Technical information

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CHAPTER 2 NEW FUNCTIONS
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M1
M3
SL4SL3
Buffer pass motor
Downward curl
removing solenoid 1
Spring clutch
Downward curl
removing solenoid 2
Pressure plate
Pressure plate
Curl removing roller
9.4.2 Operations
When the buffer pass motor (M1, M3) rotates, its drive is transmitted to the pressure cam
through the spring clutch. When the pressure cam starts to rotate in response, the pressure
plate moves up and down to change the degree of pressure of the curl removing roller.
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The pressure cam may be positioned in either of four locations. determined by the spring
clutch operated by two solenoids (SL3, SL4; for reversal, SL5, SL6).
The position is switched to suit the condition of the paper delivered by the copier, deter-
mined in relation to the following two factors:
• Paper type
• Image ratio