Patent ID: 9718287
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B41J,B65H

Claim:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a roller pair configured to nip a sheet therebetween and transport the sheet in a transport direction; a recording section provided downstream of a nip point of the roller pair in the transport direction and including nozzles that discharge ink droplets; a support member provided below the recording section and configured to support the sheet; a first plate provided downstream of the nip point in the transport direction, wherein a downstream end of the first plate in the transport direction is positioned at a space between the recording section and the support member, wherein the sheet is transported between the first plate and the support member; and a second plate provided downstream of the nip point in the transport direction and located at a different area with respect to the first plate in a width direction perpendicular to the transport direction, wherein a downstream end of the second plate in the transport direction is positioned at the space between the recording section and the support member, wherein the sheet is transported between the second plate and the support member, wherein the first plate is longer than the second plate in the transport direction.