the switching section pivots about the switching section pivot shaft by movement of the interlocking section accompanying displacement of the door.

A medium transport apparatus comprising:

• a transport path that transports a medium, the transport path including a first transport path, a second transport path, and a third transport path formed by the first transport path and the second transport path merging at a merging point;
• a door that is displaceable between a closed state in which the door forms at least a portion of the first transport path and an opened state in which at least a portion of the first transport path is opened;
• a medium accommodation section for containing the medium;
• and
• a switching section that is arranged at the merging point and that is, while the door is in the closed state, displaceable between a first state in which the second transport path is opened and a second state in which the first transport path is opened,
• wherein when the door is in the opened state, the switching section is displaced to a third state in which at least a portion of the second transport path is opened, and
• wherein the first transport path and the medium accommodation section are disposed at positions that at least partially overlap in the gravity direction.