Image recording apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKohei Terada
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Abstract
In an image recording apparatus, a feed roller pair including a drive roller and a pinch roller is disposed on an upstream side of a sheet feed direction from an image recording unit. The pinch roller is rotatably supported in a pinch roller holder so as to press in contact with drive roller with a specified pressure. A holder support member is integrally formed with an inside frame constituting a housing of the apparatus. Rolling bearings are interposed between the pinch roller holder and the holder support member. The pinch roller holder is supported in the holder support member so as to roll in a direction where a recording sheet is fed.
Claims15
An image recording apparatus, comprising:
- a support plate configured to support a recording medium to be fed in a feed direction;
- an image recording unit disposed facing the support plate, said image recording unit configured to record an image on the recording medium fed onto said support plate;
- a feeding unit comprising a drive roller and a driven roller urged towards said drive roller, the feeding unit configured to feed the recording medium to the support plate;
- a first support member comprising an urging member, said urging member configured to apply a force urging said driven roller toward said drive roller, said first support member configured to support said driven roller rotatably;
- at least one guide member disposed on said first support member, said guide member protruding toward said support plate;
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- a second support member configured to support said first support member, said second support member comprising a roller bearing,
- wherein said first support member is configured to be rolled to a first position via the roller bearing when said feeding unit feeds the recording medium, and
- wherein said first support member is configured to be rolled to a second position via said roller bearing when said feeding unit does not feed the recording medium, the second position being disposed at a position upstream in the feed direction relative to the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.