Ricoh ST26 Service Manual

20-BIN SORTER STAPLER

(Machine Code: A554)

13th January 1995 SPECIFICATIONS

1. SPECIFICATIONS

Paper Size for Bins: Sort or stack mode:

Maximum: A3, 11" x 17" Minimum: A5, 51/2" x 81/2" lengthwise

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

Paper Weight for Bins: Sort mode:

52 - 93 g/m2, 14 - 24 lb

Stack mode:

64 - 93 g/m2, 17 - 24 lb

Staple mode:

52 - 80 g/m2, 14 - 21 lb

Number of Bins: 20 bins + proof tray

Stapler

20-bin Sorter

Bin Capacity: Sort mode: 30 sheets (A4, 81/2" x 11")

15 sheets (A3, 11" x 17")

Stack mode: 15 sheets Proof tray - 100 sheets

(52 – 80 g/m2, 14 – 21 lb)

- 50 sheets (81 – 128 g/m2, 22 – 34 lb)

- 30 sheets (129 – 157 g/m2, 35 – 42 lb)

Stapler Capacity: A4, 81/2" x 11" or smaller: 2 – 20 copies

B4, 81/2" x 14" or larger: 2 – 10 copies

Stapling Position:

(Horizontal)

(Diagonal)

a = b

= 6 ± 3 mm = 0.24" ± 0.12"

a = 16 ± 3 mm

= 0.63" ± 0.12"

b = 10 ± 3 mm

= 0.39" ± 0.12"

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Staple Replenishment: Cartridge exchange

(3,000 staples/cartridge) Power Source: DC 24V, 5V (form the copier) Power Consumption: 34 W Dimensions:

(W x D x H)

412 x 600 x 690 mm

(16.2" x 23.6" x 27.1") Weight: About 25 kg, 55.1 lb

(Main Frame: 22 kg, 48.5 lb

Mounting Frame: 3 kg, 6.6 lb)

13th January 1995 COMPONENT LAYOUT

2. COMPONENT LAYOUT

2.1 MECHANICAL COMPONENT LAYOUT

Stapler

20-bin Sorter

1. Proof Tray

2. Proof Tray Exit Rollers

3. Vertical Transport Rollers

4. Turn Gate

5. Bin Transport Belt

6. Bin Transport Roller

7. Bin Exit Roller

8. Stapler

9. Grip Assembly

10. Bin Support Block

11. Bins

12. Suppor t Bin

13. Jogger Bar

COMPONENT LAYOUT 13th January 1995

2.2 DRIVE LAYOUT

4. Roller Drive Motor Pulley

11. Bin Lift Motor Pulley

3. Rear Roller Drive Belt

2. Proof Tray Exit Roller Pulley (Rear)

(Proof Tray Exit Roller)

19. Proof Tray Exit Roller Pulley (Front)

18. Front Roller Drive Belt

17. Vertical Transport Drive Pulley

15. Bin Transport Drive Gear

14. Bin Transport Belts

8. Bin Lift Drive Belt

7. Bin Lift Gears

6. Bin Lift Gear/Pulley

12. Rear Bin Lift Wire

9. Rear Bin Support Block

10. Jogger Motor Pulley

13. Lower Jogger Drive Belt

21. Bin Drive Shaft

20. Front Bin Lift Pulley

16. Front Bin Lift Wire

22. Front Bin Support Block

5. Jogger Drive Shaft

1. Upper Jogger Drive Belt

23. Jogger Bar

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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 Name Function

Motors

M1 Bin Lift

M2 Jogger

M3 Grip M4 Stapler Feeds the staples and drives the stapler hammer. 12 M5 Roller Drive

Circuit Board

PCB1 Main Control Controls all sorter stapler functions. 18

Solenoid

SOL 1 Turn Gate

Sensors

S1 Bin Lift Timing -1

S2 Bin Lift Timing -2

S3 Jogger H.P.

S4 Paper

S5 Bin (LED)

S6 Bin (Photo transistor)

S7 Grip H.P.

S8 Bin H.P. S9 Bin Exit Detects paper jams at the bin exit area. 5

S10 Proof Tray Exit Detects paper jams at the proof tray exit area. 4 S11 Roller Drive Timing

Lifts and lowers the bins via a belt, gears, and wires.

Drives the jogger bar to jog the copies against the front side plate.

Drives the grip assembly into the bin to grip the copies and bring them to the stapling position.

Drives the proof tray exit, vertical transport rollers, and bin transport belts.

Opens and closes the turn gate to direct the copies into either the proof tray or the bins.

Monitors the rotation of the bin lift motor by detecting the timing disk.

Controls the stop timing of the bin lift motor so that the bin lift timing sensor no. 1 can detect the timing disk properly.

Detects whether the jogger bar is at the home position.

Detects whether there are any copies under the hammer.

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

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

Detects whether the grip assembly is at the home position.

Detects whether all the bins are in the down (home) position.

Monitors the roller drive motor speed by detecting the timing disk.

Index

No.

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20-bin Sorter

COMPONENT LAYOUT 13th January 1995

Symbol Name Function

Switches

SW1 Upper Lift Limit

SW2 Wire Tension

SW3 Front Door Cuts the 24 Vdc line when the front door is open. 14 SW4 Sorter Stapler Set SW5 Staple End Detects the staple end condition. 10

SW6 Staple Guide Detects whether the staple guide plate is closed. 9 SW7 Staple H.P.

The bin lift motor stops when this switch detects the upper limit position of the bins.

The bin lift motor stops when this switch detects the lower limit position of the bins through the bin lift wire tension.

Cuts the 24 Vdc line when the sorter stapler unit is open.

Detects whether the staple hammer is at the home position.

Index

No.

13th January 1995 BASIC OPERATION

3. BASIC OPERATION

3.1 NORMAL MODE AND SORT/STACK MODE

[E]

[C]

[G]

[F]

[B]

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[A]

[D]

Copies [A] exiting the copier pass t hro ug h the entra nce guide plates to the turn gate area. The turn gate [B] will sen d copies either to the proof tray or to the bins, depending on the mode.

- Normal mode -

In this mode, copies pass from the turn gate sectio n to the proo f tray. When the copier signals the S/S CPU to start the motor, the roller drive motor

[C] rotates all the rollers in the S/S pap er path . At the same time , th e tu rn gate solenoid [D] is energized and the turn gat e tu rns clockwise . The turn gate directs copies to the proof tra y [E] through the vertical transport and proof tray exit rollers [F and G].

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- Sort/Stack mode -

[C]

[G]

[H]

[A]

[I]

[B]

[D]

[E]

[F]

In this mode, copies pass from the turn gate section to the bins. The turn gate solen oid [A] stays off and th e turn gate [B] stays up when t he

S/S roller drive motor [C] starts rot at ing. The turn gate directs copies downward and the bin transport belt [D] exits copies t o th e bin through the bin transport and bin exit rollers [E and F].

The jogger bar [G] th en moves th e copy towards the front and jo gs it against the front side plate to square the copies.

The bin lift motor [H] turn s on whe n th is jogg ing operation is almost finished and advances the bin one ste p up along the bin cam track [I]. The bin lif t motor stops at the proper time to posit ion the next bin at the bin exit area. This bin movement is done fo r each co py in sort mode and for the final copy of each original in stack mode.

The up and down movement of th e bins in both sort and stack modes is the same as for other moving bin type sorters.

Figure 4

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3.2 STAPLE MODE

[A]

Figure 1 Figure 2

[B]

Figure 3

When the final set of copies has been jogged in sort mode, the staple unit staples the stacked co pie s as f ollo ws:

Figure 1: If the final copy is fed out to a bin other than the first one, all the bins lower to the home position (the first bin is positioned at the bin exit area ). The jogger bar [A] moves towards th e fro nt to jog the copies stacked in th e first bin. Then it stops 15 mm away from the side edge of the pa pe r.

Figure 2: The bins move one step up to place the first bin at the stap ling posit ion.

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20-bin Sorter

Figure 3: The grippers [B] move forward, an d grip the copies.

Figure 4: The grippers bring the copies up unde rne at h the sta pler. At the same time, the jogger bar jogs the cop ies stacked in the second bin to pre pa re for the next stapling operation . The n th e jog ger bar returns to the position 15 mm away from the side edge of th e pa pe r.

BASIC OPERATION 13th January 1995

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 5: The stapler staples th e cop ies.

Figure 6: The copies are pushed back int o the bin. Then the grippe rs ope n an d ret urn to the home position.

The bins move one step up for the next stapling opera tio n. When the final set of copies is stapled, the bins lower and stop when the final

bin that was used just before the entire stapling operation is positione d at the bin exit.

There are two staple modes.

1) Automatic stapling: In ADF/ARDF mode, when the user selects sta ple mode before pressing the Start key, the copies will be delivered to each bin and stapled automatically.

2) Manual stapling: In sort mode, after copies are sort ed in the bins, the copie s will be stap led when the user presses the sta ple key after copying. In stack mode, manual stapling is impossible.

[B]

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4. TURN GATE SECTION

[B]

[E]

[C]

[A]

[D]

The turn gate directs copies to the pro of tray or to the bins depe nding on the mode selected.

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In the normal mode, the turn gat e sole no id [A] turns on together with the roller drive motor when the copier signals the S/S CPU to sta rt th e motor. The turn gate [B] rotates clockwise to dire ct cop ies up ward [C] th rou gh the vertical transport section to th e proof tray. The turn gate solen oid stays on during the copy cycles, and turns off when the proo f tra y exit sensor detects the trailing edge of the last copy and the S/S CPU receives the signal from the copier to stop the motor.

In the sort, stack, or staple mode, the turn gate solenoid stays off to keep the turn gate up so that copies are direct ed down ward [D] to the bin transport section.

The solenoid lever [E] is bent at a righ t an gle to en sure tha t the lever moves only if the solenoid switches fro m on to off, or from off to on.

[F]

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5. ROLLER DRIVE AND CONTROL

[G]

[E]

[I]

[C]

[J]

[B]

[D]

[K]

[A]

[H]

[L]

The roller drive motor (a stepper motor) [A ] drive s the proo f tra y exit rolle rs [B], vertical transport rollers [C] , bin transport belts [D], bin tran sport rollers [E], and bin exit rollers [F] via the front and rear roller drive be lts [G and H], pulleys, and gears, as shown above.

The roller drive motor turns on when the copier signals the S/S CPU to switch the motor on. When the proof tra y exit sen sor [I] (in the normal mode) or the bin exit sensor [J] (in the sort/stack/staple mode) detects the trailing edge of the final copy, the S/S CPU info rms the copie r t hro ugh th e fib er cab le an d the interface PCB. The n the copier signals the S/S to stop the roller drive motor.

The S/S CPU monitors the roller drive motor speed by counting pulse s from the timing disc [K] through the roller drive timing sensor [L ].

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To feed copies out as fast as possible, th e S/ S CPU con tro ls t wo mot or rotation speeds.

The normal speed depends on the copier’s p ape r tra nsp ort speed. The S/S’s paper transport speed is almost the same as bu t sligh tly fa ster than the copier’s.

In the normal mode, the roller drive motor changes the paper tra nsp ort speed from normal to high (500 mm/s, fixed) when the S/S CPU receives the pape r exit signal from the copier. The roller drive motor changes the paper transp ort speed from high to normal 100 milliseconds aft er th e pro of tray exit senso r detects the trailing edge of the copy.

In the sort/stack/sta ple mo de, the roller drive motor also changes the paper transport speed from normal to high and the n from high to normal. The timin g is the same as in the normal mode, bu t the bin exit sensor is used to dete ct the trailing edge instead of the pro of tray exit sensor. The high speed is almost double the normal speed, and it changes depending on the paper size (900, 960, or 1 ,0 00 mm/ seco nd).

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[M]

BIN DRIVE AND CONTROL 13th January 1995

6. BIN DRIVE AND CONTROL

[G]

[J]

[F]

[I]

[H]

[L]

[E]

[K]

[B]

[A]

[C]

[D]

[C]

[E]

All the 20 bins [A] and the support bin [B] are piled up on the bin support blocks [C]. The front and rea r bin support blocks are connecte d by th e bin lift shafts [D], the ends of which are fixed to the bin lif t wires [E ] as shown. The bin lift motor [F] (dc motor) drives the bin lift wires thro ug h the bin lif t drive belt [G], bin lift gears [H], an d th e bin lift gear/pulley [I]. Then the bins are driven up and down along the front an d rea r bin cam tracks [J].

The S/S CPU controls the amount of bin lift motor rotation by monitorin g the pulses from the timing disc [K] th rough the bin lift timing sensors 1 and 2 [L and M]. Bin lift timing sensor 1 (blue con ne cto r) is use d for coun tin g th e timing pulses. Bin lift timing sensor 2 (white connector) is used to determin e the motor stop timing so that the edge of the timing disc slots is not positioned at timing sensor 1.

[C]

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[A]

[G]

[D]

[E]

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20-bin Sorter

[F]

[B]

[C]

If the bin lift motor [A] fails t o sto p the bin s at the hig he st po sitio n, the re ar end of the left bin lift shaft [B] activate s the upper lift limit switch [C] (which is a normally-closed type) to open the 24 Vdc line to th e bin lift mot or.

The front right bin suppo rt blo ck [D] ha s an act uator on its underside. When all the bins are lowered and the first bin is positioned at the bin exit are a, the actuator activates the bin home position sensor [E] and the bin lift motor turns off.

If the bin lift motor fails to stop lowering the bins at the bin home positio n, the rear bin lift wire [F] slackens. The n th e wire tension switch [G] (which is a normally-open type) is deactivat ed , which ope ns th e 24 Vdc line to the bin lift motor.

BIN DRIVE AND CONTROL 13th January 1995

[A]

[B]

[E]

[C]

[D]

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

[F]

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

An end fence mylar [A] is attached to each bin entra nce and an end fence block [B] is stuck on the mylar. These are att ached with two-sided tape, as shown in figure 1. There is a twisted spring at the rear end of the bin entrance to raise the end fence block and mylar. Whe n the bin s are at the bin ho me position, the support bin [C] and th e first bin [D] are positio ne d at the bend in the bin cam track [E] as shown. The supp ort and first bins have a space between them so that the end fence mylar can fully rise until the end fence block stops it.

The space between the support and first bin s is at the bin entra nce section as shown in figure 2. Since the end fence mylar is t hin , the copy exits to the first bin over the mylar. The steep angle of the bin helps th e exit ed copy slide back due to its own weight und er the mylar against the bin entrance.

When the bins move up along the bend of the bin cam track, the end fence mylar and block of the first bin are pushed down by th e sup port bin, and those of the second bin [F] rise as shown in figure 3.

When the bin lift motor stops, the first and second bins are positioned as shown in figure 4. The lowe red end fence mylar helps to prevent the copy in the first bin from moving out of the jogged posit ion . The end fence mylar an d block of the second bin are ready to receive the next copy.

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