Patent ID: 8317193
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a conveying portion which conveys a sheet; a lever which is pushed by the sheet conveyed by the conveying portion, and moves from a standby position; a detecting portion which detects movement of the lever, and generates a first signal in a case where the detecting portion detects the lever moves in a first moving area from the standby position to a predetermined position, and generates a second signal in a case where the detecting portion detects the lever moves in a second moving area beyond the predetermined position; and a biasing portion which does not apply to the lever a biasing force when the lever is in the first moving area, and applies to the lever a biasing force opposite in a direction in which the lever is pushed by the sheet and moves when the lever is in the second moving area.