Patent ID: 8800987

Claim:
A sheet conveying device comprising: a plurality of first conveyance rollers disposed coaxially with one another; a plurality of second conveyance rollers that face the respective plurality of first conveyance rollers, the plurality of second conveyance rollers being disposed coaxially with one another, the plurality of second conveyance rollers conveying a sheet while sandwiching the sheet between the second conveyance rollers and the first conveyance rollers to be rotated; and a stiffening roller disposed coaxially with an axis of at least either of the first and second conveyance rollers, wherein the stiffening roller includes a first stiffening roller and a second stiffening roller, the first stiffening roller integrally rotating with the coaxially disposed conveyance rollers and having a larger diameter than the coaxially disposed conveyance rollers, the second stiffening roller freely rotating with respect to the coaxially disposed conveyance rollers and having a larger diameter than the coaxially disposed conveyance rollers.