Patent ID: 11863719
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. An image reading apparatus comprising:
a reading unit that reads a document;
a reversing unit that reverses front and rear of the document read by the reading unit;
a discharge unit that discharges the document reversed in the reversing unit in a discharging direction;
a mounting portion on which the document discharged by the discharge unit is mounted; and
a pressing portion that presses the document toward the mounting portion, wherein
the pressing portion has
a moving member that is provided and configured to move toward the mounting portion, and
an elastic member that applies an elastic force to the moving member to cause the moving member to come into contact with the document on the mounting portion,
wherein there is a gap between the pressing portion and the mounting portion.