Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a conveying portion configured to convey a sheet;
• a guide portion configured to define a sheet conveying path through which the sheet conveyed by the conveying portion passes;
• a sheet discharging member arranged downstream of the conveying portion with respect to a sheet conveying direction and configured to discharge the sheet;
• a pressing portion arranged on a center of the sheet conveying path in a sheet width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction and configured to press the sheet conveyed by the sheet discharging member in a thickness direction of the sheet so as to curve the sheet as viewed in the sheet conveying direction in the sheet conveying path;
• a moving portion movable by an edge of the sheet conveyed toward the sheet discharging member in the sheet conveying direction by the conveying portion, the edge of the sheet abutting against the moving portion before the edge arrives at the sheet discharging member, the moving portion being arranged so that a part of a movable range of the moving portion is overlapped with the pressing portion as viewed in the sheet width direction;
• a detector configured to detect a movement of the moving portion;
• and
• an image former configured to form an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying portion,
• wherein the moving portion includes:
• a first abutment portion configured to abut against the sheet passing through the sheet conveying path on one side of the pressing portion with respect to the sheet width direction;
• and
• a second abutment portion configured to abut against the sheet passing through the sheet conveying path on another side of pressing portion with respect to the sheet width direction.

A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:

• a conveying portion configured to convey a sheet;
• a guide portion configured to define a sheet conveying path through which the sheet conveyed by the conveying portion passes;
• a sheet discharging roller arranged downstream of the conveying portion with respect to a sheet conveying direction and configured to discharge the sheet;
• a pressing portion arranged on a center of the sheet conveying path in a sheet width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction and configured to press the sheet conveyed by the sheet discharging roller in a thickness direction of the sheet so as to curve the sheet as viewed in the sheet conveying direction in the sheet conveying path;
• a moving portion movable relative to the pressing portion by the sheet being conveyed, the moving portion being arranged so that a part of a movable range of the moving portion is overlapped with the pressing portion as viewed in the sheet width direction and a part of the movable range of the moving portion is overlapped with the sheet discharging roller as viewed in the sheet width direction;
• and
• a detector configured to detect a movement of the moving portion,
• wherein the moving portion includes:
• a first abutment portion configured to abut against the sheet passing through the sheet conveying path on one side of the pressing portion with respect to the sheet width direction;
• and
• a second abutment portion configured to abut against the sheet passing through the sheet conveying path on another side of the pressing portion with respect to the sheet width direction.