Patent ID: 9654658
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B41J,H04N

Claim:
1. An image reading apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising a bottom surface; a first supporter supported by the housing so as to be spaced apart from the bottom surface, the first supporter comprising a support surface that supports a document; a cover supported by the housing and switchable between a closed state in which the cover covers the support surface and a spaced state in which the cover is spaced apart from the support surface; a driving device configured to generate a driving force; a mover movable in a space between the bottom surface and the first supporter in a first direction by the driving force transmitted from the driving device; an image reader supported by the mover; a controller configured to control the image reader and the driving device to perform a reading operation in which the image reader reads an image formed on a document supported by the support surface; and a hinge provided between the housing and the cover and configured to couple the cover to the housing such that the cover is pivotable about a pivot axis extending substantially parallel with the support surface, the hinge comprising: the image reading apparatus further comprising a first sensor configured to detect whether the cover is located at the high position or the low position, the controller being configured to determine, based on detection by the first sensor, whether the cover is located at the high position or the low position, the controller being configured to control the driving device to move the mover with a greater amount of drive current applied to the driving device, when the controller determines that the cover is located at the high position than when the controller determines that the cover is located at the low position.