IMAGE READING DEVICE FOR READING IMAGE OF DOCUMENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD

摘要

A document feed portion of an image reading device is capable of feeding a document placed on a first document placement portion, to a predetermined reading position. A size detection portion detects a size of the document placed on the first document placement portion. A storage processing portion stores size information indicating the size of the document detected by the size detection portion, into a predetermined storage medium. An image reading portion performs a reading process of scanning a read surface of the document placed on a second document placement portion, to read an image. A setting portion sets the size information stored into the storage medium by the storage processing portion, as size information to be used for the reading process by the image reading portion.

主权项

1. An image reading device comprising:
a first document placement portion on which a document can be placed; a document feed portion capable of feeding the document placed on the first document placement portion, to a predetermined reading position; a size detection portion configured to detect a size of the document placed on the first document placement portion; a storage processing portion configured to store size information indicating the size of the document detected by the size detection portion, into a predetermined storage medium; a second document placement portion on which the document can be placed; an image reading portion configured to perform a reading process of scanning a read surface of the document placed on the second document placement portion, to read an image; and a setting portion configured to set the size information stored into the storage medium by the storage processing portion, as size information to be used for the reading process by the image reading portion.