Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein a trouble caused by contact between a conveyed sheet and a charge removing member can be prevented and charge of the sheet can effectively be removed at low cost while the charge removing member does not interfere with the sheet conveyance. A sheet conveyance apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a discharge roller pair, an electro conductive nonwoven fabric, and a flag. The discharge roller pair conveys the sheet, and the nonwoven fabric removes charge in the sheet. The flag has a flag surface which comes into contact with the sheet conveyed by the discharge roller pair, and the f lag can turn about a pivot by contact with the sheet. In the sheet conveyance apparatus, the nonwoven fabric is provided in the flag within a range where the charge in the sheet S can be discharged to the nonwoven fabric while the nonwoven fabric is not in contact with the sheet.

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