Patent ID: 7549723

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a cassette which stores a recording medium; a recording unit which records an image by ejecting ink to the recording medium; a sheet-feed conveying path which extends from a leading end portion adjacent the cassette to a distal end portion adjacent the recording unit; an endless conveying unit downstream of said sheet-feed conveying path which returns the recording medium, on which the image is recorded by the recording unit, in order toward said distal end portion of said sheet-feed conveying path at an upstream side in a conveying direction; and a reversal unit adjacent said distal end portion of said sheet-feed conveying path which is provided at a downstream side of the conveying unit in a returning direction, the reversal unit including a plurality of holding units which respectively suck and hold a recording medium that has been returned by the conveying unit, reverse the recording medium, and send the recording medium to the sheet-feed conveying path at a position between the cassette and the recording unit; wherein the conveying unit cyclically travels between the recording unit and the reversal unit and conveying the recording medium from the recording unit to the reversal unit.