Patent ID: 9591165
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image reading apparatus having a blast mechanism for sending cooling air to inside a casing of the image reading apparatus, the blast mechanism comprising: first and second boards disposed in a vertical direction inside the casing, a partition plate disposed between the first board and the second board, and a blast fan for sending cooling air to the first and second boards, wherein a top of the casing, the first board, the partition plate and the second board are disposed in this order from above, while being spaced a distance apart, a first blast path is formed between the top and the first board, a second blast path is formed between the first board and the partition plate, a third blast path is formed between the partition plate and the second board, and the blast fan is disposed in a position overlapping each blast path when viewed from a direction intersecting the vertical direction.