Patent ID: 8328189

Claim:
A sheet conveying device with a sheet conveyance path through which a sheet is conveyed, comprising: a sheet guide that has a first end rotatably supported to move a second end to be close to or away from the sheet conveyance path; and a sheet detecting section that has a first end passing through a hole in the sheet guide and a second end rotatably supported so that the first end is pushed by the sheet and rotated, wherein a rotation shaft of the sheet detecting section is disposed farther from the sheet conveyance path than a rotation shaft of the sheet guide, and the sheet guide is provided with a moving portion for moving the first end of the sheet detecting section to an inside of a guide face of the sheet guide when the first end of the sheet guide is rotated in a direction away from the sheet conveyance path, wherein the sheet detecting section includes a connecting portion extending from the rotation shaft, a projecting portion extending from the connecting portion and passing through a hole in the sheet guide, and a sensor section extending from the rotation shaft, and the moving portion is brought into contact with the connecting portion.