NOTE: If the rollers are incorrectly installed, the one-way clutch does not work.
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OVERVIEW23 February, 2001
2. DETAILED SECTION DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 OVERVIEW
2.1.1 MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT
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1. Paper Height Sensors 5
2. Paper Height Sensors 4
3. Paper Height Sensors 1
4. Pick-up Roller
5. Upper Limit Sensor
6. Paper Feed Roller
7. Relay Sensor
8. Relay Roller
9. Separation Roller
10. Paper Height Sensors 2
11. Paper Height Sensors 3
12. Lower Limit Sensor
13. Left Paper End Sensor
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23 February, 2001OVERVIEW
2.1.2 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT
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1. End Fence Home Position Sensor
2. Left Tray Paper End Sensor
3. Paper Height Sensor 4
4. Paper Height Sensor 5
5. Paper Size Sensor
6. Main Board
7. Side Fence Open/Closed Sensor
8. Tray Sensor
9. Tray Motor
10. Paper Height Sensors 1
11. Upper Limit Sensor
12. Paper Feed Clutch
13. Paper Height Sensor 2
14. Right Tray Paper End Sensor
15. Paper Height Sensor 3
16. Vertical Guide Switch
17. Lower Limit Sensor
18. Tray Lift Motor
19. Relay Sensor
20. Stack Transport Clutch
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PAPER FEED23 February, 2001
2.2 PAPER FEED
[A]
[B]
[C]
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• This product uses an FRR type paper feed mechanism.
• The paper feed unit consists of the pick-up roller [A], paper feed roller [B],
separation roller [C], and relay roller.
• There is a torque limiter (ferrite powder type) in the back of the separation roller.
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23 February, 2001SEPARATION ROLLER AND PICK-UP ROLLER RELEASE
2.3 SEPARATION ROLLER AND PICK-UP ROLLER
RELEASE
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[E]
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[C]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[D]
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To prevent the paper from being torn when pulling out the paper feed tray, the
separation and pickup rollers are set so that they release automatically.
When the paper tray [A] is not inside the machine, the separation roller [B] is away
from the paper feed roller [C] and the pick-up roller [D] stays in the upper position.
When the paper tray is set into the machine, it pushes the release lever [E]. This
causes the pick-up roller to go down into contact with the top sheet of paper and
the separation roller to move up and contact the paper feed roller.
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TRAY LIFT23 February, 2001
2.4 TRAY LIFT
[G]
[F]
[E]
[A]
[C]
[D]
[B]
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When the paper feed tray is put in the m achine, the tray sensor on the back face
turns on and the tray lift motor [A] starts. The base plate lift shaft [B] is coupled to
the lift motor at shaft [C], so the base plate of the tray is lifted. After a short while,
the top of the paper stack contacts the pick-up roller and lifts it up.
When this occurs, the actuator enters the upper limit sensor, the sensor turns off
and the lift motor stops. When paper in the tray is used up, the pick-up roller is
gradually lowered, and the actuator leaves the upper limit sensor (turning the
sensor on). When this happens, the lift motor begins turning again. The tray will
then be lifted until the actuator enters the upper limit sensor (turning the sensor off
again).
When the tray is removed from the printer, the coupling between the lift motor and
base plate lift shaft is broken and the base plate goes into a controlled free fall
(using a damper [D] to slow the fall and prevent damage).
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23 February, 2001NEAR END/END DETECTION
2.5 NEAR END/END DETECTION
This tray holds two stacks of paper, so the machine needs to monitor the status of
both these stacks. There are seven sensors to do this.
In the right tray (paper feed side), three height sensors ([E] in the diagram on the
previous page) measure the height of the stack, and an end sensor detects when
all the paper is used up. As the amount of paper remaining in the tray decreases,
the base plate rises and the actuator activates the paper height sensors. When
paper runs out in the right tray, the stack in the left tray is moved across to the right
tray.
There are also two height sensors ([F] in the diagram on the previous page) and an
end sensor in the left tray (paper storage side) ([G] in the diagram on the previous
page). When there is no paper in both trays, paper end is detected.
The machine determines the amount of remaining paper based on the sensor
outputs, as shown in the following table.
Amount of paper
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Paper Height Sensor 1
Paper Height Sensor 2
Paper Height Sensor 3
Right Tray Paper End Sensor
Paper Height Sensor 4
Paper Height Sensor 5
Left Tray Paper End Sensor
Paper Height Sensor 1
Paper Height Sensor 2–
Paper Height Sensor 3–
Right Tray Paper End Sensor
Paper Height Sensor 4
Paper Height Sensor 5
Left Tray Paper End Sensor
Right tray paper end sensor: ❍ = Low (no paper), # = High (paper present)
Other sensors: ❍ = Low (paper present), # = High (no paper)
#❍❍❍❍##
❍#❍#
#
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❍#######
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❍❍❍##❍##
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#
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The following diagram is the sensor layout, as viewed from the front.
Paper Storage SidePaper Feed Side
Paper End
Sensor 1
Paper Height
Sensor 1
Paper Height
Sensor 5
Paper Height
Sensor 4
Paper Height
Sensor 2
Paper Height
Sensor 3
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PAPER STACK TRANSPORT MECHANISM23 February, 2001
2.6 PAPER STACK TRANSPORT MECHANISM
[C]
[E]
[D]
[B]
[A]
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When the pa per in the right tray is used up, t he tray motor [A] and stack t ransport
clutch [B] turn on. Then the rear fence [C] moves the stack of paper from the left
tray to the right tray.
While the stack is being moved, it pushes the side fence aside, and the side fence
open/closed sensor [D] detects that the fence is open.
After the stack has been moved across, a spring in the side fence moves the side
fence back, and the sensor detects that the fence is closed. Then, the tray motor
reverses until end fence home position sensor [E] is deactivated.
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23 February, 2001RIGHT TRAY PAPER END DETECTION
2.7 RIGHT TRAY PAPER END DETECTION
[A]
[B]
[C]
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[E]
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[D]
The paper end sensor [A] detects when copy paper in the right tray runs out.
When there is paper in the tray, the paper pushes up the paper end feeler [B] and
causes the actuator to enter the sensor. When paper runs out, the feeler drops and
the actuator leaves the sensor, and the machine detects that there is no paper in
the tray.
When the tray is being pulled out, the lever [E] lifts the pick-up roller and this also
lifts up the feeler.
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POINT TO POINT WIRING DIAGRAM (Large Capacity Tray: G569)
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