Patent ID: 7086729

Claim:
A tray transferring controller of a recording apparatus, comprising: a transfer roller comprising: a driving transfer roller rotatably driven for transferring a transfer medium to said recording head by rotating while nipping said transfer medium; and a driven transfer roller that is driven and rotated while being pressed and in contact with said driving transfer roller, wherein said transfer medium is a tray shaped like a plate on which said recording medium can be set; a transfer motor for rotatably driving said driving transfer roller; and assist control means for determining a first current value in order that: a first rotation torque, which is applied to said driving transfer roller by controlling said transfer motor based on a first current value, is smaller than a load torque, which is required to rotate said driving transfer roller in a stillness state of said tray, wherein said driving transfer roller rotates with a resultant force of said first rotation torque; and a second rotation torque, which is applied to said driving transfer roller through friction between said tray and said driving transfer roller by applying an external force to said tray being in said stillness state, is larger than said load torque when said second rotation torque acts in a same direction as a rotation direction in which said first rotation torque acts, said assist control means applying said first current value to said transfer motor when said tray is in said stillness state.