Patent ID: 9327930
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: an abutment member provided with an abutment portion configured to abut on a leading edge of a sheet conveyed by a conveying unit; and an applying unit configured to apply a rotative force to the abutment member, wherein the abutment portion rotates in a first rotating direction against the rotative force in response to the abutment portion being pushed by a sheet conveyed by the conveying unit, wherein the applying unit applies rotative force acting on the abutment member in a second rotating direction that is opposite to the first rotating direction until the abutment member rotates for a predetermined rotation amount in the first direction, and after the abutment member rotates the predetermined rotation amount in the first rotate direction, the rotative force acting on the abutment member is switched from the second rotating direction to the first rotating direction by a switching unit.