IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18887658 titled 'IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an image formed on a sheet, a reference member for performing shading correction, and a moving mechanism including a drive source, a cam to be rotated by the drive source, and a moving member that abuts against the cam, wherein, with a conveying direction of the sheet being a first direction, a width direction of the sheet intersecting the first direction being a second direction, and a direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction being a third direction, the moving mechanism is configured to be operable to move the reading unit to a first position and a second position that is different from the first position in position in the third direction.