Patent ID: 8333523

Claim:
A recording device comprising: a feed tray configured to store a sheet stack; a first conveying mechanism configured to convey a sheet from the sheet stack along a first conveying path in a first direction; an arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end of the arm is attached to a predetermined pivot and the arm is configured to swing about the predetermined pivot; a feed roller rotatably attached to the second end of the arm and configured to feed the sheet from the feed tray to the first conveying path; a recording unit disposed along the first conveying path and configured to record an image onto the sheet as the conveying mechanism conveys the sheet along the first conveying path; a second conveying mechanism configured to guide the sheet in a second direction, along a second conveying path defined between the predetermined pivot and the feed tray, to an upstream side of the recording unit in the first direction; and a path changing unit disposed at a downstream side of the recording unit in the first direction and configured to move selectively between a first position in which the path changing unit is configured to discharge the sheet and a second position in which the path changing unit is configured to convey the sheet to the second conveying path, wherein the arm is configured to selectively move between a third position, in which the feed roller contacts the sheet stack in the feed tray, and a fourth position, in which the feed roller is disposed above the second conveying path, wherein the first direction is substantially opposite to the second direction, and wherein the recording device further comprises a link mechanism configured to mechanically link the path changing unit to the arm, such that the arm is configured to move between the third position and the fourth position in response to the movement of the path changing unit between the first position and the second position.