Patent ID: 7121543

Claim:
A receiver for receiving a recording medium discharged from a recording apparatus, the receiver comprising: a pivotable receiving member, which receives the recording medium; and a pivotable supporting member, which supports the receiving member so as to place one of a plurality of pivoting angles of the receiving member respectively associated with a plurality of using modes of the receiver; wherein: a first end portion of the supporting member serves as a first pivot center of the supporting member while supporting apart of the receiving member which is other than a pivot center of the receiving member and second end portion of the supporting member serves as a second pivot center of the supporting member which is displaced in accordance with the using modes; and further comprising: a guide member, which allows the displacement of the second end portion of the supporting member and holds the second end portion at one of a plurality of predetermined positions respectively associated with the predetermined pivoting angles of the receiving member; wherein the guide member includes a fixed member and a movable member which is usually placed at a stable position for holding the second end potion of the supporting member at one of the predetermined positions together with the fixed member, and is moved from the stable position for allowing the displacement of the second end portion of the supporting member.