Toner Collecting Port Shutter Mechanism - Konica Minolta magicolor 5550 Service Manual

Theory of operation Ver. 1.0 Nov. 2006
12.2.2

Toner collecting port shutter mechanism

• The toner collecting port is equipped with a shutter mechanism that prevents toner from
being spilled out when the print unit is removed from the main body.
• After installing the print unit and the toner cartridges into the main body, locking the print
unit release lever opens the collecting port shutter. Then toner can be replenished from
the toner cartridges.
• Moving the print unit release lever to the right or left accompanies the synchronizing
movement of the slider. This makes the shutter opened or closed.
• To prevent the front door from getting closed while the shutter is open, the preventive
mechanism works in the way that the front door cannot be closed by interfering with the
release lever until the release lever is placed in the locked position (to the left in the pic-
ture).
Release lever
Closed
Shutter
Opened
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