Patent ID: 8699101
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reader comprising: a housing; a feed tray comprising a loading surface configured to receive placement of a document sheet to be fed into the housing along a feeding direction, the feed tray being formed in a flat plate shape and configured to be swingable around a first swing axis parallel to a width direction of the document sheet between a first position where the loading surface is directed toward the housing and a second position where the loading surface is disposed upstream of the housing in the feeding direction; a reading unit disposed inside the housing, the reading unit being configured to feed the document sheet placed on the loading surface into the housing and read an image of the document sheet; a power supply unit disposed under the first swing axis inside the housing, the power supply unit being configured to supply electricity to the reading unit; a first opening formed between the housing and the feed tray placed in the second position, the first opening being configured such that an inside of the housing communicates with an outside of the housing therethrough; and a second opening formed within the housing in a position higher than the power supply unit and lower than the first opening inside the housing, wherein a communication path is defined between the first opening and the second opening.