IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a possibility that a failure occurs in opening or closing of an opening/closing member.SOLUTION: An image reading device (U1) comprises: an opening/closing member (U1a) that is rotatably supported with respect to a housing (U1b) including a fulcrum (PG); a reading member (26) that is provided in the opening/closing member (U1a) and reads a document; a processing part (GS) that is provided in the housing (U1b) and processes information read by the reading member (26); a connection member (36) that electrically connects the reading member (26) and the processing part (GS); and a protection member (34) that has one end (34a) rotatably supported by the opening/closing member (U1a) and stores the connection member (36) inside thereof, the protection member (34) supported while being suspended from the opening/closing member (U1a) and having the other end unbound to the housing (U1b).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】開閉部材の開閉不良が発生する可能性を抑える。【解決手段】支持台（ＰＧ）を有する筐体（Ｕ１ｂ）に対して回転可能に支持された開閉部材（Ｕ１ａ）と、開閉部材（Ｕ１ａ）に設けられて原稿を読み取る読取り部材（２６）と、筐体（Ｕ１ｂ）に設けられ読取り部材（２６）が読み取った情報を処理する処理部（ＧＳ）と、読取り部材（２６）と処理部（ＧＳ）とを電気的に接続する接続部材（３６）と、開閉部材（Ｕ１ａ）に一端部（３４ａ）が回転可能に支持され且つ内部に接続部材（３６）を収容する保護部材（３４）であって、開閉部材（Ｕ１ａ）から吊り下げられた状態で且つ他端部が筐体（Ｕ１ｂ）に対して非拘束な状態で支持された保護部材（３４）と、を備えた画像読取り装置（Ｕ１）。【選択図】図５