Patent ID: 9451109
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing device comprising: a conveying mechanism configured to convey a sheet along a U-turn path that defines an inside space between opposing sides of the U-turn path; and an image processing portion configured to execute an image-process to the sheet conveyed along the U-turn path, the conveying mechanism comprising: wherein the bearing portion is configured to contact a side of the shaft, and the side of the shaft is opposite from the driven roller, such that the third supporting portion supports the third supported portion of the shaft against a force received from the driven roller via the drive roller, wherein a distance between a rotation center of the drive roller, which is supported by the third supporting portion, and a nip position of an upstream roller positioned upstream of the drive roller is less than a distance between a rotation center of the driven roller and the nip position of the upstream roller, and wherein the bearing portion of the intermediate member and the rotation center of the drive roller are disposed within the inside space of the U-turn path.