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Paper Feed
The feed roller
moves paper to the
separation pad and
separation roller.
The separation roller
turns to feed paper to
the separation roller.
The separation pad
strips off the top
sheet.
The trailing edge
actuator is for
misfeed detection.
Separation roller
Trailing edge
actuator
Separation pad
Paper feed roller
Paper tray
This is a typical friction pad feed system. (In this machine the friction pad is
called a separation pad.) For a general discussion of the
friction pad
feed
system, see the Core Technology Manual.
