Ink-jet recording apparatus

An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising:

• a roller pair configured to nip a sheet therebetween at a nip point and transport the sheet in a transporting direction, the roller pair including a first roller having a rotational axis located above the nip point in an up-down direction, and a second roller having a rotational axis located below the nip point in the up-down direction;
• a rotating shaft for rotating the first roller;
• a recording portion including a head in which nozzles that discharge ink are open, and a carriage mounting the head and configured to move in a width direction perpendicular to the transport direction and the up-down direction, the recording portion being provided downstream of the nip point of the roller pair in the transporting direction;
• a first member including:
• a first portion located above the first roller in the up-down direction;
• a second portion located downstream of the first roller in the transporting direction;
• and
• a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion, the first portion, the second portion and the third portion being formed integrally;
• and
• a storage portion provided on an upper surface of the first member and configured to store ink, wherein
• the first portion is attached to a second member other than the recording portion,
• the second portion is located downstream of a downstream end of the second roller in the transporting direction, and the sheet is transported below the second portion,
• the first portion overlaps a portion of the first roller in the up-down direction, and
• a clearance is formed between the third portion and the carriage so that the carriage does not contact the third portion in a case that the carriage moves in the width direction.