Patent ID: 8848264
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading apparatus comprising: a reading unit configured to read an image of a document; a feeding unit configured to feed the document; a carriage that holds the reading unit and is configured to move in a predetermined direction; a motor; a motor-side transmission gear configured to transmit power supplied from the motor; a feeding unit-side transmission gear configured to transmit the power to the feeding unit in a feeding reading of reading an image of the document, which is fed by the feeding unit, by using the reading unit; a carriage-side transmission gear configured to transmit the power to the carriage in a moving reading of reading an image of the document by using the reading unit while moving the carriage; a switching gear configured to be switched between: a sensor configured to output a detection signal which is changed depending on whether a document being fed by the feeding unit; and a control device configured to perform: