Patent ID: 6988838

Claim:
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a medium holding plate which is contained in said ink jet recording apparatus and on which a first recording medium is to be placed; a select switch for switching a protruding state of said medium holding plate out of said ink jet recording apparatus and an accommodating state of said medium holding plate; a medium tray which is contained in said ink jet recording apparatus and on which a second recording medium is to be placed, said medium tray being substantially parallel to said medium holding plate; a first transporting system for reciprocatively moving said medium holding plate in a first direction and a second direction opposite to said first direction; a second transporting system for transporting said second recording medium in said first direction; and a recording head for ejecting ink to said first recording medium on said medium holding plate which is transported in said first direction by said first transporting system, and said second recording medium on said medium holding plate which is transported in said second direction by said second transporting system; wherein said select switch, said medium tray, and said medium holding plate are operated on the front side of said ink jet recording apparatus.