US 8,913,310 B2 · Image reading device

Abstract

An image reading device includes a conveyor unit that conveys a document along a conveying path for ADF-type image scanning including a curved path. The conveyor unit includes a conveyor roller that reverses a conveying direction of the document in the curved path. The device further includes a first contact surface that comes into contact with a first side of the document when the document is conveyed, a second contact surface that comes into contact with a second side of the document when the document is conveyed, a first reading unit that reads an image on the first side of the document, and a second reading unit disposed above the second contact surface and reading an image on the second side of the document. A part of the conveyor roller is disposed lower than the first and second contact surfaces in an up down direction of the image reading device.

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Dependent claims

An image reading device comprising:

a document holding member comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being configured to hold a first document thereon;
a document conveyor unit configured to convey a second document along a conveying path, the conveying path including a curved path, the document conveyor unit including a first conveyor roller configured to convey the second document along the curved path;
a document contact surface configured to come into contact with one surface of the second document when the document conveyor unit conveys the second document;
and
an image sensor disposed below the second surface of the document holding member in a height direction and facing the document contact surface,
wherein the first conveyor roller is disposed to intersect a plane, which extends along the first surface of the document holding member.

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Image reading device

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