Patent ID: 8613442
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet storing apparatus comprising: a sheet conveying portion configured to convey a sheet; and a sheet holding portion located above the sheet conveying portion and configured to receive a sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying portion from below and to hold the received sheet in a vertical state, wherein the sheet holding portion comprises: a first guide member provided in a vertical state and having a guide surface configured to guide the received sheet upward; a second guide member provided facing the guide surface of the first guide member and having an inclined portion, wherein a gap between the guide surface and the inclined portion increases in an upward direction; and a rolling member provided between the guide surface of the first guide member and the inclined portion of the second guide member and configured to roll on the inclined portion toward the guide surface to nip the received sheet with the guide surface.