Patent ID: 9538032
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image reading apparatus, comprising: a first reading unit having a flat-bed scanner with a platen surface on which a document is placed, the first reading unit further having a guide face being inclined with respect to the platen surface, and a second reading unit having a document feeder and a line image sensor to read a fed document, the second reading unit being closable and openable with respect to the platen surface of the first reading unit, wherein the line image sensor is retained flexibly in the second reading unit such that a posture of the line image sensor is changed to follow the guide face by contacting with the guide face when the second reading unit is closed, and such that the line image sensor is separated from the guide face when the second reading unit is opened, and wherein the line image sensor is retained to be rotatable with regard to at least a first axis parallel to a longer side direction of the line image sensor.