Toshiba e-STUDIO182 Service Manual page 142

[B] Paper separation
This model is equipped with separation claws which work to prevent multiple paper feeding. Two
separation claws are installed to hold the 2 corners of the leading edge of the paper in the drawer.
When feeding starts, the pickup roller rotates. Since the friction between the pickup roller and paper is
greater than the friction between two sheets, the pickup roller tries to send out a sheet of paper from the
top of the stack. Because both corners of the paper stack are held by the separation claws, the paper
on the top of the stack becomes bent and is sent out while the lower paper is not. When the picking up
force of the roller increases, one sheet of paper is finally released from the claws. The sheet released
from the separation claws is directly transported to the registration roller by the pickup roller.
Separation claw
Pickup clutch
Pickup solenoid
Pickup roller
Fig. 9-3
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PAPER FEEDING SYSTEM
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