Patent ID: 8542415

Claim:
An image processing apparatus capable of reading an image recorded on a first surface and a second surface of a sheet, the image processing apparatus comprising: a conveying path comprising: a first conveying path formed in a substantially plate shape; a second conveying path disposed below the first conveying path; and a curved conveying path disposed between the first conveying path and the second conveying path, a conveying mechanism configured to convey the sheet along a conveying direction from the first conveying path to the second conveying path through the curved conveying path; a first image reading section disposed below the first conveying path and comprising a first image sensor which reads the image recorded on the first surface of the sheet conveyed along the first conveying path at a first image reading position; a second image reading section comprising a second image sensor which reads, from below the second conveying path at a second image reading position, the image recorded on the second surface of the sheet conveyed along the second conveying path; and an upper cover configured to rotate between a closed position where the first conveying path is partly covered and an open position where the first conveying path is exposed, wherein the first conveying path and the first image sensor are exposed when the upper cover is in the open position, wherein the first image reading section further comprises: a first platen formed in a plate shape, which is transparent and configures a part of the first conveying path; a first pressing member configured to press the sheet at the first image reading position on the first platen toward the first image sensor; and a first urging member configured to urge the first pressing member toward the first platen, and wherein the first pressing member is supported by the upper cover via the first urging member, and the first pressing member separates from the first platen when the upper cover is in the open position.