Waste Toner Bottle-In-Position Detection Mechanism; Waste Toner Flow In The Waste Toner Bottle; Waste Toner Near-Full Condition Detection Control - Konica Minolta BIZHUB C3100P Service Manual

8.3.4 Waste toner bottle-in-position detection mechanism

• The waste toner bottle set detection lever is provided to detect a waste toner bottle loaded in position.
• When the waste toner bottle is not loaded, the set detection lever is raised, so that the protrusion provided in the front door interferes with
the set detection lever. Then, the front door cannot be closed.
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[1] Set detection lever

8.3.5 Waste toner flow in the waste toner bottle

• Waste toner conveyed from the transfer belt and each of the imaging units is evened out in the waste toner bottle by the waste toner
agitating blade.
• The waste toner bottle is provided with a detection window. The waste toner near full sensor is unblocked or blocked through the detection
window to detect the amount of waste toner in the waste toner bottle.
• The waste toner near full sensor is blocked, which allows the main body to determine a waste toner near-full condition.
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8.3.6 Waste toner near-full condition detection control

• A waste toner near-full condition is detected when the Waste toner near full sensor continuously blocks for a predetermined period of time.
• At this time, a waste toner near-full condition warning is given on the panel.
• Approx. 600 printed pages can be produced for the period of time that begins when the waste toner near-full condition is detected and ends
when the lifetime is reached.
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[2] Waste toner agitating blade
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