Patent ID: 9036165
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B65H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus, comprising: a driving unit; a separator unit configured to separate a plurality of stacked sheets one-by-one and convey the separated sheets along a conveyer path; a conveyer unit configured to be driven by driving force from the driving unit to convey the sheets separated by the separator unit in a conveying direction further along the conveyer path; a reader unit configured to read images from the sheets being conveyed along the conveyer path; a size detecting unit configured to detect a size of the sheet being conveyed; a controller configured to control operations in the image reading apparatus including a conveying speed to convey the sheet, wherein the separator unit comprising: wherein the controller manipulates the conveyer unit via the driving unit to convey the sheet at a first conveying speed when the size of the sheet detected by the size detecting unit is greater than a predetermined size; and wherein the controller manipulates the conveyer unit via the driving unit to convey the sheet at a second conveying speed, which is lower than the first conveying speed, when the size of the sheet detected by the size detecting unit is one of smaller than and equivalent to the predetermined size.