Patent ID: 9180699
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording device, comprising: a first conveying path configured to guide a sheet in a first conveyance direction; a recording portion configured to record an image on the sheet as the sheet is conveyed through the first conveying path; a first roller pair comprising two rollers disposed on an upstream side of the recording portion in the first conveying path, the first roller pair being configured to rotate in a forward direction to convey the sheet in the first conveyance direction; a second conveying path configured to guide the sheet from a downstream side of the recording portion in the first conveying path toward an upstream side of the first roller pair in the first conveying path; a second roller pair comprising two rollers disposed on a downstream side of the recording portion in the first conveying path, the second roller pair being configured to rotate in the forward direction to convey the sheet in the first conveyance direction and to rotate in a reverse direction to convey the sheet in a second conveyance direction opposite to the first conveyance direction; a third roller pair comprising two rollers disposed in the second conveying path, the third roller pair being configured to rotate so as to convey the sheet in a third conveyance direction, such that the sheet that has been conveyed to the second conveying path by the second roller pair is conveyed to the first conveying path; and a control portion configured to control the second roller pair and the third roller pair to