Air Flow; Paper Path; Outline; Overview Of Paper Path - Canon W6400 Series Service Manual

2.3.2.7 Air Flow

2.3.2.7.1 Air flow

Ink mist that floats inside the printer or splashes from the paper during printing is collected by the air flow inside the printer into the maintenance cartridge.
The air flow fans at the right and left sides of the printer cartridge and the suction fan at the center of the printer create an air current that carries the ink
mist to the maintenance cartridge.

2.3.3 Paper Path

2.3.3.1 Outline

2.3.3.1.1 Overview of paper path

The paper path includes the following components: feed rollers, pinch roller drive unit for pressing and releasing the pinch rollers, and sensors for detecting
the media feeding status. The paper path performs manual feeding, transport, and delivery for the roll media and cut sheets.
The diagram below presents an overview of the paper path and its operations.
Roll holder
Roll media feeding is performed mainly when the power is turned on or when the media is replaced. The roll media feeding when the media is replaced is
performed when the printer is in standby state, the pinch roller is closed, and the media sensor first detects that there is no media and then there is. Also,
Air flow fan
Suction fan
Maintenance cartridge
Paper release lever
Air flow fan
F-2-20
Pinch roller
Printhead
F-2-21
Roll media
Feed roller
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