Patent ID: 9026029
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising: a sheet conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction; a transfer unit disposed downstream in the sheet conveyance direction of the sheet conveyance unit and configured to transfer a toner image onto the sheet; a shifting unit configured to move the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance unit in a width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction by moving the sheet conveyance unit; a detection unit configured to detect a position of the sheet in the width direction while the sheet is being conveyed by the transfer unit; and a control unit configured to control the shifting unit, wherein the control unit controls the shifting unit to move the sheet conveyance unit in the width direction based on a result detected by the detection unit while the sheet is being conveyed by the transfer unit.