Ink-jet recording apparatus

An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising:

• a base member formed of one resin member;
• a conveyor unit supported by the base member and configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction that is parallel to a first direction;
• and
• a recording unit supported by the base member and configured to eject ink to record an image on the sheet in a state in which the recording unit is opposed to the sheet in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
• wherein the base member is divided into (i) a first base portion that supports the conveyor unit and the recording unit, (ii) a second base portion contiguous to the first base portion and located downstream of the first base portion in the conveying direction, and (iii) a third base portion contiguous to the second base portion and located downstream of the second base portion in the conveying direction, and
• wherein a stiffness of the second base portion is less than that of each of the first base portion and the third base portion.