Patent ID: 7137698

Claim:
A liquid ejection apparatus, comprising: a liquid ejection head, operable to eject a liquid droplet toward a target position; a transporter, which transports a first target medium toward the target position in a first direction; an ejector, which ejects the first target medium to the outside of the apparatus, the ejector comprising a first roller and a second roller adapted to nip the first target medium transported from the target position in the first direction; and a guide member, disposed at a position closer to the outside of the apparatus than the ejector, and having a guide face along which a tray member on which a second target medium is mounted is fed toward the target position in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, the guide member being pivotable between a first position for closing the guide face and a second position for opening the guide face to support the tray member, wherein: the guide member closes a part of a path through which the first target medium is transported, when the guide member is placed in the second position; and the guide member opens the path when the guide member is placed in the first position.