Patent ID: 8970926
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A document reading apparatus comprising a conveyance unit for conveying a document and a reading unit for reading an image of a document, said reading unit including a platen glass, said conveyance unit including a removal unit for removing foreign substances on said platen glass, and a processor configured to control conveyance of a document on said platen glass and operation of said removal unit, said removal unit including a cleaning roller arranged to be able to rotate on said platen glass, said cleaning roller including: wherein said processor is configured to allow said cleaning member to start removal of foreign substances on said platen glass by bringing said cleaning member into contact with a front end of a document in said conveyance direction conveyed by said conveyance unit, on said platen glass, upstream in said conveyance direction from a reading position by said reading unit.