Image recording apparatus

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a transfer body;
• a support member for a transfer body configured to support the transfer body;
• an image forming portion configured to form an image by applying ink to the transfer body;
• a transfer portion configured to transfer the image formed on the transfer body onto a recording medium by applying a pressure to the image;
• and
• a support member for a recording medium configured to support the recording medium,
• wherein the image recording apparatus further comprises a buckling member satisfying the following formula (1) to the following formula (3) in at least one of a space between the transfer body and the support member for a transfer body, or a space between the recording medium and the support member for a recording medium:
• X1/X2≤0.20 Formula (1):
• (Y1/X1)/{(Y2−Y1)/(X3−X1)}≥5.0 Formula (2):
• Y1<Y2 Formula (3):
• in the formulae (1) to (3), Y1 represents a pressure at the transfer portion at a time of normal operation, Y2 represents a pressure at the transfer portion at a time of abnormal operation, X1 represents a compression amount of the buckling member for the pressure at the transfer portion at the time of normal operation, X2 represents a compression amount of the transfer body for the pressure at the transfer portion at the time of normal operation, and X3 represents a compression amount of the buckling member for the pressure at the transfer portion at the time of the abnormal operation.