Paper Tray Feed - Ricoh SWALLOW 2 Service Manual

13 October 1997 PAPER FEED AND REGISTRATION

9.2 PAPER TRAY FEED

9.2.1 Paper Lift Mechanism
[A] [B] [H]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[F]
[E]
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The capacity of this tray is greater than usual for a corner separator type.
Because of this, there are two springs to lift the bottom plate.
As the tray is pushed into the machine, shutter [A] under the tray pushes
against projection [B]. As the shutter slides past the projection, the shutter
rotates, which forces the main lift spring [C] to pull the bottom plate lever [D].
The secondary lift spring [E] also pulls the bottom plate lever (this is
described below).
To apply spring tension for wider paper, projection [F] stops against the end
of rail [G]. When this occurs, lever [H] swings out in the direction shown
above, which stretches the spring as the tray is pushed in. The side fence
position affects the orientation of [F]; wider paper causes [F] to contact [G]
earlier, leading to greater spring tension when the tray has been pushed all
the way in.
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