Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a first conveyance unit configured to form a first nip portion, the first conveyance unit being configured to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction by the first nip portion;
• a second conveyance unit arranged downstream of the first conveyance unit in the sheet conveyance direction, the second conveyance unit being configured to convey the sheet;
• and
• a guide unit configured to form a curved conveyance path that curves with respect to the sheet conveyance direction, the guide unit being configured to guide the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance unit to the second conveyance unit,
• wherein the guide unit includes:
• a first guide;
• a second guide arranged on an inner side of the first guide in a curving direction of the curved conveyance path, and configured to form at least a part of the curved conveyance path with the first guide;
• a first driven roller rotatably supported by the first guide, and rotatably driven with respect to the sheet by coming into contact with the sheet, at a first contact point, conveyed through the curved conveyance path by the second conveyance unit;
• and
• a second driven roller rotatably supported by the second guide and arranged downstream of the first driven roller in the sheet conveyance direction, the second driven roller being rotatably driven with respect to the sheet by coming into contact with the sheet, at a second contact point, conveyed through the curved conveyance path by the second conveyance unit,
• wherein, when viewed in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction, the first guide is formed so as not to intersect with a straight line passing through the first contact point and the second contact point on a side further upstream than the first contact point in the sheet conveyance direction, and
• wherein the first contact point is closer to the second contact point than the first nip portion in the sheet conveyance direction.