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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit, a drive source, a drive transmission unit, a tensioner, and a moving member. The drive source drives the conveying unit to convey a sheet. The drive transmission unit includes a drive transmission belt and a rotatable member to engage with the drive transmission belt. The drive transmission unit transmits a driving force of the drive source to the conveying unit via the drive transmission belt and the rotatable member. The tensioner moves between a pressing position at which the drive transmission belt is pressed and a retracted position retracted from the pressing position. The moving member moves the tensioner from the pressing position toward the retracted position. The magnitude of tension exerted on the drive transmission belt is lower when the tensioner is at the retracted position than when the tensioner is at the pressing position.