Toshiba 4511, 3511 manual Charger Wire Cleaner, Operation

11.6 Charger Wire Cleaner

11.6.1 Operation

This equipment includes an automatic cleaning function with a motor drive to automatically clean off the toner adhered on the main charger wire. The drive from charger wire cleaner motor is transmitted to the wire cleaner through the timing belt and the wire cleaner contacted by the main charger wire shuttles between the both ends of main charger wire. The waiting position (home position) of the wire cleaner is at the front side. The wire cleaner and main charger wire are not contacted each other at the waiting position.

The cleaning movement is performed in the cases as follows:

(1)When the power is turned ON

(2)When recovered from the energy saving mode

(3)When opening/closing the front cover

(4)When the specified number of pages has been printed out (default value: 1,000 pages) from the last cleaning (If the number of pages has reached the setting value during continuous printing, the clean- ing movement is performed upon the completion of this printing job.)

11.6.2 Construction

(1)Charger wire cleaner motor

This motor is a DC brush motor and supplies the drive to the wire cleaner. When the motor rotates in reverse, the wire cleaner shifts to the rear side. Also when the motor rotates normally, the wire cleaner shifts to the front side.

(2)Charger wire cleaner front position detection switch

This switch detects whether the wire cleaner has reached to the front position (home position) or not. The wire cleaner is always waited at this position except during cleaning movement.

(3)Charger wire cleaner rear position detection switch

This switch detects whether the wire cleaner has reached to the rear position or not. When this switch is turned ON, the charger wire cleaner motor rotates normally. Then the wire cleaner shifts to the front position (home position).

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