Patent ID: 9409736
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A sheet conveying device comprising: a housing in which a sheet is conveyed along a first conveying path in a conveying direction and is returned along a second conveying path to the first conveying path; a first path-defining member; a second path-defining member facing the first path-defining member in a facing direction to define a portion of the first conveying path; and a flap configured to pivot between a first state in which the flap is in contact with the first path-defining member and guides toward the second conveying path the sheet conveyed in a direction opposite to the conveying direction, and a second state in which the flap is separated from the first path-defining member, wherein the second conveying path is branched off from the first conveying path in a direction away from the first path-defining member, wherein the first path-defining member includes: