Canon 1730, Service Manual

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Technical Explanation > Image Formation System > Basic Configuration > Image Formation Process
Technical Explanation > Image Formation System > Basic Configuration > Image Formation Process
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Image Formation Process
The image formation system of this machine consists of the Photosensitive Drum, Primary
Charging Roller, Developing Cylinder, Transfer Charging Roller, Static Eliminator and
Cleaning Blade, and the image formation process around the Drum Unit mainly consists of
the 6 blocks.
[1]
[4]
[6]
Cleaning Blade
Primary charging roller
[2]
[3]
[5]
Photosensitive drum
Static eliminator
Transfer charging roller
Paper
Developing cylinder
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Image formation block Description
[1] Primary charging block To evenly make the surface of the Photosensitive
Drum negatively-charged.
[2] Laser exposure block To neutralize electric charge by scanning laser beam
on the drum surface to create latent image.
[3] Developing block To create visible image by attaching toner that has
been negatively charged from the Developing Cylinder
to the latent static latent image on the surface of the
Photosensitive Drum.
[4] Transfer block To apply positively-charged potential from the back
side of paper to transfer toner on the drum to the
paper.
[5] Separation block To separate paper from the Photosensitive Drum by
elastic force of paper and make the paper easy to be
separated by applying negatively-charged potential
from the back side of paper.
[6] Drum cleaning block To remove residual toner on the surface of the drum
by the Cleaning Blade to be collected into the Waste
Toner Box.
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