Ricoh FT5034C Service Manual page 239

5.4 TRANSFER WHEEL MECHANISM
The transfer wheel has three pairs of blocks (6 blocks in total). Each pair of blocks
makes one slot and deals with one bin at a time. The blocks are moved in and out by
the ridges around the transfer wheel shaft.
B1 = OUT
B2 = IN
B1 = OUT
B2 = OUT
Ridge
B1 = IN
B2 = OUT
[Figure 1]
Figure 1 shows the ridges and the bin guide. The area around the transfer wheel is
divided into 5 sections (A, B, C, D, and E). A pair of blocks consists of Block 1 (B1)
and Block 2 (B2) as shown in figure 2. Because ridges are placed at differents
diameter around the transfer wheel shaft, the blocks B1 and B2 move in and out as
the transfer wheel rotates them through the five sections, as follows:
Section A: B1 = IN
Section B: B1 = OUT
Section C: B1 = OUT
Section D: B1 = OUT
Section E: B1 = IN
B1
B2
[Figure 3]
B1 = OUT
B2 = IN
B1
B1 = IN
B2 = OUT
Bin Guide
B1
B2 = OUT
B2 = OUT
B2 = IN
B2 = IN
B2 = OUT
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B2
[Z]
[X]
Ridge A
[Y]
B2
B2
B1 Pin
[Figure 2]
B1
B1
Ridge D
Ridge C
[Figure 4]