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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Yoshiharu Yoneda, Nara, JP;
Tatsuya Inoue, Nara, JP;
Mitsuo Matsuda, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying apparatus. When a sheet is jammed in a first conveying path, a first unit is pulled out in a direction substantially parallel to a first conveying path. In this way, a driven roller and a driving roller are separated from each other, and a work space is created. The jammed sheet is thus exposed to the first conveying path. It is therefore easy to put a hand into the work space and remove the sheet. This allows for easy maintenance, and easy operation for removing a sheet retained in the apparatus.