Patent ID: 9036226
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A reading device comprising: an original glass plate on which an original document to be read is to be placed; a scanner provided at both ends in a longitudinal direction thereof with contact portions in contact with the original glass plate and configured to read an image of the original document placed on the original glass plate; a support portion supporting the scanner; a towing portion configured to tow and move the support portion in a predetermined direction; a guide portion extending in the predetermined direction and configured to guide a direction of movement of the support portion and the scanner caused by the towing of the towing portion; and an engagement portion provided on a portion of the support portion facing the guide portion to project toward the guide portion, engaging with the guide portion, and allowing the support portion and the scanner to be moved along the guide portion by the towing of the towing portion, wherein a center of mass of the scanner and the support portion is positioned at a midpoint between the contact portions provided at both the ends of the scanner, the guide portion is disposed under the center of mass, and the towing portion is secured to the support portion or the engagement portion at a point on a vertical line passing through the center of mass.