Image reading apparatus and medium conveyance apparatus

An image reading apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a conveyance path where a first medium and to guide a second medium that is narrower and thicker than the first medium are conveyed;
• a pair of first conveyance rollers that has a first driving roller and a first pinch roller, which is biased towards the first driving roller and is rotated by the first driving roller, and is configured to convey the first medium on the conveyance path;
• a pair of second conveyance rollers that has a second driving roller and a second pinch roller, which is rotated by the second driving roller, and is configured to convey the second medium on a conveyance area that is positioned at one end-side of the conveyance path in an axis direction of the second driving roller an outer diameter of the second pinch roller being the same as an outer diameter of the first pinch roller;
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• a reading unit configured to read images of the first and second media,
• wherein the first driving roller and the first pinch roller are positioned at an outside of the conveyance area in the axis direction,
• wherein the second driving roller and the second pinch roller are positioned at an inside of the conveyance area in the axis direction,
• wherein the first driving roller and the second driving roller are rotatably supported about a driving shaft center parallel with the axis direction, and
• wherein the first pinch roller is rotatably supported about a first driven shaft center parallel with the driving shaft center,
• wherein the second pinch roller is rotatably supported about a second driven shaft center that is parallel with the driving shaft center and is more spaced from the driving shaft center than the first driven shaft center,
• wherein the first pinch roller has a first driven shaft that defines the first driven shaft center,
• wherein the second pinch roller has a second driven shaft that is a separate member from the first driven shaft and defines the second driven shaft center, and
• wherein the image reading apparatus comprises a holder that holds the first driven shaft and the second driven shaft and a biasing part that urges the holder towards the driving shaft center.

An image reading apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a conveyance path;
• a pair of first conveyance rollers comprising:
• a first driving roller rotatably supported about a first driving shaft center parallel with an axis direction;
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• a first pinch roller towards the first driving roller and rotatably supported about a driven shaft center parallel with the driving shaft center,
• a pair of second conveyance rollers comprising:
• a second driving roller supported about the first driving shaft center;
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• a second pinch roller rotatably supported about the driven shaft center and having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the first pinch roller, and
• an image reader extending along the axis direction,
• wherein the pair of the first conveyance rollers is positioned outside of a conveyance area in the axis direction, the conveyance area is positioned at one end-side of the conveyance path in the axis direction,
• wherein the pair of the second conveyance rollers is positioned inside the conveyance area in the axis direction.