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

Claim 9:
10. The image recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the tray includes:
a support surface configured to support the sheet;
a side wall extending upward from the support surface; and
a protruding portion protruding in the crossing direction from the side wall;
wherein the movement mechanism includes:
a guide member provided at the housing and located above the tray at the mount position;
a second shaft provided at the housing and extending in the crossing direction above the guide member;
a link rod supported by the guide member so as to be movable between: a second support position at which the link rod supports the frame to position the platen at the first support position; and a non-support position at which the link rod is closer to the first surface than at the second support position and at which the link rod does not support the frame, the link rod having a first contact portion and a second contact portion arranged with a space therebetween in the mounting direction at positions lower than the second shaft; and
a release lever having a base end rotatably supported by the second shaft and an extending end located at a lower position than the protruding portion, the release lever extending from the base end to the extending end through the space of the link rod, the release lever being located closer to the first surface than the protruding portion when the tray is located at the mount position,

wherein the release lever is configured to rotationally move about the second shaft due to contact with the protruding portion when the tray moves in the drawing direction, and to press the second contact portion in the drawing direction,
wherein the link rod is configured to move in the drawing direction due to pressing by the release lever and to move from the second support position to the non-support position, and
wherein, in response to movement of the link rod to the non-support position, the end of the platen, the end of the upper guide member, and the lower roller are configured to move to the first lower position, the first non-conveyance position, and the second lower position.