Patent ID: 9270856
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image reading apparatus, comprising: a placing member on which an original is to be placed, the placing member including an opposite surface which is opposite to a surface of the placing member that contacts the original; a reading unit movable to a position opposed to the original across the placing member and constructed to read an image of the original placed on the placing member by receiving light reflected off the original via the placing member; a casing constructed to support an outer peripheral edge portion of the placing member; the opposite surface of the placing member includes a portion through which a light to be received by the reading unit passes when the reading unit reads the image of the original; and a support member that supports a portion of the opposite surface other than the outer peripheral edge portion of the placing member, the support member is further constructed to include an abutment portion abutting against the casing, such that the support member supports the placing member when the abutment portion abuts against the casing.