Patent ID: 9013766
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a base section comprising a reading surface on which an original to be read is placeable, and a base wall confronting the reading surface, the reading surface extending in a first direction; a reading unit disposed above the base wall, and configured to read an image from an original placed on the reading surface; a movable body disposed above the base wall, and configured to support the reading unit, the movable body being configured to reciprocatingly move in the first direction between a first end position and a second end position; a drive unit disposed on the base wall and disposed on a first side where the first end position is located with respect to the first direction, the drive unit being configured to drive the movable body; and a cable having flexibility and disposed above the base wall, the cable having one end portion and another end portion, the one end portion being fixed to the base wall at a position between the first end position and the second end position, the another end portion being connected to the reading unit, the cable comprising: a first elongated portion extending along the base wall from the one end portion toward a second side where the second end position is located with respect to the first direction; a curved portion extending from the first elongated portion toward the second side and then curving toward the first side while approaching the reading surface, the curved portion having a part overlapping with the drive unit when viewed in the first direction; and a second elongated portion extending from the curved portion toward the first side to be connected to the another end portion.