Recording apparatus with improved recording medium conveying device

An image recording apparatus comprising:

• a conveying rotary member for conveying a sheet by rotating while contacting the sheet;
• a pressing member for pressing the sheet against said conveying rotary member;
• biasing means engaged by said pressing member and adapted to bias said pressing member toward said conveying rotary member;
• shifting means for shifting said biasing means to a position where said biasing means does not act on said pressing member;
• image recording means disposed opposing said conveying rotary member and adapted to record an image on the sheet conveyed by said conveying rotary member;
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• an abutment member integrally formed on said image recording means and abutted against said pressing member;
• wherein, when said shifting means shifts said biasing means to the position where said biasing means does not act on said pressing member, said pressing member is located at a position where said pressing member can press the sheet against said conveying rotary member.