Cleaning The Drum - Ricoh Aficio 480W Dolphin-C2 Service Manual

AROUND THE DRUM 28 April 2005

6.4.5 CLEANING THE DRUM

This machine uses a counter blade system
[A]
to clean toner from the photoconductive
surface of the drum. !
In a counter blade system, the cleaning
blade [A] is mounted opposed to the
direction of drum rotation.
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The counter blade has a pressure
release lever which can be moved easily
[A]
between the opened [A] and closed [B]
position to release it from the drum. The
blade must be released before the drum
is removed from the machine.
[B]
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