Cassette Handling / Plate Handling
1234563 – 12/12/94
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Components for Guiding the PLATE
Plate Guide Ay
PLATE GUIDE AY
The PLATE GUIDE ASSEMBLY functions to enable the
EXTRATION BAR to pass when it moves up and down.
In addition, the PLATE GUIDE AY has 2 sets of PLATE
GUIDE ROLLERS that position the PLATE for optimal
scanning.
PLATE GUIDE
FINGERS
The function of these 2 spring-loaded PLATE GUIDE
FINGERS (FRONT and REAR) is to guide the PLATE
back into the CASSETTE SHELL.
S5 PLATE PRESENT
SENSOR
After the PLATE has been hooked by the EXTRACTION
BAR, it is pulled downward by the SLOW SCAN AY. The
hooked PLATE passes between the emitter and
detector of the S5 PLATE PRESENT SENSOR. The
MSC BD reads the state of the S5 and determines if a
P;ATE is present or not before continuing the slow scan
operation.