Patent ID: 8861049
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a reading unit configured to read an image of a conveyed document at a reading position; a platen arranged at the reading position and situated between the conveyed document and the reading unit; a first conveyance unit which is configured to convey the document to the reading position while pinching the document and from which a trailing edge of the document is released while the image on the document is being read; a second conveyance unit arranged on a downstream of the platen and configured to convey the document; an upstream rotary member arranged between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit and configured to come into contact with the document at a position on an upstream of the reading position; and a downstream rotary member arranged between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit and configured to come into contact with the document at a position on a downstream of the reading position, wherein a gap between the platen and the upstream rotary member is set smaller than a gap between the platen and the downstream rotary member.