Toshiba 4511, 3511 manual Separation of paper

10.2.3 Separation of paper

The separation roller in this equipment works to separate the sheets being fed. The separation roller unit consists of the feed roller, separation roller, spring joint, etc., as shown below.

The feed roller is rotated by the feed clutch in the direction of the arrow () at the same timing as the pickup roller rotation.

The figure at the bottom of this page shows how duplicate feeding is prevented: Since the friction between two sheets is small, the lower sheet is not transported any further while the upper sheet is transported by

the feed roller in the direction of the arrow ().

Feed roller

Spring joint

Separation roller

Fig. 10-203

[Example]

When only one sheet enters between the rollers: Since the transporting force of the feed roller is greater than the braking force of the separation roller, the separation roller follows the feed roller, making the sheet go forward to the registration roller.

When two sheets enter between the rollers at the same time:

Since the transporting force of the feed roller and the breaking force of the separation roller are greater than the frictional force between two sheets, the paper A is transported to the direction of the arrow

() and the paper B is braked by the separation roller and is not transported any further.

Feed roller

A

B

Separation roller

Fig. 10-204

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