Sheet discharging device including elastic pieces arranged offset from roller body of discharging roller in width direction

A sheet discharging device comprising:

• a lower sheet guide having an upper surface configured to guide a sheet;
• a discharging roller comprising:
• a shaft positioned downward relative to the upper surface, the shaft extending in a width direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the sheet being guided by the upper surface;
• and
• a roller body configured to rotate together with the shaft, the roller body being configured to convey the sheet being guided by the upper surface in a discharging direction;
• a pressing member configured to press the sheet being discharged by the discharging roller, the pressing member comprising a plurality of elastic pieces protruding in the discharging direction, each elastic piece being arranged upward relative to the shaft and offset from the roller body in the width direction;
• and
• a discharge tray configured to support the sheet discharged by the discharging roller,
• wherein each elastic piece has a surface facing downward, the surface of each elastic piece having a portion directly above the shaft, the portion being positioned downward relative to an upper end of an outer circumferential surface of the roller body in a state where the portion is not in contact with the sheet being guided by the upper surface,
• wherein the plurality of elastic pieces comprises:
• a first elastic piece including a bending portion bent toward the discharge tray, the bending portion being positioned downstream in the discharging direction relative to the shaft;
• and
• a plurality of second elastic pieces each shorter than the first elastic piece, each second elastic piece not including a bending portion bent toward the discharge tray, and
• wherein the first elastic piece and the plurality of second elastic pieces are alternately arranged in the width direction.