Patent ID: 7719730

Claim:
An image reading apparatus, comprising: an image reading table; a document glass installed on an upper side of the image reading table, to support a document; an image reading sensor provided under the document glass, to perform an image reading operation; a cover to selectively cover the document glass; an automatic document feeder (ADF) to feed a document along an image reading path, past the image reading sensor; a document discharging plate to support a document discharged from the ADF; first and second guide members installed in the ADF, to guide a document along the image reading path, through the ADF, the first and second guide members being installed at an interval with respect to the document glass, such that a document is exposed to the image reading sensor through the interval; and a guide film installed to cover the interval between the first and second guide members, to guide a document along the image reading path between the first and second guide members.