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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Yamabe, Toride, JP;
Hisanori Iwasaki, Nagareyama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes first and second conveyance rollers, a holding member configured to rotatably hold the second conveyance roller, and an urging member to urge the holding member in a pressing direction. In addition, a reduction portion reduces a force applied to an openable member by the urging member when the openable member is opened or closed. The reduction portion includes a swingable member swingably supported by the openable member and movable to a first position, at which the swingable member causes the second conveyance roller to be pressed against the first conveyance roller, and a second position at which the swingable member causes the second conveyance roller to be separated from the first conveyance roller. The urging member is disposed between the swingable member and the holding member and urges the swingable member to swing toward an abut portion.