Document reader

摘要

A document reader is provided that includes a document table at least part of which is configured to swing around a first axis, between a first position to function as the document table and a second position to be more slanted with respect to a first guide than when in the first position, a swing portion configured to form a part of a feeding surface forming a second guide and configured to swing around a second axis, between a third position to function as the second guide and a fourth position to expose a part of a feeding path that is formed by the second guide to the outside of the document reader, and a switching mechanism for swinging the swing portion from the third position to the fourth position with the swing motion of the at least part of the document table.

主权项

1. A document reader comprising:
a document table configured to support one or more document sheets placed thereon; and a discharge tray disposed below the document table and overlapping the document table in a vertical direction; a conveyor configured to convey the one or more document sheets placed on the document table, on a sheet-by-sheet basis along a conveyance path, and discharge the one or more document sheets onto the discharge tray; and a reading unit configured to read images of the one or more document sheets being conveyed by the conveyor, wherein the document table comprises:
a first document supporter configured to swing around a first axis, between:
a first position where the first document supporter supports at least a part of the one or more document sheets placed on the document table; anda second position to expose the discharge tray; anda second document supporter disposed upstream relative to the first document supporter in a conveyance direction in which the one or more document sheets are conveyed, and wherein the second document supporter is configured to rotate around a second axis, between:
a closed position where the second document supporter covers the first document supporter in the first position from above; andan open position where the second document supporter is disposed adjacent to the first document supporter and forms the document table together with the first document supporter.