Ricoh C231 - Page 446

DRUM
C231/C237/C238 6-24 SM
6.6.3 INK SUPPLY MECHANISM
Mechanism
Ink pump motor [A]
↓
Gears [B]
↓
Gear rotation converted into piston motion.
↓
Supplies ink from the ink cartridge to the ink roller via the pump, the shaft, the tube,
and the ink distributor pipes [C]. Ink drops through 4 openings [D] in the ink
distributor onto the ink roller.
NOTE:
The ink pump is outside the drum in this model.
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[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]