Patent ID: 8675263

Claim:
An image reading apparatus to read an image formed on a document sheet, comprising: a sheet conveyer, which is configured to convey the document sheet along a sheet feeding path; and an image reader, which is controlled by a controller and configured to read the image formed on the document sheet being conveyed in the sheet feeding path, wherein the sheet conveyer includes movable parts, which are configured to be driven by a drive source and movably supported by a first supporting member; wherein the image reader is supported by a second supporting member, which is detachably attached to the first supporting member; wherein a cable with a connector is connected to the controller at one end and to the image reader at the other end to connect the controller and the image reader with each other via the connector; wherein the second supporting member is tied to the first supporting member by the cable when the cable connects the controller and the image reader via the connector; and wherein the second supporting member is detachable free from the first supporting member when the connector is decoupled.