Patent ID: 9156635
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a housing; a sheet tray detachably housed in the housing and configured to accommodate a sheet; an image-forming unit provided in the housing; a first transport portion configured to feed a sheet to the image-forming unit; a second transport portion configured to feed the sheet from the image-forming unit; a third transport portion configured to feed the sheet vertically and connected with the second transport portion; a fourth transport portion including a first roller and a second roller and configured to feed the sheet horizontally from the third transport portion to the first transport portion; and a switching mechanism disposed between the sheet tray and the fourth transport portion and configured to bring the first roller and the second roller to be in peripheral contact with each other in conjunction with a loading operation of the sheet tray into the housing and separate the first roller and the second roller in conjunction with an unloading operation of the sheet tray from the housing.