Pickup, feed, and delivery system
The pickup/feed/delivery system consists of several types of feed rollers and sensors. The duplex model
has a mechanism that reverses and refeeds the print media to print two sides automatically.
Figure 1-30 Pickup, feed, and delivery system
Fuser sleeve
Pressure roller
Duplex feed roller
(duplex model only)
T2 roller
MP tray pickup roller
MP tray separation pad
Cassette separation roller
Cassette pickup roller
Simplex paper path
Duplex paper path (duplex model)
Duplex reverse roller
(for duplex model)
Duplex flapper
(for duplex model)
The pickup/feed/delivery system can be divided into the following three blocks:
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Pickup-and-feed block: From each input source to the fuser inlet
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Fuser-and-delivery block: From the fuser to the output bin
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Duplex block: From the duplex reverse unit to the duplex re-pickup unit (duplex models only)
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