Patent ID: 7792457

Claim:
An original conveying apparatus that can convey an original to a scanning point where a scanning apparatus scans the original, and is on an original glass where the original passes during original scanning, the original conveying apparatus comprising: a conveying unit configured to convey the original; and a conveying-angle changing unit configured to switch and change a conveying angle of the original conveyed by the conveying unit with respect to the scanning point to a scanning angle that is an angle suitable to scan the original conveyed to the scanning point and to a foreign matter removing angle to remove foreign matter present on the scanning point using the original conveyed to the scanning point, the foreign matter removing angle being an angle at which a leading end of original conveyed and contacted with the original glass before scanning point on the basis of the foreign matter removing angle is conveyed to a position on the original glass in a conveying direction closer to the scanning point than a leading end of original conveyed and contacted with the original glass before scanning point on the basis of the scanning angle.