Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus for removing foreign matters from a document surface

摘要

An image reading apparatus includes a transparent member disposed at a document pass position, an image reading unit configured to read an image of a passing document through the transparent member, and a rotating cleaning unit configured to rotate to clean a document pass surface of the transparent member. The rotating cleaning unit includes a main body rotatable centering on a rotational axis, a first cleaning member supported by the main body, and configured to scrape foreign matters on the document pass surface during rotation of the main body, and a second cleaning member supported by the main body, and configured to enable sweeping foreign matters on the document pass surface during rotation of the main body.

主权项

1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
a transparent member disposed at a document pass position; an image reading unit configured to read an image of a passing document through the transparent member; and a rotating cleaning unit configured to rotate to clean a document pass surface of the transparent member, wherein the rotating cleaning unit comprises: a main body rotatable centering on a rotational axis; a first cleaning member supported by the main body, and configured to scrape foreign matters on the document pass surface during rotation of the main body, wherein the first cleaning member includes a base portion and a front-end portion, and wherein, when the front end portion does not contact the document pass surface and before the front end portion contacts the document pass surface, the front-end portion of the cleaning member is bent directionally from the base portion towards a downstream side in the rotating direction of the main body; and a second cleaning member supported by the main body, and configured to sweep foreign matters on the document pass surface during rotation of the main body.