Sheet conveying apparatus

A sheet conveying apparatus that receives and conveys a sheet conveyed by a conveying member for conveying a sheet in a predetermined conveying direction, comprising:

• an endless conveying belt that is provided downstream of the conveying member in the conveying direction, the belt having a conveying surface extending in the conveying direction and conveying the sheet passed to the conveying surface in the conveying direction;
• a plurality balls that is disposed so as to face the conveying surface and configured to be rotatable in any direction while nipping the sheet with the conveying surface;
• a regulating guide that is provided on one side of the conveying belt in a sheet width direction crossing the conveying direction and guides one end edge in the sheet width direction of the sheet being conveyed while being nipped by the conveying belt and the balls;
• a take-out port for taking out the sheet stopped on the conveying belt, the take-out port being provided on the side opposite to the regulating guide in the sheet width direction;
• and
• a guide moving unit that moves the regulating guide in the sheet width direction, wherein when the sheet is stopped on the conveying belt, the guide moving unit moves the regulating guide in the sheet width direction toward the take-out port.