Patent ID: 8561986

Claim:
A sheet conveying device comprising: a cover member made of resin and defining a part of a conveying path along which a sheet is conveyed; a roller member rotatably disposed on a conveying path facing side of the cover member and configured to convey the sheet along the conveying path, the roller member comprising a rotary shaft; an urging member disposed between the cover member and the rotary shaft of the roller member and urging the roller member toward the conveying path in a state where one end of the urging member contacts the rotary shaft of the roller member; a plate member made of metal and disposed between the cover member and the urging member, wherein the plate member comprises: a first segment extending along a surface of the conveying path facing side of the cover member and contacting an other end of the urging member, a second segment extending from an edge of the first segment in a direction toward the conveying path, and a third segment extending from an edge of the second segment in a direction different from the direction in which the second segment extends; and a main body that defines the conveying path together with the cover member and comprises a driving roller, wherein the urging member urges the roller member toward the driving roller.