Patent ID: 7079805

Claim:
A sheet guide device comprising: a first sheet guide path and a second sheet guide path intersecting with each other for guiding a sheet; and a pivotally movable guide member freely pivotally provided on a common downstream side corner of said first sheet guide path and said second sheet guide path in an intersecting portion between said first sheet guide path and said second sheet guide path, wherein leading edge of the sheet passing said intersecting portion pivotally moves said pivotally movable guide member, wherein a sheet passing through said first sheet guide path moves said pivotally movable guide while pushing one end side portion of said pivotally movable guide member so that said pivotally movable guide member guides the sheet through said first sheet guide path, and wherein a sheet passing through said second guide path moves said pivotally movable guide while pushing another end side portion of said pivotally movable guide member so that said pivotally movable guide member guides the sheet through said second sheet guide path.