Patent ID: 9363401
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey a document; a reading unit configured to read an image on the document; a carriage configured to support the reading unit and to be movable in a prescribed direction, the reading unit being selectively operable in a first mode in which the image on the document is read while the document is conveyed by the conveyance unit, and a second mode in which the image on the document is read by moving the reading unit in the prescribed direction; a motor; a motor gear configured to transmit a drive power generated by the motor; a conveyance gear configured to transmit the drive power to the conveyance unit in the first mode; a carriage gear configured to transmit the drive power to the carriage in the second mode; a switching gear configured to be placed in a first position, when the reading unit operates in the first mode, where the motor gear is connected to the conveyance gear via the switching gear, and be placed in a second position, when the reading unit operates in the second mode, where the motor gear is connected to the carriage gear via the switching gear; a storing unit; a control device; and a restricting member configured to restrict movements of the carriage when the control device controls the switching gear to move from the second position to the first position, wherein the carriage is further movable within a predetermined region having an end portion in the prescribed direction, the restricting member being located at the end portion, the carriage being positioned in the first mode at a third position where the restricting member restricts the movements of the carriage, wherein the control device is configured to: wherein the control device acquires the initialization data while the control device controls the switching gear to move from the second position to the first position.