Patent ID: 8641032

Claim:
A recording device comprising: a recording medium cassette that includes a lower stage side tray that accommodates a recording medium, an upper stage side tray that is slidable with respect to the lower stage side tray on an upper portion of the lower stage side tray and accommodates the recording medium, and a recording medium receiving member that is slidable with respect to the upper stage side tray on an upper portion of the upper stage side tray and is displaceable to a position to receive the recording medium discharged after being recorded on; and a driving unit which allows the recording medium receiving member to slide, wherein the driving unit is configured to allow the upper stage side tray and the recording medium receiving member to slide in conjunction with each other, wherein the driving unit includes: a rotator from which the driving unit obtains power from a motor, a first pinion gear that engages with a first rack formed along a sliding direction of the upper stage side tray and obtains power from the rotator through a friction force, and a second pinion gear that engages with a second rack formed along a sliding direction of the recording medium receiving member, and obtains power from the rotator.