Recording apparatus which uses the sheet ejection outlet as a sheet insertion inlet

A recording apparatus comprising:

• supply means for supplying sheets;
• a sheet directing path for directing the sheets supplied by said supply means to a recording portion;
• a sheet ejection path for directing the sheets recorded on at said recording portion to an ejection outlet;
• guide means for guiding a sheet to be introduced from said ejection outlet;
• and
• sheet feeding means for directing the introduced sheet to said recording portion through said sheet ejection path and thereafter for returning the sheet to said ejection outlet,
• wherein said guide means also serve as a sheet ejector tray, and includes a guide plate pivotable upwardly and downwardly.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• supply means for supplying sheets;
• a sheet directing path for directing the sheets supplied by said supply means to a recording portion;
• a sheet ejection path for directing the sheets recorded at said recording portion to an ejection outlet;
• sheet feeding means for directing a sheet supplied from outside of said recording apparatus through said ejection outlet to said recording portion in a first direction and thereafter returning the recorded sheet to said ejection outlet by shifting its direction of conveyance to a direction reverse to the first direction;
• recording means provided at said recording portion for recording an image by serially scanning the sheet fed;
• and
• sheet hold-down member for abutting against and separating from the sheet in response to the movement of said recording means.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• supply means for supplying sheets;
• a sheet directing path for directing the sheets supplied by said supply means to a recording portion;
• a sheet ejection path for directing the sheets recorded at said recording portion to an ejection outlet;
• sheet feeding means for directing a sheet supplied from outside of said recording apparatus through said ejection outlet to said recording portion in a first direction and thereafter returning the recorded sheet to said ejection outlet by shifting its direction of conveyance to a direction reverse to the first direction;
• and
• a sheet hold-down member which is separated from the sheet when the sheet is introduced from said ejection outlet and which is pressed against the sheet when the sheet is recorded.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a supply means for supplying sheets;
• a sheet directing path for directing the sheets supplied by said supply means to a recording portion;
• and
• a sheet ejection path for directing the sheets recorded at said recording portion to an ejection outlet,
• wherein said supply means is provided with a cassette means for insertion from a side of said apparatus on which said ejection outlet is located and a feeding means for feeding the sheet from a trailing end side of said cassette means,
• said sheet directing path, recording portion and sheet ejection path are arranged substantially horizontally, and
• said cassette means is inserted into or removed from horizontally below said sheet directing path, recording portion and sheet ejection path.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• guide means for guiding a sheet to be introduced from a feeding inlet/outlet;
• and
• sheet feeding means for feeding an introduced sheet to a recording portion through a sheet direction path and thereafter returning the sheet to said feeding inlet/outlet,
• wherein said guide means also serves as a sheet ejector tray and includes a guide plate pivotable upwardly and downwardly, said guide plate having an end and being pivotable upwardly and downwardly in such a manner that the end is aligned with said feeding inlet/outlet during the introduction of the sheet and that the end is retracted from feeding inlet/outlet during the ejection of the sheet.