Patent ID: 8186666

Claim:
A conveying device, comprising: a main body including a first conveying member that conveys a single media; a holding unit that holds a plurality of media accumulated in a vertical direction relative to an installation surface on which the conveying device is installed and is attached and detached to and from the main body through movement in a direction parallel to the installation surface; a feed unit that feeds the single medium to the main body, and includes an attaching part and a second conveying member, the attaching part enabling the feed unit to attach to the holding unit, the second conveying member facing the first conveying member to pinch the media at a position facing the first conveying member so as to conveys the single media with the first conveying member; a third conveying member that conveys a single medium, which is on the uppermost surface among the plurality of media held in the holding unit, to a position where the first conveying member and the second conveying member are opposed to each other, and is separated from the plurality of media; and a positioning mechanism that positions the main body and the feed unit so that the second conveying member is located at a predetermined position relative to the first conveying member when the holding unit is loaded on the main body, wherein the attaching part is configured to allow relative movement of the feed unit and the holding unit, the feed unit is positioned relative to the main body.