Document scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same

#This application claims priority benefit from Korean Patent Application No. 2010-0120003, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 29, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

#1. Field

#Aspects of embodiments relate to a document scanning apparatus, and more particularly, to a document scanning apparatus which is mountable on an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).

#The above and/or other aspects of the present disclosure will be more apparent by describing certain present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an image forming apparatus briefly according to an embodiment;

#FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a scanning module briefly;

#Certain embodiments are described in higher detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

#In the following description, like drawing reference numerals are used for the like elements, even in different drawings. The matters defined in the description, such as detailed construction and elements, are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of embodiments. However, embodiments can be practiced without those specifically defined matters. Also, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the application with unnecessary detail.

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an image forming apparatus (1) briefly according to an embodiment. The image forming apparatus (1) may be a copier or an MFP which may copy a document and includes a scanning module (2) and a printing module (3). The scanning module (2) scans a document and generates image data, and the printing module (3) receives image data from the scanning module (2) and forms an image on a printing medium. The scanning module (2) may be referred to as an Image Input Terminal (IIT) and the printing module (3) may be referred to as an Image Output Terminal (IOT).