ITB cleaning

The cleaning blade in the ITB cleaner scrapes the residual toner off the ITB surface. The residual toner feed screw deposits the residual toner to the residual toner feed unit. The ITB motor and the residual toner feed motor drive the screw. The DC control detects whether the toner collection box is full, using the residual-toner full sensor, and then notifies the formatter.

Figure 1-27ITB cleaning process

Cleaning blade

ITB cleaner

ITB motor M1

ITB

Residual toner

 

feed screw

 

M12

Residual toner feed unit

Residual toner

 

feed motor

 

DC controller

Residual toner full sensor

Toner collection box

 

Calibration

The product calibrates itself to maintain excellent print quality. Calibration corrects color-misregistration and color-density variation.

During calibration, the product places a specific pattern of toner on the surface of the ITB. Sensors at the end of the ITB read the toner pattern to determine if adjustments are necessary.

NOTE: The product performs a drum-speed adjustment (DSA) during the full calibration operation. The DSA compensates for variations between each drum and the speed of the ITB surface.

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