Patent ID: 7667879

Claim:
An image reading apparatus having an original transport unit, and having an image reading unit which reads an image of an original that is transported by the original transport unit comprising: the original transport unit comprising: a transport rotary member provided opposite an original base plate to transport the original, a supporting member which rotatably supports the transport rotary member, a rotary guide member, provided on the supporting member at an upstream side of the transport rotary member, configured to guide the original which is transported on the original base plate, a guide member, provided on the supporting member between the transport rotary member and the rotary guide member, configured to guide the original to the transport rotary member, and a gap forming section, provided on the supporting member, configured to form a gap between the transport rotary member and the original base plate, a gap between the rotary member and the original base plate and a gap between the guide member and the original base plate; wherein the transport rotary member and the guide member each have a high reflectance surface condition.