Patent ID: 9221644
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A medium conveying device, comprising: a first stacker to which a medium is ejected; a first conveying path guiding the medium to the first stacker; a second conveying path branched from the first conveying path at a first branching position, the second conveying path guiding the medium; a third conveying path branched from the second conveying path at a second branching position, the third conveying path guiding the medium; a second stacker to which the medium guided by the second conveying path is ejected, the second stacker being provided on an apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable; a first switching unit movable between a first position and a second position, the first switching unit guiding the medium to the first conveying path at the first branching position when the first switching unit is in the first position, and guiding the medium to the second conveying path at the first branching position when the first switching unit is in the second position; and a moving mechanism that moves the first switching unit from the first position to the second position in conjunction with an opening operation of the second stacker, wherein the moving mechanism comprises a second switching unit movable between a third position and a fourth position, wherein the second switching unit guides the medium to the third conveying path at the second branching position when the second switching unit is in the third position, and guides the medium to the second conveying path at the second branching position when the second switching unit is in the fourth position, and wherein the moving mechanism moves the second switching unit from the third position to the fourth position in conjunction with the opening operation of the second stacker.