Patent ID: 8358962

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a conveying path on which a recording medium is allowed to be conveyed in a conveying direction; a feeding unit configured to feed the recording medium to the conveying path; a recording unit disposed in the conveying path and configured to record an image on the recording medium; a sheet discharging portion disposed downstream of the recording unit with respect to the conveying direction; an inversion guide portion that connects a first portion of the conveying path positioned downstream of the recording unit to a second portion of the conveying path positioned upstream of the recording unit; and a path changeover unit disposed at the first portion of the conveying path and swingable between a recording medium discharge position and a recording medium inversion position, the path changeover unit comprising: a roller pair comprising a first roller and a second roller and configured to nip the recording medium and to perform a forward rotation and a rearward rotation; and a third roller disposed upstream of the roller pair with respect to the conveying direction, wherein the path changeover unit is swingable around one of the roller pair, wherein the first roller and the third roller are supported by a frame of the path changeover unit, and the frame is configured to rotate with respect to a main body of the image recording apparatus, wherein, when the path changeover unit is positioned at the recording medium discharge position, the forward rotation of the roller pair allows the recording medium nipped by the roller pair to be sent to the discharge portion, wherein, when the path changeover unit is positioned at the recording medium inversion position, the rearward rotation of the roller pair allows the recording medium nipped by the roller pair to be sent to the inversion guide portion, wherein, when the path changeover unit swings from the recording medium discharge position to the recording medium inversion position, the roller pair and the third roller of the path changeover unit guide the recording medium and change the conveying direction of the recording medium from a direction toward the first portion of the conveying path to a direction toward the inversion guide portion.