Patent ID: 9360829
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening; a releasing member disposed in the housing and configured to release a release object onto a sheet, the sheet having a leading edge; a first discharge portion configured to receive thereon the sheet on which the release object has been released; a forward conveyance path along which the sheet is conveyed in a conveying direction from the releasing member to the first discharge portion when a cover of the image processing apparatus is in a closed position; a first rotating body disposed at the forward conveyance path; a second rotating body disposed at the forward conveyance path and positioned between the first rotating body and the first discharge portion, the second rotating body being configured to rotate in a forward direction to convey the sheet toward the first discharge portion along the forward conveyance path; the cover, the cover configured to move relative to the housing between the closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position, the cover covers the opening and a part of the forward conveyance path being provided between the first rotating body and the second rotating body, and wherein, in the open position, the cover exposes the opening to an outside and the sheet which has been passing through the releasing member and the first rotating body is delivered to an exterior of the housing; a second discharge portion configured to receive the sheet thereon when the cover is in the open position, the first rotating body being configured to rotate to convey the sheet toward the second rotating body along the part of the forward conveyance path when the cover is in the closed position and being configured to rotate to discharge the sheet onto the second discharge portion through the opening when the cover is in the open position, and the part of the forward conveyance path disappearing when the cover is in the open position, the second discharge portion having: a cover sensor configured to output a first signal indicative of whether the cover is disposed in the open position or in the closed position; and a control device configured to: