Waste Toner Flow At Transfer Belt Unit Section/2Nd Transfer Section; Waste Toner Collecting Port Shutter Mechanism - Konica Minolta BIZHUB C3100P Service Manual

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[1] Waste toner collecting screw

8.3.2 Waste toner flow at transfer belt unit section/2nd transfer section

1. Toner scraped off by the cleaning blade provided in the transfer belt unit is collected onto the waste toner discharge port of the transfer belt
unit by the waste toner collecting screw.
2. The waste toner collected is conveyed to the waste toner bottle by the waste toner agitating blade from the waste toner collecting port that is
provided in the middle of the transfer belt unit.
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[1] Waste toner collecting screw
[3] Waste toner collecting port

8.3.3 Waste toner collecting port shutter mechanism

• A shutter mechanism is provided to prevent waste toner from being spilled from the waste toner collecting port when the waste toner bottle
is removed or reinstalled.
• Inserting the waste toner bottle causes the shutter stopper to be caught by the frame of the main body, which automatically opens the
shutter.
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[1] Shutter stopper
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[2] Waste toner agitating blade
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