Canon Inner Finisher-K1, Service Manual

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Processing Tray Unit
Outline
The processing tray unit aligns, shifts, and staples or staples without staples the delivered paper. Then the assist guide and assist
claw deliver the paper onto the delivery tray.
The names and functions of the components of the processing tray are as follows:
Front Alignment Plate
Rear Alignment Plate
Paddle
Assist Guide
Stopper
Stapler Unit
Return Belt
Staple-free
Staple Unit
Assist Claw
Paper Retainer
Delivery tray
Paper Retainer
Name Function
Paddle Feeds the paper delivered from the delivery roller to the processing tray unit.
Return Belt Feeds the paper to the rear of the processing tray unit and presses the paper against the
stopper.
Stopper Allows the paper stacked on the processing tray to be pressed against itself to align the paper
in the feed direction.
Front/Rear Alignment Plate Aligns the paper stacked on the processing tray in the width direction and shifts the paper.
Assist Guide The assist guide supports the trailing edge of the paper stacked on the processing tray unit,
and the assist claw delivers the paper stack by pushing the stack onto the delivery tray.
Assist Claw
Stapler Unit
Staples the sheets.
Staple-free Staple Unit Staples sheets without using staples.
Paper Retainer Holds down the paper stack in the delivery tray.
Stacking Operation
The paper delivered from the delivery roller is stacked on the processing tray and aligned in the feed direction.
How paper is delivered from the delivery roller and stacked on the processing tray is described below.
2. Technical Explanation
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