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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Masatoshi Izuchi, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yuji Koga, Nagoya, JP;
Keisuke Wakakusa, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Samoto, Nagoya, JP;
Masatoshi Izuchi, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yuji Koga, Nagoya, JP;
Keisuke Wakakusa, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Samoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus according to one aspect comprises: a first tray disposed within an opening of a main body to allow a recording medium to be placed thereon; a second tray disposed above the first tray, the second tray having a second end portion located on a side of the opening; a conveying unit; and a recording unit. The second tray is movable between a first posture and a second posture. When the second tray is in the first posture, a top surface of the second tray in the vicinity of the second end portion is positioned at a predetermined height relative to the first tray. When the second tray moves from the first posture to the second posture, the top surface in the vicinity of the second end portion is moved toward the first tray.