Paper Feed Drive; Pick-Up/Separation Roller Release - Ricoh A-P3 Service Manual

PAPER FEED

6.9.2 PAPER FEED DRIVE

The feed/development motor [A]
drives the pick-up and feed
mechanism of both the upper and
second paper feed stations through
gears and the paper feed clutches
[B].
When the paper feed clutch turns on,
the pick-up roller, paper feed roller,
and separation roller start rotating to
feed the paper. The paper feed
clutch stays on until shortly after the
registration sensor [C] actuates.

6.9.3 PICK-UP/SEPARATION ROLLER RELEASE

When the paper tray [A] is not inside
the machine, the separation roller [B]
is away from the paper feed roller [C]
and the pick-up roller [D] stays in the
upper position.
When the paper tray is set into the
machine, it pushes the release lever
[E]. This causes the pick-up roller [D]
to go down and the separation roller
[B] to move up and contact the paper
feed roller.
[C]
[E]
[A]
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