Sheet guide device with sheet position adjusting mechanism and image forming apparatus using the same device

摘要

A sheet guide device (202) to guide a sheet being conveyed in a sheet conveying path (A) of the device includes a device (206A) to adjust the widthwise sheet positioning by regulating side edges of the sheet. The adjusting device is provided in a curved part of the sheet conveying path. The sheet guide device (202) further includes a sheet conveying roller (201) to convey the sheet. The adjusting device (206a) is positioned on a shaft (201a) of the sheet conveying roller (201) and is slidable along the shaft. The sheet conveying roller (201) reverses a conveying direction of the sheet. The adjusting device unitarily includes a guide member to guide the side edges of the sheet.