SHARP ARE158 Technical Report

DIGITAL COPIER: AR-280

Date

May. 11, 1999

1. DISCONTINUANCE OF THE PLASTIC SLIDERS USED IN THE DEVELOPING UNIT, CARRIED OUT AS A MEASURE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORMITY OF THE UPPER CABINET REAR, CARRIED OUT AS A MEASURE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

3. CHANGE IN THE MAKER OF THE DRIVE UNIT CLUTCH CARRIED OUT AS A MEASURE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

4. DISCONTINUANCE OF THE BOSS IN THE FUSING UNIT, CARRIED OUT AS A MEASURE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

No. : ARE-158

1. Discontinuance of the plastic sliders used in the developing unit, carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

1.Model Name: AR-S280/S285/S335

2.General: The plastic sliders (Q’ty: 2) used in the developing unit have been discontinued.

This action has been carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

3.Action: From the 1st lot of 1999 March production.

2. Establishment of uniformity of the upper cabinet rear, carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

1.Model Name: AR-S280/S285/S335

2.General: A change has been carried out in the upper cabinet rear used in the models listed

above. Uniformity of parts has been established, and the upper cabinet rear used in model AR-S405 is now being used in the models listed above. This action has been carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

Old New

AR-S280/S285/S335 GCAB-0897FCZ1 GCAB-0897FCZ3

3.Action: From the 1st lot of 1999 March production.

3. Change in the maker of the drive unit clutch carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

1.Model Name: AR-280/285/335/405

2.General: A change has been carried out in the maker of the clutch used in the main drive unit

and in the paper feeding drive unit. This action has been carried out as a measure to improve productivity. In accordance with this change, a change has been carried out in the part codes.

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3.Action: * Change carried out in the clutch used in the main drive unit:

Running change carried out from 1999 mid-April production.

Change carried out in the clutch used in the paper feeding drive unit:

Running change carried out from 1999 mid-March production.

4. Discontinuance of the boss in the fusing unit, carried out as a measure to improve productivity.

1.Model Name: AR-405

2.General: The pressure adjustment lever in the fusing unit of the models listed above has been

discontinued from the 1st lot of mass production, but the boss of the pressure adjustment lever had remained, and for this reason it has now been discontinued.

3.Action: From the 1st lot of 1999 March production.

Ref.

Model

No.

AR-S280 AR-S285 AR-S335

AR-280 AR-285 AR-335 AR-405

AR-S280 AR-S285 AR-S335 AR-S405

4 AR-405 17 -23 CFRM-0953FC01 CFRM-0953FC02 AS Fusing lower frame

1. Interchangeable. 4. Not interchangeable.

2. Current type can be used in place of new type.

3. Current type cannot be used in place of new type.

Parts marked with ‘‘ ’’ is important for maintaining the safety of the set. Be sure to replace these parts with

specified ones for maintaining the safety and performance of the set.

Version P/G No.

name

15 -24 LX-WZ0278FCZZ Discontinued ---- Washer (φ 6-11)

1 -28 4 -12

26 -22 PCLC-0274FCZZ PCLC-0286FCZZ AY PS clutch

All

27 -6 PCLC-0275FCZZ PCLC-0287FCZZ

27 -15 PCLC-0276FCZZ PCLC-0288FCZZ

New type cannot be used in place of current type.

New type can be used in place of current type.

Current parts New parts

Parts code Parts code

GCAB-0897FCZ1 GCAB-0897FCZ3 AS Upper exterior rear

Discontinued boss

Effec-

Price

rank

AV Transport clutch

5. Interchangeable if replaced with same types of related parts in use.

6. Others.

Parts name

tive

time

1st lot

’99/3

1st lot

’99/3

Inter-

change-

ability

Note

6 Q’ty: 2

Q’ty: 3

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