Development
D017/D018/D019/D020 6-38 SM
6.9.2 DRIVE
The main motor [A] drives the development roller [B] and mixing augers [C] through a train
of gears and the development drive shaft [D]. When the PCU is pushed in, the
development drive shaft engages the development roller gear.
The development drive gears (except for the gears in the development unit) are helical
gears. These gears are quieter than normal gears.
6.9.3 DEVELOPER MIXING
This copier uses 2 mixing augers, [A] and [B], to keep the developer evenly mixed. Mixing
auger 2 [A] transports excess developer, scraped off the development roller [C] by the