Patent ID: 7636528

Claim:
An image-forming device comprising: a casing; an image-forming section including a plurality of image-forming units that are arranged substantially vertically within the casing, each image-forming unit forming an image in a corresponding color; a paper supply unit disposed above the image-forming units, the paper supply unit being configured to accommodate a recording medium substantially in a vertical orientation and to supply the recording medium to the image-forming section; a discharge unit disposed above the image-forming units, the discharge unit being configured to receive the recording medium discharged from the image-forming section substantially in a vertical orientation; and a conveying path that is configured to convey a recording medium supplied from the paper supply unit vertically downward, around the lowermost image-forming unit, then vertically upward toward the discharge unit, the recording medium receiving the images from the image-forming units while being conveyed along the conveying path.