Sheet conveying apparatus, image scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus
US7992858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00481
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disclosed sheet conveying apparatus includes a first conveying unit configured to convey a sheet in a first sheet conveying direction; and a second conveying unit arranged on a downstream side of the first conveying unit in the first sheet conveying direction and configured to convey the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit in a second sheet conveying direction different from the first sheet conveying direction. At least the second conveying unit acts as a holding/conveying unit with a holding section to hold and convey the sheet and includes a moving/guiding unit arranged along an outer side of a sheet conveying path extending between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit. The moving/guiding unit moves/guides the sheet toward the holding section of the second conveying unit, and is arranged in a discontinuous manner along a sheet width direction orthogonal to the first sheet conveying direction so as to contact at least one part of the sheet in the sheet width direction.
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