Waste Toner Box Locking Mechanism; Waste Toner Box Locked Position Detection Mechanism - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
15.3.5

Waste Toner Box locking mechanism

• When the box lock lever is in the unlocked position (the 12 o'clock position), the protru-
sion provided at the toner collecting port interferes with the main body frame, thus pre-
venting the waste toner box from being removed.
• When the box lock lever is in the locked position (the 9 o'clock position), the waste toner
box can be removed.
15.3.6

Waste toner box locked position detection mechanism

• When the box lock lever is in the locked position (the 9 o'clock position), the protrusion
provided in the front door interferes with the box lock lever. As a result, the front door
cannot be closed.
• When the box lock lever is in the unlocked position (the 12 o'clock position), the front
door can be closed.
Lock
Locked
Box lock lever
Collecting port
Unlock
15. Waste toner collecting section
Protrusion
A011T2C045DA
A011T2C046DA
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