SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A sheet conveyance device (1) includes a feed tray (20), a feeding unit (50), a stopper (30), a first abutted portion (41), and an impact reducing mechanism (10). Sheets are loaded on the feed tray (20). The feeding unit (50) feeds the sheets. The stopper (30) is rotatably supported on the feeding unit (50) and rotates when pressed by the sheets inserted into the feed tray (20). The stopper (30) comes into contact with the first abutted portion (41) in association with the rotation of the stopper (30). The impact reducing mechanism (10) reduces impact applied to the first abutted portion (41) by the stopper (30).

主权项

1. A sheet conveyance device comprising:
a feed tray on which a sheet is to be loaded; a feeding unit configured to feed the sheet; a stopper rotatably supported on the feeding unit and configured to rotate when pressed by the sheet inserted into the feed tray; a first abutted portion with which the stopper comes into contact in association with rotation of the stopper; and an impact reducing mechanism configured to reduce impact to the first abutted portion from the stopper, wherein the stopper includes a first abutting portion that comes into contact with the first abutted portion in association with the rotation of the stopper, and the impact reducing mechanism includes:
a second abutted portion; anda second abutting portion that is disposed in the stopper and that comes into contact with the second abutted portion through deformation of the stopper when the stopper is pressed by the sheet with a force beyond a prescribed pressing force.