Patent ID: 7775656

Claim:
An image recording apparatus configured to record images on a front surface and a back surface of a recording sheet, the image recording apparatus comprising: a recording head which ejects ink onto the recording sheet for recording; and a controller configured to execute controls for operations of the image recording apparatus, wherein the controller includes a sheet-stopping control section configured to execute a control for stopping the recording sheet for a specific time after the image has been recorded on the front surface of the recording sheet and before the image is recorded on the back surface of the recording sheet, wherein the image recording apparatus further comprises a biasing device which comprises a moving member configured to move between a pressing position and a retracted position, and the moving member, by moving from the retracted position to the pressing position, is configured to press the front surface of the recording sheet and to move a portion of the recording sheet in a direction from the front surface toward the back surface thereof, such that the recording sheet is bent, and wherein the sheet-stopping control section is configured to stop the recording sheet for the specific time while the moving member is maintained at the pressing position.