Toner Replenishing To Developing Unit - Konica Minolta BizHub C360 Service Manual

12. TONER SUPPLY SECTION
12.3.4

Toner replenishing to developing unit

• Two toner supply motors drive the toner conveying screws and the toner agitating blades
provided in the toner hoppers of four different colors of toner.
• The direction of rotation is switched between the toner supply motor/YM and toner sup-
ply motor/CK, which allows the toner conveying screw and the toner agitating blade of
only one color of toner Y/M or C/K to be driven.
• The toner agitating blade rotates to agitate toner in the toner hopper.
• The toner conveying screw rotates to replenish the developing unit with toner.
Toner supply Toner convey-
motor/YM (M8) ing screw/Y
Right turn Not turned
Left turn Turned
* The direction of motor rotation is as viewed from the front of the machine.
Toner agitating blade/M
One way clutch
Toner agitating blade/Y
Toner supply
motor/YM (M8)
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Toner convey-
ing screw/M
Turned
Not turned
Toner agitating blade/K
Toner agitating blade/C
One way clutch
Toner conveying
screw/M
Toner conveying
screw/Y
One way clutch
Theory of Operation Ver. 1.0 Jul. 2009
Toner supply Toner convey-
motor/CK (M9) ing screw/C
Right turn Not turned
Left turn Turned
One way clutch
Toner conveying
screw/K
Toner conveying
screw/C
Toner convey-
ing screw/K
Turned
Not turned
Toner supply
motor/CK (M9)
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