Patent ID: 8807740
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B41J,B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A conveying device configured to convey a recording sheet in a conveying direction, the conveying device comprising: a plurality of first rollers arrayed at intervals in an arrayed direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, each of the plurality of first rollers having a shaft extending in the arrayed direction; a plurality of second rollers provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first rollers, each of the plurality of second rollers being in pressure contact with the corresponding first roller and being configured to convey the recording sheet in the conveying direction while nipping the recording sheet with the corresponding first roller at a nip point; and a roller holder configured to support the plurality of first rollers such that the plurality of first rollers is movable along the conveying direction between a first position and a second position, each of the plurality of first rollers in the first position and the corresponding second roller defining a first tangent line passing through the nip point, each of the plurality of first rollers in the second position and the corresponding second roller defining a second tangent line passing through the nip point, the second tangent line being angled with respect to the first tangent line, the roller holder comprising: