Patent ID: 8842348

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: an image reading device configured to read an image of a document, wherein the image reading device includes: a contact image sensor disposed such that a reading surface of the contact image sensor faces the document to be read, the contact image sensor including a first portion and a second portion; a sensor holder configured to hold the contact image sensor, the sensor holder including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the sensor holder facing the first portion of the contact image sensor, the second portion of the sensor holder facing the second portion of the contact image sensor; an urging member extending from the first portion of the contact image sensor to the first portion of the sensor holder to urge the contact image sensor toward a reading position; and a shock absorber disposed between the second portion of the contact image sensor and the second portion of the sensor holder, the shock absorber being made of a porous material, wherein a first distance from the first portion of the contact image sensor to the first portion of the sensor holder in which the urging member extends is greater than a second distance between the second portion of the contact image sensor and the second portion of the sensor holder in which the shock absorber is disposed.