Patent ID: 8419015

Claim:
An image recording device comprising: a first roller configured to rotate by receiving a driving force from a driving source; a plurality of second rollers arranged in an axial direction of the first roller; a plate-like tray having a first surface configured to hold a recording medium, wherein the first roller and the plurality of second rollers are configured to nip the tray between the first roller and the plurality of second rollers; and a recording portion configured to record an image on the recording medium held in the tray, wherein the tray comprises: a first section disposed at one end of the tray and a second section disposed at the other end of the tray in a widthwise direction parallel to the axial direction of the first roller, wherein the first and the second sections extend in a lengthwise direction orthogonal to the widthwise direction and protrude from the first surface of the tray in a thickness direction perpendicular to the first surface; a third section positioned between the first and the second sections, wherein the third section is thinner in the thickness direction than each of the first and the second sections; and an accommodation portion formed by a recess in the third section and configured to accommodate the recording medium; wherein, when the first roller and the plurality of second rollers nip the tray therebetween, the first surface of the tray does not contact any of the first roller or the plurality of second rollers, except at the first and the second sections of the tray.