To improve productivity by shortening a time to read image information in an image reader capable of reading image information present in a desired area among documents and an image forming apparatus provided with an image reader like this.
In the image reader or the image forming apparatus provided with the image reader which emits light to the document M from a light source device 231 and performs scanning, while conveying the document M in a sub-scanning direction with respect to the light source unit 23 by an ADF (automatic document feeder) 1 or relatively moving the light source unit 23 in the sub-scanning direction of the document M with respect to the document M by making the light source unit 23 travel in the sub-scanning direction by a travel motor 232 with respect to the document M placed on a contact glass 21, the light source unit 23 is relatively moved faster in the area other than a set area than in the set area in the sub-scanning direction of the document M.
Hironobu Hanayama
Takeo Honjo
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