IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND MULTI-FUNCTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

摘要

An image scanning apparatus includes a document holder and a scanner module movably installed in the document holder, A multi-function apparatus may further include the image scanning apparatus. While the scanner module passes over the lower side of a document guide provided between a first glass and a second glass provided at the document holder, spacers installed at opposite ends of the scanner module are moved downward by guide members provided at the document guide, thereby preventing spacer portions provided at an upper end of the respective spacers from being caught by the document guide.

主权项

1. An image scanning apparatus comprising:
a document holder; a scanner module disposed at a lower side of the document holder, the scanner module extending in a first direction, the scanner module capable of moving in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to scan image information from a document loaded on the document holder; an automatic document feeding unit disposed at an upper side of the document holder to automatically feed a document to be scanned; and a pair of spacers disposed at opposite sides of the scanner module in the first direction, wherein the document holder comprises a first glass and a second glass, the second glass being spaced apart from the first glass in the second direction, and guide members provided between the first glass and the second glass, the guide members protruding toward moving routes of the spacers to guide downward movement of the spacers, and at least one of the spacers include at least one spacer portion protruding from a top thereof such that the spacer portion is supported by a bottom of one of the first and second glasses.