Patent ID: 9409735
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a sheet conveying portion configured to convey a sheet; a sheet stacking portion on which the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying portion is stacked; an endless belt configured to convey the sheet by coming in contact with an upper surface of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking portion; an aligning portion configured to align a position of the sheet in a sheet conveying direction of the sheet by abutting against an end of the sheet conveyed by the endless belt; a drive rotating member configured to rotate the endless belt while being in contact with the endless belt; a shaft extending in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction; a supporting portion configured to be swingable about the shaft, rotatably supporting the drive rotating member, and supporting the endless belt through the drive rotating member; and a lifting portion configured to raise and lower the endless belt by swinging the supporting portion.