Patent ID: 9643803
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B41J,B65H

Claim:
1. An image forming device comprising: a tray configured to support a recording sheet; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the recording sheet; a drive source configured to generate a driving force; a feeding roller configured to rotate upon receipt of the driving force to feed the recording sheet supported by the tray toward the image forming unit along a conveying path in a conveying direction; a support portion configured to rotatably support the feeding roller; a support shaft disposed above the tray and configured to support the support portion such that the support portion is pivotally movable about the support shaft; a drive shaft independent of the support shaft and configured to rotate upon receipt of the driving force from the drive source, the drive shaft being rotatable about a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, the axial direction being perpendicular to the conveying direction and extending along the recording sheet; and a main support portion configured to support the support shaft and the drive shaft, the drive shaft being supported exclusively by the main support portion, the main support portion having a center portion in the axial direction, wherein the feeding roller is provided at a downstream side of the support shaft and the drive shaft in the conveying direction along the conveying path, and wherein the support portion includes an arm portion and an extending member, the arm portion extending in the conveying direction and having one end and another end downstream relative to the one end in the conveying direction, the support shaft being supported at the one end, the feeding roller being supported at another end, the extending member extending in the axial direction from the one end of the arm portion and being positioned opposite to the drive shaft with respect to the center portion of the main support portion in the axial direction.