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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuta Arakawa, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes: a casing having an internal space; a conveying passage formed inside the casing; a first roller pair positioned in the conveying passage, having a driving roller and a driven roller, and configured to pinch a sheet and to convey the sheet in a conveying orientation; a platen positioned on a downstream side in the conveying orientation of the first roller pair, and having a supporting surface supporting the sheet; a recording part positioned above the platen and configured to record an image on the sheet supported by the platen; a second roller pair which is located on the downstream side in the conveying orientation of the supporting surface of the platen, and which is configured to pinch the sheet and to convey the sheet; and a moving mechanism configured to move the platen to a printing position and to a release position.