Patent ID: 9609162
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image reading apparatus, comprising: a movable body supported so as to be movable along a support table on which an original document is supported, the movable body supporting at least a light source; a controller that controls the light source; a connection member that electrically connects the movable body and the controller together, the connection member formed into a strip shape whose longitudinal direction extends in a direction in which the movable body moves and whose lateral direction extends in a widthwise direction that crosses the direction in which the movable body moves, the connection member including a folded-back portion that is folded back in a direction substantially opposite to the direction in which the movable body moves; and a guide member disposed along the connection member, the guide member having a high flexural rigidity in a portion that extends along the direction in which the movable body moves, the guide member having a low flexural rigidity in a portion corresponding to the folded-back portion of the connection member, wherein the guide member includes a narrow portion disposed corresponding to the folded-back portion of the connection member when the movable body is located at a predetermined stand-by position, the narrow portion having a smaller width than other portions of the guide member.