Ricoh FT5035-S SORTER STAPLER ST10

10-BIN

SORTER STAPLER

(Machine Code: A555)

13th January 1995 SPECIFICATIONS

1. SPECIFICATIONS

Paper Size for Bins: Sort/Stack Modes:

Maximum: A3, 11 x 17" Minimum: B5, 81/2 x 11"

Paper Weight for Bins: Sorting:

52 ~ 157 g/m2 (14 ~ 42 lb) Stacking: 52 ~ 157 g/m2 (14 ~ 42 lb) Stapling:

52 ~ 80 g/m2 (14 ~ 21 lb)

Bin Capacity: Sorting:

A4, 81/2 x 11" or smaller: 30 copies

B4, 81/2 x 14" or larger: 25 copies Stacking:

A4, 81/2 x 11" or smaller: 25 copies

B4, 81/2 x 14" or larger: 20 copies

Stapler Capacity: 2 ~ 20 copies Proof Tray Capacity: 100 copies (52 ~ 80 g/m2 / 14 ~ 21 lb)

50 copies (81 ~ 128 g/m2 / 22 ~ 34 lb) 30 copies (129 ~ 157 g/m2 / 35 ~ 42 lb)

Number of Bins: 10 bins + proof tray Stapling Position:

a = 6 ± 3 mm b = 6 ± 3 mm

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Staple Replenishmen t: Cartridge exchange (2,00 0 sta ple s/cartridge) Power Source: DC 24V, 5V (from the copier) Power Consumption: Average: less than 33 W

Average for Sorting: less tha n 25 W Average for Stapling : less th an 33 W

Weight: 12.4 kg (27.4 lb) Dimensions (W x D x H): 381 x 548 x 443 mm (15.0" x 21.6" x 17.5")

13th January 1995 COMPONENT LAYOUT

2. COMPONENT LAYOUT

2.1 MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT

1. Helical Wheels

2. Jogger Plate

3. Grip Assembly

4. Transport Rollers

5. Staple U nit

6. Bins

7. Proof Tray

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2.2 DRIVE LAYOUT

1. Jogger Drive Belt

2. Transport Roller

3. Helical Wheels

4. Transport Motor

5. Jogger Motor

6. Wheel Drive Belts

7. Bin Drive Motor

8. Jogger Plate

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2.3 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DESCRI P TI ON

Refer to the electrical compone nt layou t on the reverse side of the Poin t to Point Diagram (on waterproof paper).

Symbol Index No. Description Note

Motors

M1 14 Transport Drives the transport roller M2 9 M3 16 Bin Drive Drives the bins

M4 6 Stapler Drives the stapler hammer

M5 3

Sensors

S1 1 S2 2 Sorter Entrance Detects paper jams S3 15

S4 13

S5 4

S6 5

S7 11 S8 10 Wheel Detects the bin position. S9 12

S10 18 S11 19 Staple End Detects when the staples run out

Switches

SW1 8 SW2 7 Stapler Cuts the signals to the stapler.

Circuit Board

PCB1 17 Main Controls all sorter/stapler functions

Jogger Drives the jogger plate to square the

copies

Grip Drives the grippers forwards and back

into the bin to grip the copies and bring them to the stapling position

Bin (Phototransistor)

Jogger H.P. Detects whether the jogger plate is in

Timing Provides pulses to the sorter stapler

Stapler Paper Detects whether any copies are under

Grip H.P. Detects when the grip assembly cam

Bin (LED)

Bin H.P. Detects whether the bins are at home

Staple H.P. Detects whether the stapler hammer

Door Safety Cuts the dc +24V supply when either

Detects whether there is any paper in the bins (light receiving element)

its home position

main board.

the hammer.

gear has rotated once Detects whether there is paper in the

bins (light emitting element)

position

is at home position

the unit or the stapler cover is opened.

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3. BASIC OPERATION

3.1 NORMAL MODE AND SORT/STACK MODE

[E]

[A]

[B]

[D]

Copies exiting the copier pass thro ug h the entrance guide plate [A]. The transport roller will send copies eit he r to th e pro of tray or to each bin, depending on the select ed mode .

During copying, all rollers in the sorter stapler transport the paper at a speed which depends on the copier. When the trailing edge of th e copy passes the fusing exit sensor, the speed of the rollers changes to 600 mm/s. This ma kes enough time for the jogger plate to squa re the sta ck of pa per a nd to sta ck the paper smoothly into the bins.

- Normal (proof) mode -

When the Start key is pressed, the tran sport motor [B] energizes to rota te the transport roller. The transport roller sends copies to the proof tray directly.

- Sort mode -

When sort mode is selected, the bin drive motor [C] energize s to rotat e the helical wheels. The helical wheels [D] rotate twice to move the top bin to the transport roller position , then the first cop y is delivered to the top bin.

[C]

After the first copy of the first origina l h as been fed to th e top bin , th e bin drive motor moves the bins up one step (the helical wheels rotate once) so that the second copy of the first orig inal will be delivered to the next bin .

The jogger plate [E] squares the copies after each copy has been fed to a bin. After the copies of the first orig ina l h ave been delivered to each bin, the sorter stapler maintains its status (t he bin drive moto r does not rota te ).

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The first copy of the second origina l is delivere d to the fina l bin th at was used for the first original, the n th e fin al bin descends one step. The bins de scend each time a copy of the seco nd original is delivered.

The direction of motion of the bins alt ern at es fo r each page of the original until the copy run is finished.

- Stack mode -

[A]

When stack mode is selected, the top bin advances to the transport roller position in the same way as in sort mode.

After the first copy is delive red to the top bin, the jogger plate [A] moves across to square the copy. The jogger plate squares th e copies after each copy has been fed to a bin.

After one set of copies for the first orig ina l h as been delive red to the to p bin , the bin drive motor moves th e bin s up on e ste p. Then, one set of copies of the second original will be delivered to the next bin.

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3.2 STAPLE MODE

[B]

[A]

[C]

[D]

The stapler is only available in sort mode. When the jogger plate has square d th e fin al set of cop ies, the grip arms [A ]

move inside the front side frame and catch the pape r. The grip asse mbly brings the copies into the stapler [B], and the stapler staples the copies.

After stapling, the grip asse mbly [C] brings the stapled copies back to the bin and releases the copies. Then the grip asse mbly goes ba ck to th e no rmal position. The bin eithe r a dva nces or descends one step depen ding on whether the number of originals is odd or even [D].

When the final set of copies has been stapled, the bins go back to the standby position.

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There are two staple modes.

Automatic Stapling

In ADF mode, when staple mod e is selected before pressing th e St art key, copies will be delivered to each bin and stap led aut oma tica lly.

Manual Stapling

In platen cover mode, after the copies have been sorted into the bins, the staple mode LED starts to blink. If the sort key is presse d while this LED is blinking, the copies will be stapled.

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3.3 BIN DRIVE MECHANISM

[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

The bin drive mechanism moves th e bin s up an d do wn to receive copies. There are four pins on each bin . Two pins fit into the slots [A] in bot h th e front

and rear side frames; the pin s slide up and down in these slots. The other two pins fit into the slot in the helical wh eels; as th e helical wheels turn, these pins move up and down, and the oth er pins move up and down in the slots at the other end of the bin.

The bin drive motor [B] drives the helical wheels thro ug h four timin g belts [C] . When the motor rotates clockwise, the bins lift; whe n it rot ates counterclockwise, the bins lower. There is a wheel sensor actuator [D] on the front helical wheel; the actu at or has a slo t which det ect s when the helica l wheel has rotated once.

When the bins are advanced, the helical wheels rotate once for each step. As the pitch of the spiral on the helical wheel is greater when the bins are at the staple and paper exit area th an wh en the bins are elsewhere, the amoun t of bin shift is greater when the bins are at the sta ple and pap er exit area . This leaves enough space to stap le an d stack the copies. Also, this re du ces th e total machine height.

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