Patent ID: 7684748

Claim:
A unit drawing mechanism adapted for installation in an image recording apparatus, the mechanism comprising: a first unit movable along a first direction to be drawn in and out of the image recording apparatus; a second unit mounted in the first unit, the second unit being movable, with the first unit drawn out of the image recording apparatus, along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, to be drawn in and out of the first unit; a plurality of supports including first and second supports, respectively arranged at first and second positions different from each other along the second direction, for supporting the first unit movably along the first direction; and a load-applying member mounted in the first unit to apply a gravitational load in such a manner that a center of gravity of the first unit along the second direction is located between the first and second positions along the second direction whether the second unit is retracted in, or drawn out of, the first unit.