Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyo Iwasawa
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Abstract
The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a frame supporting first and second bearing portions, and a restricting portion. The frame supports the first and second bearing portions such that a movable amount with respect to the frame, in a direction along a sheet conveying direction, of the first bearing portion is larger than that of the second bearing portion. The restricting portion is provided with a predetermined gap from the first bearing portion in the direction along the sheet conveying direction, and configured to restrict the first bearing portion from moving in the direction along the sheet conveying direction in a case when the first bearing portion abuts with the restricting portion.
Claims17
A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance roller portion conveying a sheet;
- a roller shaft supporting the conveyance roller portion;
- a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion rotatably supporting the conveyance roller portion;
- a frame supporting the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion, the frame supporting the first bearing portion such that a movable amount with respect to the frame, in a direction along a sheet conveying direction, of the first bearing portion is larger than that of the second bearing portion;
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- a restricting portion provided with a predetermined gap from the first bearing portion in the direction along the sheet conveying direction for allowing the first bearing portion to move in a range of the predetermined gap, and configured to restrict the first bearing portion from moving in the direction along the sheet conveying direction in a case when the first bearing portion abuts with the restricting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.