Paper Feed Drive - Ricoh G147 Service Manual

6.9.2 PAPER FEED DRIVE

The feed/development motor [A] drives the pick-up and feed mechanism of both the upper
and second paper feed stations through gears and the paper feed clutches [B].
When the paper feed clutch turns on, the pick-up roller, paper feed roller, and separation
roller start rotating to feed the paper. The paper feed clutch stays on until shortly after the
registration sensor [C] actuates.
6.9.3 PICK-UP AND SEPARATION ROLLER RELEASE
MECHANISM
When the paper tray [A] is not inside the machine, the separation roller [B] is away from the
paper feed roller [C] and the pick-up roller [D] stays in the upper position.
SM 6-37 G147