Patent ID: 7162184
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image-forming device comprising: a casing; a recording unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a guide member, disposed inside the casing, including a first guide for guiding one surface of the recording medium and a second guide for guiding other surface of the recording medium, the recording medium being conveyed toward the recording unit in a conveying direction; a cover provided on the casing and capable of opening and closing; a first roller provided at a downstream end of the first guide with respect to the conveying direction; a pair of second rollers provided in the recording unit, the pair of second rollers including an image-bearing member and a transfer roller; a pair of third rollers provided downstream of the first roller and upstream of the pair of second rollers with respect to the conveying direction; and a pair of fourth rollers provided upstream of the first roller with respect to the conveying direction, wherein the first roller contacts the recording medium when the cover is open and the recording medium is pulled out of the casing from a downstream end of the guide member with respect to the conveying direction.