Operation; Toner Cartridge Capacity; Toner Conveying Mechanism - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
8.3

Operation

8.3.1

Toner cartridge capacity

• There are three different types of toner cartridges which contain a different toner amount.
• Toner cartridges shipped with main body: Quantity equivalent to 3,000 printed pages
(Not equipped with TC detection board)
• Standard-capacity toner cartridges: Quantity equivalent to 6,000 printed pages
• High-capacity toner cartridges: Quantity equivalent to 12,000 printed pages
8.3.2

Toner conveying mechanism

• The toner supply motor is turned either forward or backward to drive the agitating blade
and the conveyance screw.
• The agitating blade provided in the toner cartridge agitates and conveys toner to the con-
veyance screw.
• The toner conveyed by the agitating blade is conveyed to the toner collecting port sitting
on the front side of the main body by the conveyance screw.
Agitating blade
Agitating blade Conveyance screw
Conveyance screw
A011T2C007DA
8. Toner supply section
Toner collecting port
A011T2C006DA
Rear side
A011T2C009DA
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