CPC B41J 11/0045 (2013.01) [B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/58 (2013.01); B41J 13/0045 (2013.01); B41J 13/103 (2013.01); B41J 29/023 (2013.01); B65H 1/08 (2013.01); B65H 3/0684 (2013.01); B65H 5/26 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1521 (2013.01); B65H 2405/1136 (2013.01); B65H 2405/31 (2013.01); G03G 2215/004 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00396 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. An image recording device comprising:
a tray configured to hold a sheet thereon;
a sheet feeder configured to feed the sheet on the tray, the sheet feeder 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 and a second roller position which is above the first roller position;
a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet fed by the roller of the sheet feeder; and
a return guide comprising an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a cover member, the upper surface being configured to guide the sheet having the image recorded thereon back toward the recording unit in a return direction, where the pivot axis of the sheet feeder is located between a portion of the upper surface of the return guide and the tray, and
wherein the arm includes a portion configured to contact the lower surface of the return guide to prevent the roller from colliding with the return guide other than the cover member.
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