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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsubumi Mizuno, Atsugi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first path and a second path through which a sheet is conveyed, and a guide portion rotatable between a first position where the sheet is guided to the first path and a second position where the sheet is guided to the second path, wherein the guide portion includes a resin member including a first guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the first path at the first position, and a second guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the second path at the second position, and a reinforcing member including a main body portion extending in a direction along an axis line of guide portion, and protrusions protruding, along the first guide surface and the second guide surface, from both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the main body portion.