Patent ID: 8989648
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium; a storage configured to store a recording job containing image data representative of a plurality of images to be recorded on a plurality of recording media by the recording unit; a tray configured to support the recording medium on which an image has been recorded by the recording unit; a conveyor mechanism configured to convey, to the tray, the recording medium on which the image has been recorded by the recording unit; an alignment mechanism configured to align a plurality of recording media stacked on the tray, by application of an external force; and a controller configured to control the recording unit, the conveyor mechanism, and the alignment mechanism, the controller being configured to control the recording unit to record the plurality of images respectively on a plurality of recording media based on the image data contained in the recording job stored in the storage, the controller being configured to control the conveyor mechanism to convey, to the tray, the plurality of recording media on which the plurality of images have been respectively recorded by the recording unit, in a period from a start to an end of recording based on one recording job, the controller being configured to control the alignment mechanism to align the plurality of recording media stacked on the tray in a period in which image recording is not performed by the recording unit and control the alignment mechanism not to align the plurality of recording media stacked on the tray in a period in which image recording is being performed by the recording unit.