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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Mishima, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Mishima, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first sheet conveying path, a second sheet conveying path branched from the first sheet conveying path, a switching member capable of moving in the branch portion of the first sheet conveying path and the second sheet conveying path, and a first regulation member and a second regulation member which regulate the movement of the switching member, wherein when the first regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the first regulation member forms a gap having a first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path, when the switching member is further moved forward, and when the second regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the second regulation member forms a gap having a second interval smaller than the first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path.