Patent ID: 8594556

Claim:
A medium ejection apparatus comprising: a main body; an ejection roller configured to eject a recording medium; a pinch roller disposed opposite to the ejection roller, the pinch roller being configured to move toward and away from the ejection roller and configured to press the recording medium toward the ejection roller; an elastic member configured to press the pinch roller toward the ejection roller; and a lever disposed downstream of the pinch roller in a recording medium transport direction, the lever being configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, the lever being configured to guide the recording medium ejected by the ejection roller when in the first position, the lever further being configured to, when moved to the second position, contact and press the pinch roller in a direction away from the ejection roller such that a pressing force from the lever causes the pinch roller to move away from the ejection roller and the elastic member to deform in the direction away from the ejection roller, wherein the lever has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of the ejection roller.