Drum cleaning stage
Not all of the toner is removed from the photosensitive drum during the transfer stage. During the
cleaning stage, the residual, or waste, toner is cleared from the drum surface to prepare the surface for
the next latent-image formation.
Step 9: drum cleaning
The cleaning blade scrapes the residual toner off the surface of the photosensitive drum and deposits it
in the waste-toner container. The drum is now clear and is ready for the next image-formation process.
Figure 1-18 Drum cleaning
Photosensitive
drum
Cleaning blade Blowout seal
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Image-formation system
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