Sheet conveying device, sheet discharging device, and image forming apparatus

摘要

A sheet conveying device includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, and a biasing unit that biases the second rotating member toward the first rotating member. The first and second rotating members pinch a sheet therebetween and convey the sheet in a sheet conveying direction. The second rotating member includes a small-diameter portion that faces a conveying portion of the first rotating member, and a large-diameter portion at a position axially displaced from the conveying portion. The second rotating member can change its orientation to an orientation where a rotating shaft of the second rotating member is tilted relative to a rotating shaft of the first rotating member as viewed in the sheet conveying direction, thereby moving a position of an end portion of the second rotating member on a side of the large-diameter portion away from the rotating shaft of the first rotating member.

主权项

1. A sheet conveying device comprising:
a first rotating member; a second rotating member including two separate rollers facing the first rotating member, each of the two separate rollers rotating about a different shaft; and a biasing component configured to bias the two separate rollers toward the first rotating member, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member pinch a sheet therebetween and convey the pinched sheet in a sheet conveying direction, each of the two separate rollers includes,
a small-diameter portion facing the first rotating member, andonly one large-diameter portion arranged at a position axially displaced from a position at which the first rotating member and the second rotating member pinch the sheet, the large-diameter portion of each of the two separate rollers being arranged on a side of the small-diameter portion that is opposite a side of the small-diameter portion facing the other one of the two separate rollers, the large-diameter portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the small-diameter portion, an outer surface of the large-diameter portion of each of the two separate rollers being parallel to a rotating shaft around which the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion rotate, and each of the two separate rollers is configured to be capable of changing to an orientation where the rotating shaft of each of the two separate rollers is tilted relative to a rotating shaft of the first rotating member as viewed in the sheet conveying direction, thereby moving a position of an end portion of each of the two separate rollers on a side of the respective large-diameter portion away from the rotating shaft of the first rotating member.