SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

摘要

A sheet conveying device includes a conveyor, a first cover, a second cover movable in conjunction with the first cover, and a restricting portion movable between a restricting position at which the second cover is restricted from being moved from a first position toward a second position and an allowable position at which the second cover is allowed to be moved from the first position toward the second position. The restricting portion is located at the restricting position when the first cover is located at the closed position, and the restricting portion is moved from the restricting position to the allowable position in conjunction with the first cover when the first cover is moved from the closed position toward the opened position.

主权项

1. A sheet conveying device comprising:
a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a predetermined conveyance path; a first cover configured to be pivotable on a first axis between a closed position and an opened position, wherein the first cover is configured to form a part of an outer covering surface of the sheet conveying device by a first surface at the closed position and to function as a support member configured to support a sheet to be fed to the conveyor or a sheet discharged from the conveyor on a second surface opposite to the first surface at the opened position; a second cover configured to be pivotable on a second axis between a first position and a second position, and configured to be in conjunction with the first cover, wherein the second cover is located at the first position when the first cover is located at the closed position and is configured to form a part of the outer covering surface at a position adjacent to the first cover at the first position, and wherein the second cover is configured to be moved from the first position to the second position when the first cover is moved from the closed position to the opened position; and a restricting portion movable between a restricting position at which the second cover is restricted from being moved from the first position toward the second position and an allowable position at which the second cover is allowed to be moved from the first position toward the second position, wherein the restricting portion is located at the restricting position when the first cover is located at the closed position, wherein the restricting portion is moved from the restricting position to the allowable position in conjunction with the first cover when the first cover is moved from the closed position toward the opened position, and wherein the restricting portion is configured to be contactable and separable with respect to the first cover.