EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000

2.2.4 Paper Feed Mechanism

The paper feed mechanism of this printer consists of the integrated ASF (Auto Sheet Feeder) mechanism, tractor mechanism, PF (Paper Feed) motor, front/rear PE (Paper End) sensors, PF roller, paper guide mechanism, paper eject unit, and PF motor drive disengage mechanism. The torque from the PF motor drives the paper load mechanism, paper feed mechanism and paper eject mechanism. While the printer is not printing, the PF motor drive disengage mechanism switches the torque sent from the PF motor to the ASF mechanism, which depends on the ￿￿ position. While the paper feed mechanism is driven, the torque from the PF motor is transmitted via PF motor pinion gear and disengage gear to the PF roller, where the torque splits in 2 directions: one is to the paper eject mechanism via the gear train in the paper guide assembly and the other is to the ASF mechanism via the transmission gear. The tractor drive gear train is set at the left end of the PF roller. Table 2-3 and Table 2-4 shows the specification for the PF motor and PF motor drive terms, respectively. Figure 2-5 illustrates the paper feed mechanism.

 

 

Table 2-3. PF Motor Specification

 

 

 

Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Motor type

4-phases / 96-pole / Hybrid type stepping motor

Drive voltage

42

VDC ± 5% (The voltage applied to the driver)

Coil resistance

10

Ω ± 10% (at 25° C per 1 phase)

Connection

Bipolar

Excitation mode

2-2 phase, 1-2 phase, W1-2 phase constant current drive

Minimum step

1/720 inch / step (2-2 phase drive)

Table 2-4. PF Motor Drive Terms

Operation

 

Acceleration

 

 

 

 

Constant

 

 

Deceleration

Stand-by

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper feed

0.9/0.9

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

0.75/0.75

 

0.6

￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿ ￿￿￿ ￿￿￿￿￿

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASF Feed

0.9/0.9

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

0.75/0.75

 

0.6

Pump driven

 

 

 

 

/0.9

0.9

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.6

Pump driven

 

 

 

 

/

0.9

 

 

 

 

/

0.6

(slow)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note) Double 1-

2 phase drive / 2-2 phase drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tractor Disengage Gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASF Transmission Gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the tractor mechanism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the ASF mechanism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PF Drive Roller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Eject Roller

Paper Eject Out Roller

PF Motor Pinion Gear

PF Motor

Paper Eject Drive Unit

Figure 2-5. Paper Feeding Mechanism

Rev. A

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