Patent ID: 8025392

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a housing; a conveying mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to convey a recording medium in a recording medium conveying direction, the conveying mechanism including a supporting member configured to support the recording medium; a recording unit disposed in the housing and configured to record an image on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying mechanism; a blocking member disposed below the conveying mechanism and vertically overlapping at least a part of the supporting member to receive foreign substances falling from the conveying mechanism; and an auxiliary unit located below the blocking member and configured to be attached to and detached from the housing; wherein when the auxiliary unit is attached to the housing, the auxiliary unit occupies a first space, and wherein when at least a part of the auxiliary unit is detached from the housing, the auxiliary unit releases at least a second space included in the first space, such that, at least a part of the blocking member is allowed to move away from the conveying mechanism into the second space.