Panasonic KV-SS905C, Service Manual

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1. The Hopper Plate is placed onto the Hopper Shaft ( ) not shown in the
above figure.
2. The Hopper Arm 1 is coupled to a pin on the Main Chassis at the front side of
the Hopper, so that it can oscillate freely, and the Hopper Arm 2 is coupled to
a pin on the Main Chassis at the rear side of the Hopper ( part) in the
same way, and in both cases the other end is coupled to the Hopper Shaft.
3. The Hopper rack is installed to the Hopper Arm 1 so that a part of the gear with
the center at the oscillating support is engaged, and at the gear side, this rack
is engaged with the Hopper Motor not shown in the figure.
4. The pin of the Hopper Arm 2 is engaged with the elongated hole at the
intermediate part of the Hopper Arm 1, and when the Hopper Motor runs in
counterclockwise direction as seen from the output shaft, the rack mentioned
above oscillates in upward direction with the support of the Hopper Arm 1 at
the center, and the front side of the Hopper Plate rises. Movement in arrow
( ) direction.
5. When the Hopper Arm 1 exceeds the position where the elongated hole comes
into contact with the pin of the Hopper Arm 2, the Hopper Arm 2 is coupled
with the Hopper Arm 1, moves up with the support at the center, and the rear
edge of the Hopper Plate moves up.
6. By this series of operations, the Hopper Plate posture changes from the
bottom position via an intermediate inclined posture to a level posture, and
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