An ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) of the present invention includes a path for
conveying a document from a scanning position, reversing the document to switch
it back, and again reversing the document to thereby convey it toward a receipt
tray positioned below a feed tray. Another path conveys the document away from
the scanning position, reverses the document, and then conveys it to the receipt
tray. Two path selectors selectively steer the document to either one of the above
two paths. In both of a one-side mode and a both-side mode, the document is driven
out of the ADF to the same receipt tray. The ADF promotes rapid conveyance and
facilitates the removal of a jamming document.