Document reading unit, scanner and image forming apparatus

Abstract

The objective of the present invention is the easy removal, from an opening in a support base, of a document support plate. A document reading unit according to this invention includes an image sensor, for reading a document; a support base having a box-like shape, for internally accommodating and supporting the image sensor, and an opening through which the image sensor faces a document; a contact glass that is located at the opening, for covering the image sensor and supporting a document that is being conveyed to the image sensor; glass support members linked with the contact glass and arranged on the support base, for supporting the contact glass; and fixing screws, for detachably fixing the glass support members to the support base.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.