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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Sato, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion, a feed roller, a first conveyance roller pair for conveying the sheet and moving the sheet in a lateral direction, a second conveyance roller pair, disposed upstream of the first conveyance roller pair, for conveying the sheet and moving the sheet in the lateral direction, and a control unit. The control unit can execute a first mode for conveying a first sheet, the first mode being configured to move a first sheet in the lateral direction, while nipping the first sheet via the first conveyance roller pair and not nipping the first sheet via the second conveyance roller pair, and a second mode for conveying a second sheet, the second mode being configured to move the second sheet in the lateral direction, while nipping the second sheet via the first conveyance roller pair and the second conveyance roller pair.