CN100498579C - Process cartridge, developing cartridge - Google Patents
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A developing cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the developing cartridge includes a developing roller, for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, having an elastic roller portion and a shaft portion supporting the elastic roller portion, a developer regulating member contactable to the elastic roller portion to regulate an amount of the developer deposited on the elastic roller portion; a protecting member including a contact portion provided at a side for contact with the elastic roller portion when the protecting member is demountably mounted between the developing roller and the developer regulating member; and a supporting portion for supporting the contact portion, the supporting portion being provided at a side for contact with the elastic roller portion when the protecting member is demountably mounted between the developing roller and the developer regulating member, wherein the contact portion has a hardness which is not less than a predetermined value.
Description
The application in being please day be that September 29, application number in 2003 are 03134745.2, name is called the dividing an application of Chinese invention patent application of " handle box, Delevoping cartridge and developer roll ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of protecting component, a kind of Delevoping cartridge and a kind of handle box that is removably mounted between reagent bearing components and the developer adjustment element with this protecting component with this protecting component.
Here, imaging device is meant and uses electrophotographic image formation method forms image on recording medium device.For example, this device comprises various types of electricity photography duplicating machine, electrographic printer (LED printer, laser beam printer etc.), duplicating machine, word processor etc.
Handle box is meant a kind of box, and it is removably mounted on the master component of imaging device, and has photosensitive drums and small-sized developing parts.
Developing cell is meant by the unit that is used to make developing parts that is formed at the image development on the electro-photographic light-sensitive drum and the auxiliary element that forms thus to constitute together.
About using electrophotographic image formation method forms the imaging device of image on recording medium structure, following content all is known.That is, the many points by on the electro-photographic light-sensitive drum circumferential surface that optionally exposes form sub-image on electro-photographic light-sensitive drum, by the developing cell of receiving photographic developer and sub-image relatively are provided with, this image development are become the visual picture that is formed by developer.Then, the developer image is transferred on the recording medium.If color-image forming apparatus, then carry out above-mentioned development treatment and transfer process obtains coloured image by each predetermined color composition to the Rendering picture.
Background technology
In various developing methods, known have: and photosensitive drums is provided with the contact-type developing method of developer roll contiguously, keep the methods such as jumping type developing method of minim gap between developer roll and photosensitive drums.Known process cartridge system is as reducing the parts that the user carries out maintenance job quantity, and according to this system, above-mentioned developing cell is arranged in the box on the master component that is removably mounted on imaging device.
The various auxiliary elements of having developed as be used for transport from producer up to the user bring into use during, keep the parts of the quality of developing cell or handle box.For example, Japan special permission publication application 7-311536 and 2001-290370, United States Patent (USP) NO.5,749,026 and 6,009,287 grades disclose the structural arrangement that a thin slice is set between developer sheet and developer roll.
If contacting with photosensitive drums with developer roll, nonmagnetic toner is provided with to form the contact-type developing method of toner image, just wish to use resilient roller, scratch or the such problem of damage developer roll to avoid the friction between developer roll and the photosensitive drums as developer roll.Consider the chargeability of developer roll, the elastic layer of developer roll is formed by individual layer vulcanie, individual layer vulcanie and combination of being coated in the thin resin layer on this vulcanie layer etc.
Existing various structural arrangement is used for the toner feed rolls, sponge roller for example, and the developer sheet that is used to adjust the toner layer on the developer roll is closely by the circumferential surface that is pressed in developer roll.
Developer sheet is the sheet that is set directly on the developer roll circumferential surface, is used for when making toner triboelectric charging (triboelectric charging), and the toner body on the developer roll circumferential surface is formed the skim toner.It comprises hardware and the pressing component of being made by phosphor bronze, stainless steel, carbon steel etc.The actual part of wishing developer sheet is a thin slice of being made by resilient metal materials such as similar phosphor bronze, stainless steel, carbon steels, or a thin slice of being made by the similar material that is applying resin.Developer sheet is directly by on the circumferential surface that is pressed in developer roll, thereby produces the contact pressure of pre-sizing between this sheet and roller.At device during work, it usually and developer roll keep in touch.
In the developing cell of this structure, developer sheet is directly by being pressed on the elasticity developer roll, developer sheet usually as mentioned above like that and developer roll keep in touch.Thereby, when the elastic layer of developer roll give in the interface (contact area) of certain portions between developer roll and developer sheet the time because its maintenance deformation state of contact pressure.
So, when developing cell (is for example left unused significant period of time, developing cell from producer transport that the user brings into use during) time, this part of the elastic layer of developer roll remains on the contact area between developer sheet and the developer roll, and this part of the elastic layer of developer roll can not be recovered its original shape sometimes.Certainly, the degree of failure is subjected to the influence of various factors, the vibration of being experienced when for example developing cell is left unused, impact, temperature, humidity etc.
If the crushed element of the developer roll of user in imaging device is brought into use this device before returning to its original-shape fully, so, when the crushed element of developer roll during by the contact area between developer sheet and the developer roll, contact pressure between developer sheet and the developer roll slightly changes, and the toner performance of the thickness of the variable effect toner layer of contact pressure, electric charge this respect etc., cause the distortion of image on horizontal line sometimes, it is consistent with the rotation period of developer roll at interval.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention provides: a kind of protecting component, can the outside process of distributing, control or prevent the compression deformation or the distortion of developer roll or developer adjustment element from factory at Delevoping cartridge or handle box; Use the Delevoping cartridge of this protecting component; And the handle box of using this protecting component.
Another object of the present invention provides: a kind of protecting component, can be at Delevoping cartridge or handle box from factory outwards the process of distribution, control or prevent the compression deformation or the distortion of developer roll or developer adjustment element, this element can easily insert or pull out developer roll and developer is adjusted between the element; Use the Delevoping cartridge of this protecting component; And the handle box of using this protecting component.
Another object of the present invention provides: a kind of protecting component, when this protecting component is removed, can control or prevent the problem that developer roll is recharged; Use the Delevoping cartridge of this protecting component; And the handle box of using this protecting component.
Another object of the present invention provides the Delevoping cartridge on a kind of master component that is removably mounted on the electric camera photosensitive member, described Delevoping cartridge comprises: developer roll, be used to make the latent electrostatic image developing that is formed on the electric camera photosensitive member, described developer roll has the axial region of resilient roller part and this resilient roller part of supporting; Developer is adjusted member, and it can partly contact with described resilient roller, is used to adjust the amount that is coated in the developer on the described resilient roller part; And protection member, comprise: be folded in the folder treated that described resilient roller part and described developer adjust between the member when described developer roll and described developer are adjusted between the member and establish part when described protection member is removably mounted on, the wherein said folder for the treatment of is established part and is adjusted at described resilient roller part and described developer and be compressed between the member and be out of shape; And be used to support the described supporting part of establishing part of waiting to press from both sides; Wherein, when described wait to press from both sides establish part be folded in described resilient roller part and described developer when adjusting between the member described wait to press from both sides the contact width established between part and the described resilient roller part greater than when described wait to press from both sides establish part and be not folded in described resilient roller part and described developer and adjust contact width between member and the described resilient roller part at described developer when adjusting between the member; When described protection member was installed between described resilient roller part and the described developer adjustment member, the described folder for the treatment of was established part and is partly contacted with described resilient roller, and described supporting part contacts with described developer adjustment member.
Another purpose of the present invention provides the handle box on a kind of master component that is removably mounted on electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and described handle box comprises: the electric camera photosensitive member; Developer roll is used to make the latent electrostatic image developing that is formed on the electric camera photosensitive member, and described developer roll has the axial region of resilient roller part and this resilient roller part of supporting; Developer is adjusted member, and it can partly contact with described resilient roller, is used to adjust the amount that is coated in the developer on the described resilient roller part; And protection member, comprise: be folded in the folder treated that described resilient roller part and described developer adjust between the member when described developer roll and described developer are adjusted between the member and establish part when described protection member is removably mounted on, the wherein said folder for the treatment of is established part and is adjusted at described resilient roller part and described developer and be compressed between the member and be out of shape; And be used to support the described supporting part of establishing part of waiting to press from both sides; Wherein, when described wait to press from both sides establish part be folded in described resilient roller part and described developer when adjusting between the member described wait to press from both sides the contact width established between part and the described resilient roller part greater than when described wait to press from both sides establish part and be not folded in described resilient roller part and described developer and adjust contact width between member and the described resilient roller part at described developer when adjusting between the member; when described protection member is installed between described resilient roller part and the described developer adjustment member; the described folder for the treatment of is established part and is partly contacted with described resilient roller, and described supporting part contacts with described developer adjustment member.
According to below in conjunction with the description of accompanying drawing to the preferred embodiment of the invention, these and other purpose of the present invention, characteristics and advantage can become clearer.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic sectional view of developing apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the amplification view of developing apparatus essential part in the first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of pressure distributing element in the first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the chart of the result of study of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 also is the chart of the result of study of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the schematic sectional view of the developing apparatus of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic sectional view of using the imaging device of the developing apparatus in the second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram of Delevoping cartridge in the third embodiment of the invention, wherein is inserted with protecting component.
Fig. 9 is the detailed section view of protecting component in the third embodiment of the invention (pressure distributing element of being made by isocyanurate foam).
Figure 10 is the detailed section view of another protecting component in the third embodiment of the invention (pressure distributing element of being made by isocyanurate foam).
Figure 11 is the detailed section view of the contact area between developer sheet and the developer roll, and protecting component is not set between this sheet and roller.
Figure 12 is the detailed section view of the contact area between developer sheet and the developer roll, is provided with protecting component between this sheet and roller.
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Below, the preferred embodiment that invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawing.But, in the following description, the size of the structural detail in the embodiment, material and shape, their position relations etc. should not be limited to scope of the present invention, unless special statement is arranged.
(embodiment 1)
Below with reference to Fig. 1 and 2 developing apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is described.
With reference to Fig. 1, as the barrel tumbler R1 of the element of carrying electrostatic latent image along rotating on the direction shown in the arrow A, and as the developer roll 1 of the element of bearing developer along rotating on the direction shown in the arrow B.The sheet 2 of developer adjustment component is positioned as and can makes it adjust the amount of the developer on sleeve (developer roll) circumferential surface.The developer feeding element 5 that rotates on direction shown in the arrow C is sent to reagent bearing components 1 to the developer in the container 43.In transport process,, make developer 3 chargings, thereby developer 3 sticks on the circumferential surface of reagent bearing components 1 by the friction of uniting of developer 3 with developer feeding element 5 and reagent bearing components 1.Developer 3 on the circumferential surface of reagent bearing components 1 is owing to the rotation of reagent bearing components 1 is sent to interface (contact area) between reagent bearing components 1 and the developer adjustment component 2, wherein, adjust developer by the contact pressure between developer adjustment component 2 and the reagent bearing components 1, the developer of adjusting quantity is continued to be transmitted.After adjusting the quantity that continues to transmit, developer 3 is sent to developing regional, that is, and and the interface (contact area) between electrostatic latent image load-carrying unit R1 and the reagent bearing components 1.
Owing to the effect of electric field that generates between electrostatic latent image load-carrying unit R1 and the reagent bearing components 1, be sent to the exposure station of the sub-image on the electrostatic latent image load-carrying unit R1 by the developer 3 of triboelectric charging.By developer feeding element 5, the developer 3 that remains on the reagent bearing components 1 reclaims in the container 4.
Fig. 2 is the amplification view of the contact area between reagent bearing components 1 and the adjustment component 2, has protecting component between two parts 1 and 2, is used to describe in detail first embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 2, before using developing apparatus for the first time, along on the direction shown in the arrow E protecting component 7 being pulled out developing apparatus, thereby the circumferential surface of reagent bearing components 1 and adjustment component 2 are come in contact.
Protecting component 7 in this embodiment is different from traditional protecting component, because it is by constituting as the foam segment 8 of the element of contact developer (perhaps reagent bearing components) and as the thin slice 9 of the element of supporting foam segment 8.This foam segment 8 is made by superpolymer.
With reference to Fig. 2, the contact area that protecting component 7 inserts between reagent bearing components 1 and the adjustment component 2 makes the foam segment of being made by superpolymer 8 contact reagent bearing components 1, simultaneously thin slice 9 contact adjustment component 2 equally.
In this embodiment, a slice thickness be the phosphor bronze of 0.1mm as adjustment component, and reagent bearing components 1 for example the resilient material of rubber make.
Consider the easy degree of inserting or pull out the foam segment 8 that is formed by polymkeric substance, and foam segment 8 is as the validity of pressure distributing element, the thickness that can make foam segment 8 is in the scope of 0.5-2mm.When for the first time using developing cell, damage when pulling out protecting component 7 in order to prevent adjustment component 2, can make the friction factor of 9 the material of laminating lower.
The hardness of the reagent bearing components 1 in this embodiment is in the scope of 45 °-55 ° (Asker C).
Then, hardness of check protection element 7 (Asker C) and because the correlativity between the image deflects degree that the compression deformation of reagent bearing components 1 causes.Check used method as described below.Prepare the different foam element of several hardness 8, as the protecting component that will be clipped between developer sheet and the developer roll.Then, aspect the defective that causes in the compression deformation of reagent bearing components 1, the image that check utilizes the different foam element of hardness 8 to form.
The result of check as shown in Figure 4.Abscissa axis is represented the hardness of foam superpolymer part 8, and the longitudinal axis is represented the degree of the image deflects that the compression deformation by reagent bearing components 1 causes, it occurs in the contact area of adjusting between element 2 and the reagent bearing components 1.
In order to describe the degree of the compression deformation of reagent bearing components 1 according to image quality, the degree of zero expression is not produce image deflects, and the degree that △ represents is that only the starting stage when using developing cell (crushed element of developer roll returns to the state that in fact can not cause any image deflects fully) for the first time produces slight image deflects.The degree of * expression is that developer roll can not return to the state that can form the image that does not have defective fully.Occur zero and △ simultaneously, and occur simultaneously △ and *, expression is equivalent to degree between the two.
The result shows, when the foam superpolymer part 8 of using hardness in 5 ° of-40 ° of scopes, because the image deflects that the compression deformation of elasticity reagent bearing components 1 causes do not occur; Obtained qualitative picture.The durometer level that this proof is 5 °-40 ° is the optimal hardness scope of superpolymer foam segment 8.
In addition; correlativity between the memory level (aspect picture quality) that utilizes the specific insulation (Ω cm) of following method research protecting component 7 and in the part of developer roll, produce; when protecting component 7 is drawn out, in the contact area of this part between protecting component 7 and reagent bearing components 1.Prepare the protecting component 7 that a plurality of specific insulations are different from foam superpolymer part 8.Then, prepare a plurality of developing apparatuss, their surface resistivity is identical, that is, 107 Ω, their specific insulation are different from the foam superpolymer part 8 of the protecting component 7 that is clipped between adjustment component 2 and the reagent bearing components 1.
Result of study as shown in Figure 5.Transverse axis is represented the specific insulation of foam superpolymer part 8; the memory level of the longitudinal axis with regard to picture quality; it is produced by the friction in the contact area between protecting component 7 and reagent bearing components 1 when pulling out protecting component 7, and has caused the defective of image.
(it is fricative by between protecting component 7 and the reagent bearing components 1 in order to describe memory level with regard to picture quality; and cause image deflects); zero the expression be the degree that does not produce image deflects; what △ represented is that only the starting stage when using developing cell for the first time produces the degree of slight image deflects (memory disappears substantially, in fact can not cause image deflects).* what represent is the degree that begins to produce image deflects of using developing cell from the first time, and the formation of minority image can not make developer roll return to the state that forms the zero defect image.Occur zero and △ simultaneously, and occur simultaneously △ and *, be illustrated in degree between the two.
The result shows, when using specific insulation to be not more than 10
10During the foam superpolymer element 8 of Ω cm, when protecting component 7 is pulled out contact area, do not occur in the image deflects that the memory that produces on the part of the reagent bearing components 1 in the contact area between foam superpolymer part 8 and the reagent bearing components 1 causes; Obtained the image of high-quality.This proof, the optimal volume resistivity of foam superpolymer part 8 is not more than 10
10Ω cm, on this specific insulation, with regard to picture quality, the degree of distortion is △ or higher.
(embodiment 2)
Fig. 6 represents the developing cell in the second embodiment of the invention.
In this embodiment, the reagent bearing components 1 in first embodiment, adjustment component 2, developer 3, container 4, developer feeding element 5 etc. integrally are arranged in the container B, and this container is as the containment vessel of these structural details.With the same in first embodiment, used protecting component 10 also is arranged between reagent bearing components 1 and the developer adjustment element 2 in the present embodiment.Given the same in the drawing reference numeral of function components identical and first embodiment in this embodiment those and first embodiment, thereby repeat no more.
With reference to Fig. 6, the handle box in the present embodiment is characterised in that it is removably mounted in the master component of imaging device.After removing its protecting component 10, this handle box is installed in the equipment master component.
Below, with reference to Fig. 7, the handle box B that is installed in the imaging device comprises: photosensitive drums 1, as the image-bearing element; Charging roller A2 as charging unit, is used for photosensitive drums A1 is charged equably; Exposure component A3 as exposure component, is used for forming electrostatic latent image on the live part of photosensitive drums A1; And developing parts, use developer that latent electrostatic image developing is become visual picture.Handle box B also comprises cleaning device A5, after the developer image forwards on the offset medium A4, by striking off residual developer from photosensitive drums A1, this device reclaims the developer of small amount of residual on photosensitive drums A1, and recycles the developer of recovery in next imaging cycle.
Owing to used the above-mentioned handle box in the present embodiment; can reduce and keep required time and the labour of developing parts (than the easier wearing and tearing of other element and tear); can also prevent to form image with image deflects, these image deflects be since the compression deformation of reagent bearing components 1 or when between adjustment component 2 and reagent bearing components 1, pull out protecting component 10 memory of generation caused.
As mentioned above, this embodiment of the present invention can prevent to form the image with image deflects, these image deflects be by during transportation (that is, from Delevoping cartridge transport factory till when the terminal user uses this Delevoping cartridge for the first time during) compression deformation of the Delevoping cartridge load-carrying unit 1 that produces or twist caused.
In addition, this embodiment of the present invention can be eliminated when removing holding element 10, the harmful effect that the electrostatic memory that the friction between protecting component 10 and the reagent bearing components 1 produces in reagent bearing components forms image.So,, also can form the image of high-quality even when using this Delevoping cartridge for the first time.
(embodiment 3)
The main points of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention are described below with reference to Fig. 8-12.Fig. 8 and 9 is cut-open views of Delevoping cartridge, has wherein suitably inserted the protecting component in this embodiment.Figure 11 is the cut-open view of Delevoping cartridge, does not wherein insert protecting component.
With reference to Fig. 8, protecting component 333 comprises: pressure distribution part 333a as the real protection part, has the function of increase by the area in the zone that contact pressure distributed of developer sheet 332 and developer roll 305 generations; And slave part 333b, as supporting part, pressure distribution part 333a is bonded on this slave part.Protecting component 333 is installed on the Delevoping cartridge, make the end of auxiliary element 333b and developer sheet 332 place in contact, and pressure distribution part 333a is clipped between slave part 333b and the developer roll 305.Use a slice two sides adhesive tape or analog that the other end of slave part 333b (stick portion 333c) is installed on the over cap 360.
Thereby, make handle box when the terminal user uses this Delevoping cartridge for the first time during in, the contact pressure that produces between developer sheet 332 and the developer roll 305 keeps being distributed on the big zone of circumferential surface of developer roll 305, to prevent the distortion of developer roll 305.About the removing of protecting component 333, when removing over cap 360 when for the first time using handle box, protecting component 333 is automatically removed along over cap 360, thereby has prevented that when using handle box for the first time, the terminal user forgets the problem of removing protecting component 333.
Below, the details of description embodiment of the present invention.
(pressure distribution mechanism)
At first, pressure distribution mechanism is described.With reference to Figure 11, when developer sheet 332 by being pressed on the developer roll 305 and when producing the contact pressure (line pressure) of about 1.96N/m (20gf/cm), the width of the contact area between developer roll 305 and the developer sheet 332 becomes about 1mm.Thereby the pressure that receives on the per unit surface area of developer roll 305 approximately is 19.6N/m
2(2gf/mm
2).
Thereby the pressure distribution part 333a (as shown in figure 12) that protecting component 333 is set between developer roll 305 and developer sheet 332 has caused the compression deformation of pressure distribution part 333a.As a result, according to experiment, the width in zone that is subjected to the developer roll 305 of contact pressure increases to about 3-5mm, and this has reduced to be applied to the size of contact pressure on the per unit area on the developer roll 305 conversely, thereby can control the compression deformation of developer roll 305.
(pressure distributing element)
Below, describe the pressure distribution part 333a (that is preferred pressure distribution part) in this embodiment in detail.Except the pressure distribution function, the pressure distribution part 333a that is clamped between developer roll 305 and the developer sheet 332 has following function.
(1) with preset time during length stores processor box, it can other structural detail of chemical erosion;
(2) when it is subjected to vibrating in processes such as transportation, fine hair can not played in its surface; And
(3) it has outstanding operability.
In addition, experiment shows, below two kinds of structure settings be preferred.
At first, clearly, used thickness is that the isocyanurate foam in the 0.5mm-2mm scope makes pressure distribution partly have better characteristic as the material of pressure distribution part (as shown in Figure 9), this not only is embodied in the pressure distribution aspect, also is embodied in aforementioned chemical erosion, plays aspects such as fine hair and operability.
But when the thickness of isocyanurate foam was not less than 2mm, it was all very difficult to insert or pull out protecting component.On the other hand, when the thickness of isocyanurate foam was not more than 0.5mm, the effect of pressure distributing element distribution contact pressure was not fine.And when the cotton heap that uses the about 1.2mm of fibre length during as the material of pressure distribution part, the pressure distribution of pressure distributing element is functional, but can not solve the relevant problem that plays fine hair.
In addition, experiment showed, the ability of the contact pressures that in fact do not distribute such as paper, polyethylene terephthalate thin slice.Thereby the isocyanurate foam of thickness in the 0.5-2mm scope can be used as the material of the actual pressure distribution part 333a that makes protecting component 333, and it must need such requirement, that is, the pressure distribution part can be carried out contact pressure effectively and be distributed; When the time memory of given length storage handle box, can other structural detail of chemical erosion; Can not produce fine hair; And good operability.
With reference to Figure 10, in an experiment, make by for example tygon, polypropylene etc. such resin rather than isocyanurate foam as the pressure distribution part 333a of pressure distribution parts.
In this case, the radius of curvature R 2 (with regard to cut-open view) of the developer roll side of pressure distribution part 333a is a bit larger tham the radius of curvature R 1 (R2〉R1) of developer roll.This experiment confirm, a kind of like this structure setting has the effect of pressure distribution.
If have the protecting component of the pressure distribution part that forms by isocyanurate foam; so when protecting component inserts between developer roll 305 and the developer sheet 332; pressure distribution part (isocyanurate foam) is developed the contact pressure compression that produces between sheet 332 and the developer roll 305, makes its shape consistent with the circumferential surface of developer roll 305.As a result, contact pressure is distributed on the zone of broad of developer roll 305.By contrast, if having the protecting component of the pressure distribution part that forms by such resin such as for example tygon or polypropylene etc., make that then the shape of pressure distribution part is almost consistent with the circumferential surface of developer roll 305.Such protecting component and the same pressure distribution effect of protecting component with broad with the pressure distribution part that forms by isocyanurate foam.
(slave part)
The pressure distribution part 333a of the protecting component 333 that is formed by the similar such material made from foaming agent of isocyanurate foam and the friction force of developer roll 305 or developer sheet 332 are bigger, and insufficient strength structurally.So, when assembling Delevoping cartridge or handle box, be difficult to insert separately or pull out pressure distribution part 333a.In other words, its operability is bad.
By contrast, if the pressure distribution part 333a that moulds with resin, it just might come in contact with developer roll 305, and perhaps the user can forget and pulls it.
So shown in Fig. 8 and 9, pressure distribution part 333a and slave part 333b form one.About the material of slave part 333b, experiment shows, when developer sheet 332 is when not having one of the coated with resins thin elastic plate of being made by phosphor bronze, stainless steel etc., to be preferably the polyethylene terephthalate that a slice thickness is about 150 μ m.
In addition, experiment shows, if the surface-coated resin of developer sheet 332, when pulling out protecting component 333, slave part 333b damages the surface of developer sheet 332 sometimes.In this case, hope applies greasing substance with the zone of the slave part 333b that developer sheet 332 comes in contact, as special teflon (registered trademark), silicon etc.Experiment shows, preferably uses independently sheet as lubricating component.
Experiment also shows, in either case, with regard to the easy degree of inserting or extracting out, slave part 333b is arranged on developer sheet one side, rather than this side of developer roll.
(protecting component and over cap integrated)
In order to improve the usability of protecting component 333, that is, guarantee that the user can easily pull out protecting component 333, protecting component 333 can integrally form with over cap 360; The part of the protecting component 333 relative with being clamped in marginal portion between developer sheet 332 and the developer roll 305 can be bonded on the over cap 360.Because protecting component 333 integrally forms with over cap 360, so guarantee that not needing the user to give special heed to removes protecting component 333.
(structure of protecting component (various parts bonding))
As mentioned above, protecting component 333 has pressure distribution part 333a and slave part 333b.Its structure makes that when it was inserted into, pressure distribution part 333a contacted developer roll 305; and slave part 333b contact developer sheet 332; and, by and be clamped in marginal portion opposed edges part between developer roll 305 and the developer sheet 332, protecting component is installed on the over cap 360.
As for the parts (bonding coat 333C) that pressure distribution part 333a are installed on the slave part 333b, and slave part 333b is installed in parts on the over cap 360, uses the two sides adhesive tape.This is not that bonding agent is only limited to the two sides adhesive tape.For example, can use the bonding part as hot melt adhesive or bonding agent,, and have enough adhesive strengths to get final product as long as they can chemical erosion such as other structural detail such as developer roll, photosensitive drums.And, be not particularly limited for the bond area of pressure distribution part 333a and slave part 333b, as long as 333a and these two parts of 333b not can from they be bonded together local separated from one another.
Up to the present, embodiment of the present invention have been described with reference to color-image forming apparatus.This is not that application of the present invention is only limited to color-image forming apparatus.In other words; the present invention can be applied to during any structure is provided with; in this is provided with; protecting component 333 is inserted between developer sheet 332 and the developer roll 305; thereby be clamped between sheet 332 and the roller 305; this protecting component is used for more widely the contact pressure that produces being distributed in the circumferential surface of developer roll 305 between developer roll 305 and developer sheet 332, these need not to describe in detail.
As mentioned above,, be produced up to the terminal user from handle box or developing cell and use this handle box or developing cell for the first time, can make the contact pressure between developer sheet and the developer roll keep distributing widely according to embodiment of the present invention.So, can prevent the compression deformation of the developer roll that causes owing to the contact pressure between developer sheet and the developer roll, thereby form the image of high-quality.
As finding out significantly,, can control or prevent owing to the contact pressure that produces between developer roll and the developer adjustment element makes developer roll and/or developer adjust the problem of deformed element or distortion according to the present invention from foregoing.
In addition, according to the present invention, protecting component is designed to make it to be used to support the supporting part contact developer adjustment element of its pressure distribution part.So protecting component can easily insert or pull out developer roll and developer is adjusted between the element.
Though with reference to structrual description disclosed herein the present invention, the present invention is not limited to described details, and the present invention will cover those are included in the improvement purpose or the claims scope is interior correction or change.
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1. the Delevoping cartridge on the master component that is removably mounted on the electric camera photosensitive member, described Delevoping cartridge comprises:
Developer roll is used to make the latent electrostatic image developing that is formed on the electric camera photosensitive member, and described developer roll has the axial region of resilient roller part and this resilient roller part of supporting;
Developer is adjusted member, and it can partly contact with described resilient roller, is used to adjust the amount that is coated in the developer on the described resilient roller part; And
The protection member comprises:
Be folded in the folder treated that described resilient roller part and described developer adjust between the member when described developer roll and described developer are adjusted between the member and establish part when described protection member is removably mounted on, the wherein said folder for the treatment of is established part and is adjusted at described resilient roller part and described developer and be compressed between the member and be out of shape; And
Be used to support the described supporting part of establishing part of waiting to press from both sides;
Wherein, when described wait to press from both sides establish part be folded in described resilient roller part and described developer when adjusting between the member described wait to press from both sides the contact width established between part and the described resilient roller part greater than when described wait to press from both sides establish part and be not folded in described resilient roller part and described developer and adjust contact width between member and the described resilient roller part at described developer when adjusting between the member;
When described protection member was installed between described resilient roller part and the described developer adjustment member, the described folder for the treatment of was established part and is partly contacted with described resilient roller, and described supporting part contacts with described developer adjustment member.
2. Delevoping cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described supporting part comprises a slice pet resin material.
3. Delevoping cartridge as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein, described wait to press from both sides establish the part thickness be 0.5mm-2mm.
4. the handle box on the master component that is removably mounted on electrophotographic image forming apparatus, described handle box comprises:
The electric camera photosensitive member;
Developer roll is used to make the latent electrostatic image developing that is formed on the electric camera photosensitive member, and described developer roll has the axial region of resilient roller part and this resilient roller part of supporting;
Developer is adjusted member, and it can partly contact with described resilient roller, is used to adjust the amount that is coated in the developer on the described resilient roller part; And
The protection member comprises:
Be folded in the folder treated that described resilient roller part and described developer adjust between the member when described developer roll and described developer are adjusted between the member and establish part when described protection member is removably mounted on, the wherein said folder for the treatment of is established part and is adjusted at described resilient roller part and described developer and be compressed between the member and be out of shape; And
Be used to support the described supporting part of establishing part of waiting to press from both sides;
Wherein, when described wait to press from both sides establish part be folded in described resilient roller part and described developer when adjusting between the member described wait to press from both sides the contact width established between part and the described resilient roller part greater than when described wait to press from both sides establish part and be not folded in described resilient roller part and described developer and adjust contact width between member and the described resilient roller part at described developer when adjusting between the member
When described protection member was installed between described resilient roller part and the described developer adjustment member, the described folder for the treatment of was established part and is partly contacted with described resilient roller, and described supporting part contacts with described developer adjustment member.
5. handle box as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described supporting part comprises a slice pet resin material.
6. as claim 4 or 5 described handle boxes, wherein, described to wait to press from both sides the thickness of establishing part be 0.5mm-2mm.
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