Patent ID: 7548720

Claim:
An image reading apparatus, comprising: a body including, an exposure glass, a reader configured to read an image of an original sheet through the exposure glass, and a guide disposed on the exposure glass and configured to support the original sheet, the guide including first and second positioners disposed in upstream and downstream ends of a sheet conveyance direction; and an auto document feeder configured to be swingably moved between an open position and a closed position relative to the body and to feed the original sheet onto the exposure glass when situated at the closed position, the auto document feeder including, a press configured to press the original sheet onto the exposure glass, and a regulator mounted to the press and including first and second slanted portions respectively, and configured to contact the respective first and second positioners of the guide at the first and second slanted ends in the upstream and downstream ends of the sheet conveyance direction when the auto document feeder is situated at the closed position so as to form a slit between the exposure glass and the press, the slit allowing the original sheet to pass therethrough.