SHEET CONVEYOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYOR

摘要

A sheet conveyor, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a first conveyor to convey a sheet via a first sheet conveying path and move in a direction intersecting a sheet thickness direction, a second conveyor to convey the sheet via a second sheet conveying path and include a third conveyor and a fourth conveyor bringing either one close to and away from the other via the second sheet conveying path in the sheet thickness direction, a first attaching part provided to the first conveyor to attach the first conveyor to the sheet conveyor, and a state changer to change a state of one of the first attaching part to a movement allowed state and the second conveyor to a sheet releasing state in conjunction with a releasing action of the other of the first attaching part and the second conveyor.

主权项

1. A sheet conveyor comprising:
a first conveyor having a first sheet conveying path therein to convey a sheet via the first sheet conveying path, the first conveyor moving in a direction intersecting a sheet thickness direction; a second conveyor having a second sheet conveying path therein to convey the sheet via the second sheet conveying path, the second conveyor comprising
a third conveyor; anda fourth conveyor disposed facing the third conveyor via the second sheet conveying path in the sheet thickness direction,the third conveyor and the fourth conveyor bringing either one close to and away from the other via the second sheet conveying path in the sheet thickness direction; a first attaching part provided to the first conveyor to attach the first conveyor to the sheet conveyor; and a state changer to change a state of the second conveyor from a sheet holding state to a sheet releasing state in conjunction with a releasing action of the first attaching part.