III. PICK-UP FROM THE MULTIFEEDERA. Pick-Up Operation1. OutlineThe multifeeder is a mechanism which picks up copy paper from the stack placed onit and which is capable of continuous pick-up.The copy paper on the tray is monitored by the multifeeder paper sensor (PS6).The copy paper on the tray is butted against the pick-up roller by the paper guideplate. The drive of the main motor (M1) is transmitted to the pick-up roller through amultifeeder pick-up clutch (CL4) to rotate the pick-up roller.The pick-up roller and the separation pad serve to make sure that only one sheet ofcopy paper is picked up and sent to the registration roller.This series of operations is executed for each pick-up operation.Figure 5-301CHAPTER 5 PICK-UP/FEEDING SYSTEMCOPYRIGHT © 1997 CANON INC. CANON NP6330 REV.0 MAY 1997 PRINTED IN JAPAN (IMPRIME AU JAPON) 5-13Main motorM1Registration rollerMultifeederpick-up solenoidSL3Spring clutchSeparation padMultifeeder trayPaper guide platePaper sensor leverMultifeeder paper sensorMultifeederpick-up clutchCL4Paper guide plate camPS6Photosensitivedrum
