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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Noriyuki Kawamata, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhira Ota, Yatomi, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes: a housing including a frame and a conveyance path; a recording device which records an image on a sheet conveyed along the conveyance path; a first roller located upstream of the recording device; a second roller opposed to the first roller; a guide member pivotable between a first position for partly defining the conveyance path and a second position where the conveyance path is open; a roller holder coupled to the guide member and supporting the second roller; an urging portion which urges the second roller toward the first roller; and an engaging portion supported by the roller holder and configured to, when the guide member is located at the first position, be engaged with the frame to position the roller holder to a third position where the second roller contacts the first roller by an urging force of the urging portion.