Patent ID: 9670018
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A sheet transporting device in which a curved transport path is provided downstream in a sheet transport direction from a merging section where a plurality of transport paths, which are formed by a plurality of transport guides that transport sheets, merge, the sheet transporting device comprising: a sheet guide member that extends into the merging section towards the curved transport path from one of the plurality of transport guides that is positioned at the merging section; wherein the sheet guide member is disposed such that an extending end portion at a downstream side of the sheet guide member in the sheet transport direction does not contact an upper transport guide of the plurality of transport guides in the merging section; the sheet guide member is a flexible member; the sheet guide member includes a plurality of sheet members disposed in a sheet width direction that is orthogonal to the sheet transport direction; end portions of the plurality of sheet members at downstream sides of the plurality of sheet members in the sheet transport direction are located at different positions in the sheet transport direction; and the plurality of sheet members are positioned to directly contact a sheet that is being transported.