Patent ID: 9211738
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: an apparatus casing in which a transport path for transporting a sheet is formed, wherein the transport path comprises a curved passage in which a transport direction of the sheet is inverted and a straight passage in which the transport direction of the sheet is not inverted; a first sheet support unit which has a first support surface configured to support the sheet and a first support member configured to be movable with respect to the first support surface, and which is configured to guide the sheet to the straight passage without inverting the transport direction of the sheet: a feed unit configured to feed the sheet supported by the first support surface to the transport path; a second sheet support unit which has a second support surface configured to support the sheet and a second support member configured to be movable with respect to the second support surface, and which is configured to guide the sheet to the straight passage without inverting the transport direction of the sheet; a third sheet support unit which is positioned on an upstream side in the transport direction with respect to the curved passage, and which is configured to support the sheet and guide the sheet to the curved passage; a transport unit configured to transport the sheet from the first sheet support unit, the second sheet support unit, and the third sheet support unit via the transport path; and a recording unit which is positioned in the straight passage and configured to record an image on the sheet which is transported by the transport unit in the transport path, wherein the first sheet support unit and the second sheet support unit are arranged on one side surface of the apparatus casing, the first support surface and the second support surface are configured to incline with respect to a placement surface on which the apparatus casing is placed, and the first support member and the second support member compose a movable unit configured to be movable between an inclined state in which the first support member and the second support member are inclined to be parallel to the first support surface and the second support surface respectively, and an upstanding state in which the first support member and the second support member upstand in a direction perpendicular to the placement surface.