CN101025592A - Toner cartridge, process cartridge, image cartridge, and image forming apparatus to which those cartridges are attachable - Google Patents

Toner cartridge, process cartridge, image cartridge, and image forming apparatus to which those cartridges are attachable Download PDF

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CN101025592A
CN101025592A CN 200710005421 CN200710005421A CN101025592A CN 101025592 A CN101025592 A CN 101025592A CN 200710005421 CN200710005421 CN 200710005421 CN 200710005421 A CN200710005421 A CN 200710005421A CN 101025592 A CN101025592 A CN 101025592A
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山本雄一
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A toner cartridge and a process cartridge, individually, have a shutter which makes sliding movement by opening and closing their toner inlet and toner outlet. When those cartridges are attached to a color printer and fixed together by a fixing lever, the shutters of both cartridges and the fixing lever can move together as one. When they make sliding movement together, both of the shutters are opened and toner supply becomes available. There are thus realized a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, an imaging cartridge, and an image forming apparatus to which those cartridges are attachable, all of which can prevent toner leakage from both a toner housing portion and a process portion and enables even an unaccustomed user to attach each cartridge without making surroundings dirty.

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Toner Cartridge, handle box, imaging box and the imaging device that can be connected thereto thereof
Cross reference to related application
The application is based on Nos.2006-042766 of Japanese patent application formerly that also requires to submit to respectively on February 20th, 2006 and on February 24th, 2006 and the right of priority of 2006-048328, and full content wherein is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to electro photography type image device and can be connected to this device and from the various boxes of this device dismounting.More specifically, the present invention relates to toner Cartridge, be used to hold toner; Handle box, it comprises for example developing apparatus etc. of processing section; The imaging box comprises toner Cartridge and handle box in it; And imaging device, above-mentioned box can be connected thereto.
Background technology
Traditionally, in electro photography type image device, the developing apparatus that is installed in wherein develops to the electrostatic latent image that is formed on the image-carrier with toner, forms image thus.Sometimes its toner housing parts of the imaging device of Shi Yonging is configured to independently unit with the processing section that comprises the developing apparatus part.The toner housing parts of this type image forming apparatus is connected with main body separately with the processing section and is dismantled from main body.In general, when they two all be connected on the device main body and when being in the state that can form image, toner is by carrying with the toner delivery pipe that the toner housing parts links to each other with the processing section.
When toner housing parts or processing section are removed, need prevent that toner from dropping out auto levelizer inside.Therefore, the method for generally finding out is, the toner delivery pipe of linkage unit or analog are placed on the next door or close.In addition, Japanese unexamined patent publication No. open file No.2000-98713 discloses a kind of imaging device, and its toner delivery pipe separates halfway.According to the disclosure file, two respective spaced apart end portions of described pipe all link to each other respectively with the unit.Pipe is connected with the connection of unit and dismounting and disconnects.Described open file further discloses the imaging device that is equipped with gate in the coupling part of toner delivery pipe, and wherein gate is with the connection of unit and dismounting and opening and closing.
Japanese unexamined patent publication No. open file No.07-152239 discloses a kind of imaging device, and wherein sliding gate is disposed on the bottom surface of toner Cartridge.According to the disclosure file, toner Cartridge and toner pool engage with Lock Part.By closing sliding gate the locking with Lock Part is unlocked.Described mechanism can allow the user dismantle toner Cartridge when sliding gate is closed.
Yet above-mentioned traditional imaging device has following problem.With regard to the imaging device that open file No.2000-98713 points out, gate is unlocked with the connection of unit and dismounting and closes, so gate is connecting and the centre of disassembling section is half-open.Therefore, stop to connect in the centre or disassembling section and under the situation that begins to try again the user, perhaps the user can not finish smoothly connect and the situation of disassembling section under, toner may spill from half-open gate.
In addition, open sliding gate if the user forgets after toner Cartridge connects, the imaging device that open file No.07-152239 points out can not be finished image and generate.In addition, owing to there is not gate to be arranged on its toner pool side, toner may be scattered in the centre of connection and disassembling section.That is to say, when connecting and dismantling the unit of those conventional apparatus, if the user to keep his/her hand and the no toner of cleaning on every side, just need carry out careful be connected smoothly and disassembling section.Yet for the user who seldom operates, appropriate operation also is not easy.
Summary of the invention
The present invention attempts to solve the above-mentioned problem that relates to traditional imaging device.Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide the imaging device that toner Cartridge, handle box, imaging box and these boxes can be connected thereto, all these can prevent that toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section, even and can allow unused user connect each box and the surrounding environment of not making dirty.
In order to arrive above-mentioned purpose, according to a first aspect of the present invention, toner Cartridge is provided, be used to hold toner and supply with toner in order to form image from the toner outlet, it is connected on the imaging device in use, this toner Cartridge comprises: gate, and it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening; First claw, its layout that is fixed; With second claw, it is disposed on the gate and by engaging with first claw and stops gate to move to the open site from off-position.
According to the toner Cartridge of first aspect, first claw has stoped gate from off-position moving to the open site with engaging of second claw.Thus, thus toner outlet is closed and prevents that toner from leaking from toner Cartridge.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, handle box also is provided, it comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, it is connected in the imaging device in use, this handle box comprises: gate, and it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening; Protrusion member, it moves in a scope, and described scope comprises extrusion position that the prevention gate moves and the retracted position that does not stop gate to move from the off-position to the open site; And push part, it is pressed to extrusion position with protrusion member.
According to the handle box of first aspect, protrusion member is urged the parts pushing, and the protrusion member that is urged has stoped gate moving from the off-position to the open site.That is,, prevented the toner leakage because the toner inlet is closed.
According to a first aspect of the invention, also provide the imaging box, its toner Cartridge and handle box that first aspect present invention is pointed out combines.The gate of toner Cartridge has to the outstanding bossing of handle box.This bossing is to make protrusion member arrive retracted position by toner Cartridge being fixed to handle box.The handle box that is used for this imaging box has the fixed bar that fixing toner Cartridge is used.When being fixed to toner Cartridge on the handle box, fixedly discharge the joint of first claw and second claw.The protrusion member of handle box is outstanding to toner Cartridge at its extrusion position.
The imaging box of first aspect is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, and prevented that toner from leaking from separately box.In addition, owing to be provided with fixed bar, bar is fixed in case toner Cartridge and handle box are fixed, and just is disengaged by the off-position of the gate of the protrusion member setting of the claw of toner Cartridge and handle box.
According to a first aspect of the invention, also provide imaging device, its imaging box of pointing out by the connection first aspect present invention uses, and comprises removable hood, in order to the coupling part of opening and closing toner Cartridge and handle box.Closing of removable hood by the also not fixedly fixed bar of toner Cartridge prevention.Under upper and lower two gates situation all in the closed position, removable hood close also by following two members one of at least stop i.e. fixed bar, and upper and lower gate.
According to the imaging device of first aspect, prevented the leakage of toner from toner Cartridge and handle box.In addition, owing to be provided with removable hood, when in two boxes any is not connected or gate when suitably not opening, closing of removable hood is prevented from.Therefore, whether each box all positively connects even unused user also can easily discover.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, toner Cartridge is provided, be used to hold toner and provide toner for forming image, it is connected on the imaging device in use, this toner Cartridge comprises: cylindric gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening; The gear that rotates with cylindric gate; The rotation stopping parts, it moves in a scope, described scope comprise with the rotation stopping position of gear engagement and not with the retracted position of gear engagement; And push part, it is pressed to the rotation stopping position with the rotation stopping parts.According to the toner Cartridge that second aspect present invention is pointed out, the toner passage is by cylindric closing gate, and the rotation of cylindric gate is rotated and stops parts to stop.Thus, prevent that toner from leaking from toner Cartridge.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, handle box also is provided, it comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, it is connected on the imaging device in use, and this handle box comprises: cylindric gate, and it has the toner access opening, and in an angular region, rotate, described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening; The gear that rotates with cylindric gate; The rotation stopping parts, it moves in a scope, described scope comprise with the rotation stopping position of gear engagement and not with the retracted position of gear engagement; And push part, it is pressed to the rotation stopping position with the rotation stopping parts.According to the handle box that second aspect present invention is pointed out, the toner passage is by cylindric closing gate, and the rotation of cylindric gate is rotated and stops parts to stop.Thus, prevent that toner from leaking from handle box.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the imaging box also is provided, its toner Cartridge and handle box that second aspect present invention is pointed out combines.The toner Cartridge that is used for this imaging box has the operation hop, and this operation hop is accepted driving force and come slewing circle tubular gate.The handle box that is used for this imaging box has fixed bar and the operating key that is arranged on the fixed bar, and this fixed bar is fixed to toner Cartridge on the handle box.When toner Cartridge was fixed to handle box, feasible upward rotation stopping parts of fixed bar and following rotation blocking portion part all return back to retracted position separately.Be fixed bar fixedly the time at toner Cartridge, and operating key engages with the operation hop.Be fixed at toner Cartridge under the situation of handle box, cog and lower gear be meshing with each other.
The imaging box of second aspect is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, and prevented that toner from leaking from separately box.In addition, owing to be provided with fixed bar, bar is fixed in case toner Cartridge and handle box are fixed, and two rotation stopping parts are rollback all.Thus, two cylindric gates all are in rotatable state.In addition, when two gears were meshing with each other, the cylindric gate of handle box was rotated, that is, the cylindric gate of toner Cartridge rotates with operating key, and transmission of rotation was arrived the cylindric gate of handle box by gear.Therefore, the operation of starting gate is easy to.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, imaging device also is provided, it uses by connecting toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner in order to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, this imaging device comprises removable hood, be used for the coupling part of opening and closing toner Cartridge and handle box, wherein imaging device further comprises: the toner Cartridge track, it provides mobile route for connecting and dismantling toner Cartridge, and in the position more forward than the operating position of toner Cartridge the toner outlet is separated with handle box; The handle box track, it leaves surplus for connecting and demounting process cartridge provides mobile route on the direction away from toner Cartridge; Elastomeric element, it is on the mobile route that is provided by the handle box track, to toner Cartridge pushing handle box; And fixed part, its restriction handle box is close to toner Cartridge, and wherein handle box has projection, and this projection interferes at the position and the fixed part of the operating position front of handle box.
According to the imaging device of second aspect, owing to be provided with toner Cartridge track and handle box track, when each box was connected and dismantles, two boxes were separated and mobile separately.Thus, during connection and disassembling section, can prevent that surrounding environment is dirty.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, toner Cartridge is provided, be used to hold toner and supply with toner in order to form image from the toner outlet, it is connected on the imaging device in use, toner Cartridge comprises: gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening; Cylindric gate, the upstream arrangement that it more flows by toner than gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening; The gear that rotates with cylindric gate; And section of rack, it slides with gate, along the direction setting that is parallel to slip, and and gearing mesh, wherein gate and cylindric gate enter the open site together, and enter off-position together.
According to the toner Cartridge of the third aspect, toner exports by the cylindric gate opening of gate that slides and rotation or closes.In addition, because toner Cartridge comprises gear and section of rack, cylindric gate rotates along with the rotation of gear, and the rotation of described gear produces by the slip of section of rack.Because gear and section of rack are meshing with each other, and section of rack is designed to slide with gate, so the opening and closing of cylindric gate are carried out with the opening and closing of gate.Therefore, toner leaks by gate and cylindric gate and stops, even thereby unused user also can connect and the surrounding environment of can not making dirty steadily.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the imaging box also is provided, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, and this handle box comprises that the processing section is used for forming image by receiving toner supply, and described two boxes all are that third aspect present invention is pointed out.Two boxes all are connected on the imaging device in use.Handle box has fixed bar, and this fixed bar is toner Cartridge fixedly, joins to being incorporated in when fixing toner Cartridge with the bonding part and slides with upper lock gate.
According to the imaging box of the third aspect, upper lock gate and cylindric gate are arranged on the toner Cartridge, and their opening and closing together.In addition, bonding part and fixed bar are separately positioned on toner Cartridge and the handle box.When they are bonded with each other, slide with upper lock gate.That is, owing to the opening and closing of gate can be undertaken by once sliding, even unused user also can connect into as box the surrounding environment of not making dirty steadily.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, handle box also is provided, it comprises the processing section, form image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, it is connected to imaging device with the toner Cartridge that is used to supply with toner in use, this handle box comprises: gate, and it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening; Fixed bar, it is along with the fixedly toner Cartridge that rotatablely moves; With the bar back shaft, itself and gate branch are arranged, and the support fixation bar, and the mode of support is slided for the slip that this fixed bar could rotate and be parallel to gate.
According to the handle box of the third aspect, toner leaks and is stoped by gate.In addition, the fixed bar that is used for fixing toner Cartridge is supported by the bar back shaft, and described supporting way is that fixed bar can rotate the line slip of going forward side by side.Because the bar back shaft leaves gate and arranges, fixed bar can be stabilized and positively support.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the imaging box is provided, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner in order to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises that the processing section is used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use, wherein toner Cartridge comprises: upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening; With last location and bonding part, its slide with upper lock gate and with the components bonding of handle box, wherein handle box comprises: tail gates, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening; With following location and bonding part, it slides with tail gates and engages with the bonding part with last location, wherein go up location and bonding part and down location and bonding part are bonded with each other in the position that the toner access opening of the toner access opening of upper lock gate and tail gates meets with mutually, wherein when last location and bonding part with when the location is bonded with each other with the bonding part down, upper lock gate and tail gates enter the open site together and enter off-position together.
Imaging box according to fourth aspect, last location and bonding part and down the location be separately positioned on toner Cartridge and the handle box with the bonding part, and they are bonded with each other in the position that the toner access opening of the toner access opening of upper lock gate and tail gates meets with mutually.The upper lock gate and the tail gates that are in the state of being bonded with each other are slided together.Therefore, thus the toner access opening that upper lock gate and tail gates will not occur departs from toner mutually from because this departs from the accident of the air gap leakage of formation.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the imaging box is provided, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner in order to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises that the processing section is used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use, wherein toner Cartridge comprises: upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening; First bonding part, its slide with upper lock gate and with a components bonding of handle box; With second bonding part, its leave that upper lock gate is arranged and with a components bonding of handle box, wherein handle box comprises: fixed bar, its slip that can either be parallel to upper lock gate is slided, can rotate around the slip axis that slides again, and by the rotational fixation toner Cartridge; The 3rd bonding part, it is set on the fixed bar, and engages with first bonding part, and is fixed at toner Cartridge and makes fixed bar and upper lock gate can do as a whole the slip when bar is fixed; With the 4th bonding part, it is set on the fixed bar, and engages with second bonding part, and is fixed that bar is fixed and upper lock gate stops fixed bar to rotate when sliding into the open site when toner Cartridge.
According to the imaging box of the 5th aspect, when first bonding part and the 3rd bonding part were bonded with each other, upper lock gate and fixed bar slided together.When upper lock gate was brought into the open site by gliding motility, the rotation of fixed bar was stoped with engaging of the 4th bonding part by second bonding part.Therefore, toner Cartridge and handle box will not fixed when upper lock gate is opened.
The imaging device that foundation toner Cartridge of the present invention, handle box, imaging box and above-mentioned box can be connected thereto, can prevent that toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section, even and unused user also can connect various boxes steadily and the surrounding environment of not making dirty.
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By the detailed description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is more clear that these and other objects of the present invention and advantage will become, and wherein accompanying drawing is:
Fig. 1 is a cut-open view, shows the schematic structure of the color printer that first embodiment points out;
Fig. 2 is a front view, shows toner Cartridge and handle box interconnects situation;
Fig. 3 is the outside drawing of toner Cartridge;
Fig. 4 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge;
Fig. 5 is a skeleton view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge;
Fig. 6 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of transferring handle box;
Fig. 7 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Fig. 8 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Fig. 9 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 10 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 11 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 12 is a cut-open view, shows the relation between coupling part and the removable hood;
Figure 13 is a cut-open view, shows the relation between coupling part and the removable hood;
Figure 14 is a cut-open view, shows the relation between coupling part and the removable hood;
Figure 15 is a cut-open view, shows the relation between coupling part and the removable hood;
Figure 16 is the view of the box adapter path on the explanation color printer main body;
Figure 17 is a cut-open view, shows the toner Cartridge that second embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 18 is a cut-open view, shows the toner Cartridge that second embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 19 is a cut-open view, shows the toner Cartridge that second embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 20 is a cut-open view, shows the toner Cartridge that second embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 21 is a cut-open view, shows the toner Cartridge that second embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 22 is a transparent view, shows the toner Cartridge that the 3rd embodiment points out and the coupling part of handle box;
Figure 23 is the view of the coupling part of the explanation toner Cartridge pointed out of the 3rd embodiment and handle box;
Figure 24 is the view of the coupling part of the explanation toner Cartridge pointed out of the 3rd embodiment and handle box;
Figure 25 is the view of the coupling part of the explanation toner Cartridge pointed out of the 3rd embodiment and handle box;
Figure 26 is the view of the coupling part of the explanation toner Cartridge pointed out of the 3rd embodiment and handle box;
Figure 27 is the view of the coupling part of the explanation toner Cartridge pointed out of the 3rd embodiment and handle box;
Figure 28 is a skeleton view, shows the interconnective situation of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 29 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 30 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 31 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 32 is an outside drawing, shows the gate of processing unit;
Figure 33 is an outside drawing, shows the coupling part of two gates;
Figure 34 is a skeleton view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 35 is a schematic side elevation, shows moving of fixed bar;
Figure 36 is a schematic side elevation, shows moving of fixed bar;
Figure 37 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box;
Figure 38 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box; With
Figure 39 is a cut-open view, shows the coupling part of toner Cartridge and handle box.
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(first embodiment) will be elaborated to first embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.First embodiment applies the present invention in the color printer, and its toner housing parts and processing section are configured to independently unit.
Schematically show as Fig. 1, color printer 10 is imaging devices, and it uses the toner of four kinds of colors (Y, M, C and K) to form coloured image.Color printer 10 comprises toner Cartridge 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K, and with separately the corresponding handle box 12Y of four kinds of colors, 12M, 12C and 12K.As shown in Figure 1, each unit is in line on left and right directions, that is to say, when being inserted into the there in the unit, the fore-and-aft direction of unit is corresponding with the depth direction of device.Because the structure of toner Cartridge 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K is identical, after this they will be designated as toner Cartridge 11 simply and not pointed out suffix Y, M, C or K.Equally, because the structure of handle box 12Y, 12M, 12C and 12K is identical, after this they will be designated as handle box 12 simply and not pointed out suffix Y, M, C or K.
Color printer 10 has removable hood, and its cross-sectional point than Fig. 1 is more forward.For example, removable hood has occupied the first half of device front surface, and rotates unlatching from the top side to preceding facing down with pivot.When removable hood is opened, can see the front side end of each toner Cartridge 11 and each handle box 12.As shown in Figure 1, color printer 10 further comprises various image-forming components, for example paper conveyance device 13, imaging system 14 and image fixing part 15 etc.Because imaging operation is carried out in the mode similar to traditional operation, thereby omits its explanation at this.
Each toner Cartridge 11 with the main body of color printer 10 is connected separately, and they are removable with each handle box 12.When these boxes were connected on the color printer 10, for every kind of color, toner Cartridge 11 and its alignment processing box 12 interconnected, as shown in Figure 2.Fig. 2 is corresponding to the front view of toner Cartridge of pointing out among Fig. 1 11 and alignment processing box 12 thereof.When the removable hood on being arranged on color printer 10 front surfaces (seeing " 43 " among Figure 12) is opened, can see that four unit of each color as shown in Figure 2 are in line.Under the state as Fig. 2, the toner that is contained in the toner Cartridge 11 can supply to handle box 12.After this, relative upper and lower a, left side and right will be mentioned based on the relative direction among Fig. 2.
At first, toner Cartridge 11 will be described.As shown in Figure 3, toner Cartridge 11 has toner housing parts 21 and the coupling part 22 that lays respectively at rear side and front side with respect to the depth direction of Fig. 1.Coupling part 22 is with shown in Figure 2 corresponding.As shown in Figure 4,22 the inside in the coupling part is used for the communication passage 23 that the toner of toner housing parts 21 is delivered to handle box fixedly is formed on the main body 22a of coupling part 22.Fig. 4 shows the partial sectional view of coupling part 22, is in particular the lower right-most portion of Fig. 3.As shown in Figure 4, the gate 24 along left and right directions slides is set on the lower surface of coupling part 22.
The flexible seal member 25 that has to a certain degree is bonded on the upper surface of gate 24.Shape intercommunicating pore 26 much at one is respectively formed on gate 24 and the seal member 25, is in their corresponding mutually in vertical direction positions.Those intercommunicating pores 26 are made in size and basic identical with the opening portion (downside among Fig. 4) of communication passage 23 in shape.Therefore, by sliding gate 24 left, communication passage 23 and intercommunicating pore 26 become transitable.Fig. 4 shows the situation that communication passage 23 is closed by gate 24.
Fig. 5 shows the situation of coupling part 22, corresponding to the view of preceding bottom side among Fig. 2.Claw 27 is formed on the gate 24.Claw 28 is formed on the main body 22a of coupling part 22.Claw 27 and claw 28 are bonded with each other at their top.Therefore, gate 24 can not slide left when they engage.That is to say that under state of nature, communication passage 23 is closed by gate 24 and the slip of gate 24 is limited by claw 27 and 28.Therefore, prevented that toner is from the toner Cartridge 11 unmindful leakages as independent member.It is to be noted that claw 27 has elasticity to a certain degree, therefore can when it is pulled to certain orientation, remove with engaging of claw 28.In addition, bossing 29 is formed on the lower surface of gate 24.
Next, handle box 12 will be described.In Fig. 2, can see coupling part 31 in front, and the processing section is formed on the back (" 52 " among Figure 16 on every side) of coupling part 31.At the front surface of Fig. 2, fixed bar 32 is connected on the coupling part 31 of handle box 12.Fixed bar 32 is that the top that plate-shaped member and turning axle 41 are disposed in coupling part 31 is used for fixing bar 32.When each unit was connected or dismantles, the user that fixed bar 32 is positioned at the front surface side rotated along the vertical direction and lifts.By mobile along the vertical direction fixed bar 32, toner Cartridge 11 is connected with handle box 12 or separates.Fig. 2 shows fixed bar 32 and is upwards lifted and insert situation in the toner Cartridge 11, thus two boxes is coupled together.
Fig. 6 shows the cut-open view of coupling part 31 upper parts of handle box 12.Be used for being formed on coupling part 31 from the communication passage 33 that toner Cartridge 11 receives toner.The gate 34 that slides along left and right directions is connected on the upper surface of coupling part 31.In addition, have the lower surface that to a certain degree flexible seal member 35 is adhered to gate 34.In addition, on thickness and elasticity, be adhered to the upper surface of gate 34 above the liner 36 of seal member 35.Shape intercommunicating pore 37 much at one is respectively formed on gate 34 and the seal member 35, is positioned at them in position that vertical direction meets with mutually.Intercommunicating pore 37 is made in size and basic identical with the opening portion (upside among Fig. 6) of communication passage 33 in shape.Therefore, by sliding gate 34 left, communication passage 33 and intercommunicating pore 37 become transitable.Fig. 6 shows the situation that communication passage 33 is closed by gate 34.
31 upper surface highlights from the coupling part for pin 38.Pin 38 is by upwards pushing of spring 39 in Fig. 6.Pin 38 left sides that are disposed among Fig. 6.Therefore, when pin 38 was given prominence to, gate 34 can not slide left.That is to say that under state of nature, communication passage 33 is closed by gate 34, and the slip of gate 34 is limited by pin 38.Thus, prevented that toner is from the handle box 12 unmindful leakages as independent member.
Next, will illustrate toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 will be connected to mode on the color printer 10.These boxes front side from Fig. 1 on depth direction is inserted into.When these boxes were inserted into the assigned address that reaches in the main body, communication passage 23 and communication passage 33 were almost coaxial overlapping, as shown in Figure 7.In addition, intercommunicating pore 26 and intercommunicating pore 37 are overlapping in vertical direction.Fig. 8 is the cut-open view of Fig. 7 of cutting open along A-A.In Fig. 8, fixed bar 32 can rotate at the center along the direction of arrow around turning axle 41.In this case, the bossing 29 on toner Cartridge 11 lower surfaces is and then above pin 38.
After toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 all are placed on their assigned address, user's rotational fixation bar 32 that makes progress, as shown in Figure 9.The user pushes fixed bar 32 in the front surface (being shown as the surface of front surface in Fig. 2) of the coupling part 22 of toner Cartridge 11, and compression gaskets 36 is so that toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 lean on closelyr.As shown in Figure 9, surperficial 32a, promptly the inboard of fixed bar 32 is made into the profile of coupling part 22 and matches.Therefore, when fixed bar 32 is pushed into, the be fixed adjacent domain extruding of the top of bar 32 and turning axle 41 of coupling part 22.Thus, as Fig. 9 and shown in Figure 10, liner 36 keeps confined state.The result is, compares with situation shown in Fig. 8 with Fig. 7, and coupling part 22 and coupling part 31 are fixed closelyr a little.
When fixed bar 32 was inwardly promoted, the be fixed part (in Fig. 9 with circle part P indication) of bar 32 of the claw 27 of coupling part 22 promoted.When being pushed, claw 27 does not engage with claw 28.The result is that the gate 24 of toner Cartridge 11 can slide.Simultaneously, the pin 38 of coupling part 31 is connected bossing 29 promotions on part 22 lower surfaces.Then, pin 38 is pushed by the pushing force against spring 39.Thus, the gate 34 of handle box 12 can slide.
That is to say that by pushing fixed bar 32 to coupling part 22, fixed bar 32, gate 24 and gate 34 are become whole and can be slided as the integral body of combination.In this case, user's integral body of this combination of can sliding left.The result is, it is displaced to position shown in Figure 11, and communication passage 23 and communication passage 33 become by intercommunicating pore 26 and intercommunicating pore 37 and communicate with each other.This situation is consistent with the situation of passing through shown in Fig. 2.That is,, all do not have on the toner landline locally externally to open wide in any stage of the attended operation of box.In addition, when keeping the state of Figure 11, because hereinafter described, any one in two boxes all can not disassemble from main body.It is to be noted, according to the opposite order of each box of above-mentioned connection, each box can both be removed.
The pointed front side of color printer 10 in its Fig. 1 of first embodiment has removable hood 43 (seeing Figure 12 and Figure 13).When each box was connected or dismantles, removable hood 43 was unlocked.Before removable hood 43 was closed rightly, color printer 10 can not begin operation.
As Figure 12 and shown in Figure 13, the removable hood 43 of color printer 10 has turning axle 44 and rotates opening and closing as the arrow indication with pivot.Figure 12 and 13 shows the situation of observing from Fig. 1 left side.The position that turning axle 44 is set up is a shade below position that toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 link together.By the part above the turning axle 44 is fallen to the place ahead of Fig. 1 (among Figure 12 to the right), removable hood 43 is opened.When removable hood 43 was opened, the user can touch the coupling part of toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12.
For example, but Figure 12 shows two boxes all just to be inserted in their link position fixed bars 32 separately and also to have remained on following situation.If in this case removable hood 43 is closed, removable hood 43 can be subjected to the interference of fixed bar 32 in the position of circle Q indication.Removable hood 43 that is to say that the inside surface of fixed bar 32 and removable hood 43 contacts, so can not appropriately be closed.Described box is in the state shown in Fig. 8 now.
Shown in Figure 12 and 13, boss 45 is arranged on the inside of removable hood 43.Therefore, when the user attempts when fixed bar 32 just has been lifted but has cut out removable hood 43 under the situation of not sliding, removable hood 43 is subjected to the interference of boss 45 in the position of circle R indication, as shown in figure 13.That is, boss 45 and removable hood 43 contact.Present described box is in the state shown in Fig. 9.That is to say, as shown in figure 14, when this situation is observed in the side identical with Figure 10, the location overlap of the position of boss 45 and fixed bar 32.It is to be noted, be that each fixed bar 32 of four paint boxes is provided with four boss 45 on the position that is equal to.
At fixed bar 32 after gate 24 and 34 slides, be transformed into boss 45 not with fixed bar 32 state of contact.That is to say that before all boxes all fully connected, removable hood 43 can not appropriately be closed.In other words, in this embodiment, in the centre that connects each box, removable hood 43 can not be closed.Therefore, even unused user also can easily know the incomplete connection of box.So, do not worry forgetting opening the sluices.
Next, will be with explanation with toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 for unloading the path of moving on the main body that is connected to color printer 10 and from the main body of color printer 10.In the body interior of color printer 10, as shown in figure 16, be provided with the track 52 that is used to guide the track 51 of toner Cartridge 11 and is used for boot process box 12.Two tracks 51 and two tracks 52 are provided with respectively along the insertion position with respect to two sides of each box.Figure 16 shows the situation of the simplification of observing from Fig. 1 left side.Just, right side among Figure 16 and left side correspond respectively to the front side and the rear side of color printer 10.
The projection 46 and 47 that engages with track 51 is formed on two sides of toner Cartridge 11.In addition, the projection 48 and 49 that engages with track 52 is formed on two sides of handle box 12.Compare with the width of projection 46 to 49, track 51 and track 52 are all done widelyer.Track 51 is done widely slightly, and that track 52 is done widely is many.Therefore, in Figure 16, toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 can move to a certain extent along the vertical direction.
At first, will the insertion of toner Cartridge 11 be described.Toner Cartridge 11 is inserted from right to left in Figure 16.Track 51 on the right side (front side) in advancing by last part a little, then the centre be bent downwardly and left side (rear side) in a little by under part advance.Therefore, at the toner Cartridge 11 that is inserted into midway, compare with projection 46, projection 47 is more leaned on last maintenance.Just, toner Cartridge 11 is inserted into the acclivitous slightly state in its coupling part 22.Therefore, even insert handle box 12 earlier, toner Cartridge 11 also can be inserted into and not make coupling part 22 insert the coupling part 31 that contacts handle box 12 midway.Finish in case insert, toner Cartridge 11 is just almost flatly maintained, and this is because projection 46 and 47 is positioned on the horizontal component of track 51.
Next, will the insertion of handle box 12 be described.Handle box 12 is also inserted from right to left in Figure 16.Because track 52 is formed on the hole generously, so handle box 12 can be mobile a little along the vertical direction midway in insertion.In addition, in the main body of color printer 10, inside have elastomeric element last push part 53 and 54 and fixed part 55 and 56 be separately positioned on below and the top of handle box 12 with the position that is positioned. Last push part 53 and 54 is set at below, described position and upwards pushes handle box 12.On the other hand, fixed part 55 and 56 is set at the top of described position.By the position of the handle box 12 that pushes away on the last push part 53 and 54 by contacting with 56 to determine with fixed part 55.
On the upper surface of handle box 12, the side after projection 57 is formed on and more leans on than coupling part 31.Therefore, when the user attempts directly when track 52 inserts handle boxes 12, projection 57 and fixed part 56 are in contact with one another in the centre.So the user can attempt to promote handle box 12 slightly downwards.Thus, last push part 53 and 54 is pushed down, thereby projection 57 can be avoided contacting with fixed part 56.That is to say that the width of track 52 is enough wide to avoid contact.Therefore, touch toner Cartridge 11 even insert earlier, the user also can insert handle box 12 and not make coupling part 31 insert the coupling part 22 that contacts toner Cartridge 11 midway.In case projection 57 is by fixed part 56, handle box 12 is just got back to by the position that pushes away on last push part 53 and 54.
In addition, similar to attended operation, when toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 unloaded from the main body of color printer 10, the coupling part 31 of handle box 12 and the coupling part 22 of toner Cartridge 11 were prevented from mutual touching.That is to say that when toner Cartridge 11 was disassembled, coupling part 22 relied on track 51 and is inclined upwardly slightly.In addition, when handle box 12 is disassembled,, coupling part 31 can avoid fixed part 56 thereby being pushed down once projection 57.Therefore, when any one box was disassembled, this box can not contact and be removed with the coupling part of other unit.This mechanism can prevent the coupling part 31 of handle box 12 and coupling part 22 mutual friction mutually when being connected with dismounting of toner Cartridge 11.
In addition, be positioned in projection 57 under the situation of fixed part 56 rear sides, the handle box 12 that is inserted into is by pushing away on last push part 53 and 54.Therefore, handle box 12 can not directly be pulled out to the right in Figure 16.This is because the front surface of projection 57 contacts with the rear surface of fixed part 56.In addition, when toner Cartridge 11 correctly was connected with handle box 12 and utilizes fixed bar 32 to be connected to each other, these boxes can not be pushed together.That is to say that projection 46 and 47 is limited by track 51.Therefore, box can not unloaded because of carelessness by unused user.
About color printer 10, preferably determine the location of handle box 12 with more accurate degree, thereby when forming image, avoid image offset with respect to main body.On the other hand, can determine the location of toner Cartridge 11 according to handle box 12.This means toner Cartridge 11 when being inserted into respect to color printer 10 range of free movement a little.After the bar 32 that is fixed was connected to handle box 12, the location of toner Cartridge 11 was determined and is finally fixed.
As addressing, according to the color printer 10 of present embodiment, gate 24 and gate 34 are arranged on toner Cartridge 11 and the handle box 12.Therefore, when these boxes did not also connect, toner all will not take place and leak in them.In addition, when they were inserted in the main body, gate 24 and gate 34 moved as the integral body of the combination bar 32 that is fixed together.Therefore, one of wherein any one box displacement or gate will not take place connecting unlatching midway.Even connect once more, before gate 24 and 34 was closed fully, described box can not be separated from each other.In addition, when box did not also fully connect, removable hood 43 can not be closed.Purpose below color printer 10 has been realized has prevented that promptly toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section, even and unused user also can connect each box steadily and the surrounding environment of not making dirty.
(second embodiment) describes second embodiment below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.In a second embodiment, cylindric gate additionally is arranged on the toner Cartridge 11 of first embodiment, and this cylindric gate can be with other gate opening and closing.For the building block that is equal to first embodiment, with identical numeral indication they and will omit explanation to them.
About the color printer that second embodiment points out, as Figure 17 and shown in Figure 180, cylindric gate 63 is set on the communication passage 62 of toner Cartridge 61.Cylindric gate 63 is that cylinder-like part and intercommunicating pore 64 are formed on its part.Cylindric gate 63 rotatably is engaged in communication passage 62 inside surfaces.In addition, in Figure 17, cylindric gate 63 right end portion are sealed, and gear 65 is formed on its periphery.Gear 65 is configured to more outstanding than the communication passage among Figure 17 62.In the present embodiment, section of rack 69 is set on the fixed bar 68 of handle box 66.But Figure 17 and Figure 18 have described that box 61 and 66 is inserted in the main body the situation that fixed bar 68 also is not lifted.
After fixed bar 68 was lifted, the gear 65 of cylindric gate 63 and the section of rack 69 of fixed bar 68 were meshing with each other, as Figure 19 and shown in Figure 20.In this state, cylindric gate 63, gate 24 and gate 34 are closed.Similar to first embodiment, in Figure 20, fixed bar 68 is moved to the left.Then, it is transformed into state as shown in figure 21.That is, in Figure 20, gate 24 and 34 is moved to the left with fixed bar 68.Meanwhile, gear 65 is rotated by section of rack 69, and cylindric gate 63 is rotated.Then, finish when mobile when section of rack 69, intercommunicating pore 64 is designed to towards the below.Therefore, the communication passage 63 of the communication passage 62 of toner Cartridge 61 and handle box 66 becomes mutually and can lead to by the intercommunicating pore 64 of cylindric gate 63, the intercommunicating pore 26 of gate 24 and the intercommunicating pore 37 of gate 34.
As addressing, second embodiment has realized can be than first embodiment better preventing that toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section on the degree, even and can allow unused user connect various unit and the color printer of surrounding environment of not making dirty.
(the 3rd embodiment) will be elaborated to the 3rd embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.In the 3rd embodiment, the toner Cartridge 11 that first embodiment points out and the gate structure of handle box 12 are changed a little.In this embodiment, do not use the sliding-type gate.For the building block that is equal to first embodiment and second embodiment, with identical numeral indication they and will omit explanation to them.
About the color printer that the 3rd embodiment points out, as shown in figure 22, cylindric gate 72 is set on the communication passage of toner Cartridge 71.Intercommunicating pore 73 is formed on the cylindric gate 72.In addition, in Figure 22, gear 74 is formed on the end face of cylindric gate 72.The part of gear 74 is outstanding downwards from the lower surface of toner Cartridge 71 casings.Toner Cartridge 71 has retainer 75, this retainer 75 can with the interlock of one of the tooth of gear 74.Retainer 75 is pushed forward by spring 76 on the right side of Figure 22.
Central authorities at gear 74 are formed with key pilot hole 77.Under state shown in Figure 22, strong 78 are positioned at upside.In addition, through hole 79 is formed on the lower surface of toner Cartridge 71 casings.When cylindric gate 72 rotated, intercommunicating pore 73 and through hole 79 can be faced mutually.The location in those holes shown in Figure 22 is the location under the state of nature, that is, and and their state before toner Cartridge 71 is connected to handle box 81.Under state shown in Figure 22, intercommunicating pore 73 and through hole 79 are not faced mutually, so close at this state intercommunicating pore 73.Equally, owing to stoped by retainer 75 in the rotation of this state gear 74, toner leaks and can not take place.
As shown in figure 22, cylindric gate 82 is arranged on the communication passage of handle box 81.Intercommunicating pore 83 is formed on the cylindric gate 82.In addition, gear 84 is formed on the end face of cylindric gate 82.In Figure 22, the part of gear 84 projects upwards from the upper surface of handle box 81 casings.Handle box 81 has retainer 85, this retainer 85 can with the interlock of one of the tooth of gear 84.Retainer 85 is pushed forward by spring 86 on the right side of Figure 22.
In addition, through hole 87 is formed on the upper surface of handle box 81 casings.When cylindric gate 82 rotated, intercommunicating pore 83 and through hole 87 can be faced mutually.The location in those holes shown in Figure 22 is the location under the state of nature, that is, and and their state before handle box 81 is connected to toner Cartridge 71.Under state shown in Figure 22, intercommunicating pore 83 and through hole 87 are not faced mutually, so close at this state intercommunicating pore 83.Equally, owing to stoped by retainer 85 in the rotation of this state gear 84, toner leaks and can not take place.In addition, as Figure 22 and shown in Figure 23, liner 91 is set between toner Cartridge 71 and the handle box 81.Be formed with through hole 92 on liner 91, this through hole 92 and through hole 79 and 87 are much at one.Liner 91 will be bonded on the lower surface of toner Cartridge 71 or on the upper surface of handle box 81.
As Figure 23 and shown in Figure 24, fixed bar 93 is set on the handle box 81.Figure 24 is corresponding to the situation of observing Figure 23 from the right side.Fixed bar 93 can rotate around the center of turning axle 94.Outside the surface of fixed bar 93, bossing 95 and 96 is formed on and becomes when box 71 and 81 links together on the inner surface.In addition, swingle 97 rotatably links to each other with fixed bar 93.The rotation of swingle 97 is arranged on the horizontal depth direction among Figure 23.Key part 98 is formed on the swingle 97.
Next the operation that toner Cartridge 71 and handle box 81 is connected to the present embodiment color printer will be described.At first, as Figure 23 and shown in Figure 24, two boxes 71 and 81 all are inserted in the main body of color printer.In this stage, between two boxes 71 and 81 small distance is arranged.Secondly, as shown in figure 25, fixed bar 93 rotates to be pushed in box 71 and 81 around the center of turning axle 94.Liner 91 bar 93 compression that is fixed, and make box 71 and 81 tightr.
In addition, the be fixed bossing 95 of bar 93 of the retainer 85 of handle box 81 inwardly promotes.Equally, the be fixed bossing 96 of bar 93 of the retainer 75 of toner Cartridge 71 inwardly promotes.Swingle 97 is inserted in the key pilot hole 77, and the key part 98 of swingle 97 is inserted in the key part 78 of key pilot hole 77.In addition, each part of giving prominence to since their casing is meshing with each other at them for gear 74 and gear 84.The through hole 79 of toner Cartridge 71 and the through hole 87 of handle box 81 become and can pass through by the through hole 92 of liner 91.
Figure 26 is corresponding to the Figure 25 that observes from right direction.Under the state of Figure 26, swingle 97 and gear 74 are meshing with each other by key part 98.When swingle 97 is rotated counterclockwise about 90 when spending, indicated as the arrow among Figure 26, gear 74 rotates with swingle 97, and the cylindric gate 72 of toner Cartridge 71 is rotated counterclockwise about 90 degree.Meanwhile, because gear 74 and 84 engagement, make the cylindric gate 82 of handle box 81 about 90 degree that turn clockwise.The result is, but through hole 92 and through hole 87 the become intercommunication of the intercommunicating pore 83 of the intercommunicating pore 73 of cylindric gate 72 and cylindric gate 82 by through hole 79, liner 91, as shown in figure 27.
Similar to first embodiment, the 3rd embodiment has realized preventing that toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section, even and can allow unused user connect various unit and the color printer of surrounding environment of not making dirty.
(the 4th embodiment) will describe the 4th embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.For the building block that is equal to previous embodiment, with identical numeral indication they and will omit explanation to them.Figure 28 shows the toner Cartridge 11 that the 4th embodiment points out and the state of handle box 12, its corresponding in the front side from Fig. 1 of oblique observation.
As shown in figure 28, on the toner Cartridge 11 of present embodiment, be provided with toner housing parts 21 and coupling part 22, this coupling part 22 is positioned at the more forward place of toner housing parts 21.On handle box 12, be provided with processing section 30 and coupling part 31, this coupling part 31 is positioned at the more forward place of processing section 30.Toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 interconnect by coupling part 22 and 31.It is to be noted that Figure 28 shows two boxes and arranged up and down so that interconnect but the state that also do not connect fully.
As Figure 29 and shown in Figure 30, be used to carry the various communication passage of toner to be set at the inside of the part that connects coupling part 22 and coupling part 31.Figure 29 is the cut-open view from Figure 28 of front left side observation, and Figure 30 is the cut-open view from Figure 28 of left rear side observation.They two all show the state that is in the middle of connecting.They also only show the part between coupling part 22 and the coupling part 31.
As Figure 29 and shown in Figure 30, be used for the inside that communication passage 23 that toner with toner housing parts 21 is transported to handle box 12 is formed on the coupling part 22 of toner Cartridge 11.The gate 24 that slides along left and right directions is set on the lower surface of coupling part 22.In addition, having to a certain degree flexible seal member 25 is bonded on the upper surface of gate 24.Shape two intercommunicating pores 26 much at one are respectively formed at gate 24 and seal member 25 places, are positioned at the position that they meet with in vertical direction mutually.Those intercommunicating pores 26 are made in size and basic identical with the opening portion (downside among Figure 29) of communication passage 23 in shape.Therefore, but communication passage 23 and intercommunicating pore 26 by sliding gate 24 intercommunication that becomes left in Figure 29.Figure 29 shows the situation that communication passage 23 is closed by gate 24.
As Figure 29 and shown in Figure 30, toner Cartridge 11 has cylindric gate 127 in the inside of communication passage 23.Cylindric gate 127 is that cylinder-like part and intercommunicating pore 128 are formed on its part.Cylindric gate 127 is set at and is in toner than gate 24 and flows the more position of upstream, and rotatably matches with the inside surface of communication passage 23.That is, the intercommunicating pore 26 of intercommunicating pore 128 and gate 24 meets by the rotation of cylindric gate 127, and thus, the toner passage is opened.
As shown in figure 30, in the drawings, the right end portion of cylindric gate 127 be the sealing and gear 129 be arranged on the periphery of cylindric gate 127.Be configured to more keep right at Figure 30 middle gear 129 than communication passage 23.As shown in figure 29, be derived from the section of rack 24a and gear 129 engagements of gate 24.Section of rack 24a slides together in company with the slip of gate 24.This moves through gear 129 rotates cylindric gate 127.That is, the arranged direction of section of rack 24a and direction of motion are parallel with the glide direction of gate 24.But by gate 24 being slided into the become position of intercommunication of communication passage 23 and intercommunicating pore 26 left, the intercommunicating pore 128 of cylindric gate 127 and the intercommunicating pore 26 of gate 24 meet.Thus, gate 24 and cylindric gate 127 are in their open site or off-position simultaneously.
On the other hand, be used for being formed on the inside of the coupling part 31 of handle box 12, as shown in figure 29 from the communication passage 33 that toner Cartridge 11 receives toner.The gate 34 that slides along left and right directions is set on the upper surface of coupling part 31.In addition, having to a certain degree flexible seal member 35 is bonded on the lower surface of gate 34.In addition, be bonded on the upper surface of gate 34 at the liner 36 that surmounts seal member 35 on thickness and the elasticity.Liner 36 can be bonded on the lower surface of gate 24 of toner Cartridge 11.
Shape intercommunicating pore 37 much at one is separately positioned on gate 34, seal member 35 and the liner 36, the position of vertically meeting mutually between them.Those intercommunicating pores 37 are made in size and basic identical with the opening portion (upside among Figure 29) of communication passage 33 in shape.Therefore, by sliding gate 34 left in Figure 29, intercommunication but communication passage 33 and intercommunicating pore 37 become.Figure 29 shows the situation that communication passage 33 is closed by gate 34.
In addition, in Figure 30, fixed bar 32 is connected on the right surface of coupling part 31 of handle box 12.Fixed bar 32 is plate-shaped members, and rotate at its center around bar back shaft 41.Bar back shaft 41 is disposed on the top of coupling part 31.Bonding part 32a and groove 32b are formed on the inside surface (right lateral surface among Figure 30) of fixed bar 32.
When two boxes all connected, fixed bar 32 was rotated counterclockwise from bottom to top by the user.Figure 28 shows fixed bar 32 and is upwards lifted and be pulled to situation on the toner Cartridge 11.In dismounting during box, fixed bar 32 from the top is that clockwise direction Figure 30 is rotated to the bottom.Just, by moving up or down fixed bar 32, make toner Cartridge 11 be connected and separate with handle box 12.
As shown in figure 31, outstanding downwards frusto-conical protrusion part 24b is formed on the lower surface of gate 24 of toner Cartridge 11, leaves the intercommunicating pore 26 on it.In addition, as Figure 31 and shown in Figure 32, receptacle part 34a is formed on the upper surface of gate 34 of handle box 12, leaves the intercommunicating pore 37 on it.The profile of receptacle part 34a is a conical butt, and its inside surface is tapered.As shown in figure 33, such design can make bossing 24b be engaged among the receptacle part 34a.Shown in figure 32, it is microscler hole that bossing 34b penetrates on the front surface that is formed on coupling part 31 and on glide direction, and front side in the drawings is outstanding to the right.
Even toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 are placed to such an extent that slight misalignment is also not serious mutually when fixed bar 32 is lifted.As long as the part of bossing 24b enters in the receptacle part 34a, two boxes just can be more approaching mutually at their center by extruding so.Therefore, rely on receptacle part 34a and bossing 24b just can carry out the location of gate 24 and gate 34 rightly.In addition, when gate was so positioned, gate 24 and gate 34 were by open site that is arranged on them simultaneously or off-position.
As shown in figure 34, the bar back shaft 41 of fixed bar 32 is supported by the fulcrum 42 that is formed on coupling part 31 front surfaces and 143.In Figure 34, do not draw fixed bar 32.On the front surface of coupling part 31, between fulcrum 42 and 143, be formed with bonding part 144, prismatic bossing.In Figure 35, be formed with sunk part 145 on the front surface of downward fixed bar 32.Sunk part 145 is formed on when fixed bar 32 descends on outer surface.Figure 35 and Figure 36 simplify and show the relation of bonding part 144 and sunk part 145, and it is corresponding to the Figure 34 that observes from its left side.
Under state shown in Figure 35, in the position of more leaning on rear side than bonding part 144, at least a portion of fixed bar 32 is fixed on the bar back shaft 41.Because bonding part 144 and fixed bar 32 are in contact with one another, and fixed bar 32 can not be moved forward in this state.That is, having limited fixed bar 32 is moved to the left in Figure 34 along bar back shaft 41.When fixed bar 32 rotates and lifts around bar back shaft 41, promptly to locate and be converted to Figure 36 from Figure 35, sunk part 145 is 31 sides towards the coupling part.By such arrangement, the sunk part 145 of fixed bar 32 is in the face of the bonding part 144 of coupling part 31, and the slip restriction to fixed bar 32 is cancelled thus.Figure 28 has shown its this state just.In this state, fixed bar 32 can slide along bar back shaft 41.
As shown in figure 28, bossing 146 is formed on the top of coupling part 22.Bossing 146 is rod-like members, is parallel to bar back shaft 41 and arranges.The position that bossing 146 forms is the zone that does not collide with bossing 146 at the head portion of fixed bar 32 when fixed bar 32 lifts.In addition, as shown in figure 37, the groove 32b that engages with bossing 146 is formed on the head portion of fixed bar 32.Thus, when the fixed bar among Figure 28 32 slided left, bossing 146 entered among as shown in figure 37 the groove 32b.In other words, fixed bar 32 lifts and falls and can only carry out in the zone that does not form bossing 146.In the zone that forms bossing 146, the periphery of the groove 32b of fixed bar 32 is limited by bossing 146.
Conclude by top explanation, the rotation of fixed bar 32 and slip only just are allowed to when operating according to following order, described order is: at first, fixed bar 32 is placed on position as Figure 29 and (state that hang down in 31 front side in the coupling part) shown in Figure 30; It is upwards rotated to be placed on position as shown in figure 28; And it is slided left.Under the situation of reversed in order, fixed bar 32 can rotate after it slides the position that arrives Figure 28 to the right.When hanging down, the slip of fixed bar 32 is engaged part 144 restrictions.In addition, from upper left downward rotation by bossing 146 or be engaged part 144 and limit with combining of sunk part 145.As shown in figure 34, sunk part 24c is formed on the upper surface of section of rack 24a of gate 24 so that engage with the bonding part 32a of fixed bar 32 really.Thus, gate 24 must slide together in company with the slip of fixed bar 32.In this case, fixed bar 32 engages (seeing Figure 32) with bossing 34b, thereby gate 34 slides together in company with the slip of fixed bar 32.
Next to illustrate toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 are connected to running program on the color printer 10.These boxes are inserted by the front side along depth direction from Fig. 1.When box was inserted in assigned address in the main body, communication passage 23 and communication passage 33 were overlapped in the position of almost coaxial, as shown in figure 29.Meanwhile, intercommunicating pore 26 and intercommunicating pore 37 vertically meet with mutually.In this state, fixed bar 32 does not also slide, and fixed bar 32 can rotate and lift around the center of bar back shaft 41.
Figure 29 and shown in Figure 30 be that toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 only are inserted into the situation in the main body of color printer 10.Fixed bar 32 does not also lift and toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 also do not interconnect at that time rightly.In this state, toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 can slightly move in the upper and lower, left and right direction.Yet,, therefore needn't worry that toner leaks into the outside because communication passage 23 and communication passage 33 are closed by gate 24 and gate 34 respectively.Preferablely be to be engaged pawl or analog stops as the careless unlatching of the gate 24 of independent member and 34.
Therefore, the user pushes fixed bar 32 front surface (surface that shows in the front side) of the coupling part 22 of toner Cartridge 11 in Figure 28, and compression gaskets 36 makes toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 tightr simultaneously.As shown in figure 30, the inside surface of fixed bar 32 is made into the gabarit shape of coupling part 22 and matches.Therefore, the be fixed adjacent domain of bar 32 and bar back shaft 41 of coupling part 22 is pushed.Thus, as Figure 37 and shown in Figure 38, liner 36 is compressed and coupling part 22 and coupling part 31 are fixed on some more close position.Meanwhile, position by receptacle part 34a and bossing 24b.In this case, gate 24, gate 34 and cylindric gate 127 are set at their off-position.Figure 28 shows this situation.
Under such state, sunk part 24c (seeing Figure 34) on fixed bar 32 and the section of rack 24a and the bossing 34b (seeing Figure 32) on the gate 34 engage, and gate 24 and gate 34 are because bossing 24b is bonded with each other with engaging of receptacle part 34a (seeing Figure 31).Cause for this reason, fixed bar 32, gate 24 and gate 34 can be done as a whole slip.Then, in Figure 38, the user slides them left together.Because thereby those three members are fixed and move together as the integral body of combination in this state, the user can only grip fixed bar 32 and slide them.Therefore, he or she is along bar back shaft 41 slip fixed bars 32.
The result is, the location resemble as shown in Figure 39 be shifted.Because bar back shaft 41 is fixed on the coupling part 31 of handle box 12, its rigidity is very high.Therefore, stable slip is possible.For example, by fixed bar 32 is connected to fixed bar 32 and gate 34 can be slided together.Yet gate 34 must use high-strength material to guarantee such structure enough rigidity to be arranged.
That is to say that because gate 24 and gate 34 slide, section of rack 24a also slides left left in Figure 38.Thus, cylindric gate 127 is rotated by gear 129, thereby the intercommunicating pore 128 of cylindric gate 127 meets with the communication passage 23 of toner Cartridge 11.Because section of rack 24a just meshes with gear 129 from beginning, gear 129 can unexpectedly not move.When for example, section of rack can be formed on the fixed bar 32 and to lift with convenient fixed bar 32 and gear 129 engagements.Yet, adopting this mechanism, gear 129 relies on the engagement situation of section of rack and gear 129 to rotate possibly to a certain extent.
Therefore, in case toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 are inserted in the main body of color printer 10 separately and fixed bar 32 is lifted and slide, will be transformed into the passed through state shown in Figure 39 left.Just, by the intercommunicating pore 128 of cylindric gate 127, the intercommunicating pore 26 of gate 24 and the intercommunicating pore 37 of gate 34, the communication passage 23 of toner Cartridge 11 becomes the communication passage 33 that can lead to handle box 12.In any interstage that box is connected, all there is not the place that the outside is opened wide on the toner landline.So there is not the sorrow of toner leakage.
Next, with the running program of explanation from color printer 10 dismounting toner Cartridges 11 and handle box 12.As already explained, when passed through state that fixed bar 32 is in as shown in figure 39, it can not rotate.Therefore, as long as keep the state of Figure 39, there is not box to be removed.Additional disclosure does not allow two boxes are dismantled together.
Therefore, at first, under the state that can pass through, fixed bar 32 is slided to the right.At this moment, fixed bar 32, gate 24 and gate 34 slide together as the integral body of combination, are similar to attended operation.Thus, it is transformed into state shown in Figure 38, and communication passage 23 and 33 is closed by gate 24 and 34.Then, the restriction be disengaged thereby this moment fixed bar 32 can reduce.That is to say that communication passage 23 and 33 keeps opening wide when needn't worry that toner Cartridge 11 and handle box 12 are disassembled.
As describe in detail, according to the color printer 10 that present embodiment is pointed out, gate 24 and gate 34 are separately positioned on toner Cartridge 11 and the handle box 12.Thus, when these boxes were in independent member state, toner can not take place and leak in any in two boxes.In addition, when these boxes were connected to main body, gate 24 and gate 34 were made the as a whole bar 32 that is fixed together and are moved.Therefore, will not occur in the middle of the attended operation, one of displacement or gate take place any in two boxes opens.Even connect again, box can not be separated from each other before gate 24 and gate 34 are closed fully.The color printer 10 that present embodiment is realized can be better preventing that toner from leaking from toner housing parts and processing section on the degree, even and can allow unused user connect various unit and the surrounding environment of not making dirty.
The foregoing description is as an illustration example only, and limits the present invention never in any form.Therefore, the present invention obviously can be modified in every way or revise and not depart from its purport.For example, in the 3rd embodiment, boss or the analog corresponding with the position of rotation of swingle can be arranged on the removable hood of main body.In addition, except that color printer, the present invention also can be applicable to imaging device, for example duplicating machine, facsimile recorder etc.
Imaging box and the imaging device pointed out about first aspect present invention, preferably when fixing toner Cartridge, fixed bar slides and also slides with upper lock gate with tail gates.Adopt this mechanism, tail gates and upper lock gate can slide with the slip of fixed bar.Therefore those gates of opening and closing become easy.
The imaging box of pointing out about first aspect present invention, preferably toner Cartridge comprises: cylindric gate, it is disposed in and is in toner than upper lock gate and flows the more position of upstream, has the toner access opening, and in an angular region, rotate, described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner passage and the open site of opening the toner passage by the toner access opening; The gear that rotates with cylindric gate, and wherein fixed bar slides with tail gates, comprise and the section of rack that slides and to be arranged in parallel, and, slide with upper lock gate fixing when fixed bar under the situation of toner Cartridge hour rack part and gearing mesh.Adopt this mechanism, not only prevent that by sliding gate but also by cylindric gate toner from leaking.In addition, owing to the engagement by gear and section of rack, cylindric gate can synchronously be opened with the slip of upper lock gate, and those gates of opening and closing are easy to.
The imaging box of pointing out about the present invention first or second aspect, preferably the liner of elasticity entity is arranged on in the surface at least one, the surface of the surface of the toner Cartridge that described surface just contacts with handle box and the handle box that contacts with toner Cartridge.By make toner Cartridge and handle box tightr with toner Cartridge and handle box compression gaskets, can prevent that the toner between these boxes from leaking.
Imaging box about third aspect present invention is pointed out preferably further comprises the slip limiting part, and it is in the not fixedly slip of the turned position of toner Cartridge time restriction fixed bar of fixed bar at fixed bar.In addition, fixed bar preferably includes the restriction cancellation part, and this part is at fixed bar gets rid of the slip limiting part when fixed bar is fixed the turned position of toner Cartridge.Adopt this mechanism, under the loose situation of toner Cartridge, fixed bar does not slide.In addition, under the situation that toner Cartridge is fixed, fixed bar can slide.

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1. a toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, and it is connected on the imaging device in use, and this toner Cartridge comprises:
Gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
First claw, its layout that is fixed; With
Second claw, it is disposed on the described gate and by engaging with first claw and stops gate to move to the open site from off-position.
2. a handle box comprises the processing section, is used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, and described handle box is connected on the imaging device in use, and this handle box comprises:
Gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening;
Protrusion member, it moves in a scope, and described scope comprises extrusion position that the described gate of prevention moves and the retracted position that does not stop gate to move from the off-position to the open site; With
Push part, it is pressed to extrusion position with protrusion member.
3. imaging box, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
First claw, its layout that is fixed;
Second claw, it is disposed on the upper lock gate and by stoping upper lock gate to move to the open site from off-position with engaging of first claw; With
Bossing, it is disposed on the upper lock gate and to handle box and gives prominence to,
Wherein handle box comprises:
Tail gates, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening;
Protrusion member, it moves in a scope, and described scope comprises by towards outstanding extrusion position that tail gates move from the off-position to the open site and the retracted position that does not stop tail gates to move of stoping of toner Cartridge;
Push part, it is pressed to extrusion position with protrusion member; With
Fixed bar, it is toner Cartridge fixedly, and discharges the joint of first claw and second claw when fixing toner Cartridge,
And wherein by toner Cartridge is fixed on the handle box, described bossing makes protrusion member return to retracted position.
4. imaging box as claimed in claim 3,
Wherein fixed bar slides with tail gates, and
When fixing toner Cartridge, fixed bar slides with upper lock gate.
5. imaging box as claimed in claim 3,
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Cylindric gate, the upstream arrangement that it more flows by toner than upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner passage and the open site of opening the toner passage by the toner access opening; With
Gear, it rotates with cylindric gate,
And wherein fixed bar slides with tail gates, and fixed bar comprises and be parallel to the section of rack that glide direction is provided with, and is fixing when fixed bar under the situation of toner Cartridge hour rack part and gearing mesh, and fixed bar slides with upper lock gate.
6. imaging box as claimed in claim 3 further comprises elasticity entity liner, be arranged on the surface of the contacted toner Cartridge of handle box and with the surface of the contacted handle box of toner Cartridge at least one on.
7. imaging device, use by connecting toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, this imaging device comprises removable hood, in order to the coupling part of opening and closing toner Cartridge and handle box
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
First claw, its layout that is fixed;
Second claw, it is disposed on the upper lock gate and by engaging with first claw and stops upper lock gate to move to the open site from off-position; With
Bossing, it is disposed on the upper lock gate and to handle box and gives prominence to,
Wherein handle box comprises:
Tail gates, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening;
Protrusion member, it moves in a scope, and described scope comprises by extrusion position that moves from the off-position to the open site to the outstanding prevention tail gates of toner Cartridge and the retracted position that does not stop tail gates to move;
Push part, it is pressed to extrusion position with protrusion member; With
Fixed bar, it is toner Cartridge fixedly, and discharges the joint of first claw and second claw when fixing toner Cartridge,
Wherein by toner Cartridge is fixed on the handle box, described bossing makes protrusion member return to retracted position,
Wherein before toner Cartridge was fixed, the bar that is fixed of cutting out of removable hood stoped; And
Wherein under upper lock gate and tail gates situation all in the closed position, removable hood close at least one prevention in these three members of the bar that is fixed, upper lock gate and tail gates.
8. imaging device as claimed in claim 7,
Wherein fixed bar slides with tail gates, and
When the fixed bit toner Cartridge, fixed bar slides with upper lock gate.
9. a toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image, and it is connected on the imaging device in use, and this toner Cartridge comprises:
Cylindric gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Gear, it rotates with cylindric gate;
The rotation stopping parts, it moves in a scope, described scope comprise with the rotation stopping position of described gear engagement and not with the retracted position of this gear engagement; With
Push part, it is pressed to the rotation stopping position with the rotation stopping parts.
10. a handle box comprises the processing section, is used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, and it is connected on the imaging device in use, and this handle box comprises:
Cylindric gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Gear, it rotates with cylindric gate;
The rotation stopping parts, it moves in a scope, described scope comprise with the rotation stopping position of described gear engagement and not with the retracted position of this gear engagement; With
Push part, it is pressed to the rotation stopping position with the rotation stopping parts.
11. imaging box, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Go up cylindric gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Cog, it rotates with last cylindric gate;
The operation hop, it is accepted driving force and rotates the described cylindric gate of;
Last rotation stopping parts, it moves in a scope, described scope comprise with described cog the rotation stopping position that engages and not with this retracted position that cogs and engage; With
Last rotation stopping parts push part, it will be gone up the rotation stopping parts and be pressed to the rotation stopping position,
Wherein handle box comprises:
Following cylindric gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Lower gear, it rotates with following cylindric gate;
Under rotate the blocking portion part, it moves in a scope, described scope comprises rotation stopping position that engages with described lower gear and the retracted position that does not engage with this lower gear; With
Under rotate blocking portion part push part, it will rotate the blocking portion part down and be pressed to the rotation stopping position;
Fixed bar, it is toner Cartridge fixedly, and on when fixing toner Cartridge, making the rotation stopping parts and down rotation blocking portion part arrive separately retracted position; And
Operating key, it is set on the fixed bar, and engages with the operation hop fixedly the time at the toner Cartridge bar that is fixed,
And wherein be fixed under the situation of handle box at toner Cartridge, cog and lower gear be meshing with each other.
12. imaging box as claimed in claim 11 further comprises elasticity entity liner, its be arranged on the surface of the contacted toner Cartridge of handle box and with surperficial such surface of the contacted handle box of toner Cartridge at least one on.
13. imaging device, it uses by connecting toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, this imaging device comprises removable hood, is used for the coupling part of opening and closing toner Cartridge and handle box
Wherein imaging device further comprises:
The toner Cartridge track, it provides mobile route for connecting and dismantling toner Cartridge, and in the position more forward than the operating position of toner Cartridge the toner outlet is separated with handle box;
The handle box track, it leaves surplus for connecting and demounting process cartridge provides mobile route on the direction away from toner Cartridge;
Elastomeric element, it is on the mobile route that is provided by the handle box track, to toner Cartridge pushing handle box; With
Fixed part, its restriction handle box is close to toner Cartridge,
And wherein handle box has projection, and this projection interferes at the position and the fixed part of the operating position front of handle box.
14. a toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, it is connected on the imaging device in use, and this toner Cartridge comprises:
Gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
Cylindric gate, the upstream arrangement that it more flows by toner than above-mentioned gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Gear, it rotates with cylindric gate; With
Section of rack, it slides with described gate, is parallel to the glide direction setting, and and gearing mesh,
Wherein said gate and cylindric gate enter the open site together, and enter off-position together.
15. imaging box, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
The bonding part, it slides with upper lock gate and engages with parts of handle box;
Cylindric gate, the upstream arrangement that it more flows by toner than upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening, and rotates in an angular region, and described angular region comprises off-position of closing the toner path and the open site of opening the toner path by the toner access opening;
Gear, it rotates with cylindric gate; With
Section of rack, it slides with upper lock gate, is parallel to the glide direction setting, and and gearing mesh,
Wherein upper lock gate and cylindric gate enter the open site together, and enter off-position together,
Wherein handle box comprises fixed bar, and this fixed bar is toner Cartridge fixedly, engages with described bonding part, and slides with upper lock gate when fixing toner Cartridge.
16. a handle box comprises the processing section, is used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, described handle box is connected to the imaging device with the toner Cartridge that is used to supply with toner in use, and this handle box comprises:
Gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening;
Fixed bar, it is along with the fixedly toner Cartridge that rotatablely moves; With
The bar back shaft, itself and gate branch are arranged, and the support fixation bar, and the mode of support is slided for the slip that this fixed bar could rotate and be parallel to gate.
17. handle box as claimed in claim 16 further comprises the slip limiting part, it is in the not fixing sliding motion of a turned position of toner Cartridge time restriction fixed bar of fixed bar at fixed bar.
18. handle box as claimed in claim 17, wherein fixed bar comprises the restriction cancellation part, and this restriction cancellation part is got rid of the slip limiting part when fixed bar is in its turned position of fixing toner Cartridge.
19. imaging box, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with from the toner inlet, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening; With
Last location and bonding part, its slide with upper lock gate and with a components bonding of handle box,
Wherein handle box comprises:
Tail gates, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner inlet and the open site of opening the toner inlet by the toner access opening; With
Following location and bonding part, it slides with tail gates and engages with the bonding part with the described location of going up,
Wherein said location and the bonding part and described location down and bonding part of going up is bonded with each other in the position that the toner access opening of the toner access opening of upper lock gate and tail gates meets with mutually,
Wherein said when last location and bonding part and described location down are bonded with each other with the bonding part, upper lock gate and tail gates enter the open site together and enter off-position together.
20. imaging box, it is divided into toner Cartridge and handle box, described toner Cartridge is used to hold toner and supplies with toner to form image from the toner outlet, described handle box comprises the processing section, be used for forming image by receiving the toner of supplying with, toner Cartridge and handle box all are connected on the imaging device in use
Wherein toner Cartridge comprises:
Upper lock gate, it has the toner access opening and slides in a scope, and described scope comprises off-position of closing the toner outlet and the open site of opening the toner outlet by the toner access opening;
First bonding part, its slide with upper lock gate and with a components bonding of handle box; With
Second bonding part, its leave that upper lock gate is arranged and with a components bonding of handle box,
Wherein handle box comprises:
Fixed bar, its sliding motion that can either be parallel to upper lock gate slides, and can rotate around the slip axis of this sliding motion again, and fixes toner Cartridge by rotation;
The 3rd bonding part, it is set on the fixed bar, and engages with first bonding part, and is fixed at toner Cartridge and makes fixed bar and upper lock gate can do as a whole the slip when bar is fixed; With
The 4th bonding part, it is set on the fixed bar, and engages with second bonding part, and is fixed that bar is fixed and upper lock gate stops fixed bar to rotate when sliding into the open site when toner Cartridge.
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