Double-sided image recording device having a compact form factor

An image recording device comprising:

• a tray comprising a sheet holding surface configured to hold a sheet thereon;
• a sheet feeder disposed above the tray and comprising an arm and a roller rotatably supported by the arm, the arm being configured to pivot about a pivot axis such that the roller moves between a first roller position in which the roller contacts and feeds the sheet on the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet on the sheet holding surface of the tray;
• a recording unit disposed above the tray and configured to record an image on the sheet fed by the roller of the sheet feeder;
• and
• a return guide configured to guide the sheet having the image recorded thereon back toward the recording unit, the return guide having a through-hole,
• wherein the sheet feeder is entirely outside the through-hole of the return guide when the roller is in the first roller position, and at least a portion of the sheet feeder is accommodated in the through-hole when the roller is in the second roller position.