Automatic document feeding device for an electrophotographic copying apparatus

Claim 1

Automatic document feeding device for an elec­trophotographic copying apparatus comprising: an original reversing section (2) for introducing an original on a transparent platen to reverse the same; an original delivering section (1) for delivering the original as fed from an original feeding section (5) and the original as reversed by said original reversing section (2) while holding the original by and between said trans­parent platen (C) and said original delivering section (1); first original detector means (S1) for detecting that the original has been fed from said original feeding section (5) to said original delivering section (1); second original detector means (S2) for detecting that the original reversed by said original reversing sec­tion (2), has been fed to said original delivering section (1); and drive control means for controlling the drive of said original delivering section (1) such that, in response to an original detection signal supplied from said first original detector means (S1,S2), the original is fed to said transparent platen (C) at a first feed position thereof, and such that, in response to an original detection signal supplied from said second original detector means, the original is fed to said transparent platen at a second feed position thereof adjacent to said first feed posi­tion.