Stapler - Ricoh A230 Service Manual

2.4 STAPLER

[A]
[E]
[B]
[C]
[F]
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The staple hammer [A] is driven by the staple hammer motor [B] via gears [C], two
cams [D], and two links [E].
When the aligned copies are brought to the stapling position by the positioning
roller, alignment brush roller and jogger fences, the staple hammer motor starts.
When the cams complete one rotation, the staple hammer home position sensor
[F] turns on, detecting the end of the stapling operation. The staple hammer motor
then stops.
There are two sensors in the stapler. One is the staple end switch [G] for detecting
staple end conditions (it detects when there is only one sheet of staples left in the
cartridge). The other is the cartridge set switch [H] for detecting whether a staple
cartridge is installed.
When a staple end or no cartridge condition is detected, a message is displayed
advising the operator to install a staple cartridge. If this condition is detected during
a copy job, the indication will appear, but the copy job will not stop.
The staple cartridge has a clinch area [I], in which jammed staples are left.
Operators can remove the jammed staples from this area.
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[D]
[H]
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STAPLER
[G]
[I]
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