Depending on the finishing mode, the copies are directed up, straight through, or
down by the combination of the tray junction gate [A] and stapler junction gate [B].
These gates are controlled by the tray junction gate solenoid [C] and stapler
junction gate solenoid [D].
Upper tray mode
The tray junction gate solenoid turns on. The copies go up to the upper tray.
Sort/stack mode
The tray junction gate solenoid and the stapler junction gate solenoid remain off.
The copies are sent to the shift tray directly.
Staple mode
The tray junction gate solenoid remains off and the stapler junction gate solenoid
turns on. The copies go downwards to the jogger unit.
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June30,1998JOGGERUNITPAPERPOSITIONINGMECHANISM
2.2 JOGGER UNIT PAPER POSITIONING MECHANISM
[C]
[F]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[B]
[D]
[C]
[A]
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In staple mode, each sheet of copy paper is vertically and horizontally aligned
when it arrives in the jogger unit.
Vertical Paper Alignment
After the trailing edge of the copy passes the stapler tray entrance sensor [A], the
positioning roller solenoid [B] is energized for 280 ms to push the positioning roller
[C] into contact with the paper. The positioning roller and alignment brush roller [D]
rotate to push the paper back and align the trailing edge of the paper against the
stack stopper [E].
Horizontal Paper Alignment
When the print key is pressed, the jogger motor [F] turns on and the jogger fences
[G] move to the waiting position, which is 7 mm wider on both sides than the
selected paper.
When the trailing edge of the paper passes the staple unit entrance sensor, the
jogger motor turns on for approximately 70 ms to move the jogger fences 5 mm
towards the paper. After a short time, the jogger motor turns on again
approximately for 60 ms for the horizontal paper alignment then goes back to the
waiting position.
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STAPLERUNITMOVEMENTMECHANISMJune30,1998
2.3 STAPLER UNIT MOVEMENT MECHANISM
[A]
[B]
[C]
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[B]
Side-to-side:
The stapler motor [A] moves the stapler [B] from side to side. After the start key is
pressed, the stapler moves from its home position to the stapling position.
If two-staple-position mode is selected, the stapler moves to the front stapling
position first, then moves to the rear stapling position. However, for the next copy
set, it staples in the reverse order (at the rear side first then at the front side).
After the job is completed, the stapler moves back to its home position. This is
detected by the stapler HP sensor [C].
[D]
Rotation:
In the oblique staple position mode, the stapler rotation motor [D] rotates the
stapler 45° after it moves to the stapling position.
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2.4 STAPLER
[A]
[E]
[B]
[C]
[F]
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[D]
[G]
[H]
[I]
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The staple hammer [A] is driven by the staple hammer motor [B] via gears [C], two
cams [D], and two links [E].
When the aligned copies are brought to the stapling position by the positioning
roller, alignment brush roller and jogger fences, the staple hammer motor starts.
When the cams complete one rotation, the staple hammer home position sensor
[F] turns on, detecting the end of the stapling operation. The staple hammer motor
then stops.
There are two sensors in the stapler. One is the staple end switch [G] for detecting
staple end conditions (it detects when there is only one sheet of staples left in the
cartridge). The other is the cartridge set switch [H] for detecting whether a staple
cartridge is installed.
When a staple end or no cartridge condition is detected, a message is displayed
advising the operator to install a staple cartridge. If this condition is detected during
a copy job, the indication will appear, but the copy job will not stop.
The staple cartridge has a clinch area [I], in which jammed staples are left.
Operators can remove the jammed staples from this area.
Options
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FEED-OUTMECHANISMJune30,1998
2.5 FEED-OUT MECHANISM
[E]
[D]
[A]
[B]
[F]
[B]
[C]
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After the copies have been stapled, the stack feed-out motor [A] starts. The pawl
[B] on the stack feed-out belt [C] transports the set of stapled copies up and feeds
it to the exit roller [D]. The shift tray exit roller [D] takes over the stack feed-out after
the leading edge reaches this roller.
Just before the stapled copies pass through the shift tray exit sensor, the stackÂfeed-out motor turns off 600 ms to wait until the exit rollers have completely fed the
stapled stack out to the shift tray [E]. Then, the stack-feed-out motor turns on again
until the pawl actuates the stack feed-out belt home position sensor [F].
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2.6 SHIFT TRAY UP/DOWN MECHANISM
[D]
[F]
[E]
[A]
[K]
[J]
[I]
[G]
[H]
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[B]
[C]
The shift tray lift motor [A] controls the vertical position of the shift tray [B] through
gears and timing belts [C]. When the main switch is turned on, the tray is initialized
at the upper position. The tray is moved up until stack height sensor 1 [D] is deÂactuated.
During copying, the actuator feeler [E] gradually rises as the copy stack grows, and
the actuator gradually moves towards stack height sensor 2 [F].
In sort/stack mode, if stack height sensor 2 is actuated for 3 seconds, the shift tray
lift motor lowers the shift tray for 15 ms.
In staple mode, when the stack feed-out motor starts, the tray is moved down until
stack height sensor 1 is actuated and then moved up until stack height sensor 1 is
de-actuated. This corrects the current tray position. Then, the tray is moved down
again until stack height sensor 1 is actuated to make space for the coming set of
copies and then moved up until stack height sensor 1 is de-actuated. This means
the tray lowers earlier in staple mode, to prevent the next copy suddenly exceeding
the space currently available on the tray.
For both modes, the shift tray will rise until stack height sensor 1 is de-actuated
when the user takes the stack of paper from the shift tray.
This machine has two shift tray lower limit sensors 1 [G], 2 [H]. Shift tray lower limit
sensor 1 detects the near lower limit and sensor 2 detects the lower limit. When the
actuator [I] enters sensor 1, a message will be displayed and copying will continue.
When the actuator enters sensor 2, a message will be displayed and copying will
stop.
Options
The shift tray upper limit switch [J] prevents the drive gear from being damaged if
stack height sensor 1 fails. When the shift tray pushes up the shift tray positioning
roller [K], the switch will cut the power to the shift tray lift motor.
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2.7 SHIFT TRAY SIDE-TO-SIDE MECHANISM
[A]
[D]
[C]
[F]
[E]
[B]
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In sort/stack mode, the shift tray [A] moves from side to side to separate the sets of
copies.
The horizontal position of the shift tray is controlled by the shift motor [B] and shift
gear disk [C]. After one set of copies is made and delivered to the shift tray, the
shift motor turns on, driving the shift gear disk and the shaft [D]. The end fence [E]
is positioned by the shaft, creating the side-to-side movement.
When the shift gear disk has rotated 180 degrees (when the shift tray is fully shifted
across), the cut-out in the shift gear disk turns on the shift tray half-turn sensor [F]
and the shift motor stops. The next set of copies is then delivered. The motor turns
on, repeating the same process and moving the tray back to the previous position.
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June30,1998PUNCHUNITDRIVEMECHANISM
2.8 PUNCH UNIT DRIVE MECHANISM
[C]
[D]
[B]
[A]
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The punch unit makes 2 or 3 holes (depending on the type of punch unit) at the
trailing edge of the paper.
The punch unit is driven by the punch motor [A]. The punch motor turns on 78 ms
after the trailing edge of the paper passes through the entrance sensor [B], and
makes the punch holes.
The home position is detected by the punch HP sensor [C]. When the cut-out on
the punch shaft gear disk [D] enters the punch HP sensor, the punch motor stops.
The punch position is adjusted as follows:
Right to left: SP mode
Front to rear: Spacers
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2.9 PUNCH WASTE COLLECTION MECHNISM
[B]
[D]
[C]
[A]
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The punch waste is collected in the punch waste hopper [A], which is under the
punch unit.
When the punch waste covers the hole [B] in the hopper, the hopper sensor [C]
turns on and a message will be displayed after the copy job finishes.
The hopper sensor also works as the hopper set sensor. If the punch waste hopper
is not set, the hopper sensor moves away from the hole in the hopper holder [D]
and a message is displayed. This message is the same as for the hopper full
condition.
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2.10 JAM CONDITIONS
1. The entrance sensor does not turn on within 450 ms after the copier exit sensor
turns off.
2. The entrance sensor does not turn off within 1,325 ms after it turns on.
3. The upper tray exit sensor does not turn on within 1,630 ms after the entrance
sensor turns on.
4. The upper tray exit sensor does not turn off within 1,325 ms after it turns on.
5. In sort/stack mode, the shift tray exit sensor does not turn on within 2,090 ms
after the entrance sensor turns on.
6. In sort/stack mode, the shift tray exit sensor does not turn off within 1,325 ms
after it turns on.
7. In staple mode, the stapler tray entrance sensor does not turn on within 3,700
ms after the entrance sensor turns on.
8. In staple mode, the stapler tray entrance sensor does not turn off within 1,325
ms after it turns on.
9. In staple mode, the stapler tray paper sensor does not turn off within 250
pulses of the stack feed-out motor after it starts.
10. In staple mode, the shift tray exit sensor does not turn off within 1,260 ms after
the stack feed-out motor starts.
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TIMINGCHARTSJune30,1998
2.11 TIMING CHARTS
2.11.1 A4 SIDEWAYS (2 SHEETS): NORMAL AND PUNCH MODE
Copier>Finisher
MotorOn
(ExitSensorOn)
MotorOn
MotorOff
Finisher>Copier
Exit
Finisher
EntranceSensor
PunchHPSensor
ShiftTrayExitSensor
PunchMotor
UpperTransportMotor
PunchMotorTrayJunctionGate
Solenoid
(ExitSensorOn)
78ms
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2.11.2 A4 SIDEWAYS (2 SHEETS): SORT/STACK AND PUNCH
MODE
Copier>Finisher
MotorOn
(ExitSensorOn)
MotorOn
MotorOff
Finisher>Copier
Exit
Finisher
EntranceSensor
PunchHPSensor
ShiftTrayExitSensor
ShiftTrayHalfTurn
UpperTransportMotor
ShiftTrayExitMotor
PunchMotor
ShiftMotor
(ExitSensorOn)
78ms
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2.11.3 A4 SIDEWAYS (2 SHEETS): STAPLE AND PUNCH MODE