Ricoh Taurus-C1a Technical Bulletin page 55

Model:
Taurus-C1 / P1
< Overview \ Machine Layout >
Incorrect descriptions of tray numbers were corrected.
Before the Correction
• PFU (Tray 1). Paper Feed Unit for Tray 1. Contains the
pickup roller, feed rollers, separation roller, and grip
rollers that feed paper from Tray 2.
• Tray 1 (Tandem Tray). Contains a left tray and a right
tray. When paper runs out in the right tray, the left
stack is shifted to the right tray to continue feeding
paper when a large job is in progress. Tray
opened to replenish the left tray while paper continues
to feed from the locked right tray. Feeds LT/A4 paper.
• PFU (Tray 2). Paper Feed Unit for Tray 2. Contains the
pickup roller, feed rollers, separation roller, and grip
rollers that feed paper from Tray 1.
< Overview \ Paper Paths >
Illustration and description of Paper Paths for M044 were added.
No. Item
1 Paper Bank
2 Vertical Paper Path
3 LCIT
4 Multi Bypass Unit
5 Paper Entrance
6 Paper Registration Unit
7 Paper Transfer
8 Transport Belt
9 Fusing Unit
10 Paper Cooling
11 Paper Exit
12 Inverter/Exit Tray
13 Purge Tray
14 Paper Invert,
Switchback
15 Duplex Paper Path
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Tray 1 (Tandem: 2,000 sheets), Tray 2 (Universal: 500 sheets)
Path for paper from where paper from the paper bank and duplex path
converge.
Tray 3 (1,000 sheets), Tray 4 (2,000 sheets), Tray 5 (1,000 sheets)
Tray 6 (500 sheets)
From LCIT and Multi Bypass Unit (options)
Corrects paper skew and side-to-side registration for all paper (including paper
fed from the LCIT/Multi Bypass Unit)
Toner image transferred from ITB to paper
Transports paper between paper transfer roller and fusing unit. Three fans hold
the paper in the paper path. Fans (not rollers) are used to hold the paper in the
paper path because the toner is not yet fused.
Fuses the toner image to paper
Cools paper to reduce curl before it exits or descends to the duplex paper path
Common paper exit for all paper
Paper is fed into this tray, and reverse fed to invert it for face-down output.
Bottom of the inverter/exit tray. All paper in the paper path of the main machine
is shunted here when a jam occurs downstream.
Paper is stopped and reverse fed here to feed it into the duplex paper path for
printing the 2nd side of the sheet.
Transports paper back to the upper horizontal feed path for paper registration
and printing on the second side.
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Date:
21-Oct-11
After the Correction
• PFU (Tray 1). Paper Feed Unit for Tray 1. Contains the
pickup roller, feed rollers, separation roller, and grip
rollers that feed paper from Tray 1.
• Tray 1 (Tandem Tray). Contains a left tray and a right
tray. When paper runs out in the right tray, the left
stack is shifted to the right tray to continue feeding
paper when a large job is in progress. Tray
opened to replenish the left tray while paper continues
to feed from the locked right tray. Feeds LT/A4 paper.
• PFU (Tray 2). Paper Feed Unit for Tray 2. Contains the
pickup roller, feed rollers, separation roller, and grip
rollers that feed paper from Tray 2.
Comment
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No.:
RD074026
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