Patent ID: 7881653

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a body; a supply tray which is attached to the body and on which a recording sheet is put; a recording mechanism which is provided in a middle of a feed path defined in the body, and which records an image on the recording sheet fed along the feed path from the supply tray; a feeding mechanism which includes (a) an arm pivotably supported at one of opposite ends thereof and (b) a feeding roller rotatably provided in the other of the opposite ends of the arm, and which is configured such that the recording sheet is fed toward the recording mechanism by rotating of the feeding roller held in contact with the recording sheet put on the supply tray; a discharge opening which is provided in the body and through which the recording sheet is discharged from the recording mechanism; a cover which is supported by the body so as to be pivotable between an open position at which the discharge opening is open and a closed position at which the discharge opening is closed; and a cover-arm interlock mechanism which permits the arm to pivot such that the feeding roller contacts the recording sheet put on the supply tray when the cover is positioned at the open position, and which positions the arm such that the feeding roller is away from the recording sheet put on the supply tray when the cover is positioned at the closed position.