Patent ID: 6915102

Claim:
An original document sheet conveyance device comprising: (a) a sheet feeding tray on which document sheets are stacked; (b) a stopping member against which leading edges of the stacked document sheets in a conveyance direction thereof hit; (c) a sheet feeding member for feeding the document sheets in the order from a top thereof; (d) a separation and conveyance member for separating a single sheet from the fed document sheets and feeding the separated sheet; (e) a stopper provided between the sheet feeding member and the separation and conveyance member, for preventing the document sheet from moving toward the separation and conveyance member; (f) a switching member provided downstream of the separation and conveyance member, for switching a conveyance path of the document sheet; (g) a working member for enabling the stopper to move from a stop position at which the document sheet is prevented from advancing to a retreat position at which the document sheet advances; (h) an interlocking member for moving the working member when the switching member is operated; and (i) a drive member for driving the working member.