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2.5.5
Drum Cleaning Stage
In the image transfer stage, not all the toner on the photosensitive drum is transferred
onto the paper but some of them remain on the drum. In the drum cleaning stage,
the drum surface is cleaned by the cleaning blade, so that residual toner on the drum
surface is removed away and collected in the cleaning housing. In the cleaning
housing, collected toner is transported to the developer unit by the toner auger. This
toner is mixed with new toner and is used again at the developing stage.
2.5.6
Erasing Stage
After the cleaning stage, the drum surface is exposed by the light emitted from the
erase lamp. (LED lamp) This stage prepares the drum to decrease its surface
voltage uniformly, and to receive an uniform change in the primary charging stage.