Image reading apparatus capable of providing improved layout of wiring cable

摘要

An image reading apparatus includes: a base section; a reading unit; a movable body; a drive unit; and a cable. The movable body supports the reading unit and reciprocates between first and second end positions in a first direction. The drive unit is disposed on a first side where the first end position is located. The cable has one end portion fixed to a base wall of the base section and another end portion connected to the reading unit. The cable includes: a first elongated portion extending from the one end portion; a curved portion extending from the first elongated portion toward a second side where the second end position is located and then curving toward the first side; and a second elongated portion connected to the another end portion. The curved portion has a part overlapping with the drive unit in the first direction.

主权项

1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
a base section comprising a reading surface on which an original to be read is placeable, and a base wall confronting the reading surface, the reading surface extending in a first direction; a reading unit disposed above the base wall, and configured to read an image from an original placed on the reading surface; a movable body disposed above the base wall, and configured to support the reading unit, the movable body being configured to reciprocatingly move in the first direction between a first end position and a second end position; a drive unit disposed on the base wall and disposed on a first side where the first end position is located with respect to the first direction, the drive unit being configured to drive the movable body; and a cable having flexibility and disposed above the base wall, the cable having one end portion and another end portion, the one end portion being fixed to the base wall at a position between the first end position and the second end position, the another end portion being connected to the reading unit, the cable comprising: a first elongated portion extending along the base wall from the one end portion toward a second side where the second end position is located with respect to the first direction; a curved portion extending from the first elongated portion toward the second side and then curving toward the first side while approaching the reading surface, the curved portion having a part overlapping with the drive unit when viewed in the first direction; and a second elongated portion extending from the curved portion toward the first side to be connected to the another end portion.