Patent ID: 6106114
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:sheet supporting means for supporting a sheet;a convey rotary member disposed downstream of said sheet supporting means in a sheet conveying direction for conveying the sheet supported on said sheet supporting means;a driven rotary member, disposed in a confronting relation to said convey rotary member, to form a nip with and be driven by said convey rotary member, wherein a radius of the driven rotary member is larger than a thickness of the sheet supported on said sheet supporting means; andbiasing means for biasing and maintaining said sheet supporting means so that a tip end of the sheet supported on said sheet supporting means is opposed to said driven rotary member;wherein a bias force of said biasing means is sufficiently light so that said sheet supporting means and the sheet are integrally shifted against the bias force of said biasing means by a reaction force applied from said driven rotary member to the tip end of the sheet so that, when the sheet supported on said sheet supporting means is urged toward a downstream side in the sheet conveying direction, the tip end of the sheet is directed to a position adjacent the nip between said convey rotary member and said driven rotary member.