Patent ID: 7853191
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus for scanning documents conveyed by a document feeder, comprising: an image-reading-apparatus main unit provided with a platen for the scanning of documents, and with a scanning means for scanning one side of a document on the platen; a document feeder provided with a sheet supply tray for carrying documents, a sheet discharge tray for storing documents, a conveyance path leading from the sheet supply tray to the sheet discharge tray via the platen, and a scanning unit for scanning the other side of a document; and a hinge device open/closably connecting the document feeder to the image-reading-apparatus main unit; wherein said document feeder is furnished with a pair of side-plate frames disposed opposing each other, a stay member connecting said pair of side-plate frames, and said scanning unit is mounted on said stay member and at the same time said stay member is directly fixed, and thereby unitarily connected, to said hinge device by a fixing member.