Patent ID: 9131092
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B65H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading device, comprising: a casing having a document placement surface on which a document is to be placed; a cover provided on the casing and configured to be pivotable relative to the casing about an axis between a covering position at which the cover covers the document placement surface and an exposure position at which the document placement surface is exposed; two hinges provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in an axis direction in which the axis extends, one end portion of each of the two hinges being inserted into the casing movably in a movement direction perpendicular to the document placement surface while the other end portion is connected to the cover; and a contact member configured to come into contact with a surface of one of the two hinges in the axis direction, the surface, with which the contact member is configured to come into contact, being located on an inner side of the one of the two hinges, wherein the contact member has an inclined surface that becomes closer to the document placement surface toward the inner side.