US2025368464A1PendingUtilityA1

Image recording apparatus and feed tray

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Assignee: BROTHER IND LTDPriority: Jan 31, 2022Filed: Aug 18, 2025Published: Dec 4, 2025
Est. expiryJan 31, 2042(~15.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

An image recording apparatus includes: a feed tray; a feed roller configured to feed a sheet medium accommodated in the feed tray; and a recording unit. The feed tray includes: a first accommodating part configured to accommodate a rolled body formed by rolling the sheet medium; a second accommodating part configured to accommodate a plurality of sheet media in a stacked state, each of the sheet media being the sheet medium; a contact surface configured to contact, from below, the sheet medium unrolled from the rolled body accommodated in the first accommodating part; and a support member having a support surface configured to support the sheet media accommodated in the second accommodating part. The feed roller is movable between a contact position at which the feed roller contacts the contact surface and a separation position at which the feed roller is away from the contact surface.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image recording apparatus, comprising:
 a feed tray;   a feed roller configured to feed a sheet medium accommodated in the feed tray; and   a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet medium fed by the feed roller,   wherein the feed tray includes:
 a first accommodating part configured to accommodate a rolled body formed by rolling the sheet medium; 
 a second accommodating part configured to accommodate a plurality of sheet media in a stacked state, each of the sheet media being the sheet medium; 
 a contact surface configured to contact, from below, the sheet medium unrolled from the rolled body accommodated in the first accommodating part; and 
 a support member having a support surface configured to support the plurality of sheet media in the stacked state, which is accommodated in the second accommodating part, 
   in a state where the second accommodating part is in a posture to accommodate the plurality of sheet media in the stacked state, a position of the second accommodating part relative to the first accommodating part is fixed,   the feed roller is configured to be movable between a contact position at which the feed roller contacts the contact surface and a separation position at which the feed roller is away from the contact surface, and   the support member is configured to be movable between a first position at which the support member is outside a movement path of the feed roller and a second position at which the support member is on the movement path of the feed roller with the support surface facing upward.

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