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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Kuniaki Sato, Inagi, JP;
Kazuyuki Morinaga, Machida, JP;
Kuniaki Sato, Inagi, JP;
Kazuyuki Morinaga, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provide a sheet conveying device comprising a driving source which freely rotates in a forward/reverse direction, a separation roller shaft configured to drive a separation roller to separate and feed each sheet to be conveyed in accordance with forward/reverse rotation of the driving source, a stopper unit configured to close a conveyance path of stacked sheets on an upstream side of the separation roller in a conveyance direction, a stopper opening/closing member configured to open/close the stopper unit in a vertical direction, and a transfer unit provided between the stopper opening/closing member and the separation roller shaft and configured to transfer a rotating force to the stopper opening/closing member in accordance with a drive of the separation roller shaft.