Patent ID: 8141874

Claim:
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a pair of first conveying rotary members configured to convey a sheet; an openable and closable conveying guide configured to guide the sheet conveyed by said pair of first conveying rotary members; a pair of second conveying rotary members configured to convey a sheet guided by said openable and closable conveying guide; and an obstructing member having a curved portion, said obstructing member positioned at a first position in a state in which said openable and closable conveying guide is closed and at a second position in a state in which said openable and closable conveying guide is opened, wherein when the obstructing member is positioned at the first position, the obstructing member allows the sheet conveyed by said pair of first conveying rotary members to come into the nip portion of said pair of second conveying rotary members and, when the obstructing member is positioned at the second position, the obstructing member obstructs an entrance to the nip portion of said pair of second conveying rotary members to convey the sheet outside of a main body of said sheet conveying apparatus and wherein when said obstructing member is positioned at the second position, said obstructing member contains a second conveying rotary member on said openable and closable conveying guide side among said pair of second conveying rotary members, in the curved portion of said obstructing member.