Patent ID: 7905482

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a discharging roller for discharging, from a main assembly of said recording apparatus, a recording material having been subjected to a recording operation by recording means; an openable and closable sheet discharge tray for supporting the recording material discharged by said discharging roller, and for covering the discharge roller when the sheet discharge tray is closed; urging means for urging said sheet discharge tray in a direction opening said sheet discharge tray; locking means for holding said sheet discharge tray at a closed position; driving means for driving the discharging roller; drive transmitting means for transmitting a driving force of the driving means to release said locking means; and advancing and retracting means for retracting said drive transmitting means to a position where the drive transmitting means does not transmit the driving force of the driving means when the discharge tray is opened, wherein said sheet discharge tray is opened by a weight of said sheet discharge tray and an urging force of the urging means when the drive transmitting means transmits the driving force of the driving means to release said locking means.