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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Masato Tamehira, Nara, JP;
Junya Masuda, Ikoma, JP;
Yoshinori Shiraishi, Tenri, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes first to fifth transport paths. The first path transports a sheet from a sheet feeding section to a sheet output section through a first confluence, an image recording section, a first bifurcation, and a second confluence in that order. The second path transports a sheet from the first bifurcation down to a switchback section through a second bifurcation and a third bifurcation in that order. The third path transports a sheet from the third bifurcation to the first confluence through a third confluence, and vice versa. The third path is positioned between the switchback section and a portion of the first transport path located in the image recording section. The fourth path transports a sheet from the second bifurcation to the third confluence, and vice versa. The fifth path transports a sheet from the second bifurcation to the second confluence.