A sheet conveying apparatus is provided with a decurling mechanism to
correct a curl formed on a sheet; a pair of guides including a first
guide member and a second guide member arranged to oppose to the first
guide member, the pair of guides constituting a conveyance passage to
guide a sheet discharged from the decurling mechanism toward the
downstream side in the sheet conveying direction; and an auxiliary guide
arranged to protrude obliquely in the sheet conveying direction from the
side of the first guide member toward the second guide member to a
predetermined position in the conveyance passage.