Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiharu Yoneda, Tatsuya Inoue, Mitsuo Matsuda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying apparatus. When a sheet is jammed in a first conveying path, a first unit is pulled out in a direction substantially parallel to a first conveying path. In this way, a driven roller and a driving roller are separated from each other, and a work space is created. The jammed sheet is thus exposed to the first conveying path. It is therefore easy to put a hand into the work space and remove the sheet. This allows for easy maintenance, and easy operation for removing a sheet retained in the apparatus.
Claims15
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising (i) a pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction and (ii) a supporting body for supporting the pair of conveying rollers, the sheet conveying apparatus conveying the sheet via a conveying path through which the sheet is conveyed by the pair of conveying rollers,
- the supporting body including (a) a first unit having one of the pair of conveying rollers and (b) a second unit having the other of the pair of conveying rollers, and
- the first unit and the second unit being separable from each other.
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising (i) a first pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction, (ii) a second pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction, the first pair of the conveying rollers and the second pair of conveying rollers facing each other, and (iii) supporting bodies for respectively supporting the first pair of conveying rollers and the second pair of conveying rollers, the sheet conveying apparatus conveying a sheet through a first conveying path and a second conveying path, the first conveying path being a conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed by the first pair of conveying rollers, the second conveying path being a conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed by the second pair of conveying rollers, the second conveying path being connected with the first conveying path in a downstream of the first pair of conveying rollers provided in the first conveying path,
- the supporting bodies including (a) a third unit having the first pair of conveying rollers and one of the second pair of conveying rollers, and (b) a fourth unit having the other of the second pair of conveying rollers, and
- the third unit and the fourth unit being separable from each other.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a sheet conveying apparatus including (i) a pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction and (ii) a supporting body for supporting the pair of conveying rollers, the sheet conveying apparatus conveying the sheet via a conveying path through which the sheet is conveyed by the pair of conveying rollers,
- the supporting body including (a) a first unit having one of the pair of conveying rollers and (b) a second unit having the other of the pair of conveying rollers, and
- the first unit and the second unit being separable from each other.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a sheet conveying apparatus including (i) a first pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction, (ii) a second pair of conveying rollers for sandwiching a sheet and conveying the sheet in a predetermined direction, the first pair of the conveying rollers and the second pair of conveying rollers facing each other, and (iii) supporting bodies for respectively supporting the first pair of conveying rollers and the second pair of conveying rollers, the sheet conveying apparatus conveying a sheet through a first conveying path and a second conveying path, the first conveying path being a conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed by the first pair of conveying rollers, the second conveying path being a conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed by the second pair of conveying rollers, the second conveying path being connected with the first conveying path in a downstream of the first pair of conveying rollers provided in the first conveying path,
- the supporting bodies including (a) a third unit having the first pair of conveying rollers and one of the second pair of conveying rollers, and (b) a fourth unit having the other of the second pair of conveying rollers, and
- the third unit and the fourth unit being separable from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.