Canon Staple Finisher-AA1, Service Manual

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Name Role
Paper Folding Roller Folds paper stacks in half by gripping them and feeding them.
Paper Pushing Plate Pushes the center area of paper stacks to feed them to the paper folding roller unit.
Stitcher Unit Stitches at two locations at the center of paper stacks.
Saddle Paddle Feeds the paper fed to the saddle processing tray to the saddle paper end stopper.
Saddle Paper End Stopper Presses the fed paper against the saddle processing tray, aligns the paper in the feed direction,
and feeds the paper stack from the saddle processing tray.
Saddle Alignment Plate Aligns the paper fed to the saddle processing tray in the cross feed direction.
Saddle Gripper Holds the paper trailing edge pressed against the saddle paper end stopper and works in con-
junction with the saddle paper end stopper to feed the paper stack from the saddle processing
tray.
Saddle Switching Lever Guides the paper stack fed from the saddle processing tray.
Saddle Stitcher Tray Stacks the paper fed to the saddle processing tray.
Basic Operation
The saddle stitcher unit uses the following 4 sequences of operation:
[1] Stacking operation
The paper fed from the transport area is stacked in the saddle processing tray and is aligned in the feed direction and cross
feed direction.
[2] Paper stack feed operation
The paper stack in the saddle processing tray is fed to the stitching position and paper folding position.
[3] Stitch operation
The paper is stitched at two locations at the center. (only in saddle stitch mode)
[4] Paper folding/delivery operation
The paper is folded in half at the center and delivered to the saddle delivery tray.
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[2]
[3]
[4]
: Flow of Paper
From Feed Unit
2. Technical Explanation
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