Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with same

摘要

A sheet conveying apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a sheet cassette, a mounting portion and a conveying unit. The sheet cassette is mounted into the apparatus main body. The conveying unit is arranged above the sheet cassette in the apparatus main body. The conveying unit includes a conveyance path, an upper guide unit, a lower guide unit and a locking mechanism. The upper guide unit defines an upper surface part of the conveyance path. The lower guide unit defines a lower surface part of the conveyance path and enters the mounting portion to open the conveyance path. The locking mechanism locks the lower guide unit to the upper guide unit. The lower guide unit includes a projecting piece. The sheet cassette includes a push-up portion. The push-up portion pushes up the projecting piece when the sheet cassette is mounted into the mounting portion.

主权项

1. A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising:
an apparatus main body; a sheet cassette which includes a storage for storing sheets inside and is mounted into the apparatus main body in a predetermined mounting direction; a mounting portion which is arranged in the apparatus main body and into which the sheet cassette is mounted; and a conveying unit which is arranged above the sheet cassette in the apparatus main body and conveys the sheet; wherein: the conveying unit includes:
a conveyance path in which the sheet is conveyed;an upper guide unit which defines an upper surface part of the conveyance path and is fixed to the apparatus main body;a lower guide unit which defines a lower surface part of the conveyance path and enters the mounting portion to open the conveyance path by downward rotation of an upstream side in the mounting direction about a rotation supporting point arranged on a downstream side in the mounting direction; anda locking mechanism which is arranged on one end side of the upstream side in the mounting direction in a sheet width direction intersecting with the mounting direction and locks the lower guide unit to the upper guide unit; the lower guide unit includes a projecting piece projecting toward the upstream side in the mounting direction, the locking mechanism being disposed closer to the one side than the projecting piece in the sheet width direction; and the sheet cassette includes a push-up portion which pushes up the projecting piece when the sheet cassette is mounted into the mounting portion.