Konica Minolta BizHub C360 Service Manual page 90

Theory of Operation Ver. 1.0 Jul. 2009
B. Toner conveyance/collection mechanism
• The toner collecting screw is rotated by the driving force transmitted from the photo con-
ductor (The toner collecting screw rotates in time with the rotation of the photo conduc-
tor.)
• Rotation of the toner collecting screw conveys toner scraped off the surface of the photo
conductor toward the front of the machine.
• A caking-of-toner prevention blade is provided to prevent toner from caking at the toner
collecting screw section.
• The toner conveyed to the front of the machine is discharged via the toner collecting port
into the waste toner box.
• The toner collecting port is provided with a shutter mechanism.
Mounting the waste toner box pushes the shutter at the toner collecting port, opening the
toner collecting port. Removing the waste toner box, on the other hand, closes the shut-
ter and toner is thereby prevented from spilling from the toner collecting port.
Caking-of-toner prevention blade
Close
Toner collecting port shutter
10. PHOTO CONDUCTOR SECTION
Toner collecting screw
Open
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