CN100501603C - Process cartridge, main body cartridge, image carrier body cartridge, developing cartridge, toner cartridge, and image forming apparatus - Google Patents
Process cartridge, main body cartridge, image carrier body cartridge, developing cartridge, toner cartridge, and image forming apparatus Download PDFInfo
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An image forming apparatus is provided which can be switched between states in which a developing roller is attached to an image carrier body by applying a pressing force to a developing cartridge and a state in which the developing roller can be released from attachment from the image carrier body. When an operation part of a toner cartridge is arranged at the first position, pressing force is applied to a developing cartridge by a protrusion fitting with a spring part, and a developing roller can be attached to a photoconductor drum by the applied pressure. When the operation part is arranged at the removal position, the fitting can be undone, and the aforementioned pressure attachment is released. Also, at this time, replacement of the toner cartridge becomes possible.
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Technical field
Various aspects of the present invention relate to a kind of image forming apparatus of so-called electrophotographic system, this image forming apparatus forms image by using the toner development to be formed on the electrostatic latent image on the image portable object and image is adhered on the recording medium, and relates to handle box, box, image portable object box, Delevoping cartridge and the toner cartridge that can use in image forming apparatus.
Background technology
In the past, image forming apparatus comprises having the image portable object that electrostatic latent image forms surface thereon, make toner adhere to the developer roll of the surface of image portable object with developing electrostatic latent image, the toner that adheres to image portable object surface by developer roll is transferred to the transfer roll of recording medium and the toner cartridge that toner is accommodated in wherein and is constructed to be permeable to be mounted and removes.
In such image forming apparatus, when electrostatic latent image was formed on image portable object surperficial, developer roll made the toner that remains in the toner cartridge adhere to the surface of image portable object with developing electrostatic latent image.Then, the toner that will adhere to image portable object surface by transfer roll is transferred to recording medium, can form on recording medium and the corresponding image of electrostatic latent image.
In addition, in such image forming apparatus, undertaken by use spring etc. to the pressure of the image portable object that uses OPC (organic photoconductor) to wait is attached such as the developing apparatus of developer roll, and carry out developing process.Yet, when OPC and the mutual pressure of developer roll long-time continuous attached and when not rotating, just might produce chemical damage or make developer roll cause permanent strain to OPC.In this, Japanese unexamined patent communique H9-319207 proposes, by developer roll and image portable object are configured to make they can near and separate and both separated by when transporting image forming apparatus, between developer roll and image portable object, inserting tapered member.
Yet, after this tapered member is inserted into handle box, must after tapered member is removed, just can bring into use, and the user is forced to carry out complicated operations.In addition, not carrying out when image forms,, wish that developer roll and image portable object isolate mutually such as when changing toner cartridge.But,,, just can not isolate developer roll and image portable object in case tapered member is removed for above-mentioned structure.
Summary of the invention
Handle box according to various aspects of the present invention comprises the image portable object with surface; Be configured to keep the developer roll of toner thereon; Be configured to support the shell of described image portable object and described developer roll; Be used for holding therein the toner cartridge of described toner, described toner cartridge is configured to be installed in the described shell and can therefrom removes; With the attachment arrangement that is arranged in the shell, this attachment arrangement is configured to exert pressure to toner cartridge when described toner cartridge is installed in the described shell.
Therefore, various aspects of the present invention provide a kind of image forming apparatus, and this image forming apparatus can be removed between the attached state from the image portable object at the state that developer roll is attached to the image portable object by exerting pressure to Delevoping cartridge and developer roll and switch.Also have, various aspects of the present invention provide handle box, box, image portable object box, Delevoping cartridge and the toner cartridge that can use in image forming apparatus.
In the handle box of the present invention of constructing by this way, image portable object and developer roll are supported in the shell, therefore can change developer roll to the attached state of the pressure of image portable object.In addition, when the toner cartridge that is used for keeping toner is installed in shell, attached image portable object of attachment arrangement and developer roll.Also have, when toner cartridge when shell removes, it is attached that attachment arrangement is removed the pressure of image portable object and developer roll.
For this reason, according to this aspect of the present invention, if toner cartridge removes from shell when transporting, image portable object and developer roll are maintained at the attached state that has been disengaged of pressure, therefore can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.Also have, in image forming apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention, can be only by toner cartridge being installed in the shell of exerting pressure and to the attached developer roll of image portable object.Like this, operability can be enhanced, and removes again when toner cartridge attached quilt of pressure when shell removes and change, thereby can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.In addition, even under the situation that is recovered and reuses with the handle box of crossing, also can only prevent to increase the quantity of the parts that can be reused to the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll by removing toner cartridge.
And, when toner cartridge removes, never carry out image and form, thereby, can more effectively prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll if the pressure of image portable object and developer roll is attached at this moment to be removed.
Various aspects of the present invention can be applied to so-called 3 type handle boxes, wherein shell can be separated into a part that supports the image portable object and a part that supports developer roll, can also be applied to so-called 2 the type handle boxes that support image portable object and developer roll in single shell.
In addition, various aspects of the present invention do not limit the mechanism of the operation of contact fitting operation of toner cartridge and attachment arrangement.According to the mechanism according to aspects more of the present invention, toner cartridge comprises and is arranged on the installation site when being installed to shell and is being arranged on the operating portion that removes the position when shell removes.When being set at the installation site by this operating portion of exerting pressure, attached image portable object of attachment arrangement and developer roll, when operating portion has been set at when removing the position, it is attached that attachment arrangement is removed the pressure of image portable object and developer roll.
Also have, various aspects of the present invention do not limit attachment arrangement and apply the mechanism that is used for attached pressure by it.By via toner cartridge pressure being applied to developer roll, attachment arrangement can be attached to developer roll the image portable object.Like this, also produce further effect, can prevent reliably when pressure is attached that toner cartridge from separating.
In addition, under these circumstances, shell and toner cartridge can comprise respectively and engage one another when operating portion is set at the installation site and remove the junction surface that engages when removing the position when operating portion is set at.Under these circumstances, when operating portion is set at the installation site, joining process toner cartridge that can be by the junction surface and as the developer roll and the image portable object of a unit.For this reason, in image forming apparatus, handle the ability of rolling paper and can improve according to various aspects of the present invention.In addition, in aforesaid method, it is attached that attachment arrangement carries out pressure via toner cartridge.By a kind of like this structure, can prevent the separation of toner cartridge and the intensity at reinforcement junction surface.
In addition, under these circumstances, cause interconnecting between shell and the toner cartridge in the hole portion that constructs on shell and the toner cartridge.When operating portion is set at the installation site, block member and cover separately a hole portion, wherein the member that blocks is separately also opened separately hole portion.When operating portion has been set at when removing the position, the member that blocks separately covers separately hole portion respectively.Under these circumstances, operating portion has been set at and has removed in the position when toner cartridge removes, and hole portion is separately covered by the member that blocks separately, therefore can prevent toner leakage.In addition, when making operating portion be set at the installation site and carry out image formation when inserting toner cartridge, hole portion separately opens, and the internal communication of shell and toner cartridge, thereby can from toner cartridge toner be provided to enclosure via these hole portions.
Also have, carry out under the attached situation of pressure via toner cartridge in the above described manner at attachment arrangement, shell comprises the installation portion of toner cartridge.Also have, developer roll can be arranged between image portable object and the installation portion, and can be configured to move forward and backward along the direction of connection layout as portable object and installation portion.Under these circumstances, the attached pressure on the direction of image portable object is applied to developer roll by toner cartridge and installation portion.Developer roll moves before and after being formed on the direction of attached pressure, thereby can carry out the attached and attached releasing of pressure of pressure smoothly.
In addition, under these circumstances, the axle of developer roll can be directed on closure.Under these circumstances, be created in the further effect that the position relation between roll shaft and the image portable object becomes and is difficult to change, can carry out through improved by the developing process of toner to electrostatic latent image.
Also have, can imagine the various patterns of carrying out the attached structure of pressure for attachment arrangement in the above described manner via toner cartridge.For example, attachment arrangement can comprise the resilient material that is configured to towards the image portable object energy be given toner cartridge.Under these circumstances, it is attached that the energy that can use elastic component to give carries out pressure, can cause through improved pressure attached like this.
And, can imagine various patterns for such structure.For example, attachment arrangement comprises the auxiliary section that is arranged on one of toner cartridge or shell and is arranged on cooperation receiving portion on another of toner cartridge or shell.Under these circumstances, can cooperate that to carry out pressure in the receiving portion attached by the auxiliary section is coupled to, and can pressure relief is attached by removing this cooperation.
In addition, according on the other hand, can imagine a kind of for example auxiliary section can be separately positioned on a pair of installation at toner cartridge and remove direction on structure on the parallel opposite side surfaces.In this example, cooperation receiving portion separately can be configured to relative with auxiliary section separately corresponding.Under these circumstances, if the cooperation of auxiliary section separately and cooperation receiving portion separately is disengaged, toner cartridge can be installed between the cooperation receiving portion separately and it is removed from cooperating between the receiving portion.Therefore, under the adopted situation of this structure, auxiliary section and cooperation receiving portion do not hinder the installation of toner cartridge and remove.
According on the other hand, can imagine that a kind of auxiliary section comprises from the outstanding teat of side surface separately, and cooperate receiving portion comprise cooperation separately teat and to the structure of the spring portion that this teat is energized.Therefore, aspect another, can imagine that a kind of teat is arranged on the toner cartridge, and spring portion is formed spill and is engaged in wherein structure to allow teat.
On the other hand, in handle box, the shell of being constructed can be separated into the image portable object support portion of supporting the image portable object and the developer roll support portion of supporting developing apparatus, and the toner cartridge of being constructed can be attached to the developer roll support portion and remove from the developer roll support portion.Under these circumstances, by shell being separated into image portable object support portion and developer roll support portion, can individually change image portable object or developing apparatus according to they term of life separately.
Also have, on the other hand, toner cartridge can be configured to be installed to shell or remove from shell from a side relative with the image portable object with respect to developer roll.Under these circumstances, can easily install and remove toner cartridge, and can improve the process of changing toner cartridge from a side relative with the image portable object.Because the image portable object is set at the rear side of image forming apparatus, and, so just causes and easily to change toner cartridge from the front side of image forming apparatus owing to can and remove toner cartridge from the side installation relative with rear side.
According on the other hand, box comprises the image portable object with surface; Be configured to keep the toner developer roll thereon; Be configured to support the shell of described image portable object and described developer roll, with the attachment arrangement that is arranged in the shell, described attachment arrangement is configured to when described toner cartridge has been installed in the described shell pressure be imposed on toner cartridge, and the toner cartridge that wherein holds toner within it is configured to be installed in the shell and can removes from shell.
In the box aspect above-mentioned according to the present invention, image portable object and developer roll are supported in the shell, thereby can change the attached state of developer roll to the image portable object.Therefore, when toner has been maintained at wherein toner cartridge when being installed in the shell, attachment arrangement can with this installation relatively by attached image portable object and the developing apparatus of exerting pressure.
For this reason, according to various aspects of the present invention, if toner cartridge removes from shell when transporting, the attached state that is not carried out of pressure is kept and can be prevented the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.In addition, in image forming apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention, can be by in shell, toner cartridge being installed simply to the attached developer roll of image portable object pressure.
According to other aspects of the invention, image portable object box comprises the image portable object with surface, be configured to support the shell of the axle of described image portable object and developer roll, developer roll is maintained in the Delevoping cartridge, Delevoping cartridge is configured to be installed in the shell and can removes from shell, with the attachment arrangement that is configured to when described toner cartridge is installed in the Delevoping cartridge, pressure be imposed on toner cartridge, toner cartridge holds toner within it, toner cartridge is configured to be installed in the Delevoping cartridge neutralization and can removes from Delevoping cartridge, wherein, developer roll is attached on the image portable object when pressure imposes on toner cartridge.
In the image portable object box according to various aspects of the present invention, shell supports developer roll, thereby developer roll can be attached to the image portable object by exerting pressure.Therefore, when toner has been maintained at wherein toner cartridge when being installed in installation portion, attachment arrangement is attached to image portable object by exerting pressure with developer roll via toner cartridge.
For this reason, according to various aspects of the present invention, if toner cartridge removes from installation portion when transporting, the attached state that is not carried out of pressure is kept, and can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.Also have, in image forming apparatus, can by in installation portion, toner cartridge being installed developer roll pressure be attached to the image portable object simply according to various aspects of the present invention.
In addition, be configured to keep the developer roll of toner thereon according to the Delevoping cartridge of various aspects of the present invention, with the shell that is configured to keep developer roll, shell comprises that the toner cartridge that is configured to hold toner is installed in installation portion wherein removedly, wherein suprastructure becomes to be attached to the neutralization of image portable object box and can remove from image portable object box, image portable object box comprises the image portable object with surface, and wherein suprastructure becomes the pressure of accepting from toner cartridge when toner cartridge is installed in installation portion.
Be configured to be attached to the image portable object box that comprises the image portable object and remove according to the Delevoping cartridge of various aspects of the present invention from this image portable object box.Also have, in the Delevoping cartridge according to various aspects of the present invention, when the toner cartridge that keeps toner was installed in the installation portion, the energy that can accept to give from toner cartridge was to be attached to the image portable object by pressure with developer roll.For this reason, according to various aspects of the present invention, after when transporting, toner cartridge being removed from installation portion, even the attached state that is not carried out of the situation downforce of storing under the state that is attached to image portable object box is also kept, and can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.In addition, can by in installation portion, toner cartridge being installed developer roll pressure be attached to the image portable object simply.
According to a further aspect in the invention, toner cartridge comprises the shell (60) that wherein holds toner; Optionally be positioned at the operating portion (62) of the primary importance and the second place, accept pressure with being configured to when being positioned in primary importance when described operating portion (62), with the pressure attachment arrangement (66,67) that discharges this pressure when described operating portion (62) when being positioned in the second place.
In toner cartridge according to various aspects of the present invention, in shell, toner cartridge is installed at box, when operating portion was set at the installation site, attachment arrangement can be accepted the pressure towards developer roll, and developer roll is attached to the image portable object.In addition, when removing toner cartridge from shell, operating portion is set at when removing the position, and pressure is released, and developer roll also can be disengaged to the pressure of image portable object is attached.
For this reason, in image forming apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention, if toner cartridge removes from the shell of box when transporting, the attached state that is not carried out of pressure is kept, and can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.In addition, can by toner cartridge is installed developer roll pressure be attached to the image portable object simply in shell.Also have, when toner cartridge when shell removes and change, pressure is attached to be disengaged again, thereby can prevent better the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.
Various aspects of the present invention do not limit the structure of attachment arrangement especially, and it can have and is formed at the installation site and accepts pressure and do not accept the effect receiving portion of pressure removing the position.
According to this aspect, pressure does not act on the effect receiving portion when removing the position when operating portion is set at, and developer roll is disengaged to the pressure of image portable object is attached.Equally, pressure acts on the effect receiving portion when operating portion is set at the installation site, and developer roll is attached on the image portable object by pressure.
In addition, on the other hand, the effect receiving portion can be arranged on toner cartridge perpendicular to the installation of toner cartridge with remove two ends on the direction of direction.Aspect this, the effect receiving portion can not become the installation of toner cartridge and the obstacle that removes.
Also have, toner cartridge of the present invention can have the installation site of being formed at and produce pressure, is removing the elastic component that the position does not produce pressure.
Aspect this, when operating portion is set at when removing the position, elastic component is not had an effect, and developer roll is disengaged to the pressure of image portable object is attached.In addition, when operating portion was set at the installation site, elastic component was had an effect, and developer roll is attached to the image portable object by pressure.
Also have, according on the other hand, image forming apparatus of the present invention comprises shell (2); Image portable object (21) with surface; Be configured to keep the developer roll (41) of toner thereon; Be configured to the transfer roll (22) of toner from the surface transfer of described image portable object (21) to recording medium; Be configured to hold the toner cartridge (60) of described toner within it, this toner cartridge is configured to be installed in the shell (2) and can removes from shell (2); With the attachment arrangement (67,25,26) that is arranged in the shell (2), this attachment arrangement (67,25,26) is configured to when described toner cartridge (60) is installed in the shell (2) pressure be imposed on toner cartridge (60).
In the image forming apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention, when toner has been maintained at wherein toner cartridge when being installed in the apparatus main body, attachment arrangement is by attached image portable object and the developer roll of exerting pressure.In addition, when toner cartridge was removed by the slave unit main body, to remove the pressure of image portable object and developer roll relatively attached with removing operation for attachment arrangement.
For this reason, in various aspects of the present invention, if toner cartridge is removed by the slave unit main body when transporting, image portable object and developer roll are kept from the state of the attached releasing of pressure, and can prevent the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.In addition, in various aspects of the present invention, can by in equipment body, toner cartridge being installed developer roll be attached to the image portable object simply.Also have, when toner cartridge when shell removes and change, pressure is attached to be disengaged again, thereby can prevent better the chemical damage of image portable object and the permanent strain of developer roll.
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Fig. 1 is the oblique view that shows a kind of outward appearance of the laser printer according to illustrative aspect of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the oblique view that shows the operation of the cap of opening the laser printer among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the vertical cross section view of the inner structure of the laser printer in the displayed map 1.
Fig. 4 is the side surface view of outward appearance of photoconductor box, Delevoping cartridge and the toner cartridge of the laser printer in the displayed map 1.
Fig. 5 be presented at the connection of the Delevoping cartridge of the laser printer among Fig. 1 and toner cartridge and separate between the key diagram of structure of mechanism of switching.
Fig. 6 shows that toner cartridge has been installed in the key diagram of the illustrative condition the Delevoping cartridge from front side surface.
Fig. 7 be show laser printer the photoconductor box structure the side surface view and show the partial view of this structure from inner surface side.
Fig. 8 shows that developer roll is according to the installation of toner cartridge with remove the key diagram of displacement.
Fig. 9 is the key diagram of illustrative structures that shows the inner left wall surface of laser printer main body.
Figure 10 is left-hand face view and the right lateral surface view that shows the illustrative structures of Delevoping cartridge and toner cartridge.
Figure 11 is the illustrative structures of modification of display light electric conductor box and the key diagram of effect.
Figure 12 shows the illustrative structures of modification of toner cartridge and the key diagram of effect.
Figure 13 is demonstration and the illustrative structures of the modification of the corresponding photoconductor box of toner cartridge and the key diagram of effect.
Figure 14 is the key diagram of illustrative structures that shows the modification of laser printer main body.
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Should be noted that the various connections of having illustrated in the narration hereinafter between each element.Notice that to specify generally speaking can be direct or indirect unless these are connected, and this instructions is not limited in this aspect.
Next, illustrative aspect of the present invention will make an explanation with accompanying drawing.Fig. 1 shows the oblique view of conduct according to the outward appearance of the laser printer 1 of the image forming apparatus of illustrative application of the present invention.As shown in fig. 1, paper feed-in box 3 is installed in the bottom of the lid 2 of the main body that covers laser printer 1 from the periphery.Lid 2 cap 4 is arranged on and cover on 2 the front surface (being arranged at particularly, the surface of front when laser printer 1 installation).
The top cap 4 of end comprises finger grip 4a about two.Refer to crawl section 4a by handle, the hinge 4b around the lower end upwards opens cap 4 forwards as shown in Figure 2.In addition, as shown in Figure 2, paper feed-in box 3 is configured to pull out forward.Like this, paper feed-in box 3 can be installed in laser printer 1 neutralization and removes from laser printer 1.
Next, Fig. 3 is the vertical cross section view that shows the inner structure of laser printer 1.As shown in Figure 3, have the inside that is arranged on paper feed-in box 3 in the back up pad 5 of the energy that is upwards given by spring 6 upward, paper feed-in roller 9 that remains on the paper on the back up pad 5 with stacked state to image forming part 7 feed-ins further is arranged on the front surface side of back up pad 5 discretely.In addition, transmitting paper that the transfer roller 11 of paper will transmit by transfer roller 11 with 9 co-operatings of paper feed-in roller turns round about 180 ° guide portion 13 and catches two registration rollers 14 and 15 of the leading edge of paper to be arranged in succession from paper feed-in roller 9 to the paper transport path of image forming part 7 by the angular advance amount that suitably stops and adjusting paper along the periphery of paper feed-in roller 9.
Image forming part 7 comprise be arranged on photoconductor box 20 inside as the photoconductor drum 21 of image portable object and the transfer roll 22 relative with photoconductor drum 21.Notice that photoconductor drum 21 is the well-known types that form organic photoconductor (OPC) layer on the surface of grounded metal core.
By between photoconductor drum 21 and the transfer roll 22 and the paper that forms in the following manner thereon by the image that toner produces be fed into photographic fixing portion 31.In photographic fixing portion 31, be formed on toner image on the paper and be maintained between warm-up mill 33 and the transfer roll 35 and, and image is further transmitted by a pair of transfer roller 36 and 36 by photographic fixing paper thereon by the heat photographic fixing.
The paper directed sections 37 of being transmitted by transfer roller 36 and 36 have been directed to and have covered above 2, and are discharged to by a pair of paper distributing roller 38 and 38 and are arranged on the paper discharge dish 39 that covers on 2 the upper surface.In addition, the scanning element 90 with laser L exposure photoconductor drum 21 is arranged between paper discharge dish 39 and the photoconductor box 20.
Next the structure of image forming part 7 and scanning element 90 will more at large be described.Comprise rotatable photoconductor drum 21 and further comprise equably grid-control formula corona charging unit 23 as the photoconductor box 20 of image portable object box to the surface charging of transfer roll 22 and photoconductor drum 21.By via the laser L of the 20a of exposure hole portion from scanning element 90 incidents, electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface by the photoconductor drum 21 of grid-control formula corona charging unit 23 chargings.Next, by toner being provided to the surface of photoconductor drum 21, electrostatic latent image is developed by the developer roll 41 that is arranged on the Delevoping cartridge 40.This is because having adhered to toner on the photoconductor drum 21 is transferred to by on the paper of above-mentioned transfer roll 22, is formed on the paper by the aforesaid operations image.
Next the structure of scanning element 90 will be described.Scanning element 90 comprises the polygon mirror 91 of the laser L that deflection and scanning are produced by the laser emission section that does not show in the drawings and returns catoptron 92,93 by the laser L of polygon mirror 91 deflections to photoconductor drum 21.Also have, f θ lens 95 and cylindrical lens 97 are separately fixed at the light path neutralization that arrives the laser L of catoptrons 92 from polygon mirror 91 and arrive the light path of laser L of catoptrons 93 from catoptron 92.
By top structure, can be by in rotating polygon mirror 91 and photoconductor drum 21, launching laser L and on the surface of photoconductor drum 21, form electrostatic latent image on suitable opportunity.Then, in above-mentioned mode,, just can finish the image forming course that is undertaken by electrophotographic system by using the toner developing electrostatic latent image by developer roll 41 and it being transferred on the paper.
Fig. 4 is the side view of the outward appearance of display light electric conductor box 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60.When image formed, the operating portion 62 of toner cartridge 60 was arranged on the installation site shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 (A), and in this state, photoconductor box 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and 60 3 parts of toner cartridge form an integral body.For this reason, be arranged on the installation site and when being drawn forward when cap 4 is opened and also has when operating portion 62, three above-mentioned parts can be as a unit by from installation with remove a mouthful 2a (see figure 3) and be fetched into outside the main body of laser printer 1.Notice that installing and remove mouthful 2a is by the peristome that covers 4 lids of closing 2.
When the operating portion 62 of toner cartridge 60 upwards rotated and be arranged on shown in Fig. 4 (B) remove the position time, toner cartridge 60 is divided into photoconductor box 20 and Delevoping cartridge 40, and when operating portion 62 is further drawn forward, can only be separated in the toner cartridge 60 shown in Fig. 4 (B) and it outside the main body that removes mouthful 2a and be fetched into laser printer 1.Can change toner cartridge 60 by such process.
In addition, the turning axle 41a (see figure 5) of developer roll 41 is outstanding from the side surface of Delevoping cartridge 40, and is fitted among the groove 20b that pierces photoconductor box 20.Because this cooperation, Delevoping cartridge 40 is connected to photoconductor box 20 movably along the straight line that connects photoconductor drum 21 and installation portion 42.In addition, when operating portion 62 is arranged on the installation site, exert pressure by as described below, developer roll 41 is attached to photoconductor drum 21, and is arranged on when removing the position when installation portion 62, and this pressure is released.
Next explanation is used for installing by this way and removing the structure of toner cartridge 60.At first explanation is used for structure in the connection and the switching between the separation of Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60.
How Fig. 5 (A) and the operating portion 62 that (B) shows toner cartridge 60 are arranged on and remove the position, and wherein Fig. 5 (A) is the synoptic diagram of the installation portion 42 of the Delevoping cartridge 40 seen from toner cartridge 60 1 sides, and Fig. 5 (B) is the synoptic diagram of the toner cartridge 60 seen from installation portion 42 1 sides.
As shown in Fig. 5 (B), toner cartridge 60 comprises that its inside holds the long column shape inner cylinder 63 of toner and is contained in the out cylinder 64 in the outside of the central part of inner cylinder 63.Out cylinder 64 is installed on the installation portion 42, so that engages and can not rotate with elongated slot 42b on the inner wall surface that is formed on installation portion 42 by making at the side-prominent outstanding bar 64a of installation portion 42 1.Inner cylinder 63 is formed such member, and aforesaid operations portion 62 is molded into a unit, and the inboard that is formed at out cylinder 64 can be rotated according to the operation of operating portion 62.
In addition, as shown in Fig. 5 (A), comprise that the baffle door 48 of sheet metal is arranged on the inboard of installation portion 42.Baffle door 48 be configured to as shown in Fig. 5 (A) by support by the guide rail 42c on the inner wall surface that is formed on installation portion 42 two ends make its can on the interior Zhou Fangxiang of installation portion 42 in the pent position of the 42a of, the hole of installation portion 42 be arranged to move between the position (referring to Fig. 5 (C)) above the 42a of hole portion mobile.
Place near four teat 63a baffle door 48 two ends to be formed on the surface of inner cylinder 63 from the both sides of peripheral direction.For this reason, baffle door 48 moves according to the rotation of inner cylinder 63, and is arranged on when removing the position when operating portion 62, and as shown in Fig. 5 (A), baffle door 48 is set at the position of closing close pore part 42a.Notice that above-mentioned elongated slot 42b is formed on the more below of this part, thereby not overlapping with the baffle door 48 that is arranged on this position.In addition, the 42a of hole portion forms grow in the horizontal direction longitudinally elongated, and is adhered near the inner wall surface of installation portion 42 around the rectangular frame shape sponge 49 of the 42a of hole portion.
The hole portion 64b identical shaped with the 42a of hole portion is formed on the part of out cylinder 64, and when outstanding bar 64a engaged with elongated slot 2b, the 64b of hole portion was relative with the 42a of hole portion, and is adhered near it with the identical shaped sponge 65 of sponge 49.Than outside, the hole portion 63b identical shaped with the 64b of hole portion is formed on the inner cylinder 63 equally, but is arranged on when removing the position at operating portion 62,64b of hole portion and the 63b of hole portion are not overlapping fully, as shown in Fig. 5 (B).For this reason, even the toner of inside does not leak yet when toner cartridge 60 is removed.
In addition, with after elongated slot 42b engages, when the operating portion 62 of toner cartridge 60 was arranged on the installation site, 64b of hole portion and the 63b of hole portion were as overlapping as shown in Fig. 5 (D) at outstanding bar 64a.In addition, at this moment, as shown in Fig. 5 (C), baffle door 48 moves to the 42a of hole portion top by teat 63a, thereby 64b of hole portion and the 42a of hole portion are communicated with, and therefore can provide toner to Delevoping cartridge 40 from toner cartridge 60.
Also have, at this moment, closely attached subsides of sponge 49 and sponge 65, and the junction surface 63c that is formed on the outer surface of inner cylinder 63 engages with guide rail 42c, thus near the of 64b of hole portion and 42a sealed tightly, and outside toner is prevented from leaking into.In addition, by the joint of junction surface 63c and guide rail 42c, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 are connected.On the contrary, by operating portion 62 being arranged on the joint that removes the position and remove junction surface 63c and guide rail 42c, the direct connection between Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 is disengaged.
Also have, the gear 901 that as one man rotate with stirrer 61 is arranged on the outside of inner cylinder 63 1 ends, and is used for being exposed on the position relative with the gear 901 of installation portion 42 to the gear 902 that gear 901 transmits driving forces.For this reason, by toner cartridge 60 being installed and junction surface 63c being engaged with guide rail 42c, just can drive stirrer 61 in installation portion 42 by gear 902 and 901.
And, be projected into left side and right side as turning axle 903, and gear 905 is arranged on the other end of turning axle 903 at gear 901 as shown in Fig. 5 (B) and 5 (D).The gear 906 that is used for downward spiral conveyer 43 and last spiral conveyer 44 transmission driving forces is exposed to the position relative with the gear 905 of installation portion 42.Notice that the driving force transport sector of these parts will be discussed below.
As shown in FIG. 4, guide the guiding groove 42d of this turning axle 903 to be formed on the left and right sides end surfaces of installation portion 42.Turning axle 903 is guided by guiding groove 42d when toner cartridge 60 is installed, thereby is easy to make outstanding bar 64a and elongated slot 42b to engage.
Next, Fig. 6 (A) be when operating portion 62 has been arranged on above-mentioned installation site from the synoptic diagram of photoconductor box 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and the toner cartridge 60 of front surface unilateral observation, Fig. 6 (B) has been arranged on above-mentioned synoptic diagram from photoconductor box 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and the toner cartridge 60 of front surface unilateral observation when removing the position when operating portion 62.
As at Fig. 6 (A) with (B), thereby be formed on by the 64d of hole portion that operating portion 62 can rotate in the above described manner on front surface one side of out cylinder 64.In addition, be supported on the surface of inner cylinder 63 by support portion 66 and teats 67 further more outstanding on the left and right directions than installation portion 42 be arranged on operating portion 62 about on two side surfaces.
Fig. 7 (A) is the side view of the structure of display light electric conductor box 20, and Fig. 7 (B) is the partial view from the structure of the front surface side end of inner surface side display light electric conductor box 20.As shown in Fig. 7 (B), the recessed spring portion 25 that teat 67 fits in wherein when operating portion 62 has been arranged on the installation site is arranged near the front surface side end of photoconductor box 20.Spring portion 25 is configured to and can slides around fulcrum 25a, and makes the receiver sheet 20c compression coiled springs 26 of a unit and energize on the direction of photoconductor drum 21 by being relevant at the front surface side form of photoconductor box 20.
For this reason, as shown in Fig. 8 (A), when operating portion 62 turns to the installation site, and teat 67 is when being fitted in the spring portion 25, Delevoping cartridge 40 on the direction of photoconductor drum 21 via toner cartridge 60 by pressurized, and developer roll 41 is attached to photoconductor drum 21 by pressure.In addition, at this moment, baffle door 48 is opened, and junction surface 63c and guide rail 42c engage, and the 42a of hole portion, 63b and 64b connection, forms thereby can carry out image in the above described manner.
On the contrary, as shown in Fig. 8 (B), remove the position when operating portion 62 turns to, when teat 67 and spring portion 25 did not cooperate, above-mentioned pressurized was disengaged.In addition, at this moment, baffle door 48 is closed, and the joint of junction surface 63c and guide rail 42c is disengaged, and the arrangement of 63b of hole portion and 64b do not line up mutually, thereby can remove toner cartridge 60 and do not leak toner.Notice that as shown in Figure 6, receiver sheet 20c and spring portion 25 are arranged on the outside on the left and right directions of toner cartridge 60 and installation portion 42, thereby these parts do not become obstacle when installing and removing toner cartridge 60.Also have, as be shown in figures 2 and 3, interference member 4c is arranged on the inside surface of cap 4 in outstanding mode, and it is configured to, if operating portion 62 is not arranged on the installation site, operating portion 62 and interference member 4c interfere with each other, and just can not close cap 4.
Next explanation is used for the mechanism to driving force such as transmission such as developer roll 41 grades.Get back to Fig. 7 (A), the metal turning axle 21a of photoconductor drum 21 is outstanding from photoconductor box 20 in the left and right sides, and the gear 21b that as one man rotate with photoconductor drum 21 is from the end exposure of the rear side (installation direction one side) of photoconductor box 20.
In contrast, as shown in FIG. 9, the guiding groove 121 of guiding turning axle 21a is formed on the inner wall surface in laser printer 1 main body left side, and setting and gear 21b meshed gears 121b.By intermeshed gear 21b and gear 121b when photoconductor drum 21 is installed, driving force can be transferred to photoconductor drum 21 from main body side.
Continue, Figure 10 (A) is the left-hand face view that shows the structure of Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60, and Figure 10 (B) is the right lateral surface view that shows the structure of Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60.As shown in Figure 10 (A), driving force is arranged on the left-hand face of Delevoping cartridge 40 by its driving shaft 51 from the driving shaft 151 (see figure 9)s transmission of main body side.Note, except driving shaft 151, form the teat 51a that can engage on the end face that driving shaft 151 can be fitted to cylindrical recess wherein comprising that flat teat 151a and driving shaft 51 are formed with flat teat 151a, and so-called driving hookup both form by this.
As shown in Figure 10 (A), as one man Xuan Zhuan gear 51b is formed on the driving shaft 51, and this gear 51b and gear 41b engagement, this gear 41b and developer roll 41, and donor rollers 45 the gear 45a and the said gear 902 of as one man rotating as one man rotate.In addition, the gear 901 that as one man rotates with the turning axle 903 of stirrer 61 when toner cartridge 60 is installed in the above described manner with gear 902 engagements, and in an identical manner, driving force is transferred to gear 906 by the gear 905 that as one man rotates with turning axle 903.
As shown in Figure 10 (B), gear 906 with respectively and following spiral conveyer 43 and last spiral conveyer 44 the gear 43a and the 44a that as one man rotate mesh.For this reason, driving force is transferred to driving shaft 51 from driving shaft 151, and, can rotate developer roll 41, donor rollers 45, stirrer 61, following spiral conveyer 43 and last spiral conveyer 44 by this driving force.
In the laser printer 1 that disposes in top mode,, just can keep the photoconductor drum 21 as shown in Fig. 8 (B) and the attached state that has been disengaged of pressure of developer roll 41 if toner cartridge 60 is removed from installation portion 42.For this reason, can prevent the chemical damage of photoconductor drum 21 and the permanent strain of developer roll 41.
Also have,, can only developer roll 41 pressure be attached to photoconductor drum 21, thereby operability is enhanced when bringing into use by in installation portion 42, toner cartridge 60 being installed as shown in Fig. 8 (A).And, removed again by the attached quilt of pressure when installation portion 42 removes and changes when toner cartridge 60, therefore can prevent better the chemical damage of photoconductor drum 21 and the permanent strain of developer roll 41.And at this moment, the turning axle 41a of developer roll 41 is guided by groove 20b, thereby can carry out the attached and attached releasing of pressure of pressure more smoothly, and the relation of the position between photoconductor drum 21 and developer roll 41 also is difficult to change.
In addition, if toner cartridge 60 is installed in the installation portion 42, make photoconductor drum 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 become a unit in the above described manner, and can install and remove as a unit along guiding groove 121.Therefore, in laser printer 1, solving the ability of rolling the paper processing can be enhanced.Also have, by fitting in teat 67 in the spring portion 25 and on the direction of Delevoping cartridge 40, pressing toner cartridge 60, on at least two positions, keep photoconductor drum 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 connected states, can strengthen the intensity of guide rail 42c and junction surface 63c like this.
Note, in above-mentioned illustrative various aspects, photoconductor box 20, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 can be corresponding to handle boxes, photoconductor box 20 and Delevoping cartridge 40 can be corresponding to boxes, the housing parts of photoconductor box 20 and Delevoping cartridge 40 can be corresponding to shell, teat 67, spring portion 25 and compression coiled springs 26 grades can be corresponding to attachment arrangements, guide rail 42c and junction surface 63c can be corresponding to the junction surfaces, teat 67 and auxiliary section can be corresponding to the effect receiving portions, spring portion 25 can be corresponding to cooperating receiving portion, and baffle door 48 and out cylinder 64 can be corresponding to blocking member.
Also have, various aspects of the present invention are limited in above-mentioned aspect never in any form, and can realize various patterns in the scope consistent with various aspects of the present invention.For example, as shown in Figure 11, groove 20b can be at toner cartridge 60 1 side openings.Under these circumstances, from the state shown in Figure 11 (A), when toner cartridge 60 is removed shown in Figure 11 (B) in the mode identical with above-mentioned aspect, shown in Figure 11 (C), can easily separate Delevoping cartridge 40 from photoconductor box 20.Therefore, can change photoconductor box 20 respectively individually, Delevoping cartridge 40 and toner cartridge 60 according to the term of life of photoconductor drum 20 and developer roll 41 etc.
In addition, produce the elastic component be used for developer roll 41 is attached to the pressure of photoconductor drum 21 and can be arranged on toner cartridge 60 1 sides.Figure 12 (A) is the side surface view of demonstration according to the structure of the toner cartridge 60 of this aspect.As at Figure 12 (A) with as shown in 12 (B) of its partial enlarged drawing, except near hole the 62a drilled teat 67 of operating portion 62, teat 67 is formed by the single shaft that passes hole 62a.In addition, the support portion 66 of teat 67 is formed by the elastic component such as rubber, and passes through the elastic deformation of support portion 66, and teat 67 can be shifted in the hole 62a shown in Figure 12 (C).
Under these circumstances, spring portion 25 need be set in photoconductor box 20, and, as shown in figure 13, teat 67 can be set fit in wherein recessed cooperation receiving portion 20d.According to this on the one hand, when operating portion 62 is arranged on the installation site, and teat 67 fits in shown in Figure 13 (A) when cooperating among the receiving portion 20d, and 66 energy that apply from the support portion that pass through to be given just can be exerted pressure so that developer roll 41 is attached to photoconductor drum 21.When operating portion 62 is arranged on when removing the position as Figure 13 (B), not aforementioned adaptive not carrying out, and it is attached to remove aforementioned pressure, and, in this state, can remove toner cartridge 60 as Figure 13 (C).Notice that according to this on the one hand, support portion 66 can be by coiled springs or laminated spring rather than rubber formation.And, teat that can be by making resin with cooperate receiving portion to cooperatively interact to carry out attached and do not use elastic component.
And various aspects of the present invention can also be applied to the image forming apparatus of the type that toner cartridge installs and remove from Delevoping cartridge one side.Equally under these circumstances, if when the entire process box is removed by utilizing suitable bindiny mechanism etc. to change the structure of toner cartridges, just can with the installation of toner cartridge and remove with aforementioned pressure attached/the attached releasing of pressure links.Yet in above various aspects, can change toner cartridge 60 from the front side of laser printer 1 separately, can cause the raising of maintainability like this.
In addition, attachment arrangement can be arranged on the image forming apparatus main body.Figure 14 is the vertical cross section view that shows according to the structure of this respect.As shown in figure 14, the pressure member 102 as attachment arrangement is arranged on the back up pad 101 that supports the photoconductor box 20 in laser printer 1 main body.This pressure member 102 is configured to so that it can slide on fore-and-aft direction by the mode that forms whole guide portion 101a with support portion 101.Pressure member 102 is also energized to the rear portion by coiled springs 103.In addition, pressure member 102 comprises the slot part 102a that engages with operating portion 62 when operating portion 62 is arranged on the installation site.
Based on this reason, when toner cartridge 60 is installed on the installation portion 42, and operating portion 62 is when being transferred to operating position, and operating portion 62 engages with slot part 102a, and the energy that is given of coiled springs 103 is sent to developer roll 41 by toner cartridge 60.On the other hand, when toner cartridge 60 was changed, operating portion 62 was transferred to and removes the position, before simultaneously pressure member 102 being pulled to.When being carried out like this, the aforementioned energy that gives is sent to developer roll 41, and removes toner cartridge 60 possibility that also becomes.Therefore, according to this on the one hand, produce same effect and the effect of various aspects as described above.
Symbol description
1... laser printer
4... cap
7... image forming part
20... photoconductor box
21... photoconductor drum
22... transfer roll
23... grid-control formula corona charging unit
25... spring section
26... compression coiled springs
40... Delevoping cartridge
41... developer roll
42... installation portion
42a, 63b, 64b... hole section
42c...... guide rail
45... donor rollers
48... baffle door
60... toner cartridge
61... stirrer
62... operating portion
63... inner cylinder
63c... junction surface
64... out cylinder
66... support portion
67... teat
101... back up pad
101a... guide portion 101a
102... pressure member
102a... slot part
103... coiled springs
90... scanning element
903... turning axle
L... laser
Claims (21)
1. a handle box is characterized in that, this handle box comprises:
Image portable object (21) with surface;
Be configured to keep the developer roll (41) of toner thereon;
Be configured to support the shell (20,40) of described image portable object (21) and described developer roll (41);
Be used for holding therein the toner cartridge (60) of described toner, described toner cartridge (60) is configured to be installed in described shell (20 from a side relative with described image portable object (21) with respect to described developer roll (41), 40) also can from this shell (20,40), remove in; With
Be arranged on the attachment arrangement (67,25,26) in the shell (20,40), this attachment arrangement (67,25,26) is configured to exert pressure to toner cartridge (60) when described toner cartridge (60) is installed in the described shell (20,40).
2. handle box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described toner cartridge (60) comprises the operating portion (62) that optionally is positioned the primary importance and the second place, and
When described operating portion (62) when being positioned in primary importance, described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) is exerted pressure and when described operating portion (62) when being positioned at the second place, described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) pressure relief to toner cartridge (60).
3. handle box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) is by exerting pressure to described toner cartridge (60) and described developer roll (41) being attached to described image portable object (21).
4. handle box as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described shell (20,40) comprise that first junction surface (42c) and described toner cartridge (60) comprise second junction surface (63c), when described operating portion (62) when being positioned in primary importance, first junction surface (42c) engages with second junction surface (63c).
5. handle box as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, shell (20,40) comprise that first hole (42a) and toner cartridge (60) comprise the second hole (63b, 64b), (63b 64b) makes the inside of described shell (20) and the internal communication of described toner cartridge (60) for first hole (42a) and second hole;
Wherein, shell (20,40) comprises that first blocks member (48) and toner cartridge (60) comprises that second blocks member (64),
Wherein, when operating portion (62) when being positioned in primary importance, first blocks member (48) opens first hole (42a), and second block member (64) cover second hole (63b, 64b),
When operating portion (62) when being positioned in the second place, first blocks member (48) covers first hole (42a), and second block member (64) open second hole (63b, 64b).
6. handle box as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described shell (20,40) comprises installation portion (42), and described toner cartridge (60) is configured to be installed on this installation portion (42), and
Described developer roll (41) is arranged between described image portable object (21) and the described installation portion (42), and developer roll (41) is configured to move along the direction that connects described image portable object (21) and described installation portion (42).
7. handle box as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the axle (41a) of described developer roll (41) is directed on closure.
8. handle box as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, shell (20,40) comprises the groove (20b) of the axle (41a) of settling developer roll (41), and axle (41a) is directed in groove (20b).
9. handle box as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) comprises the resilient material that is configured to apply to described toner cartridge (60) pressure that pushes it against described image portable object (21).
10. handle box as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) comprise auxiliary section (67) and cooperate receiving portion (20d), auxiliary section (67) are arranged on in described toner cartridge (60) and the described shell (20,40) one, and cooperate receiving portion (20d) to be arranged on in described toner cartridge (60) and the described shell (20,40) another.
11. handle box as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, toner cartridge (60) comprises pair of sidewalls, and shell (20,40) comprise pair of sidewalls, described auxiliary section (67) are arranged on each of this oppose side wall of toner cartridge (60), and described cooperation receiving portion (20d) is arranged on shell (20,40) on each of this oppose side wall and
When toner cartridge was installed in the shell (20,40), each described cooperation receiving portion (20d) was arranged to relative with described auxiliary section (67).
12. handle box as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described auxiliary section (67) are each the outstanding teats (67) from the described pair of sidewalls of toner cartridge (60), and
Described cooperation receiving portion (20d) is to cooperate described teat (67) pressure is imposed on the spring portion (25) of teat (67).
13. handle box as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that,
Described spring portion (25) forms spill and is engaged in wherein to allow described teat (67).
14. handle box as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described shell (20,40) be divided into first shell (20) and second shell (40), first shell (20) supports described image portable object (21), second shell supports described developer roll (41), and wherein said toner cartridge (60) is configured to be attached on described second shell (40) and can separates from described second shell (40).
15. a box is characterized in that, comprising:
Image portable object (21) with surface;
Be configured to keep the developer roll (41) of toner thereon;
Be configured to support described image portable object (21) and described developer roll (41) shell (20,40) and
Be arranged on shell (20,40) attachment arrangement (67 in, 25,26), described attachment arrangement (67,25,26) be configured to when toner cartridge (60) has been installed in the described shell (20,40) pressure be imposed on toner cartridge (60), the toner cartridge (60) that wherein is used to hold toner is configured to be installed in shell (20 from a side relative with described image portable object (21) with respect to described developer roll (41), 40) in and can from shell (20,40), remove.
16. an image portable object box is characterized in that, comprising:
Image portable object (21) with surface,
Be configured to support the shell (20) of the axle (41a) of described image portable object (21) and developer roll (41), developer roll (41) is maintained in the Delevoping cartridge (40), Delevoping cartridge (40) be configured to be installed in the shell (20) and can from shell (20), remove and
Be configured to when toner cartridge (60) is installed in the Delevoping cartridge (40), pressure is imposed on the attachment arrangement (25 of toner cartridge (60), 26), toner cartridge (60) holds toner within it, toner cartridge (60) is configured to be installed in Delevoping cartridge (40) neutralization and can removes from Delevoping cartridge (40), wherein, developer roll (41) is attached on the image portable object (21) when pressure imposes on toner cartridge (60).
17. a Delevoping cartridge is characterized in that, comprising:
Be configured to keep thereon toner developer roll (41) and
Be configured to keep the shell (40) of developer roll (41), shell (40) comprises installation portion (42), the toner cartridge (60) that holds toner is installed on this installation portion (42) from a side relative with image portable object (21) with respect to described developer roll (41) removedly, wherein shell (40) is configured to be attached to image portable object box (20) neutralization and can removes from image portable object box (20), image portable object box (20) comprises the image portable object (21) with surface, and wherein shell (40) is configured to when toner cartridge (60) is installed in installation portion (42) to accept the pressure from toner cartridge.
18. a toner cartridge is characterized in that, comprising: the shell (60) that wherein holds toner;
Optionally be positioned at the primary importance and the second place operating portion (62) and
Be configured to accept pressure when being positioned in primary importance and discharge the attachment arrangement (66,67) of this pressure when being positioned in the second place when described operating portion (62) when described operating portion (62);
Described attachment arrangement (66,67) comprises effect receiving portion (67), described effect receiving portion (67) be arranged on described shell (60) perpendicular to the installation direction of described toner cartridge with remove two ends on the direction of direction.
19. toner cartridge as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that, attachment arrangement (66,67) comprise effect receiving portion (67), this effect receiving portion (67) is configured to when operating portion (62) during in primary importance, it accepts described pressure, and when operating portion (62) during in the second place, it does not accept described pressure.
20. toner cartridge as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, attachment arrangement (66,67) comprise elastic component (66), this elastic component (66) is configured to when operating portion (62) during in primary importance, and it produces pressure, when operating portion (62) during in the second place, it does not produce pressure.
21. an image forming apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Shell (2);
Image portable object (21) with surface;
Be configured to keep the developer roll (41) of toner thereon;
Be configured to the transfer roll (22) of toner from the surface transfer of described image portable object (21) to recording medium;
Be configured to hold the toner cartridge (60) of described toner within it, this toner cartridge is configured to be installed in the shell (2) and can remove from shell (2) from a side relative with described image portable object (21) with respect to described developer roll (41); With
Be arranged on the attachment arrangement (67,25,26) in the shell (2), this attachment arrangement (67,25,26) is configured to when described toner cartridge (60) is installed in the shell (2) pressure be imposed on toner cartridge (60).
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