Skew Correction - Ricoh B230 Service Manual

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2.2.4 SKEW CORRECTION

When an original is fed into the feeder, the feed motor [B] rotates forwards. At this time,

the feed belt turns but the skew correction roller [C] does not. Because of this, when the

leading edge of the paper gets to the skew correction roller, skew in the original is

A short time after the leading edge of the original turns on the skew correction sensor [A],

the feed motor [B] turns off for 40 ms and rotates in reverse. At this time, the skew

correction roller [C] and the feed belt both turn, and original feed continues.

The original is fed by the skew correction roller after the feed clutch [D] has turned off.

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