Jogging (Paper Alignment); Overview - Ricoh Aficio MP2550B Service Manual

Jogging (Paper Alignment)

2.3 JOGGING (PAPER ALIGNMENT)

2.3.1 OVERVIEW

Two side fences, a rear fence and a front fence, move in and out to align the sides of the
paper stack. Each fence is controlled by an independent timing belt and motor.
The front fence motor [1] and timing belt [2] move the front fence [3] backward and forward.
The rear fence motor [4] and timing belt (not shown) move the rear fence [5] forward and
backward.
The diagram above shows the positions of the side fences.
1. When the copier exit sensor signals that that a sheet of paper has been sent from the
copier to the finisher, both fence motors switch on and move the side fences to the
start position.
The start position for each fence is set wider than the paper size selected for the job:
15 mm wider than the paper for shift mode.
7 mm wider than the paper for staple mode
10 mm wider than 12-in. paper for oblique stapling
12 mm wider than 12-in. paper for straight stapling
2. The paper is fed onto the output tray. The transport motor slows down the rotation of
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