Patent ID: 8608152

Claim:
A sheet conveyor device comprising: a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveying path that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port, and discharge the sheet from the outlet port; a cover configured to cover at least a part of the conveyor; and a sheet receiving portion configured to receive the sheet discharged from the outlet port, the sheet receiving portion comprising: a movable member configured to move between a first position where the movable member covers at least a part of an upper side of the cover, forms a part of an exterior surface of the sheet conveyor device and includes a surface that faces downward, and a second position where the surface of the movable member faces upward and the movable member is configured to function as a sheet receiving surface; and a protruding portion configured to protrude from the surface of the movable member, the protruding portion being located on an upper portion of the movable member when the movable member is located in the second position, and being fixed relative to the movable member and configured to prevent the sheet discharged from the outlet port from falling off the sheet receiving portion; and the cover having a recessed portion configured to receive the protruding portion when the movable member is located in the first position.