Patent ID: 8858106

Claim:
An image recording device comprising: a tray comprising a recess configured to receive therein a recording medium; a recording unit configured to record an image on the recording medium; a drive roller configured to feed the tray with the recording medium placed on the recess by rotating with a drive force transmitted from a drive source; a first driven roller disposed facing the drive roller; a second driven roller disposed facing the drive roller and adjacent to the first driven roller in a width-wise direction; a first urging member configured to urge the first driven roller toward the drive roller; a second urging member configured to urge the second driven roller toward the drive roller; a first supporting member supporting the first driven roller; a second supporting member supporting the second driven roller; and a shifter configured to move between a first shifter position and a second shifter position, configured to shift the first supporting member, by contacting the first supporting member without contacting the first driven roller, in a direction that is away from the first driven roller, and configured to shift the second supporting member, by contacting the second supporting member without contacting the second driven roller, in a direction that is away from the second driven roller, wherein the shifter causes the first driven roller to be movable between a first basic position, in which the first driven roller is configured to contact the drive roller and press toward the drive roller with a first force, and a first nip position, in which the first driven roller is configured to press a first portion of the tray toward the drive roller with a third force, the drive roller and the first driven roller configured such that the recess of the tray passes between the drive roller and the first driven roller, wherein the shifter causes the second driven roller to be movable between a second basic position, in which the second driven roller is configured to contact the drive roller and press toward the drive roller with a second force, and a second nip position, in which the second driven roller is configured to press a second portion of the tray toward the drive roller with a fourth force, the drive roller and the second driven roller configured such that the recess of the tray does not pass between the drive roller and the second driven roller, and wherein a difference between the first force of the first driven roller under a condition that the first supporting member is not shifted by the shifter and the second force of the second driven roller under a condition that the second supporting member is not shifted by the shifter is smaller than a difference between the third force of the first driven roller under a condition that the first supporting member is shifted by the shifter and the fourth force of the second driven roller under a condition that the second supporting member is shifted by the shifter, and the third force is smaller than the fourth force.