Patent ID: 8213060

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: a document positioning plate configured to position a document thereon; a document pressing unit which is attached to the document positioning plate to be openable and closable; a reading sensor which is movably arranged in a main body of the apparatus and configured to read an image of the document positioned on the document positioning plate; and a restricting unit configured to engage with the reading sensor to restrict a movement of the reading sensor; wherein the restricting unit has a lever which is provided in the document pressing unit in a rotatable and storable manner and urged in a direction in which the lever is stored and restricts the movement of the reading sensor in a state that the document pressing unit is closed and the lever is inserted into the main body of the apparatus, and when the document pressing unit is opened from the restricting state, the lever is pulled out from the main body of the apparatus to release the restriction and urged to be stored in the document pressing unit.