Patent ID: 8363289

Claim:
An image reading apparatus for use in an office machine, said office machine comprising an office machine main body and an automatic document feeder, said image reading apparatus comprising: a first image sensor disposed in said automatic document feeder for sensing and reading a first side of a document, said first image sensor comprising: a first optical module comprising a first light source, a first light-sensing element and a glass surface; a first correction element arranged at an opposite side of said first optical module; and an elastic sustaining element having a fixed end and a free end, wherein said elastic sustaining element is an elastic sheet, said elastic sustaining element and said first optical module are respectively disposed on opposite sides of said document, said free end is sustained against said glass surface of said first optical module, thereby facilitating a close contact between said document and said glass surface; and a second image sensor disposed in said office machine main body for sensing and reading a second side of said document.