Reading apparatus, conveying operation control method and storage medium

A conveying operation control method for a reading apparatus including:

• a reader that reads a surface of a recording medium with an image formed;
• a conveyor that includes rollers disposed along a conveyance path that passes through a reading area of the reader, and conveys the recording medium being laid across the rollers;
• and motors that rotate the rollers, comprising:
• as to at least one motor of the motors, switching between and performing a first control to adjust a rotational speed and a second control to adjust a torque, depending on an operating state of the motor,
• wherein set speeds of the motors are determined such that the rollers located farther downstream in a conveyance direction of the recording medium rotate faster;
• and
• wherein the second control controls the motor such that the torque falls within a predetermined reference range.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer of a reading apparatus including:

• a reader that reads a surface of a recording medium with an image formed;
• a conveyor that includes rollers disposed along a conveyance path that passes through a reading area of the reader, and conveys the recording medium being laid across the rollers;
• and motors that rotate the rollers, wherein set speeds of the motors are determined such that the rollers located farther downstream in a conveyance direction of the recording medium rotate faster, to:
• as to at least one motor of the motors, switch between and perform a first control to adjust a rotational speed and a second control to adjust a torque, depending on an operating state of the motor;
• wherein the second control controls the motor such that the torque falls within a predetermined reference range.