Printing Pressure Mechanism - Ricoh C231 Service Manual

6.9.9 PRINTING PRESSURE MECHANISM

[A]
[D]
[H]
[I]
• When not in the printing cycle, the two solenoids [A] stay off and the stoppers [B]
lock the brackets [C] to keep the press roller [D] away from the drum.
• When the 1st sheet of paper is fed, the solenoid is energized but the brackets
are still locked by the stoppers due to strong tension from the springs [E].
• When the high points of the cams [G] on the front and rear drum flanges reach
the cam followers [F] on both sides of the press roller shaft, a small clearance is
made between the stoppers and the brackets. The two solenoids plungers are
pulled down at the same time, releasing the stoppers from the brackets.
• Printing pressure is applied by tension from the springs [E] when the cam
followers [F] come off the high points of the cams [G].
• During the printing cycle, the solenoids stay on. However, if paper does not
reach the registration sensor [H] at the proper time (when the cam follower is on
the high point of the cam), the solenoids are de-energized to lock the brackets.
• The printing pressure is released when the cams push down the cam followers
so that the press roller does not contact the master clamper [I].
• After printing is finished, the solenoids de-energize and the springs push the
stoppers back. Before the drum returns to the home position, the stoppers lock
the brackets again when the cams push down the cam followers.
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[B]
[E]
[A]
[G]
[F]
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