Patent ID: 11872807
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising:
a housing including a first surface having a first opening, a second surface having a second opening, and a first conveyance path;
a cover provided at the second surface and being movable between a closed position at which the second opening is closed and an open position at which the second opening is opened;
a tray configured to support a sheet and being movable through the first opening in a mounting direction toward a mount position in the housing and a drawing direction opposite the mounting direction;
a roller pair located above the tray at the mount position, the roller pair including a lower roller and an upper roller located in contact with each other at the first conveyance path;
a platen located downstream of the roller pair in the first conveyance path, the platen having an end facing the second surface;
a recording head facing the platen from above and configured to eject ink to a sheet supported by the platen; and
a movement mechanism configured to move the platen and the lower roller in conjunction with movement of the tray in the drawing direction such that:
the end of the platen moves from a first support position at which the platen supports a sheet to a first lower position at which the platen is separated farther downward from the recording head than at the first support position; and
the lower roller moves from a contact position at which the lower roller contacts the upper roller to a second lower position at which the lower roller is separated downward from the upper roller.