Patent ID: 9546059
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a base body having a conveyor surface configured to convey a sheet thereon; a separating roller configured to rotate about a first rotation axis parallel to a width direction of the conveyor surface and to convey the sheet downstream in a conveyance direction orthogonal to the width direction; a separating piece located so as to be opposed to the separating roller and configured to cooperate with the separating roller to separate sheets being conveyed one by one; an attachment member removably attached to the base body at a position at which the attachment member is opposed to the separating roller, so as to form a part of the conveyor surface; a holder holding the separating piece and supported by the attachment member so as to be movable toward and away from the separating roller; a first urging member provided between the attachment member and the holder for urging the separating piece toward the separating roller; a roller held by the attachment member so as to be movable toward and away from the separating roller and so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the width direction; and a second urging member provided between the attachment member and the roller for urging the roller toward the separating roller.