Original transporting device capable of effecting exposure while transporting the original

An original transporting device for transporting an original to an exposure unit of an exposure device, comprising:

• loading means for loading the original;
• separation means for separating the original loaded on said loading means;
• first transporting means for transporting the original separated by said separation means along a transporting passageway;
• and
• second transporting means for transporting the original transported by said first transporting means to pass through said exposure unit to expose the original being passed,
• wherein the transporting speed of said first transporting means is higher than the transporting speed of said second transporting means.

An original transporting method for transporting an original to an exposure unit of an exposure device, comprising the steps of:

• separating the original loaded on loading means;
• making a first transportation of the separated original along a transporting passageway;
• and
• making a second transportation of the original which has undergone said first transportation to pass through said exposure unit to expose the original being passed,
• wherein the transporting speed of said first transportation is higher than the transporting speed of said second transportation.

An original transporting method for transporting a plurality of originals to an exposure unit of a copying machine comprising the steps of:

• loading a plurality of originals on a loader;
• separating by a first separator a first original on the bottom of the plurality of originals loaded on the loader from a first side of the loader;
• transporting by a first transporter the first separated original along a first transporting passageway;
• separating by a second separator a second original on the bottom of the plurality of originals loaded on the loader from a second side of the loader;
• transporting by a second transporter the second separated original along a second transporting passageway;
• transporting by a third transporter the first original in a first direction, stopping the first original at the exposure unit for a while, then transporting the first original in a second direction, and transporting by the third transporter the second original in the second direction to pass through the exposure unit;
• and
• ejecting the first and second originals transported by the third transporter from the exposure unit in the second direction onto the loader,
• wherein the transporting speed of the second transporter is higher than the transporting speed of the third transporter in the second direction.