Image Scanning Device

An image scanning device comprising;

• a main body that has a box-shaped appearance having a front face and a back face that opposes to the front face;
• a flat bed scanner unit that is mounted on the main body to be rotatable around an axis provided near the back face along a width direction of the main body, the flat bed scanner unit being provided with a casing and an image sensor that moves in the width direction to scan an image of a document placed on a scanning area;
• and
• a stopper that supports the flat bed scanner unit in an opened state where the flat bed scanner unit is opened with respect to the main body by being rotated around the axis, the stopper having:
• a base end that is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the main body;
• and
• a leading end that is slidably attached to the flat bed scanner unit,
• wherein the casing is provided with a stopper accommodating portion that is recessed from a bottom surface of the casing, the stopper accommodating portion accommodating the stopper above the bottom surface in a closed state where the flat bed scanner unit is closed with respect to the main body.