Sheet conveyance apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on a sheet;
• a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image on the sheet;
• and
• a sheet conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet through the fixing unit,
• wherein the sheet conveyance unit comprises:
• a conveyance roller;
• a rotary member configured to be rotated by a rotation of the conveyance roller, and form a nip portion, together with the conveyance roller, a rotation axis of the rotary member being inclined with respect to a rotation axis of the conveyance roller, and
• a holder configured to hold the rotary member,
• wherein the rotary member comprises a shaft portion, a first opposing member configured opposite to the conveyance roller, and a second opposing member configured opposite to the conveyance roller and disposed apart from the first opposing member,
• wherein the first opposing member and the second opposing member are fixed to the shaft portion so as to rotate integrally with the shaft portion with respect to the holder,
• wherein an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion contacts with the holder and is held by the holder,
• wherein a diameter of the shaft portion is smaller than a diameter of the first opposing member and a diameter of the second opposing member, and
• wherein a diameter of the first opposing member is equal to the diameter of the second opposing member,
• the rotary member further comprising a third opposing member configured opposite to the conveyance roller and disposed between the first opposing member and the second opposing member in a rotation axis direction of the rotary member,
• wherein the diameter of the first opposing member and the diameter of the second opposing member are smaller than a diameter of the third opposing member.