Ricoh DS5330 SORTER

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1 February 1994 OVERALL MACHINE INFORMATION

1. OVERALL MACHINE INFORMATION

1.1 SPECIFICATIONS

Paper Size for Bins: Max. 11" x 17"/A3

Min. 51/2" x 81/2"/A5

Paper Size for Interrupt/ Top Bins:

Copy Paper Weight: 14 to 24 lb/52 to 90 g/m

Max. 11" x 17"/A3 Min. 51/2" x 81/2"/A5

Number of Bins: 10 bins, 1 interrupt bin and 1 print bin

Bin Capacity: Sort 50 sheets/bin

(20 lb/80 g/m2, one-sided copies) 30 sheets/bin (20 lb/80 g/m2, duplex copies)

Stack 40 sheets/bin

(20 lb/80 g/m2, one-sided copies) 20 sheets/bin (20 lb/80 g/m2, duplex copies)

Top Bin Capacity (Clear Mode):

150 sheets (20 lb/80 g/m2, one-sided copies) 100 sheets (20 lb/80 g/m2, duplex copies)

Printer Bin Capacity: 500 sheets (20 lb/80 g/m2, 81/2" x 11"/A4)

150 sheets (20 lb/80 g/m2, other size)

Interrupt Bin Capacity: 100 sheets (20 lb/80 g/m2)

Power Source: DC 24 V from copier

Power Consumption: 90 W (Max), 30 W (Average)

Dimensions (W x D x H): 19.6" x 21.1" x 23.6"/499 x 535 x 600 mm

Weight: 48.5 lb/22 kg

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1.2 COMPONENT LAYOUT

1.2.1 Mechanical Components

1. Entry Sensor Photo Transistor

2. Vertical Drive Rollers

3. Pressure Rollers

4. Sorter Cover

5. Vertical Guide Unit

6. Sponge Roller

8. Turn Gate Roller

9. Turn Gate

10. Entry Sensor LED

11. Discharge Brush

12. Interrupt Bin

13. Printer Bin

7. Inlet Sensor

14. Standard Bins

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1.2.2 Electrical Components

7 8 9

10 11

12 13

1. Inlet Sensor

2. Entry Sensor Photo Transistor

3. Sorter Cover Safety Switch 1

4. Sorter Cover Safety Switch 2

5. Entry Sensor LED

6. 2nd Bin Solenoid

7. 3rd Bin Solenoid

8. 4th Bin Solenoid

10. 6th Bin Solenoid

11. 7th Bin Solenoid

12. 8th Bin Solenoid

13. 9th Bin Solenoid

14. 10th Bin Solenoid

15. Printer Bin Solenoid

16. Interrupt Bin Solenoid

17. Sorter Motor

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9. 5th Bin Solenoid

18. Sorter Main Board

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1.3 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS

Symbol Name Function Index No.

Motors

M1 Sorter Motor Drives all the sorter rollers. 17

Solenoids

SOL1 2nd Bin Solenoid Open and close the 2nd bin gate. 6 SOL2 3rd Bin Solenoid Open and close the 3rd bin gate. 7 SOL3 4th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 4th bin gate. 8 SOL4 5th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 5th bin gate. 9 SOL5 6th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 6th bin gate. 10 SOL6 7th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 7th bin gate. 11 SOL7 8th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 8th bin gate. 12 SOL8 9th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 9th bin gate. 13

SOL9 10th Bin Solenoid Open and close the 10th bin gate. 14 SOL10 Printer Bin Solenoid Open and close the printer bin gate. 15 SOL11 Interrupt Bin Solenoid Open and close the interrupt bin gate. 16

Switches

SW1 Sorter Cover Safety

Switch 1

SW2 Sorter Cover Safety

Switch 2

Sensors

S1 Entry Sensor Detects misfeeds and when the copy

S2 Inlet Sensor Detects misfeeds and when the copy

Printed Circuit Boards

PCB 1 Sorter Main Board Controls all sorter functions. 18

Detects when the sorter cover is opened. 3

Cut the +24 volts power line. 4

paper exits.

paper enters.

2 and 5

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1.4 DRIVE LAYOUT

1. Vertical Drive Rollers (10 Rollers)

2. Sorter Motor

3. Turn Gate Roller Pulley

4. Sponge Roller Pulley

5. Timing Belt

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1.5 BASIC OPERATION

- Introduction -

Sorter operation begins when the copier exit sensor turns on. At that time, the sorter motor turns on and the rollers start turning.

The sorter has two paper transport speeds. When the sorter motor turns on, it rotates at slow speed of 220 mm/s. This is the slightly faster than the copier’s transport speed. When the trailing edge of the paper passes the copier exit sensor, the sorter shifts to high speed which is about 550 mm/s. When the trailing edge of the paper passes the jam sensor, the sorter shifts again to slow speed.

When the copier main motor turns off, the sorter motor also turns off.

- Clear Mode -

The copies pass from the copier’s exit through the relay guide plates to the turn gate. The turn gate directs the paper to the vertical guide unit. The vertical drive rollers then move the paper up until it reaches the turn guide. The turn guide directs the paper to the first bin. During transport of the copies in this mode, none of the bin gates are used.

- Sort Mode -

When in sort mode, the first sheet is placed in the first bin in the same way as when in clear mode.

The second and subsequent copies follow the same path but are directed to the bins in order from top to bottom (second copy to second bin, third to the third bin, and so on). The appropriate bin gate solenoid turns on when the leading edge of the paper activates the inlet sensor and turns off when the trailing edge of the paper passes the jam sensor.

If 11 or more is entered while in sort mode, the message display will indicate "Sort max.: 10 sets", the Copy Quantity indicator will display 10, and the Max indicator will blink. (The Start key remains green.)

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- Stack Mode -

When in stack mode, all sheets of the first copy run go to the top bin just as in clear mode. When the Start key is pressed again, the entire second run is directed to the second bin. Similarly, the third run goes to the third bin, the fourth run to the fourth bin.

If the mode is not changed, the sorter will continue in this way, sending all copies from a single run to one bin and dropping down one bin each run until there are copies in all 10 bins. Upon completion of the copy run to the 10th bin, copying will stop and the guidance display will indicate "Sort max.: 10 sets". The Max indicator will blink. (The Start key remains green.) The operator can copy 11th or more originals continuously when pressing the start key again. These copies run to the top bin and drop down one bin each run, as described above.

If on any single copy run, the operator enters a number greater than 40 (the maximum bin capacity for stack mode), the message display will indicate "Stack max.: 40 sheets", the Copy Quantity indicator will display 10, and the Max indicator will blink. (The Start key remains green.)

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