Toner Conveyance Control - Konica Minolta Bizhub 501 Service Manual

12. TONER SUPPLY SECTION
12.3.4

Toner conveyance control

A. Purpose
To convey toner in the toner bottle to the toner hopper.
B. Operation
The exit [1] of the toner bottle is normally closed. However, by setting the bottle to the toner supply section, the
accordion section is pushed and compressed to let the exit open. A bottle set to the toner supply section
rotates when the toner bottle motor (M10) turns ON. When the toner bottle rotates, toner is conveyed to the exit
of the bottle along the spiral groove engraved on the surface of the toner bottle and flows out into the toner hop-
per.
[1] Exit
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D
[2]
D
Theory of Operation Ver.2.0 Mar. 2009
C B
C B
[2] Rotation
[1]
A
A
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