SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE

Abstract: a sheet conveying device includes a drive roller, a driven roller, a guide, and a pressure mechanism. the drive roller rotates to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance path. the driven roller is driven by the drive roller to rotate and convey the sheet in the sheet conveyance path with the drive roller. the guide has a center of rotation coaxially disposed with a center of rotation of the driven roller. the guide is rotated between a guide position and an open position, guides the sheet conveyed in the sheet conveyance path at the guide position, and opens open the sheet conveyance path at the open position. the pressure mechanism is disposed on the guide to press the driven roller to the drive roller in a pressure direction at a given contact pressure. the driven roller moves relative to the drive roller in an orthogonal direction to the pressure direction in conjunction with the guide rotating.

Inventor(s): Kenji TOMITA

CPC Classification: B65H5/062 ({between rollers or balls})

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