(Paper release operation)
Notch
Lower frame
Lock lever arm
Lock lever
Spring
Paper feed tray
Paper release lever 
Paper feed roller
Paper feed clutch
Clearance
The lock lever arm is always pressed onto the paper release lever by the spring. When the paper release lever is pulled toward you, the lock lever arm is brought into contact with the lower frame so that the paper pressure plate is fixed at the paper release position. Under this condition, a clearance is provided between the paper feed roller and the paper feed tray as shown in the figure below, and the paper is released.
Paper release lever
Sub release lever
Paper plessure plate | Lock lever arm |
(A)
Paper feed roller gear
Paper release lever
Paper feed clutch
(Paper fixing operation)
When the paper release lever is pushed down, the paper release lever arm pushes the lock lever arm in the direction of arrow (A).
By the above operation, the rotating disk is lifted and the paper is pushed by the paper feed roller.
If printing is made without pushing down the paper release lever, the lock lever arm is pushed by the paper feed roller gear boss in the direction of arrow (A) and the paper feed tray is pushed to fix the paper.
*Paper feed roller, paper feed solenoid
Paper feed solenoid
Paper feed clutch
The paper feed solenoid is used to turn ON/OFF the paper feed clutch. When the paper feed solenoid is turned on, the paper feed roller is rotated.
ON
Paper feed roller
paper feed clutch | A |
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The paper feed clutch is a spring clutch. The paper feed roller gear rotation is transmitted to the paper feed roller only in the direction of
(A). That is, the paper feed roller is rotated only in the direction of (A) (paper feed direction).
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