Patent ID: 9013733
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B65H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a conveyor configured to convey a document along a conveyance path; a first reading unit configured to read an image on the document which is conveyed in a predetermined conveyance direction in the conveyance path; a cover disposed to be movable between an opened position where the first reading unit is opened and a closed position where the first reading unit is covered; a metal pressing member held by the cover and comprising a facing surface configured to face the first reading unit with the conveyance path interposed therebetween and press the document toward the first reading unit when the cover is at the closed position, and an inclined surface inclined with respect to the facing surface and disposed upstream with respect to the facing surface in the conveyance direction; a metal frame supporting the conveyor and configured to face the pressing member in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction when the cover is at the closed position; a ground member formed by bending a metal wire rod and comprising: a support portion supporting the intermediate portion of the ground member and disposed at a position between the pressing member and the metal frame in the width direction when the cover is at the closed position, wherein, when the cover is moved from the opened position to the closed position, the inclined surface of the pressing member is configured to contact the second end portion from an upper side.