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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akito Sekigawa, Matsudo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a cover member including a first guide surface guiding a sheet and capable of switching between a close state and an open state with respect to the apparatus body, a guide member including a second guide surface opposing to the first guide surface, and a conveyance unit conveying a sheet through a path between the first guide surface and the second guide surface. The guide member includes an abutment portion formed of a depression in the second guide surface, and is supported pivotally on the apparatus body to an outer side of the apparatus body. The sheet conveyance apparatus further includes a regulation portion supported on the apparatus body and formed to abut against the abutment portion so as to regulate a pivot angle of the guide member.