Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a rotating member;
• and
• a load portion configured to apply a load on a rotation of the rotating member, wherein
• the load portion includes,
• a rotary member rotated with the rotating member,
• a first slidably moving member which contacts with the rotary member from one axis direction of the rotary member,
• a second slidably moving member which contacts with the rotary member from the other axis direction of the rotary member,
• a first member which contacts with a first slidably moving member from one axis direction of the rotary member, the first member being able to move in the axis direction and regulate rotation,
• a second member which contact with a second slidably moving member from the other axis direction of the rotary member, and
• a force applying portion which applies force to the first member in the axial direction of the rotary member.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming portion which forms a toner image on a sheet;
• a fixing portion which fixes the sheet by heating the toner image on the sheet formed by the image forming portion;
• and
• a sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet passed through the fixing portion;
• wherein
• the sheet conveying apparatus includes,
• a first pair of rotating members which conveys a sheet,
• a second pair of rotating members which is provided downstream of the first pair of rotating members in a conveying direction of a sheet and which conveys a sheet, and
• a load portion which is configured to apply a load to rotation of the first pair of rotating members so as to generate a tensile stress onto the sheet when the sheet is nipped by the first pair of rotating members and the second pair of rotating members, wherein the load portion includes,
• a rotary member rotated with the first rotating member,
• a first slidably moving member which contacts with the rotary member from one axis direction of the rotary member,
• a second slidably moving member which contacts with the rotary member from the other axis direction of the rotary member,
• a first member which contacts with a first slidably moving member from one axis direction of the rotary member, the first member being able to move in the axis direction and regulate rotation,
• a second member which contact with a second slidably moving member from the other axis direction of the rotary member, and
• a force applying portion which applies forces to the first member in the axial direction of the rotary member.