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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshimasu Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B41J 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/00 (2013.01); B65H 29/125 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 2402/521 (2013.01); B65H 2402/541 (2013.01); B41J 13/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a follower rotating member that is pressed to a conveying rotating member and rotates in a following manner; a bearing that movably supports the follower rotating member to be rotatable; a pressing portion that applies a force to the bearing to press the follower rotating member to the conveying rotating member; and a wire spring that includes both ends locked to locking portions and a middle abutted to the bearing and holds the bearing against a pressing force of the pressing portion.