Ricoh FT5233 Service Manual page 97

IMAGE TRANSFER AND PAPER SEPARATION 12 February 1992
8.3 PAPER SEPARATION
[C]
[A]
[B]
After image transfer the copy must be separated from the drum. To break the
attraction between the paper and the drum, the separation corona wire [A]
applies an ac corona to the reverse side of the paper. The stiffness and
weight of the paper causes it to separate from the drum.
The negative charge on the paper (from the transfer corona) is not
completely discharged until the paper is far enough from the drum that the
toner will not be reattracted to the drum. The two pick-off pawls [B] ensure
that thin, low stiffness paper and upward curled paper separate completely.
The spurs [C] prevents the unfused toner on the paper from being smeared
by the pick-off pawls.
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