Patent ID: 8740215

Claim:
A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a first conveying portion which conveys a sheet; a second conveying portion provided downstream of the first conveying portion which conveys the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion; a shutter member which rotates by being pressed by the conveyed sheet and includes a plurality of abutment surfaces against which a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion abuts, the plurality of abutment surfaces being formed in a peripheral direction of the shutter member; a shaft connected to the shutter member to rotatably support the shutter member; a first rotary member connected to the shaft; a second rotary member connected to the first rotary member; and a biasing portion connected to a part of the second rotary member located offset with respect to a rotation center of the second rotary member to hold the second rotary member at a predetermined position and to position one abutment surface of the plurality of abutment surfaces upstream of the second conveying portion, wherein the second rotary member rotates at a speed ratio of the second rotary member to the first rotary member when the first rotary member rotates, the speed ratio being the same number as a number of the plurality of abutment surfaces.