Patent ID: 9392137
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image reading device comprising: a casing that constitutes an outer contour of the image reading device; a contact glass on which an original document is loaded; an openable and closable document pressing member located on one side of the contact glass; a reading unit that is configured to be movable in a sub-scanning direction and located on an opposite side of the contact glass and that includes a LED configured to emit light toward the original document; a reading unit drive section including a motor and configured to move the reading unit in the sub-scanning direction by the motor; and a control unit including a processor and a storage medium storing therein a computer program and configured to control an operation of the image reading device through the processor executing the control program, wherein the image reading device is connected to an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus, the apparatus main body includes: the control unit includes: the casing has a surface on which a plurality of symbols are inscribed such as to be spaced at regular intervals in the sub-scanning direction of the reading unit, the plurality of symbols indicate status information items different from each other, when the acquiring section acquires an status information item, the operation control section instructs the reading unit drive section to move to a position corresponding to the portion on which the symbol corresponding to the status information item is inscribed and instructs the LED to emit light while the reading unit is located at the position.