Ricoh FT4430 Service Manual page 82

TONER COLLECTION
The toner collection bottle [A] is vibrated to prevent toner from building up in
one place and activating the toner overflow sensor too early.
The main drive chain [B] turns the drive sprocket [C]. The drive sprocket has
a gear on the reverse side which turns the cam drive gear [D]. A pin on the
cam drive gear rotates the cam wheel [E]. This wheel has six slots in which
the pin catches; so, the cam wheel turns 1/6 of a revolution for each full turn
of the cam drive gear.
The cam part of the cam wheel pushes the cam lever [F] out as it turns. The
pin on the other end of the cam lever pushes the vibration link [G] toward the
front of the copier. This link pushes the toner collection bottle against the
spring installed inside the bottle
turn, the cam lever is releaseh
bottle quickly toward the rear of
inside the toner collection bottle.
BOTTLE VIBRATION
cover. When the cam wheel completes one
and the spring pushes the toner collection
the copier. This action keeps the toner level
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