Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus

摘要

A sheet conveying device includes a housing provided with first and second side surfaces facing each other, and third and fourth side surfaces substantially orthogonal to the first and second side surfaces and facing each other. An entrance port is formed in the first side surface, an exit port is formed in the second side surface, and a sheet conveying path is formed in the housing. The housing includes first and second guide members constituting the sheet conveying path. The first and second guide members are connected to be pivotally movable relative to each other on the side of the third side surface. A gap portion is formed between the first and second guide members in a region from the connection portion on the side of the third side surface to the first side surface.

主权项

1. A sheet conveying device, comprising:
a housing with opposite first second side surfaces, and opposite third and fourth side surfaces substantially orthogonal to the first and second side surfaces; an entrance port formed in the first side surface for receiving a sheet into the housing; an exit port formed in the second side surface for discharging the sheet out of the housing; and a sheet conveying path formed in the housing for conveying the sheet from the entrance port to the exit port, wherein the housing includes:
a first guide member having a first guide surface constituting one guide surface of the sheet conveying path;a second guide member having a second guide surface constituting another guide surface of the sheet conveying path, the second guide surface facing the first guide surface with a predetermined distance away from the first guide surface;a connection portion connecting the first guide member and the second guide member to be pivotally movable relative to each other on a side of the third side surface;a gap formed between the first guide member and the second guide member in a region from the connection portion on the side of the third side surface to the first side surface; and a recess indented into a part of the first guide surface of the first guide member and extending from the fourth side surface toward the third side surface, and an end edge of the recess on a side of the first side surface being located at a same position as an end edge of the gap on a side of the second side surface in a sheet conveying direction or on an upstream side in the sheet conveying direction.