Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8682235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/235
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus of the present invention includes a curved sheet conveying path provided between an upstream rotating member pair and a downstream rotating member pair, an elastic member, provided between the upstream rotating member pair and the downstream rotating member pair, configured to guide the sheet and to deform by being pressed by a rear end portion of the sheet conveyed by the downstream rotating member pair, a fixing portion configured to fix the elastic member, and a supporting portion, provided downstream of the fixing portion in the conveying direction, configured to support the elastic member from an opposite side of a guide surface of the elastic member guiding the conveyed sheet so that a portion of the elastic member between the fixing portion and the support portion is deflected along the curved sheet conveying path.
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