IMAGE READER

摘要

An image reader is provided, which includes a housing including a base, and a reading unit including a holder, the base including a bottom wall, a first guide disposed at a first-side portion of the bottom wall in a first direction, and a second guide disposed at a second-side portion of the bottom wall in the first direction, and the reading unit further including a third guide disposed at a first-side portion of the holder in the first direction, the third guide configured to come into sliding contact with the first guide when the reading unit moves, and a fourth guide disposed at a second-side portion of the holder in the first direction, the fourth guide configured to come into sliding contact with the second guide when the reading unit moves.

主权项

1. An image reader comprising:
a housing comprising:
a document table; anda base configured to support the document table from beneath; and a reading unit comprising:
an image sensor extending in a first direction and configured to read an image of a document sheet on the document table;a holder configured to hold the image sensor; andan urging unit disposed at the holder and configured to urge the image sensor toward the document table,the reading unit configured to move along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the base comprises:
a bottom wall disposed below the document table;a first guide disposed at a first-side portion of the bottom wall in the first direction, the first guide extending in the second direction and formed in one shape of a shape protruding from the bottom wall toward the document table and a shape recessed from the document table toward the bottom wall in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; anda second guide disposed at a second-side portion of the bottom wall in the first direction, the second guide extending in the second direction and formed in one shape of a shape protruding from the bottom wall toward the document table and a shape recessed from the document table toward the bottom wall in the third direction, and wherein the reading unit further comprises:
a third guide disposed at a first-side portion of the holder in the first direction, the third guide formed in one shape of a shape protruding from the document table toward the bottom wall and a shape recessed from the bottom wall toward the document table in the third direction, the third guide configured to come into sliding contact with the first guide when the reading unit moves; anda fourth guide disposed at a second-side portion of the holder in the first direction, the fourth guide formed in one shape of a shape protruding from the document table toward the bottom wall and a shape recessed from the bottom wall toward the document table in the third direction, the fourth guide configured to come into sliding contact with the second guide when the reading unit moves.