Ricoh A250 Service Manual page 107

PAPER FEED
Paper Feed Drive
[E]
[F]
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
A250D518.WMF
The main motor drives the pick-up and feed mechanism. The tray paper feed clutch
[A] transfers drive from the main motor to the paper feed roller [B].
This machine uses a feed roller and friction pad mechanism. The friction pad [C]
only allows the top sheet to feed. Therefore, during paper feed, the top sheet of
paper is separated from the stack and fed to the registration rollers [D].
When the paper actuates the registration sensor [E], the tray paper feed clutch
turns off. When the paper reaches a certain position, the registration clutch [F]
turns on to transfer drive from the main motor to the registration rollers. Then the
registration rollers feed the paper to the image transfer area.
SM 2-49 A250