Sheet transport apparatus

摘要

According to one embodiment, a sheet transport apparatus includes an upstream-side transport unit (2) configured to hold a sheet (P) and transport the sheet (P) by rotating; a downstream-side transport unit (4) configured to hold the sheet (P) and further transport the sheet (P) by rotating, the downstream-side transport unit (4) being arranged at such a position that an unrestrained transport section (3) is formed where the sheet (P) is not held downstream in transport direction from the upstream-side transport unit (2); an upstream-side air-feed unit (5) configured to form an air flow that flows downstream in transport direction on both sides of a transport plane of the sheet (P) in the unrestrained transport section (3); and a controller (9) configured to control the upstream-side air-feed unit (5) to start forming an air flow before a leading edge of the sheet (P) reaches the unrestrained transport section (3) from the upstream-side transport unit (2), and to stop the air flow before at least a trailing edge of the sheet (P) has reached the unrestrained transport section (3).