Waste Toner Bottle; Waste Toner Bottle Detection - Minolta MAGICOLOR 2300 Service Manual

8-4.

Waste Toner Bottle

• Waste toner on the PC Drum and the Image Transfer Belt is collected.
• The waste toner sticking to the surface of the PC Drum is scraped off by the Cleaning
Blade and conveyed by the Waste Toner Conveying Coil.
• The waste toner left on the surface of the Image Transfer Belt is scraped off by the Image
Transfer Belt Cleaning Blade and conveyed by the Waste Toner Conveying Coil.
Cleaning Blade
4131M012AA
8-5.

Waste Toner Bottle Detection

(1) Waste Toner Bottle Detection
• The Waste Toner Bottle Set Switch (S5) detects whether or not the Waste Toner Bottle is
installed in the printer.
(2) Waste Toner Full Detection
The Waste Toner Full Detecting Sensor (PC6) detects that the Waste Toner Bottle is full of
waste toner.
• A waste toner full condition is detected when waste toner in the Waste Toner Bottle
blocks the sensor.
Waste Toner Conveying Coil
Waste Toner Bottle
4131M014AA
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4131M013AA
Waste Toner Full
Detecting Sensor (PC6)
Waste Toner Bottle
Set Switch (S5)