Controlling The Reciprocating Mechanism Of The Cleaning Blade; Controlling The Collection Of Waste Toner; Checking The Waste Toner Case (Full) - Canon CLC 1120 Service Manual

CHAPTER 6 IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM
B. Controlling the Reciprocating Mechanism of the Cleaning
Blade
The reciprocating mechanism for the cleaning blade is turned on for the following:
1. To remove foreign matter (paper lint) clogging the gap between the cleaning blade and the
photosensitive drum.
2. Reducing adhesion of toner on the cleaning blade or the photosensitive drum.
Item
Reciprocating stroke
Reciprocating movement
Timing of operation
C. Controlling the Collection of Waste Toner

1. Checking the Waste Toner Case (full)

The detection mechanism used to find out whether the waste toner case is full consists of the
following:
Item
Sensor
Waste Toner Case Full message
Waste toner case capacity
6-50
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Moves from the center to the left/right 2 mm (distance of 4 mm).
Moves from the center to the right, to the left, and then to the
center.
During last rotation of each copying operation
Table 6-501
Transmission type sensor (LED + phototransistor)
Indicated on the control panel at the end of copying operation
Equivalent of about 20,000 sheets/A4 (varies depending on
the type of original)
Table 6-502
CANON CLC1120/1130/1150 REV.0 MAR. 1999 PRINTED IN JAPAN (IMPRIME AU JAPON)
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