Patent ID: 8964269
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reader comprising: a conveyor configured to convey documents in a conveying direction in a U-turn path formed by a curved guide surface; a reading unit configured to read an image on the document conveyed by the conveyor; a contact glass that is disposed between the reading unit and the document conveyed by the conveyor; a cover disposed above the conveyor, the cover including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface located above the reading unit and the contact glass, the second surface extending in a direction for such that a plane of the second surface crosses both a plane of the contact glass and a plane of the first surface; a first discharge port positioned below the first surface of the cover; a tray disposed downstream of the first discharge port in the conveying direction, the tray being configured to support the document discharged through the first discharge port; a movable member disposed on the second surface and configured to be movable between an open position for opening a second discharge port through which the document conveyed by the conveyor is discharged above the movable member and a closed position for closing the second discharge port; and a surface located between the conveyor and the second discharge port, the surface being configured to support the document when being discharged through the second discharge port.