To provide a sheet conveying apparatus capable of enhancing an accuracy of
correcting a skew of a sheet, and of preventing position shift of a
sheet. The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus for
conveying a sheet by a sheet conveying unit disposed along a sheet
conveying path, including: a skew detection sensor for detecting a skew
of the sheet with respect to a sheet conveying direction by a plurality
of detection sensors disposed in a direction intersecting perpendicularly
the sheet conveying direction; and a skew correction roller adapted to be
pivotally moved in a direction of correction of a skew of the sheet in a
state with the skewed sheet being held on the basis of a detection signal
from the skew detection sensor, in which one of the plurality of
detection sensors of the skew detection sensor is disposed nearly on an
extension line from a pivotal movement center of the skew correction
roller in the sheet conveying direction.