August, 2006 WASTE TONER COLLECTION
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Detailed
Descriptions
[A]: Waste Toner Collection Coils
Six waste toner collection coils (1 for each PCU and 1 each for the ITB and
transfer roller) transport waste toner away from these components after
cleaning. The PCU motors drive coils to . The PTR motor drives coils
and .
PCU (Y) PCU (C) PCU (M) PCU (K) ITB Unit PTR Unit
[B]: Horizontal Waste Toner Transport Coil
Driven by the PTR motor, this transports waste toner from the PCU waste
toner collection coils to the vertical waste toner transport coil.
[C]: Vertical Waste Toner Transport Coil
Driven by a parallel vertical shaft connected to the waste toner bottle transport
motor, this transports waste toner from the horizontal waste toner collection
coil to the central collection point above the waste toner bottle.
[D]: Diagonal Waste Toner Transport Coil
Driven by the PTR motor, this transports waste toner from the ITB unit and
PTR unit waste toner collection coils to the central collection point above the
waste toner bottle.
[E]: Waste Toner Bottle Transport Coil
Driven by the waste toner bottle transport motor, this transports waste toner
from the central collection point to entrance of the waste toner bottle.
[F]: Waste Toner Bottle Distribution Coil
This coil at the top of the waste toner bottle is driven by the waste toner
distribution motor. The coil distributes the waste toner evenly across the
length of the waste toner bottle.