Patent ID: 8201916

Claim:
An image recorder comprising: a first tray configured such that a sheet is placed thereon; a driving source configured to generate a driving force in any of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction; a feed roller unit configured to, in response to receipt of the driving force in the first direction from the driving source, nip a leading end of the sheet placed on the first tray; a function executing mechanism configured to, in response to receipt of the driving force in the first direction from the driving source, execute a predetermined functional operation; a switching mechanism configured to switch between: a first state to allow the function executing mechanism to execute the predetermined functional operation; and a second state to forbid the function executing mechanism to execute the predetermined functional operation; a transmission mechanism configured to: transmit the driving force in the first direction from the driving source to the feed roller unit and the function executing mechanism; and transmit the driving force in the second direction from the driving source to the feed roller unit and the switching mechanism; a sheet detector configured to detect the sheet placed on the first tray; and a controller configured to: in response to the sheet detector detecting the sheet placed on the first tray, control the driving source to generate the driving force in the second direction such that the switching mechanism, which receives the driving force in the second direction from the driving source via the transmission mechanism, switches to the second state; and thereafter control the driving source to generate the driving force in the first direction such that the feed roller unit, which receives the driving force in the first direction from the driving source via the transmission mechanism, nips the sheet on the first tray.