Printer Mechanism; Paper Transfer - Brother MFC-P2000 - B/W Laser Printer Service Manual

2.2

Printer Mechanism

2.2.1

Paper Transfer

1) Paper Supply
The paper pick-up roller
is rotated and feeds it to the
The paper is gripped between the pick-up roller and the
into individual sheets.
The pick-up roller is directly connected to the sector gear, whose rotation is forcibly
stopped by the gear stopper. When the pick-up solenoid is activated, the clutch
mechanism is engaged by the solenoid action and the sector gear is driven; when it has
completed one full turn its rotation is stopped again by the gear stopper. The paper
drawn out by the pick-up roller pushes against the top of form sensor lever and the paper
top position/absence of paper is detected by sensing the motion of the lever.
2) Paper Registration
When paper picked up from the multi-purpose sheet feeder pushes against the top of
form sensor actuator, the registration sensor lever is caused to turn, and the photo
sensor detects this motion. When this signal from the sensor is detected the paper feed
roller is stopped temporarily by the clutch. The paper is fed to the nip point between the
paper feed roller and the pinch roller in the multi-purpose sheet feeder, and the skew of
the paper is corrected by pushing the leading edge of the paper against the nip point.
When the paper feed roller starts to be rotated again when it is released by the clutch,
paper, with the leading edge correctly aligned, is fed by the paper feed roller and is
transported to the
picks up one sheet of paper from the paper feeder every time it
paper feed
Papers
Hopper plate
Separation pad
Fig. 2-20
transfer roller.
Paper
Paper feed roller
Clutch mechanism (engaged/released by the solenoid assembly)
Released when the solenoid is ON and engaged when the solenoid is OFF.
Fig. 2-21
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roller.
Pick-up roller
separation pad
Pinch roller
Transfer roller
Drum
Registration sensor lever
and separated