Paper Feed and Registration
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Callout Item Callout Item
[A] Bottom Plate [D] Tray Lift Motor
[B] Bottom Plate Lift Arm [E] Tray Lift Sensor
[C] Bottom Plate Lift Gear [F] Rack and Pinion Mechanism
The tray lift motor rotates the gear [C] and the gear makes the rack [F] move.
The movement of the rack pulls the spring and this moves the bottom plate lift arm [B].
The arm lifts the bottom plate [A].
The position of the bottom plate is detected by the Tray Lift Sensor [E]. This machine does not use motor
control to detect the bottom plate position.
Bypass Tray Bottom Plate Lift Mechanism
Callout Item Callout Item
[A] Bypass Tray Bottom Plate [D] Actuator
[B] Pressure Spring [E] Bypass Tray Bottom Plate Lifting-up Cam (Front
and Rear)
[C] Bypass Tray Bottom Plate Lift Cam HP
Sensor
[F] Bypass Tray Bottom Plate Lifting-up Cam Clutch
The paper transport motor rotates the bypass tray bottom plate lift cam clutch [F], and this moves the bypass
tray bottom plate [A] up and down.
The position of the bypass tray bottom plate lift cams (and because of this, the bypass tray bottom plate) is
detected by the bypass tray bottom plate lift cam HP sensor [C].