Document inverting-and-transporting apparatus

Details Document inverting-and-transporting apparatus Document inverting-and-transporting apparatus

2004-03-26

2008-10-07

Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Delivering

Optional face or back

C271S186000, C271S258010, C399S370000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07431282

ABSTRACT:
A document inverting-and-transporting apparatus includes a transport path, an inversion-and-transport path, a document transporting unit, a closed portion, a document length detecting unit, a comparing unit, a controlling unit. The transport path includes a first route along which the document is transported from a feeding start position to a transport direction changing position; a joining position; and a reading position. The inversion-and-transport path includes a second route along which the document is transported from the transport direction changing position to the reading position via the joining position. The closed portion constitutes a part of the inversion-and-transport path. The comparing unit compares a detected length of the document with a predetermined length larger than a length of the closed portion. The controlling unit determines whether the document is to be transported to the inversion-and-transport path, based on a result of the comparison.

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