CPC H04N 1/1215 (2013.01) [H04N 1/00689 (2013.01); H04N 1/00694 (2013.01); H04N 1/00705 (2013.01); H04N 1/00782 (2013.01); H04N 1/00798 (2013.01); H04N 1/122 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
an image sensor to scan documents;
a document feeder to move loaded documents to a document conveying path onto the image sensor using a single motor,
the document feeder including a pick-up member to use a driving force of the single motor intermittently through a first clutch to move the loaded documents from a tray to the document conveying path, and
the document feeder including a first gear to transfer the driving force of the single motor, a second gear to reduce the transferred driving force of the single motor, and a third gear to axially change the transferred and reduced driving force of the single motor to use the driving force of the single motor intermittently through a second clutch to move the tray loaded with the documents to a side of the pick-up member, and to use sensors to detect the documents in positions spaced on the document conveying path and output signals; and
a processor to control the document feeder and the image sensor to scan the loaded documents, including to control an operation of the first clutch based on the signals of the sensors.
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