Patent ID: 7658382

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a casing; an image recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium at an image recording position; a first conveying unit including a drive roller and a follow roller, the first conveying unit conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction toward the image recording position; a second conveying unit disposed downstream of the image recording position in the conveying direction, the second conveying unit conveying the recording medium farther in the conveying direction; a first support member supported by the casing; a second support member rotatably supporting the follow roller; at least one bearing roller sandwiched between the first support member and the second support member, the at least one bearing roller being supported by the first support member and supporting the second support member; and an urging member that applies an urging force to the follow roller for urging the follow roller toward the drive roller; wherein the second support member rollingly moves to a first position when the first conveying unit nippingly conveys the recording medium, and the second support member rollingly moves to a second position upstream of the first position in the conveying direction when the recording medium is separated from the first conveying unit.