Medium supply apparatus with error detection

A medium supply apparatus which includes a medium storage part for storing therein a plurality of media piled one on top of another in order and means for taking out and delivering the medium in order from the medium storage part along a delivery passage, said medium supply apparatus comprising:

• detecting means disposed on the delivery passage, for detecting an error of the order of the medium to be delivered and an error of delivery of the medium;
• stopping means for stopping the means for taking out and delivering operations in accordance with the error detection by said detecting means;
• manual feed means including a tray which is disposed on the delivery passage and into which the medium is manually loaded, for feeding the loaded medium to the delivery passage;
• medium sensing means for judging whether the medium is present in the manual feed means;
• and,
• control means, when the medium is found present by the medium sensing means, for controlling the manual feed means to feed the loaded medium to the delivery passage after controlling the stopping means to stop the means for taking out and delivering operations while the rest of the media are still stored in the medium storage part.

A medium supply apparatus which includes a medium storage part for storing therein a plurality of media piled one on top of another in order and means for taking out and delivering the medium in order from the medium storage part along a delivery passage, said medium supply apparatus comprising:

• an order detecting means disposed on the delivery passage, for detecting an error of the order of the medium to be delivered;
• a thickness detecting means disposed on the delivery passage, for detecting an error of delivery of the medium;
• a stopping means for stopping the means for taking out and delivering operations in accordance with the error detection by said detecting means;
• a manual feeding means including a tray which is disposed on the delivery passage and into which the medium is manually loaded, for feeding the loaded medium to said delivery passage;
• medium sensing means for judging whether the medium is present in the manual feeding means;
• and
• control means, when the medium is found present by the medium sensing means, for controlling the manual feeding means to feed the loaded medium to the delivery passage after controlling the stopping means to stop the means for taking out and delivering operations while the rest of the media are still stored in the medium storage part.