Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:

• a first roller pair conveying a sheet;
• a second roller pair provided downstream, in a sheet conveying direction, of the first roller pair;
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• a moving member having an abutment portion against which a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first roller pair pushes, the moving member and the abutment portion being movable integrally, the moving member also being movable from an abutment position in which the abutment portion protrudes into a sheet conveying path upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of a nip portion of the second roller pair to be pushed by the sheet conveyed by the first roller pair to a passing position at which the sheet conveyed by the first roller pair is allowed to pass through,
• wherein, in a case where a first sheet and a second sheet are conveyed successively by the first roller pair, when the moving member has moved from the passing position and is at the abutment position in which the abutment portion is pushed by the second sheet while the first sheet is conveyed by the second roller pair, a rear end of the first sheet is located upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of the abutment portion at the abutment position of the moving member.

A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:

• a first roller pair conveying a sheet;
• a second roller pair provided downstream, in a sheet conveying direction, of the first roller pair;
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• a rotating member provided rotatably and comprising:
• a first protruding portion configured to protrude into a sheet conveying path upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of a nip portion of the second roller pair at a first abutment position of the rotating member, wherein the first protruding portion is pushed by a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first roller pair and rotates the rotating member;
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• a second protruding portion configured to protrude into the sheet conveying path upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of the nip portion of the second roller pair at a second abutment position of the rotating member, wherein the second protruding portion is pushed by a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first roller pair and rotates the rotating member, and the rotating member, the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are rotatable integrally,
• wherein in a case where a first sheet and a second sheet are conveyed successively by the first roller pair, when the rotating member has rotated from first abutment position to the second abutment position by being pushed the first protruding portion by a front end of the first sheet conveyed by the first roller pair while the first sheet is conveyed by the second roller pair, a rear end of the first sheet conveyed by the second roller pair is located upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of the second protruding portion at the second abutment position of the rotating member.