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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first nip portion to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a second nip portion to convey the sheet, and a guide unit to form a curved conveyance path that curves with respect to the sheet conveyance direction. The guide unit includes a first guide, a second guide to form at least a part of a curved conveyance path with the first guide, a first driven roller rotatably supported by the first guide, and a second driven roller rotatably supported by the second guide. When viewed in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction, a part of the first guide is formed so as not to intersect with a straight line passing through a first contact point and a second contact point.