RECORDING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE RECORDING APPARATUS

摘要

A recording apparatus includes: recording modules for conveying a recording medium along a first conveyance path and including a recording device; a storage tray storing a recording medium; at least one first output tray; a second conveyance path connecting between the storage tray and one end portion of each of the recording modules; a third conveyance path connecting between the second conveyance path and the other end portion of each of the recording modules; and at least one fourth conveyance path each connecting between the other end portion and a corresponding one of the at least one first output tray. One recording medium on which all of at least one image has been recorded by a recording device is discharged onto the at least one first output tray via the third conveyance path, the second conveyance path, the recording module, and the fourth conveyance path.

主权项

1. A recording apparatus, comprising:
an image-data storage configured to store image data; a plurality of recording modules each comprising: a first conveyor configured to convey a recording medium along a first conveyance path; and a recording device configured to record an image on an upper surface of the recording medium; a storage tray configured to store a recording medium; at least one first output tray each configured to support a recording medium discharged from a corresponding one of at least one first recording module of the plurality of recording modules; a second conveyance path connecting between the storage tray and one end portion of the first conveyance path for each of the plurality of recording modules; a third conveyance path configured to connect between the second conveyance path and another end portion of the first conveyance path for each of the plurality of recording modules; at least one fourth conveyance path each connecting between said another end portion of the first conveyance path for a corresponding one of the at least one first recording module and a corresponding one of the at least one first output tray; a second conveyor configured to convey the recording medium along the second conveyance path; a first switcher configured to selectively switch a destination of conveyance of the recording medium conveyed to said another end portion of the first conveyance path, to any one of the third conveyance path and the at least one fourth conveyance path; a second switcher configured to selectively switch a destination of conveyance of the recording medium conveyed to the second conveyance path, to any one of the plurality of recording modules; a third conveyor configured to convey the recording medium along the third conveyance path; and a controller configured to control the plurality of recording modules, the first conveyor, the second conveyor, the third conveyor, the first switcher, and the second switcher, the controller being configured to control the plurality of recording modules, the first conveyor, the second conveyor, the third conveyor, the first switcher, and the second switcher such that one recording medium on which all of at least one image to be recorded on the one recording medium has been recorded by the recording device of at least one of the plurality of recording modules is discharged onto the at least one first output tray via the third conveyance path, the second conveyance path, one of the at least one first recording module, and one of the at least one fourth conveyance path.