Sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus
US7938399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/611
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A curved conveying guiding portion which guides a sheet toward a skew correcting unit is provided on a sheet conveying direction upstream of the skew correcting unit which corrects a skew of the sheet by rotating the sheet while conveying it. By narrowing an interval in the vertical direction in a center portion in the lateral direction of the conveying guiding portion, when a sheet S is rotated and corrected by the skew correcting unit, a load which the sheet to be corrected receives from the conveying guiding portion is reduced.
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