Title:
【発明の名称】複写機の自動反転原稿給紙装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2693520
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An automatic document feeder for an image forming apparatus comprises first and second document trays each for stacking thereon one or more documents. A document feeding unit is provided for feeding the documents one by one from the first document tray in order from the uppermost one of the documents, while reversing the same upside down. A reversing convey unit is provided for receiving the document fed from the optical exposure portion and for feeding the same in a first direction toward the second document tray while reversing the same upside down, as well as a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first change-over member is provided for selectively connecting the optical exposure portion to the document feeding unit or the reversing convey unit. A second change-over member is movable between a first position for leading the document fed from the optical exposure portion toward the reversing convey unit, and a second position for leading the document toward the second document tray when the document is fed by the reversing convey unit in the second direction. A third change-over member is provided for selectively leading the document fed by the reversing convey unit in the first direction to the second document tray or the optical exposure portion.
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Inventors:
Koike Tadao
Kouichi Kakuda
Kouichi Kakuda
Application Number:
JP24687288A
Publication Date:
December 24, 1997
Filing Date:
September 30, 1988
Export Citation:
Assignee:
株式会社リコー
International Classes:
B65H15/00; B65H85/00; G03B27/62; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/23; (IPC1-7): B65H15/00; B65H85/00; G03G15/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP6260732A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kei Osawa