Waste Toner Bottle - Epson ACULASER COLOR 2000 Service Manual

EPSON AcuLaser C2000 / AcuLaser C1000

2.2.6 Waste Toner Bottle

Waste toner bottle collects waste toner on the transfer belt and the waste toner
on the OPC drum.
After the printer transferring the toner image on the transfer belt to paper, the
transfer belt cleaner scratches off the waste toner on the transfer belt and the
waste toner collecting coil carries waste toner to the waste toner bottle.
After the printer mid-transferring the toner image on the OPC drum, the cleaner
blade scratches off the waste toner remaining on the OPC drum and the waste
toner collecting coil carries waste toner to the waste toner bottle.
Waste Toner
Path
Waste
Toner
Waste
Toner
Bottle
Figure 2-27. Waste Toner Bottle
Operating Principles
Transfer Belt
Unit
Drum Unit
Waste
Toner
Printing Process
Waste Toner Bottle Detection
Waste toner bottle P/H filter switch (S10) detects if the waste toner bottle is
with or without.
Waste Toner Full Detection
Waste toner full sensor (PC13) detects if the waste toner bottle is full of waste
toner or not.
Waste Toner
Full Sensor
When waste toner is low.
Sensor LED light percolates
the bottle and reaches the
photo sensor.
Figure 2-28. Waste Toner Full Detection
Revision E
P/H Filter
Switch
When toner full is detected.
When waste toner comes to
the point of toner full detection,
LED light of the sensor is
blocked off by the waste toner
and the sensor detects toner
full.
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