Patent ID: 7866665

Claim:
A sheet conveying device comprising: a motor, a controller, a feed unit that feeds sheets from a predetermined position; a conveying unit that conveys the sheets fed by the feed unit toward an image forming position at which images are to be formed on the respective sheets; and a registration unit that is provided at an upstream of the image forming position and positions the sheets by being bumped with the sheets conveyed by the conveying unit, wherein the feed unit and the registration unit are configured to operate so that a first timing at which a precedent sheet is bumped to the registration unit and a second timing at which a subsequent sheet is fed by the feed unit matches when a plurality of sheets are consecutively fed by the feed unit, wherein the feed unit is provided with a feed roller and a first electromagnetic clutch that links the feed roller to the motor, and wherein the controller controls the first electromagnetic clutch to control that the first timing and the second timing matches.