Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKouhei Deno
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Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance roller pair, an urging portion, a releasing portion, and a moving portion. The conveyance roller pair includes a first roller and a second roller, and conveys a sheet. The urging portion applies a pinching force to the conveyance roller pair. The releasing portion releases the pinching force of the conveyance roller pair against an urging force of the urging portion. The moving portion moves the conveyance roller pair, the urging portion, and the releasing portion in a width direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction.
Claims11
A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance roller pair that includes a first roller and a second roller, and is configured to convey a sheet;
- an urging portion configured to apply a pinching force to the conveyance roller pair;
- a releasing portion configured to release the pinching force of the conveyance roller pair against an urging force of the urging portion;
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- a moving portion configured to move the conveyance roller pair, the urging portion, and the releasing portion in a width direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction.
A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising:
- a first roller portion;
- a second roller portion configured to convey a sheet while pinching the sheet with the first roller portion;
- a separating portion that includes a cam configured to be rotated by a drive transmitted thereto, and a cam follower provided on either of the first roller portion or the second roller portion and held in contact with the cam, wherein the separating portion is configured to separate the first roller portion and the second roller portion from each other;
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- a moving portion configured to move the first roller portion, the second roller portion, the cam, and the cam follower integrally in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.