Patent ID: 11866276
Assignee: PFU LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A medium conveying apparatus comprising:
a main body in which a conveying path for conveying a medium is formed;
a placement board that is supported by the main body so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis such that the placement board moves between a storage position and an unfolding position via a midway position, and on which the medium is placed;
an extension member that is movably supported by the placement board so as to move between a contraction position and an expansion position;
a lever that is movably supported by the placement board so as to move between a protrusion position and a pushed position; and
a mechanism that converts a motion of the lever to a motion of the extension member such that
the extension member is located at the contraction position when the lever is located at the protrusion position, and
the extension member is located at the expansion position when the lever is located at the pushed position, wherein

the lever is away from an abutting portion fixed to the main body when the placement board is located in a separation section between the storage position and the midway position, and
the lever comes into contact with the abutting portion and moves toward the pushed position when the placement board is located in a contact section between the unfolding position and the midway position and when the placement board moves toward the unfolding position.