Patent ID: 9413910
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for reading and recording an image, the apparatus comprising: a reading unit configured to read an image of a document while conveying the document and discharge the document downwards by gravitation; a recording unit located below the reading unit, the recording unit recording the image on a recording medium while conveying the recording medium and discharging the recording medium downwards by gravitation; a movable member configured to select a discharge way of the document discharged from the reading unit from at least a first discharge way in which the document is discharged into a space between the reading unit and the recording unit and a second discharge way in which the document is discharged to a side of the recording unit; and a holding portion configured to hold a front end of the document, wherein the movable member is mounted to the recording unit so as to be movable between a first position corresponding to the first discharge way and a second position corresponding to the second discharge way; and when the movable member is at the first position, the document is discharged into the space while being deformed, with the front end held by the holding portion, and when the movable member is at the second position, the document is discharged to a side of the recording unit, without the front end restricted.