Image reading apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsNoriyuki KOYANAGI, Keiichiro FUKUMASU
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Abstract
A scanner includes an apparatus main body, a stand, and a switching mechanism. The apparatus main body includes a transport unit that transports a document along a transport path, and a reading unit that reads an image of the document. The stand supports the apparatus main body. The switching mechanism switches the posture of the apparatus main body with respect to the stand so that the transport path extends along an intersecting direction intersecting an installation surface. The switching mechanism includes a switching motor that imparts a driving force to the apparatus main body when switching the posture. The switching motor is located inside the apparatus main body on the lower side of the transport path in the vertical direction.
Claims11
An image reading apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body including a transport unit configured to transport a document along a transport path and a reading unit configured to read an image on the document;
- a support portion configured to support the apparatus main body;
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- a switching mechanism configured to switch posture of the apparatus main body to at least two postures with respect to the support portion, wherein
- the switching mechanism includes a switching drive source configured to impart a driving force to the apparatus main body when switching the posture, and
- the switching drive source is located on a lower side of the transport path in a vertical direction inside the apparatus main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.