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1. A conveying device comprising:
a rotating member having sharp teeth and configured to rotate while being in contact with an object that is being conveyed; and a holder configured to support the rotating member, wherein the holder holds a shaft that supports the rotating member such that the rotating member is allowed to rotate, wherein, when seen from a downstream side in a direction of sheet conveyance, the rotating member is rotatably supported by the holder such that the rotating member is allowed to incline toward one side but is prevented from inclining toward an opposite side, and each of the teeth of the rotating member has an asymmetrical shape with the one side thereof sloping, wherein the holder includes a first contact portion with which a portion of the rotating member comes into contact when the rotating member is about to incline toward the opposite side, and a second contact portion with which a portion of the rotating member comes into contact when the rotating member has inclined to the maximum toward the one side, and wherein the first contact portion is a flat portion, and the second contact portion is a projection. |
