Patent ID: 8587840

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: a main unit including: a processing portion; and a guide portion; an openable unit connected to the main unit such that the openable unit is pivotable around a rotation axis and movable in an up and down direction relative to the main unit, wherein the openable unit is movable in the up and down direction separately from pivoting around the rotation axis, the openable unit including: a document tray configured to receive placement of a document; a feeder configured to feed a document placed on the document tray along a feed path; and a reading portion disposed facing the feed path and configured to read an image of the document passing through the feed path; and a flexible flat cable configured to electrically connect the reading portion of the openable unit and the processing portion of the main unit, wherein the guide portion is configured to guide the flexible flat cable such that the flexible flat cable follows pivotal and vertical movements of the openable unit, and wherein the guide portion includes a rib configured to fix a predetermined portion of the flexible flat cable and to hold a slacked portion of the flexible flat cable in a generally U-shape, wherein the slacked portion is located along the flexible flat cable between the predetermined portion of the flexible flat cable fixed at the rib and a portion of the flexible flat cable disposed within the openable unit.