| 摘要 |
There are provided an image reading apparatus which can effectively detect sound which is generated when a jam has occurred for a plurality of types of jams. The image reading apparatus includes a separator, an image reader for reading an image from a paper, a conveying module for conveying a paper separated by the separator to the image reader, a side wall provided at a side of a conveyance path of the paper, a sound signal generator, provided with a sound detector between the separator and the conveying module and near the side wall, for generating a sound signal corresponding to a sound generated by the paper during conveyance, and a jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal. |
