Patent ID: 9409733
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A conveying apparatus, comprising: a conveyor configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction; a first tray arranged upstream, in the conveying direction, of the conveyor and configured to support the sheet thereon; a second tray arranged upstream, in the conveying direction, of the conveyor and configured to support the sheet which is in contact with the conveyor; a feeder configured to feed the sheet on the first tray toward the conveyor; a first sensor configured to output a first signal in response to the sheet being present on the first tray; a second sensor configured to output a second signal in response to the sheet being present between the first tray and the conveyor and configured to output the second signal in response to the sheet being present between the second tray and the conveyor; and a controller configured to receive both of output of the first signal and output of the second signal and configured to execute a removal notifying process to output a notification indicating removal of the sheet on the first tray when the first signal has been output and in response to output of the second signal before a time period since the first signal was output exceeds a threshold period.