Ricoh FT5233 Service Manual page 742

BIN DRIVE MECHANISM 12 February 1992
3. BIN DRIVE MECHANISM
[C]
[B]
[F]
[D]
[G]
[B]
[A]
[E]
The bin drive mechanism moves the bins up and down to receive copies
under the direction of the copier CPU. The main components in this
mechanism are the bin drive motor [A], the helical wheels [B], the bin sensor,
and the bins [C] themselves. Pins on either side of each bin fit into the slots
of the bin holder [D]. The pins slide up and down in these slots.
A timing belt turns both helical wheels. The rear pulley has a slot which
detects when the helical wheel has rotated 360 degrees. The helical wheels
lift and lower the bins. They also lift the bin holder itself by lifting up the
bottom bin.
The roller drive motor [E] drives the exit rollers [F] and the transport rollers
[G]. When the copy activates the copier's exit sensor, the CPU sends a signal
to the sorter to turn on the roller drive motor. It turns off shortly after the
sorter's paper exit sensor is deactivated.
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