Patent ID: 8020849

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a main body comprising: an opening disposed in a particular surface of the main body; a first tray disposed within the main body to allow a recording medium to be placed thereon; a second tray is disposed above the first tray so that the first tray and the second tray are vertically disposed in two stages, the second tray comprises a first end portion opposite to a second end portion; a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium fed from the first tray and discharge the recording medium onto the second tray; and a recording unit configured to record an image on the recording medium during a conveyance of the recording medium, wherein the second end portion is located further from the recording unit than the first end portion, wherein the second tray is movable between a first posture and a second posture, wherein, when the second tray is in the first posture, a top surface of the second tray in the vicinity of the second end portion is substantially horizontal and positioned at a predetermined height relative to the first tray, and wherein, when the second tray moves from the first posture to the second posture, the second tray is inclined with respect to the first tray so that the second end portion is moved below a portion of the first tray.