A reading device comprising: a reading section configured to read an image formed on a sheet; a casing housing the reading section therein; a cover section capable of being placed on the casing; a conveyance section housed in the cover section and configured to convey the sheet; a pair of interposed members interposed between the cover section and the casing; a controller housed in the casing and configured to control the conveyance section; and a cable that is connected to the controller, is also connected to the conveyance section, and is configured to transfer a control signal output by the controller to the conveyance section; wherein the casing has a pair of casing bores located therein for placement of the interposed members, each of the interposed members includes a first member inserted in a corresponding one of the casing bores and supported so as to be movable in a vertical direction and a second member rotatably attached to the first member, and the cover section is fixed to the second member, the reading device characterized in that: the reading device further comprises a linking member that is linked to the cover section and is also linked to the casing, the linking member is arranged so as to be positioned adjacent to the cable, the linking member is flexible, the cable and the linking member are each arranged in a position apart from the interposed members with an interval in an extending direction of a rotation axis of the cover section, the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while a state in which at least one of the first members remains inserted in a corresponding one of the casing bores, and the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while the cable is slack. a reading section configured to read an image formed on a sheet; a casing housing the reading section therein; a cover section capable of being placed on the casing; a conveyance section housed in the cover section and configured to convey the sheet; a pair of interposed members interposed between the cover section and the casing; a controller housed in the casing and configured to control the conveyance section; and a cable that is connected to the controller, is also connected to the conveyance section, and is configured to transfer a control signal output by the controller to the conveyance section; wherein the casing has a pair of casing bores located therein for placement of the interposed members, each of the interposed members includes a first member inserted in a corresponding one of the casing bores and supported so as to be movable in a vertical direction and a second member rotatably attached to the first member, and the cover section is fixed to the second member, the reading device characterized in that: the reading device further comprises a linking member that is linked to the cover section and is also linked to the casing, the linking member is arranged so as to be positioned adjacent to the cable, the linking member is flexible, the cable and the linking member are each arranged in a position apart from the interposed members with an interval in an extending direction of a rotation axis of the cover section, the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while a state in which at least one of the first members remains inserted in a corresponding one of the casing bores, and the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while the cable is slack. the reading device further comprises a linking member that is linked to the cover section and is also linked to the casing, the linking member is arranged so as to be positioned adjacent to the cable, the linking member is flexible, the cable and the linking member are each arranged in a position apart from the interposed members with an interval in an extending direction of a rotation axis of the cover section, the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while a state in which at least one of the first members remains inserted in a corresponding one of the casing bores, and the linking member has such a length that the linking member is able to become taut while the cable is slack.