Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus

A sheet conveying device comprising:

• a sheet conveying portion configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path;
• a sheet discharge portion disposed downstream of the sheet conveying portion in a sheet conveying direction and configured to discharge the sheet from a discharge port to a discharge tray;
• a sheet shift portion disposed on the conveyance path and configured to move the sheet in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction;
• a conveying position detecting portion configured to detect a position of the sheet in the width direction on the conveyance path;
• a discharge position detecting portion configured to detect a discharge position of the sheet, in the width direction, discharged onto the discharge tray;
• and
• a control portion configured to control conveyance of the sheet, wherein
• the control portion derives an amount of deviation between the discharge position of the sheet and a discharge reference position serving as a reference in the width direction in the sheet discharge portion based on a detection result of the discharge position detecting portion and controls the sheet shift portion according to the amount of deviation to correct a conveying position of the sheet in the sheet conveying portion.