Patent ID: 8620182

Claim:
An image forming device comprising: a housing having an opening; a cover configured to open and close the opening; a heating member configured to heat a recording sheet; a plurality of transfer rollers positioned between the heating member and the opening of the housing and configured to rotate and convey the recording sheet in a sheet conveying direction, the plurality of transfer rollers being positioned downstream of the heating member in the sheet conveying direction, the plurality of transfer rollers being positioned at a distance in a predetermined direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, the distance defining a gap between neighboring transfer rollers, the heating member positioned so that the opening is on the other side of the gap than the heating member in the sheet conveying direction; a first shaft configured to rotate about a first axis extending in the predetermined direction, the first shaft supporting the plurality of transfer rollers; and an elongated shielding member elongated in the predetermined direction and configured to pivot between a first position where the elongated shielding member covers at least a part of the gap and a second position where the elongated shielding member covers less of the gap than when in the first position, wherein the elongated shielding member comprises a first plate portion configured to pivot about a second axis between the first position and the second position, the first plate portion having a cutout portion at a position confronting the plurality of transfer rollers in the sheet conveying direction.