Original Separation - Ricoh A318 Service Manual

1 May 1993 ORIGINAL FEED

7.2 ORIGINAL SEPARATION

[B]
[A]
[B]
[C]
[A]
The feed roller [A] and the friction belt [B] are used to feed-in and separate
the originals [C]. Only the bottom original is fed because the friction belt
prevents any other originals from feeding.
Original feed starts when the feed roller starts turning and advances the
bottom original of the stack. The feed roller moves the original past the
friction belt because the driving force of the feed roller is greater than the
resistance of the friction belt. The friction belt prevents multiple feeds
because the resistance of the friction belt is greater than the friction between
original sheets.
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