Patent ID: 8342503

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a first tray comprising a first holding portion for holding sheets; a second tray disposed above the first tray and comprising a second holding portion for holding sheets; a sheet feeder configured to selectively feed a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction; a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder; and a discharge roller configured to discharge the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit; wherein the second holding portion of the second tray is configured to move above the first holding portion of the first tray between a first position and a second position upstream from the first position in the sheet feed direction, wherein the second tray further comprises a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller, and wherein the second holding portion of the second tray and the discharged sheet receiving portion of the second tray are configured to pivot relative to the first tray about a common axis perpendicular to the sheet feed direction.