Toner Spillage Prevention Shutter - Konica Minolta BizHub C360 Service Manual

12. TONER SUPPLY SECTION
12.3.11

Toner spillage prevention shutter

A. Toner cartridge
• The toner replenishing port of the toner cartridge of each color of toner is provided with a
toner spillage prevention shutter that prevents toner from spilling during removal or rein-
stallation of the toner cartridge.
(1) Mounting
• The shutter of the toner replenishing port is opened when the handle of the toner car-
tridge is rotated clockwise to the toner replenishing position after the toner cartridge has
been inserted into the toner cartridge mounting portion.
• Rotation of the toner cartridge motor causes the toner cartridge to rotate.
• As the toner cartridge rotates, toner inside the toner cartridge is conveyed toward the
toner replenishing port located at the front side, so that the toner hopper is replenished
with toner from the toner cartridge.
(2) Removal
• The shutter at the toner replenishing port must be closed when the toner cartridge is to
be removed.
If the shutter of the toner replenishing port is open when the toner cartridge is to be
removed, the protrusion of the toner cartridge interferes with the toner cartridge mount-
ing portion and the toner cartridge cannot be removed.
• Rotating the handle of the toner cartridge counterclockwise to the cartridge removal
position closes the shutter of the toner replenishing port. The toner cartridge can be
removed when the toner replenishing port of the toner cartridge is closed.
Toner cartridge removal
positioning protrusion
Toner cartridge toner
replenishing port
(toner cartridge removal
position)
Toner replenishing port
(toner replenishing position)
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Theory of Operation Ver. 1.0 Jul. 2009
Toner cartridge toner spillage
prevention shutter
Toner hopper toner
replenishing port
Toner hopper toner spillage
prevention shutter
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