Patent ID: 8757610
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image reader comprising: a shaft; a roller mounted on the shaft, the roller being configured to rotate on the shaft and feed a sheet; a guide having an opening at which the roller is disposed; a first side plate disposed on one side of the guide in an axial direction of the shaft, wherein the first side plate comprises a frame portion and a first hole, wherein the frame portion comprises a first frame portion, a pair of second frame portions and a third frame portion, wherein the pair of second frame portions extends from the first frame portion in an extending direction perpendicular to the axial direction, wherein the third frame portion connects with the pair of second frame portions, wherein the first hole is entirely enclosed, in a radial direction of the first hole, by the first, second and third frame portions, and wherein the one side of the shaft is inserted into the first hole; a first bearing member fitted in the first hole, wherein the first bearing member comprises: a second side plate disposed on another side of the guide opposite to the one side of the guide in the axial direction of the shaft, wherein the second side plate has a second hole, wherein another end of the shaft, opposite the one end of the shaft in the axial direction, is inserted in the second hole; a second bearing member disposed at the second side plate, wherein the second bearing member is configured such that the other end of the shaft is rotatably held; and a reading unit configured to read an image of the sheet.