Document transport device, image reader, and multifunction printer

Abstract

To provide a document conveyance device which can easily and quickly cover a supply tray and a discharge tray.SOLUTION: A document conveyance device 21 comprises: a conveyance housing 31 which includes a document conveyance path; a supply tray 33 on which a document is set; a discharge tray 34 which is provided on the lower side of the supply tray 33 with a discharge space S held therebetween; and a slide cover 36 which slides between the open position P1 of opening the supply tray 33 and the discharge tray 34 and the close position of covering the supply tray 33 and the discharge tray 34. The slide cover 36 comprises: a cover body 60 which is formed by connecting a top plate 60A covering the supply tray 33 and a front plate 60B covering the front side of the discharge space S when being arranged at the close position; and a lateral surface cover 61 which covers the right side of the discharge space S when being arranged at the close position, and is pushed up by interfering with the supply tray 33 in the process of sliding from the close position to the open position P1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. A transport enclosure including a document transport path for transporting documents, A supply tray extending from the transport housing in one direction to the left or right, on which the document is placed, A discharge tray is provided below the supply tray, separated by a discharge space, and on which the documents that have been sent out from the supply tray and transported along the document transport path are loaded. The device comprises a box-shaped structure capable of enclosing the supply tray and the discharge tray, and a sliding cover that is slidable in the left-right direction between an open position that opens the supply tray and the discharge tray and a closed position that covers and conceals the supply tray and the discharge tray. The aforementioned slide cover is When positioned in the closed position, the cover body is formed by connecting at least a top panel that covers the supply tray and a front panel that covers the front side of the discharge space, A document transport device characterized by having a side cover that is rotatably connected to the top surface of the cover body, covers one of the left and right sides of the discharge space when positioned in the closed position, and interferes with the supply tray and is pushed up during the process of sliding from the closed position to the open position.

2. The document transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that the supply tray or the discharge tray is provided with a locking part that engages with the front plate or the side cover and holds the slide cover in the closed position.

3. The document transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that the top plate is provided with a mounting section for placing the document.

4. A document transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, An image reading device characterized by comprising: a reading unit that reads an image of a document being transported along the document transport path.

5. The image reading device according to claim 4, A multifunction device characterized by comprising an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a medium.

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