Patent ID: 11873183
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A medium placement device configured to have, thereon, a first medium to be discharged from an opening portion of a processing device, a second medium to be supplied to the opening portion of the processing device and then discharged from the opening portion of the processing device, the medium placement device comprising:
a placement unit configured to have the first medium thereon at a position lower than the opening portion of the processing device,
a cover member configured to cover the placement unit and have the second medium thereon,
a mover configured to move the cover member between a first position and a second position that is lower than the first position, wherein
the cover member is configured such that
when the cover member is moved to the first position by the mover, a first surface of the cover member which is a surface facing the placement unit is at a position higher than the opening portion of the processing device, and the first medium discharged from the opening portion of the processing device is configured to be guided by the first surface to be placed on the placement unit, and
when the cover member is moved to the second position by the mover, a second surface that is opposite to the first surface is at the same position as or at a position lower than the opening portion of the processing device, and the second medium placed on the second surface is supplied to the opening portion and then discharged to the placement unit from the opening portion of the processing device.