Patent ID: 7581729
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying apparatus provided with a skew feed correcting portion for correcting a skew feed of a conveyed sheet, said skew feed correcting portion comprising: a first guide portion movable in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet, said first guide portion having a reference guide extending in the conveyance direction of the sheet and an obliquely feed member configured to obliquely feed a passing sheet so that one side edge of the sheet abuts against said reference guide; a second guide portion provided opposite to said first guide portion to guide the other side of the sheet by a second guide surface of said second guide portion, said second guide portion being fixed; and an auxiliary guide provided between said first guide surface of said first guide portion, and said second guide surface of said second guide portion and movable in the width direction of the sheet, wherein said first guide portion is moved in advance to a position corresponding to a size of the conveyed sheet, and in operative association with said first guide portion, said auxiliary guide is moved to a guide position corresponding to the size of the sheet between said first guide surface and said second guide surface.