Patent ID: 7614739

Claim:
A recording apparatus for recording on a first medium and a second medium which is different from the first medium with respect to at least one of a thickness and a hardness, comprising: a recording head for ejecting material onto the first and second medium; a recording medium stacker for stacking the recording medium on which recording is performed, said recording medium stacker being operable to change between a first position and a second position; and a medium discharging driven roller disposed on a recording side of the recording medium and synchronized with the change of the recording medium stacker's position, said medium discharging driven roller changing position thereof so as to constitute a first medium transfer path through which the first medium passes when the recording medium stacker is positioned at the first position, and said medium discharging driven roller changing position thereof so as to constitute a second medium transfer path through which the second medium passes when the recording medium stacker is positioned at the second position.