Patent ID: 7621519

Claim:
A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a first conveying unit that conveys a sheet; a second conveying unit that conveys the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit in a direction different from a sheet conveying direction of the first conveying unit; and a guiding unit that moves the sheet while maintaining a contact with a tip of the sheet, to guide the sheet to the second conveying unit, wherein the second conveying unit is disposed on a downstream side in the sheet conveying direction of the first conveying unit, the guiding unit is disposed in an outer area of a sheet conveying path formed between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit, the second conveying unit is a nip conveying unit that includes a nip portion to nip and convey the sheet, and the guiding unit is a belt conveying unit including a belt that conveys the sheet to either one of the second conveying unit and the nip portion, while maintaining the contact with the tip of the sheet.