Patent ID: 8016410
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a feeding device which feeds a plurality of recording media one at a time in a first feeding direction along a first feed path including an upstream connecting portion and a downstream connecting portion; a recording portion which is disposed in the first feed path and located between the upstream connecting portion and the downstream connecting portion to record an image on each of the plurality of recording media; a second feed path which connects the downstream connecting portion to the upstream connecting portion; a path switching portion disposed downstream of the downstream connecting portion with respect to the first feeding direction and configured to switch paths through which each of the plurality of recording media is fed; a roller pair disposed downstream of the downstream connecting portion with respect to the first feeding direction and configured to rotate in a forward direction and a reverse direction; a feed roller which is disposed in one of the first feed path and the second feed path and feeds each of the plurality of recording media in a second feeding direction along the second feed path toward the recording portion; and a roller-pair controller configured to implement a momentary forward rotation, the roller-pair controller comprising: