Paper Cassette Mechanism - Ricoh B286 Service Manual

Paper Feed and Registration

6.7.7 PAPER CASSETTE MECHANISM

Support arms [A] on each side of the paper cassette go in grooves on each side when the
paper cassette is set in the roll feeder.
The grooves lift the supports and pull the springs attached to the bottom plate [B] of the
paper cassette. This gives sufficient tension to keep the stack of paper on the bottom plate
at the correct height for paper feed.
The cassette feed motor turns the cassette feed roller [C] to feed paper from the top of the
stack.
A friction pad [D] below the feed roller gives sufficient friction to stop sheets from double
feeding.
The grip rollers [E] (also driven by the cassette feed motor), pull the paper into the paper
feed path and feed it up to the RF exit rollers.
B286/B289 6-58 SM