Patent ID: 8988739
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a placing portion on which an original being fed is placed; an original conveying portion which conveys the original placed on the placing portion; an image reading portion which reads an image on the original conveyed by the original conveying portion; a stacking portion which is disposed under the placing portion and on which the original read by the image reading portion is stacked; and an illuminating portion which is disposed above the stacking portion and below the placing portion to illuminate the stacking portion, wherein the stacking portion includes a stacking area on which an original of a maximum size is stacked and an extended portion extending from the stacking area into a width direction of the original orthogonal to an original conveyance direction, and wherein a range of illumination by the illuminating portion includes at least a part of the extended portion.