Document reading apparatus

A document reading apparatus comprising:

• a document conveyance path;
• a first reading section for reading a first side of a document;
• and
• a second reading section for reading a second side of the document, wherein a first reading position of the first reading section and a second reading position of the second reading section are disposed front and back in a conveyance direction at the document conveyance path, and
• wherein a pre-reading conveyance section and a post reading conveyance section which sandwich the first reading position and the second reading position in the conveyance direction are provided and the document is conveyed at the first reading position and at the second reading position by a conveyance section consisting of the pre-reading conveyance section and the post reading conveyance section, and
• wherein a conveyance force of the post reading conveyance section is equal to or less than a conveyance force of the pre-reading conveyance section.