Waste-Toner Collection Unit; Overview; Drive - Ricoh G108 Service Manual

6.6.4 WASTE-TONER COLLECTION UNIT

[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]

Overview

The waste-toner collection unit is located below the right end of the transfer belt
unit. The waste toner feeders in the OPC belt unit (
cleaning unit move waste toner to the waste-toner collection unit. The waste-toner
collection unit moves waste toner to the waste toner bottle [D] via the waste toner
path [G]. The waste toner path incorporates a collection coil to prevent waste toner
blockage.

Drive

The main motor drives the gear [F] located on the right end of the waste-toner
collection unit via idle gears. The drive power is transferred to the collection coil via
the gears [E] located on the left end of the unit.
NOTE: The gear [F] on the right end also routes drive power to the OPC-belt
charge roller (
SM
6.4.1).
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TRANSFER BELT
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6.4.2) and in the transfer-belt
[E]
[F]
[G]
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