Patent ID: 9126444
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B41J,G01J

Abstract:
1. A reading apparatus comprising: a reading unit including a sensor unit configured to read information on a sheet, a presser configured to press a supporting surface for supporting the sheet, a carriage configured to hold the sensor unit and to move on the presser, and a housing configured to store the sensor unit and the carriage and to hold the presser in a displaceable way; and a movement mechanism configured to move the reading unit to a first position in which the presser presses the supporting surface and a second position in which the pressing is released, wherein the reading unit is set to the first position during reading of the information and is set to the second position during movement of the sheet on the supporting surface, and the carriage stays on the presser in either a case where the reading unit is set to the first position or a case where the reading unit is set to the second position.