Patent ID: 7559641

Claim:
An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium based on image information, comprising: a liquid droplet ejecting head having an ejection region where liquid-ejecting nozzles are provided; a first conveyor unit that conveys the recording medium through a recording area which faces the ejecting region and in which an image is recorded on one side of the recording medium; a paper discharge section to which the recording medium is fed from the first conveyor unit; a plurality of holding units comprising attracting and supporting members, each holding unit of which receives the one-side-recorded recording medium fed from the first conveyor unit at a receiving position, attaches a non-recorded side of the one-side-recorded recording medium and holds the recording medium by attracting the recording medium, and is aligned each other for substantially vertical direction; a moving unit comprising a movement mechanism that moves each of the plurality of holding units substantially vertically between the receiving position and a feeding position; a belt that is circulated vertically in response to movement of the movement mechanism; a moveable step portion that is mounted to the belt and supports free ends of the attracting and supporting members; and a second conveyor unit that receives the one-side-recorded recording medium from one of the plurality of holding units positioned at the feeding position and feeds the recording medium to the first conveyor unit so that non-recorded side of the one-side-recorded recording medium faces the ejecting region in the recording area.