Image Recording Apparatus

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• an image recording section configured to record an image of a sheet, wherein the image recording section includes:
• a first transport path having a U-shape through which one or more sheets are transported, wherein the U-shape extends from a lower-side to an upper-side of the image recording apparatus, and
• a second transport path extending from a curved portion of the first transport path to a tray of the image recording apparatus, the second transport path being different from the first transport path;
• the tray being disposed on a rear side surface of the image recording apparatus at a first end of the second transport path and including a placement surface on which a sheet is placed, wherein the tray is configured to pivot about a pivot point adjacent to the rear side surface between a first position and a second position in which the tray is further away from the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus than the first position, the placement surface of the tray in the first position being substantially parallel to the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus;
• a restriction plate disposed outside the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus and configured to move between a third position and a fourth position based on whether the tray is in the first position or the second position, the restriction plate in the third position being substantially parallel to the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus;
• an inlet which is disposed on the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus and through which the sheet is inserted from the tray to the second transport path;
• and
• a first feeding section configured to feed the sheet through the inlet toward the image recording section in a sheet feeding direction,
• wherein, when the tray is positioned in the first position, an upper end of the tray is lower than a top of the image recording apparatus and the placement surface of the tray is substantially parallel to the restriction plate in the third position, and when the tray is positioned in the second position, the upper end of the tray is lower than the top of the image recording apparatus and the restriction plate in the fourth position contacts the tray such that the restriction plate forms, with the placement surface of the tray, a gap through which the sheet is fed.