Patent ID: 11880157
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A sheet feed device, comprising:
a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path different from the first conveyance path, the first conveyance path includes an upstream side roller that feeds a sheet to a downstream side in a conveyance direction; and
a conveyance path merging section configured to merge the first conveyance path and a second conveyance path together, the conveyance path merging section comprising:
a conveyance roller pair configured to convey the sheet fed from the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path through a nip;
a variable mechanism configured to make an arrangement angle of one roller of the conveyance roller pair thereof variable, the arrangement angle of one roller of the conveyance roller pair being an arrangement angle at which the nip entering direction is directed to the first conveyance path and the arrangement angle of one roller of the conveyance roller pair being an arrangement angle at which the nip entering direction is directed to the second conveyance path; and
a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a rotational driving force of the upstream side roller from the upstream side roller, wherein
the variable mechanism makes the arrangement angle of one roller of the conveyance roller pair to the arrangement angle at which the nip entering direction is directed to the first conveyance path while the upstream side roller is rotating.