Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus including sheet conveying device

A sheet conveying device comprising:

• a first conveyance roller provided in an apparatus main body;
• a sheet conveyance path having a guide surface configured to guide a sheet member in a sheet conveyance direction;
• a second conveyance roller rotatably attached to the guide surface via a shaft and configured to abut on the first conveyance roller upon receiving a predetermined pressing force;
• a pair of bearing portions provided on the guide surface in such a way as to support the shaft, each of the bearing portions including:
• a concave groove portion formed on the guide surface such that a groove depth direction thereof intersects the guide surface;
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• a bush member attached to the concave groove portion so as to be slidable in the groove depth direction and support the shaft;
• an attachment concave portion formed on the guide surface between the bearing portions in a direction extending along the shaft, such that a part of the second conveyance roller is embedded therein;
• a pass-through groove formed between the concave groove portion of one of the bearing portions and the attachment concave portion such that the shaft is passed therethrough;
• an elastic member disposed on the guide surface between one of the bearing portions and the attachment concave portion and configured to elastically bias the shaft in a direction in which the second conveyance roller projects from the guide surface;
• a second clip portion fixed to an end of the elastic member so as to be attached to the shaft in a detachable manner;
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• a storage concave portion formed on the guide surface and storing the elastic member, wherein
• the shaft passed through the pass-through groove is supported by the bush member in a state where the bush member is embedded in the concave groove portion.