Feed/Drive System - Sharp MX-FNX2 Service Manual

2. Feed/Drive System

A. Outline
The machine performs the following in response to the commands
coming from its host machine on the sheets arriving from the host
machine for delivery: simple stacking, job offset, and stapling or
folding (in two).
If a punch unit (option) is installed, the sheets are pouched and
delivered to the delivery tray.
Sheets may be delivered in either of five ways (including one for
the punch unit):
Delivery method Normal delivery
Saddle delivery
(1) Normal Delivery
a. Simple Stacking
The machine pulls in the sheet once to the processing tray and
then delivers it to the delivery tray.
Simple stacking
Job offset
Stapling Front 1-point stapling
Rear 1-point stapling
Middle 2-point stapling
Punching
Stitching
Middle 2-point stapling
Tray
Paper
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b. Job Offset
The machine pulls the sheet once to the processing tray. It then
moves the sheet to the front or the rear using the aligning plate.
When it has deposited a specific number of sheets, it delivers them
in the form of a aligning plane. When the number of sheets stacked
on the processing tray reaches a specified value, the sheets are
delivered in a form of a stack.
Results of offset delivery (4 jobs)
3rd set
1st set
(direction of delivery)
c. Stapling
The machine stacks sheets coming from its host machine on the
processing tray. When the number of sheets stacked on the pro-
cessing tray reaches a specified value, the finisher staples them
delivers the stapled stack to the delivery tray.
4th set
2nd set