Patent ID: 7147223
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying device comprising: a drive roller including a shaft; a driven roller including a shaft; a biasing member configured to rotatably support one of the drive roller and the driven roller at a first end portion thereof and to bias one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller, a second end portion of the biasing member having an L shape cross section; and a holding member having a support hole and being configured to pivotally hold the biasing member, wherein the sheet conveying device conveys a sheet while rotating the drive roller and the driven roller and passing the sheet through a nip part formed between the drive roller and the driven roller, and the support hole of the holding member is configured to receive the second end portion of the biasing member, wherein a position of the shaft of the drive roller and a position of the shaft of the driven roller are aligned to be substantially parallel with each other by a turning moment produced in the biasing member by a drive force generated by the drive roller.