Patent ID: 8503923

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a particular tray configured to hold a plurality of sheets on a sheet holding surface, the particular tray comprising at least one side guide configured to move in a widthwise direction and to contact side edges of the plurality of sheets held on the sheet holding surface; a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet of the plurality of sheets to a first conveying path, in a feed direction perpendicular to the widthwise direction; a recording unit positioned along the first conveying path and configured to record an image on the fed sheet; and a driving roller positioned along a second conveying path and configured to convey the sheet, after the sheet passes the recording unit, along the second conveying path and back to the first conveying path, wherein the first conveying path and the second conveying path overlap at positions upstream and downstream of the recording unit in the feed direction, and wherein the at least one side guide of the particular tray each comprises: a guide portion that defines at least a portion of the second conveying path and is configured to guide the sheet along the second conveying path and to move together with the at least one side guide; and a driven roller rotatably supported on the guide portion and configured to contact the driving roller, and to pinch the sheet against the driving roller as the sheet is conveyed along the second conveying path.