CN101145024A - Process cartridge and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

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CN101145024A
CN101145024A CNA200710148980XA CN200710148980A CN101145024A CN 101145024 A CN101145024 A CN 101145024A CN A200710148980X A CNA200710148980X A CN A200710148980XA CN 200710148980 A CN200710148980 A CN 200710148980A CN 101145024 A CN101145024 A CN 101145024A
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出原良
喜多信彦
小沼精
近藤和芳
古市佑介
冈野正
萩原元太
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A process cartridge includes a photoconductor driven by gears, a developing roller, an agitator. The process cartridge is mounted on an image forming apparatus that forms an image with toner. The process cartridge includes an air inlet and an air outlet on a side plate thereof. The gears are arranged along a path between the air inlet and the air outlet.

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Handle box and imaging device
The application requires the right of priority of Japanese priority file 2006-246681 that submitted on September 12nd, 2006 and the Japanese priority file 2006-342912 that submitted on Dec 20th, 2006, and its complete content is quoted and is incorporated into this.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of handle box and imaging device.
Background technology
In recent years, colorize has been widely used in imaging device, such as duplicating machine, printer, facsimile recorder and multifunctional product (MFPs) with multiple function.Particularly, the tandem type with a plurality of image bearing members has advantage aspect speed, and becomes main product.In the tandem imaging device, known by the layout equipment that four handle boxes use that is arranged in parallel.Because the miniaturization of this equipment is directly to satisfy the factor that the user requires aspect convenience, so handle box is arranged near more well more usually as far as possible, perhaps the space between other unit narrows down.
On the other hand, in order satisfy to save the requirement of the energy, using usually and a kind ofly reducing the required method of temperature of hot fixation unit and reduce energy resource consumption by reducing the toner temperature of fusion.
Therefore, because the space is few, so just be difficult to remove heat by the generation of heating certainly of handle box.In addition, toner is suitable for melting under the effect of heating certainly, and toner is easy to damage.
Handle box from heating to a great extent because with the restriction friction of blade and slip and the heat of friction in the developer roll unit and the sliding friction in the gearing is hot produces.Because gearing concentrates on a side of handle box usually, the heat that produces in gearing causes temperature deviation.
In order to reduce this problem, the open No.2005-258316 of Japanese patent application pending trial discloses a kind of conventional art, is used for ventilating in the cogged space of installation, and the temperature that suppresses thus in the handle box raises.The open No.2005-173226 of Japanese patent application pending trial discloses another kind of conventional art, is used for ventilating at the air conduit that is arranged at the hollow space that is formed by developer limiting part and development framework.
But the conventional art of front has increased the size of equipment.In one conventional art of back, handle box forms the shape of substantial rectangular and ventilates along the longitudinal direction to cool off.This causes raising in the temperature in downstream, causes temperature deviation.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to solve at least in part the problem in the conventional art.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of handle box that is used for imaging device comprises: spinner; Drive the gear of described spinner; Air intake opening; And gas outlet.One path is formed between described air intake opening and the described gas outlet, and gear is arranged in described path.This imaging device also comprises the air inlet openings corresponding to described air intake opening; Exhaust port corresponding to described gas outlet; And sealed basically space, this space is in communication with the outside via described air inlet openings and described exhaust port.
Detailed description by reading the preferred embodiment of the present invention and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings will be understood above-mentioned and other purposes, feature, advantage and technology and Practical significance of the present invention better.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram according to the imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of the associated components of imaging device;
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view of example of the handle box of imaging device;
Fig. 4 is the external perspective view of handle box shown in Figure 3;
Fig. 5 is another example of the handle box of imaging device;
Fig. 6 is the gas outlet shown in Figure 3 and the example of air intake opening;
Fig. 7 is another example of gas outlet and air intake opening;
Fig. 8 is another example of gas outlet and air intake opening;
Fig. 9 is the cut-open view of the part of gear train;
Figure 10 is the cut-open view of another example of gas outlet;
Figure 11 is the gas outlet shown in Figure 10 and the external perspective view of air intake opening;
Figure 12 is mounted in the skeleton view of the handle box on the imaging device, is used to illustrate the arrangement of air intake opening and gas outlet;
Figure 13 is the planimetric map of handle box shown in Figure 12;
Figure 14 is mounted in the skeleton view of the handle box on the imaging device, is used to illustrate another arrangement of air intake opening and gas outlet;
Figure 15 is the planimetric map of handle box shown in Figure 14;
Figure 16 is mounted in the planimetric map of the handle box on the color-image forming apparatus, is used to illustrate the arrangement of air intake opening and gas outlet;
Figure 17 is mounted in the planimetric map of the handle box on the color-image forming apparatus, is used to illustrate another arrangement of air intake opening and gas outlet;
Figure 18 is the synoptic diagram that is used to illustrate the arrangement of the handle box on the color-image forming apparatus;
Figure 19 is the synoptic diagram that is used to illustrate another arrangement of the handle box on the color-image forming apparatus;
Figure 20 is the synoptic diagram of imaging device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 21 and 22 is used to illustrate how handle box is installed in the synoptic diagram of the example on the imaging device;
Figure 23 and 24 is the gas outlet of handle box according to another embodiment of the present invention and the skeleton view of air intake opening;
Figure 25 is the cut-open view that is used for illustrating the air-flow of gear case;
Figure 26 is mounted in the skeleton view of the handle box shown in Figure 23 on the imaging device;
Figure 27 is the external perspective view of handle box;
Figure 28 is the cut-open view that is used to illustrate the space between the handle box;
Figure 29 is the cut-open view of watching from handle box top shown in Figure 28;
Figure 30 and 31 is the synoptic diagram that are used to illustrate the space between the handle box;
Figure 32 is the external view of the electrical contact of handle box;
Figure 33 is the cut-open view that is used to illustrate the relation between electrical contact and the connecting terminal;
Figure 34 and 35 is mounted in the planimetric map of the handle box on the color-image forming apparatus, is used to illustrate the arrangement of air intake opening and gas outlet.
Embodiment
Exemplary embodiment of the present invention is elaborated with reference to the accompanying drawings hereinafter.
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of conduct according to the color printer of an example of the imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention.Imaging device comprises the main body of wherein holding corresponding to optical conductor 3Y, 3M, 3C and the 3BK of yellow, magenta, green grass or young crops and black 1.These optical conductors 3Y, 3M, 3C and 3BK generally use Reference numeral 3 to refer to hereinafter, unless they need to distinguish to some extent.Though optical conductor 3 as employing cydariform described here, they also can be continuous bands.Intermediate transfer medium 4 as an example of transfer materials is arranged as relative with optical conductor 3Y to 3BK.The intermediate transfer medium 4 here comprises the continuous band that is wrapped on a plurality of backing rolls 5 and 6, and can drive movably along the arrow A direction.The color sequences of optical conductor 3 can be different from the optical conductor on the intermediate transfer medium 4 that is arranged in as shown in Figure 1.
Optical conductor 3Y to 3BK adopts similarly structure and operation in a similar fashion, therefore, one of them only is described, i.e. optical conductor 3Y.
Fig. 2 is the zoomed-in view of parts around optical conductor 3Y and its.Optical conductor 3Y rotatably drives along the clockwise direction among Fig. 2.The surface of optical conductor 3Y charges to predetermined polarity equably by charging roller 7.Light inlet (for example, laser beam) L irradiation is write by what send from exposure device 8 in the surface of charged optical conductor 3Y.Therefore, electrostatic latent image is formed on the optical conductor 3Y, forms yellow tone agent image by developing apparatus 9 then.Developing apparatus 9 comprises developer roll 90, stirrer 92, agitating roller 93 and 94 and toner donor rollers 95.
The transfer device (not shown) is arranged in the position with respect to optical conductor 3Y, inserts the intermediate transfer medium of being made by continuous band 4.Yellow tone agent image on the optical conductor 3Y is transferred on the intermediate transfer medium 4 by the effect of transfer device.Remaining in transfer printing residue toner on the optical conductor 3Y, that be not transferred to intermediate transfer medium 4 is removed by the cleaning device 10 with cleaning device.The toner that is removed is sent to useless toner case (not shown) by cleaning coil 11.Optical conductor 3Y goes up remaining electric charge and is removed by the discharger (not shown), and optical conductor 3Y waits for that image forms next time then.
Similarly, pinkish red toner image, cyan adjustment image and black adjustment image are respectively formed on optical conductor 3M, 3C and the 3BK.These toner images sequentially are transferred on the intermediate transfer medium 4, are stacked on the yellow adjustment image thereon of transfer printing.Therefore, four look toner images are formed on the intermediate transfer medium 4.
Cut-sheet feeder 2 is arranged in imaging body 1 below.From cut-sheet feeder 2, be fed along the direction shown in the arrow B among Fig. 1 such as the recording medium of transfer paper or resin film.Recording medium is transferred into the transfer area between second transfer device 12 and the intermediate transfer medium 4.The toner image that is formed on the intermediate transfer medium 4 is transferred on the recording medium by second transfer device 12.The recording medium that carries the toner image of transfer printing like this is transferred into fixing device 13, and passes this fixing device 13.Toner image by heat and pressure photographic fixing to recording medium, the complete coloured image of formation on recording medium thus.The recording medium that passes fixing device 13 discharges on discharge cell 14 along the direction shown in the arrow C.
Integrated handle box 20 comprises optical conductor 3, charging roller 7, developing apparatus 9, cleaning device 10 and discharger.A plurality of handle boxes 20 are installed on the imaging body 1, are 4 in this example.Handle box 20 can unload by for example sliding.All handle boxes 20 adopt identical structure basically, except being stored in the color difference of the developer in the developing apparatus.Imaging device according to this embodiment can adopt all kinds, comprises that sequentially stacked and transfer printing is formed on the type that toner image to transfer belt 4 ' on each optical conductor 3Y, 3M, 3C and the 3BK goes up the recording medium that transmits, as shown in figure 20.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram that is used to illustrate the gearing of handle box 20.Optical conductor 3 and the developing apparatus 9 in the handle box 20 as spinner can be connected to the drive source insertion gear 30 that is included in the gearing drivingly.Developing apparatus 9 comprises developer roll 90, stirrer 92 and agitating roller 93 and 94 and toner donor rollers 95.In handle box 20, owing to the heavy load that stirs such as toner, increased the moment of torsion of the gear of gearing, can cause producing extraly heat like this.
According to this embodiment, heat gearing that tool has a significant impact certainly by cooling for handle box with having no side effect.This will be described hereinafter.
The gear 30 of gearing is arranged on a side of handle box 20 as shown in Figure 3, and promptly handle box 20 is installed in the side on the imaging body 1.When handle box 20 is correct when installing, as shown in figure 21, a gear in the gear 30 meshes with driven wheel G.Gear 30 is arranged on sidewall 21 outsides of handle box 20.Gear 30 is hidden by side plate 22, and is contained in the gear case.In addition, shown in Fig. 3 and 4, air intake opening 23 and gas outlet 24 are arranged on side plate 22 places.Air enters gear case from air intake opening 23, flows and flows to gas outlet 24 along gear 30.Figure 21 illustrates and is arranged to be installed to the type of the handle box 20 on the imaging body 1 by sliding along the substantial horizontal direction.Figure 22 illustrates the type of being arranged to be installed to from the top handle box 20 on the imaging body 1.For the handle box 20 of Figure 22, one of them gear of gear 30 and the driven wheel G at rear side place engagement.
In Fig. 3 and 4, air intake opening 23 and gas outlet 24 are set to surface and the mutual dislocation perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of handle box 20.But as shown in Figure 5, air intake opening 23 and gas outlet 24 can be set to the opposite flank of side plate 22.
The handle box 20 that as above forms is removable because the heat that gearing mesh and bearing sliding unit produce prevents the problem such as toner deterioration and photographic fixing that is caused by heat thus.
Hole 122 and the set of the set of 24a or slit 23b shown in Figure 7 and 24b when forming when air intake opening 23 and gas outlet 24 by as shown in Figure 6, air can flow, and the handle box operator can be in operational processes box 20 the accidental gear that not touch.
This structure that adopts this air intake opening 23 or gas outlet 24 to form by a plurality of holes of set, handle box operator's safety can be improved by single opening size suitably is set, and can not reduce aperture area.
When air intake opening 23 or gas outlet 24 were covered by filtrator 25, as shown in Figure 8, the operator can not touch this gear by accident.Equally, dust is prevented from entering gear case, and dust and toner are prevented from discharging the outside of handle box 20.In addition, as shown in Figure 9, by seal 26 is set to the axis that passes sidewall 21, the toner in the handle box 20 is prevented from entering gear case.
In this structure, air pollutant such as dust and toner can not leave from handle box 20.
Figure 10 is the cut-open view of another example of gas outlet 24.Gas outlet 24 is provided with can open and closable shield part 27.When shield part 27 was closed, the operator was prevented from touching gear.When slide unit 27 was opened, open area increased, and can carry more air safely thus.
As shown in figure 11, when handle box 20 is installed on the imaging device, shield part 27 was arranged to open when the part vicinity of shield part 27 was arranged on operating unit on the imaging body 1.Torsion spring and spring-like (not shown) always are arranged into shield part 27 along closing direction.Therefore, when handle box 20 removed, opening was closed, and when handle box 20 was attached to imaging body 1, opened gas outlet 24, and do not need any operation of operator.Shield part 27 can be set to air intake opening 23 and gas outlet 24.
Preferably, under the state of set handling box 20, gas outlet 24 is arranged in the top of air intake opening 23 along gravity direction.In this arrangement, heat can be removed by natural convection.
Figure 12 and 13 is the synoptic diagram that are installed to the handle box 20 on the imaging body 1.
In Figure 12 and 13, air supply side passage 16 and air are discharged wing passage 17 and are arranged in the imaging body 1.When handle box 20 was installed on the imaging body 1, passage 16 was in the face of air intake opening 23, and passage 17 is in the face of gas outlet 24.
Fan motor 18 is arranged at passage 17.By operation fan motor 18, air flows in the handle box gearing.Fan motor 18 can be arranged in passage 17 near the handle box 20, shown in Figure 14 and 15.This is preferably, can be improved because flow through the amount and the speed of the air of handle box gearing.
Because be generally equal to by the upper temperature limit of cooling object or, set to such an extent that be lower than this value so will flow through the temperature of air of the gearing of handle box 20 naturally less than 50 degrees centigrade.This temperature is compared low with the upper temperature limit (80 to 100 degrees centigrade) of motor or fixing device 13.Adopt this structure of airflow path as shown in figure 14, for example, motor 19 can be cooled off.In addition, by fan motor 18 being arranged near the handle box, the airflow with strong directionality (high flowing velocity) can be transported to motor 19.Therefore, motor 19 can more effectively be cooled.Except motor 19, airflow is can be used for cooling off fixing device 13.
For the fixing device 13 that cools off color-image forming apparatus, as shown in figure 16, fan motor 18 is arranged after can being combined into parts at the passage 17 with four handle box 20Y, 20M, 20C and 20BK and fixing device 13.Perhaps, as shown in figure 17, the airflow of four handle box 20Y, 20M, 20C and 20BK can pass fixing device 13 and discharge.
In color-image forming apparatus, shown in Figure 18 and 19, four handle box 20Y, 20M, 20C and 20BK of the adjustment of formation yellow respectively image, pinkish red toner image, cyan adjustment image and black adjustment image are close arrangement abreast.Therefore, air intake opening 23 that four handle box 20Y, 20M, 20C and 20BK can be by will being arranged at each handle box 20 and gas outlet 24 are oppositely arranged and form integrated passage.
Because do not need to prepare the single passage that leads to single entrance and exit, so but the reduction of the saving of implementation space and cost.
And, because outlet is set to the lateral ends along the direction of arranging four handle box 20Y, 20M, 20C and 20BK of fixing device, so handle box and fixing device can coolings sequentially in little space.Equally, by fixing device being arranged into the downstream of airflow path, so the handle box driver element not too can be subjected to the influence of fixing device.
Figure 23 and 24 is skeleton views of handle box 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Handle box 100 comprises gear 110 and the developer roll that drives optical conductor.Gear 110 is covered by side plate 102, and this side plate is arranged on the outside of the sidewall 101 of handle box 100.In the surface of side plate 102, the air intake opening 103 that forms the substantial rectangular shape is arranged at handle box side surface along the longitudinal direction.Gas outlet 104 is arranged on the surface of short side direction.Gas outlet 104 is communicated with passage 17, wherein is provided with the fan motor 18 shown in Figure 12 or 17.By fan motor 18, as shown in figure 25, air enters gear case from air intake opening 103.When air when gear 110 flows to gas outlet 104, can form a passage, gear back of the body surface or the bearing of sidewall 101 back and sliding unit of gear are ensconced in this passage cooling.
In color-image forming apparatus, handle box 100, as shown in figure 26, four handle box 100Y, 100M, 100C and 100BK make by closely being arranged in parallel.Four handle box 100Y, 100M, 100C and 100BK form yellow image, pinkish red toner image, cyan adjustment image and the black adjustment image adjusted respectively.The handle box 100 that uses in this arrangement is too near the relative wall surface of contiguous handle box 100 and air intake opening 103.Therefore, be difficult to suck air from air intake opening 103.
Figure 27 is the external perspective view of handle box 100.As shown in figure 27, handle box 100 forms the shape of substantial rectangular.Groove 120 with V-arrangement xsect is formed on the handle box 100 whole length along the longitudinal direction, does not comprise two side plates 102.Shown in Figure 28 and 29, the part of groove 120 is with respect to the air intake opening 103 of contiguous handle box 100.Therefore, between the parts of wall that is close to handle box 100 and imaging device, form space 121.As a result, help sucking air from air intake opening 103.
Air flows along the space 121 that the groove 120 that is substantially equal to the whole length of handle box 100 longitudinal directions by length forms.As a result, can cool off entire process box 100.Therefore, groove 120 can be around the position cooling of placing toner, such as the toner storage unit.
As shown in figure 30, the space 121 that is formed by groove 120 can be used as the space of exposure channel.
As shown in figure 31, groove 120 is positioned at charging roller 7 tops.Therefore, when the dividing plate of charging roller 7 tops is formed by seal member 122 and compiles when a plurality of hole is arranged, can discharge from handle box by the material that bonding agent produces.This bonding agent is used for fixing metal parts and resilient material when making charging roller 7.When exposing in optical conductor 3 is being full of the environment of this material, the compound that produces in the air can adhere on the optical conductor 3, produces unusual image thus, such as the image with white point.But, according to this embodiment, because space 121 is as airflow path, so material can easily be discharged from.
As shown in figure 31, space 121 also is the last space of cleaning device 10.By seal member 122 is set, can when making cleaning device, discharge the handle box outside by the material that the bonding agent that is used for fixing metal parts and resilient material produces.
Handle box 100 comprises the electrical contact 200 such as the IC chip shown in figure 32.Electrical contact 200 is supplied to charging roller 7 and developer roll 90 with 200 volts to 1000 volts high voltage.Electrical contact 200 also is power supply unit or the similar device to the nonvolatile memory power supply of the use of recording processing box 100 etc.As shown in figure 33, when handle box 100 was installed on the imaging body, electrical contact 200 contacted with the contact terminal 202 of the imaging body framework 201 that is assembled to imaging device.Contact terminal 202 is connected to the high voltage supply unit in control module 203 or the imaging body 1, this control module from/to nonvolatile memory read/write information.
Electrical contact 200 shown in Figure 32 and 33 is arranged in the below of gas outlet 104 with respect to the installation direction X of handle box 100.Therefore, the handle box with high operability can be set, and the contact terminal 202 on the imaging side be connected with gas outlet 104.In particular, when electrical contact 200 was used as the power supply unit of nonvolatile memory, it is narrow that voltage contact area becomes.Therefore, the size of contact terminal 202 reduces.This makes contact terminal 202 easily be touched, even under slight unstable and the situation that is easy to disconnect.Therefore, this arrangement is preferred.
Figure 34 and 35 is mounted in the planimetric map of the handle box 100 on the imaging body 1.Figure 34 identical with Figure 16 and 17 basically with shown in 35 is except handle box 100 and fixing device 13 are separated by framework 130.Framework 130 comprises air inlet openings 131.Space 121 between the parts of air inlet openings 131 and contiguous handle box or imaging device is communicated with.Framework 130 also comprises the exhaust port 132 that is communicated with passage 17, and this passage comprises the fan motor 18 that is in gas outlet 104 relative positions.
By operation fan motor 18, mobile driver element along the longitudinal direction of handle box 100 from the extraneous air that air inlet openings 131 sucks.Therefore, can cool off the entire process box of longitudinal direction, and need not form special air duct.This is because the space 121 between the parts of contiguous handle box 100 or imaging device is formed into this flow channel.
In general imaging device, in order to save the space, the drive arrangement such as motor and supply unit that produces heat is being provided with a side of handle box driver element.Because exhaust port 132 is arranged at and gas outlet 104 facing surfaces, so extraneous air can be stable in a side that produces less heat.Therefore, flow channel can form towards a side that produces more heats.Equally, shown in Figure 34 and 35, the exhaust port 132 that preferably will be arranged at framework 130 is arranged in the position corresponding to gas outlet 104.Similarly, though not shown, preferably air inlet openings 131 is arranged in the corresponding position, space between the parts with contiguous handle box 100 or imaging device.Therefore, smooth flow channel be can form, airshed and speed loss in the passage suppressed thus.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the heat that is produced by gearing mesh and bearing sliding unit can be removed.And, because can reduce the deteriorations such as toner that produce by heat, can stably form high-quality image.
Though it is clearly open that the present invention adopts specific embodiment to be described to carry out complete sum, but claims are not restricted thus, embody all improvement and the alternative construction that fall into basic instruction described here that those skilled in the art can expect but should be understood to.

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1. handle box that is used for imaging device comprises:
Spinner;
Drive the gear of described spinner;
Air intake opening; And
The gas outlet is formed on the path between described air intake opening and the described gas outlet, wherein
Described gear is arranged in described path.
2. handle box according to claim 1, wherein, at least one of described air intake opening and described gas outlet comprises a plurality of holes.
3. handle box according to claim 1 and 2 wherein, also comprises at least one the filtrator that hides described air intake opening and described gas outlet.
4. according to each described handle box of claim 1 to 3, wherein, also comprise the shield part that is movable to open site and off-position, these parts hide at least one of described air intake opening and described gas outlet.
5. handle box according to claim 4, wherein, described shield part carries out opening and closing in response to the installation and removal of described handle box.
6. handle box according to claim 1, wherein, described path is sealed basically.
7. according to each described handle box of claim 1 to 6, wherein, when described handle box was installed on the described imaging device, described gas outlet was positioned at the top of described air intake opening along gravity direction.
8. handle box according to claim 1, wherein,
Described gear comprises a plurality of gears, and
Exposing from described gas outlet to small part of one of them of described gear.
9. according to each described handle box of claim 1 to 8, wherein,
Described air intake opening is positioned on vertical side surface of described handle box, and
Described gas outlet is positioned on the short side surface of described handle box.
10. according to each described handle box of claim 1 to 9, wherein,
This handle box be arranged to described imaging device in another handle box close arrangement abreast, wherein
Described air intake opening is positioned on the first surface of facing contiguous handle box.
11. handle box according to claim 10, wherein, also comprise be positioned at described first surface opposing second surface on groove, the part of described groove is communicated with the air intake opening of contiguous handle box.
12. handle box according to claim 11, wherein, described groove extends along the entire longitudinal length basically of described handle box.
13. according to claim 11 or 12 described handle boxes, wherein
Described spinner is the image-carrier of carrying toner image, and
Described groove is communicated with exposure channel, waits that the light that is exposed to described image-carrier passes this exposure channel.
14. handle box according to claim 13 also comprises charging device, this charging device is with the surface charging of predetermined polarity to described image-carrier, wherein
Described groove is communicated with the side of described charging device.
15. handle box according to claim 14 also comprises the seal member with a plurality of holes on the described charging device.
16. handle box according to claim 13 also comprises cleaning device, this cleaning device removes remaining toner from described image-carrier, wherein
Described groove is communicated with the side of described cleaning device.
17. handle box according to claim 16 also comprises the seal member with a plurality of holes that is positioned on the described cleaning device.
18. according to each described handle box of claim 1 to 10, wherein, described air intake opening is positioned on the different surfaces with described gas outlet, described handle box also comprises:
With the electrical contact of described imaging device electric connection, and this electrical contact is positioned on the surface that is provided with described gas outlet.
19. handle box according to claim 18, wherein, described electrical contact is the IC chip.
20. an imaging device comprises:
According to each described handle box of claim 1 to 19;
Air inlet openings corresponding to described air intake opening;
Exhaust port corresponding to described gas outlet; And
Basically sealed space, this space is in communication with the outside via described air inlet openings and described exhaust port.
21. imaging device according to claim 20 also comprises fan motor, this fan motor is arranged near the exhaust port in this space.
22., also comprise the framework that forms the space that holds described handle box, and comprise described air inlet openings and described exhaust port according to claim 20 or 21 described imaging devices.
23. according to each described imaging device of claim 20 to 22, wherein, when described handle box was installed on the described imaging device, described exhaust port was in the face of described gas outlet.
24. according to each described imaging device of claim 20 to 22, wherein, when described handle box was installed on the described imaging device, another parts of described handle box and described imaging device or contiguous handle box were spaced apart.
25. imaging device according to claim 20, wherein
Described handle box comprises a plurality of handle boxes, and
The described gas outlet and the described air intake opening of contiguous handle box are closely opposite each other.
26. imaging device according to claim 25, also comprise fixation unit, when the gas outlet of contiguous handle box and air intake opening are set at when opposite each other, this fixation unit is positioned at along on the air outlet side of the direction that connects the described gas outlet do not faced mutually and described air intake opening.
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