Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of Delevoping cartridge and imaging device, the problem of amount of residual developer can't be provided as the user before developer is used up all the time to solve existing Delevoping cartridge.
The invention provides a kind of Delevoping cartridge, described Delevoping cartridge comprises the pick-up unit for detection of amount of residual developer in the Delevoping cartridge powder storehouse;
Described pick-up unit comprises light emission part, light receiver and prism:
The first surface of described prism attaches and is fixed on the diapire of inside, powder storehouse; The incident end face of described light receiver is installed on the described diapire towards inside, powder storehouse, and the position of incident end face is corresponding with first surface;
Adjacent and the second surface of the second surface of described prism and first surface and first surface are acute angle; The exit end of described smooth emission part is installed on the roof in powder storehouse facing to inside, powder storehouse, and the position of outgoing end face is corresponding with second surface;
The first surface of described prism and second surface printing opacity.
Concrete, described smooth emission part can be optical transmitting set, then the luminescence window of optical transmitting set is described outgoing end face.
Concrete, described smooth emission part can comprise optical transmitting set and the first light inlet window, then the first light inlet window is the outgoing end face towards the one side of inside, powder storehouse; It is outside that described optical transmitting set is positioned at the powder storehouse, and the light that optical transmitting set sends shines on the second surface through the first light inlet window.
Preferably, described optical transmitting set is incandescent lamp, light emitting diode, infrared light emission device or laser instrument.
Concrete, described light receiver is optical receiver, then the receive window of optical receiver is described incident end face.
Concrete, described light receiver comprises optical receiver and the second light inlet window, then the second light inlet window is incident end face towards the one side of prism; It is outside that described optical receiver is positioned at the powder storehouse, and light shines on the receive window of optical receiver through the second light inlet window.
Preferably, described optical receiver is a kind of or its combination in photodiode, phototriode, photoresistance, the photosensitive circuit plate.
Preferably, described prism is airtight hollow prism.
Preferably, also be provided with cleaning member on the blade of described puddle support, when puddle support rotated, described cleaning member can clean described second surface and outgoing end face.
Preferably, described cleaning member is hairbrush or sponge.
Preferably, described prism is prism.
Preferably, except described first surface and second surface, other surfaces of described prism are light tight.
Concrete, the height of described prism can be less than or equal to the internal height in powder storehouse.
Preferably, also be coated with antistatic agent on described second surface and the outgoing end face.
The present invention also provides a kind of imaging device, and described imaging device comprises above-mentioned Delevoping cartridge.
Delevoping cartridge of the present invention and imaging device, by at Delevoping cartridge powder storehouse diapire a prism being set, utilization amount of residual developer not simultaneously, the area that comes out of a light transmitting surface of prism is different, and correspondence arranges respectively light emission part and light receiver at powder storehouse roof and diapire, correspondence calculates the surplus of developer, make the user can before developer is used up, know the surplus of developer in the Delevoping cartridge, and can carry out in advance the preparation that is replaced with picture developing apparatus or its Delevoping cartridge, be user-friendly to; When the height of prism equaled powder storehouse internal height, pick-up unit can detect the surplus that developer in the Delevoping cartridge is provided in real time; Pick-up unit in the Delevoping cartridge of the present invention is made of light emission part, light receiver and prism, and number of components is few, and production difficulty and cost all are reduced.Further, by the blade at puddle support cleaning member is set, avoids adhering to developer on second surface and the outgoing end face; By being coated with antistatic agent at second surface and outgoing end face, be attached on second surface and the outgoing end face to prevent developer, make the detection of amount of residual developer more accurate.
Embodiment
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent more, below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments the embodiment of the invention is described in further detail.
Embodiment one
The present embodiment provides a kind of Delevoping cartridge, please be simultaneously referring to Fig. 2~Fig. 4, described Delevoping cartridge 1 comprises powder storehouse 10 for receiving photographic developer, is used for stirring the puddle support 20 of developer, developer deliver to developer roll 50 powder feeding roller 30, regulate the powder outlet cutter 40 of developer roll 50 surface development agent layer thicknesses, developer is laid in the developer roll 50 on photosensitive drums (not shown) surface and detects the pick-up unit 60 of powder storehouse 10 amount of residual developer.
Pick-up unit 60 comprises light emission part 601, light receiver 602 and prism 603.
The first surface 6031 of prism 603 attaches and is fixed on the diapire 101 of 10 inside, powder storehouse; The incident end face 6020 of light receiver 602 is installed on the described diapire 101 towards 10 inside, powder storehouse, and the position of incident end face 6020 is corresponding with first surface 6031.
Light receiver 602 can be optical receiver, and described optical receiver is specifically as follows a kind of or its combination in photodiode, phototriode, photoresistance, the photosensitive circuit plate etc., and referring to Fig. 5, then the receive window of optical receiver is incident end face 6020.
Light receiver 602 can also be for optical receiver 6021 and the second light inlet window 6022, and referring to Fig. 6, then the second light inlet window 6022 is incident end face 6020 towards the one side of prism 603.Optical receiver 6021 is positioned at 10 outsides, powder storehouse, and light shines on the receive window of optical receiver 6021 through the second light inlet window 6022.Light arrives the receive window of optical receiver 6021 through the second light inlet window 6022, can be that light is directly propagated, and also can be that light reflects the arrival receive window more than once.
Adjacent and the second surface 6032 of the second surface 6032 of prism 603 and first surface 6031 is acute angle with first surface 6031.The first surface 6031 of prism 603 and second surface 6032 printing opacities, prism 603 is preferably prism; When prism was prism, the 3rd surface can be attached on the sidewall in powder storehouse 10, to guarantee not having light to see through from the 3rd surface.Also can be except first surface 6031 and second surface 6032, other surfaces of prism 603 be light tight, specifically can realize by the modes such as other surface coating light screening materials at prism 603.
The outgoing end face 6010 of light emission part 601 is installed on the roof 102 in powder storehouse 10 towards 10 inside, powder storehouse, and the position of outgoing end face 6010 is corresponding with second surface 6032.
Light emission part 601 can be optical transmitting set, and described optical transmitting set is specifically as follows incandescent lamp, light emitting diode, infrared light emission device or laser instrument etc., and as shown in Figure 7, then the luminescence window of optical transmitting set is outgoing end face 6010.
Light emission part 601 can also be for optical transmitting set 6011 and the first light inlet window 6012, and referring to Fig. 8, then the first light inlet window 6012 is outgoing end face 6010 towards the one side of 10 inside, powder storehouse; Optical transmitting set 6011 is positioned at 10 outsides, powder storehouse, and the light that optical transmitting set 6011 sends shines on the second surface 6032 through the first light inlet window 6012.Light arrives the first light inlet window 6012 from the luminescence window of optical transmitting set 6011, can be that light is directly propagated, and also can be that light reflects arrival the first light inlet window 6012 more than once.
The height of prism 603 can equate with the internal height in powder storehouse 10, also can be lower than the internal height in powder storehouse, and this is that the user can pay close attention to the surplus of developer usually because at the full box of developer or measure when more.Equal the situation of the internal height in powder storehouse 10 for the height of prism 603, pick-up unit 60 can detect the surplus that developer in the Delevoping cartridge is provided in real time.
The below equates to introduce the principle of work of the present embodiment Delevoping cartridge as example with the internal height in powder storehouse 10 take the height of prism 603 (for example prism).
Referring to Fig. 9, be the state of the full box of the developer in the Delevoping cartridge.First surface 6031 and the second surface 6032 of prism 603 are acute angle, because the full box of developer, therefore developer can cover second surface 6032 fully, the light that light emission part 601 sends can't arrive second surface 6032, therefore also not having light transmission prism 603 propagates into first surface 6031, and light receiver 602 does not receive light.
Referring to Figure 10, for the developer in the Delevoping cartridge used state after the part.Because developer makes the part of using up, because action of gravitation, the upper surface of developer can decrease, the AC section of second surface 6032 is come out, the light that light emission part 601 sends penetrates prism 603 from the AC section, and light beam appears from the DE section of first surface 6031, and the relevant position of light receiver 602 can receive light.
See also Figure 11, if corresponding area (being OEE ' O ') is as useful area in light receiver 602 with the OE section, then OD section corresponding shaded area (being ODD ' O ') in light receiver 602 is area corresponding to amount of residual developer.Because OD/OE=h/H, wherein h is the thickness of developer, and H is the height of prism, therefore, and h=H*OD/OE.
Optical receiver can be a kind of or its combination in photodiode, phototriode, photoresistance, the photosensitive circuit plate etc.When optical receiver adopts the photosensitive circuit plate, referring to Figure 12, the M of optical receiver, N position be the two-stage of corresponding photosensitive circuit plate respectively, be directly proportional with area, the light intensity of photosensitive region according to the electric current between the MN, and the relation that the thickness of the area of photosensitive region and developer is inversely proportional to, as long as the control light intensity is constant, the electric current I between the MN just is inversely proportional to h, can convert h to electric signal thus and detect.Figure 13 has shown electric current I between the MN and the relation between the h.Can calculate the surplus of developer by the electric current I between the detection MN.
When optical receiver adopts photodiode/phototriode, can one row's photodiode or phototriode be installed in the MN of optical receiver direction, thereby the principle according to the meeting generation current conducting after receiving light of photodiode/phototriode, judge which photodiode/phototriode conducting, judge thus the separatrix of light part and unglazed part, thereby calculate the surplus of developer.
Certainly, specific implementation also has a lot, and this paper does not enumerate one by one.
Be appreciated that after developer had used a part, the light-receiving area of second surface changed, and calculated thus the surplus of developer because the second surface 6032 of prism 603 provides an inclined-plane.Based on this principle, prism 603 can also be airtight hollow prism, its inner vacuum or be full of other light transmission mediums such as air.
Because at the full box of developer or measure the surplus that user when more can pay close attention to developer usually, therefore the height of prism 603 also can be lower than the height in powder storehouse 10, pick-up unit 60 can detect the surplus of developer in real time when the thickness of developer is suitable with prism height, and other states can think that the surplus of developer is sufficient.
The functional module that amount of residual developer is had an analytical calculation can be positioned at the Delevoping cartridge place the imaging developing apparatus or with the computer of described imaging developing apparatus interconnection on, the present invention does not do restriction to this.
The Delevoping cartridge of the present embodiment, by at Delevoping cartridge powder storehouse diapire a prism being set, utilization amount of residual developer not simultaneously, the area that comes out of a light transmitting surface of prism is different, and correspondence arranges respectively light emission part and light receiver at powder storehouse roof and diapire, calculate the surplus of developer, make the user can before developer is used up, know the surplus of developer in the Delevoping cartridge, and can carry out in advance the preparation that is replaced with picture developing apparatus or its Delevoping cartridge, be user-friendly to.When the height of prism equaled powder storehouse internal height, pick-up unit can detect the surplus that developer in the Delevoping cartridge is provided in real time.
In addition, because existing developer detection is except the light inlet window that utilizes light-emitting component, optical receiver and prism-type, also need in the powder storehouse, mirror surface be set diapire, the parts that form are more, production difficulty and cost are higher, and the pick-up unit in the present embodiment Delevoping cartridge is made of light emission part, light receiver and prism, and number of components is few, and production difficulty and cost all are reduced.
Embodiment two
Because outgoing end face and the second surface of light emission part may adhere to some developers sometimes, detection to amount of residual developer causes a deviation, therefore the Delevoping cartridge of the present embodiment is compared with embodiment one, also is provided with the cleaning member (not shown) on the blade of puddle support.When puddle support along among Fig. 3 during the direction rotation shown in the β, cleaning member can clean second surface and outgoing end face, cleaning member can be hairbrush or sponge etc.When the blade of rotation passed to powder feeding roller with developer, the cleaning member on the blade can clean second surface and outgoing end face when blade rotary arrives suitable angle, make the detection of amount of residual developer more accurate.
The Delevoping cartridge of the present embodiment can also further be coated with the antistatic agent (not shown) on second surface and outgoing end face, thus, avoid developer because the Electrostatic Absorption effect is attached on second surface and the outgoing end face, make thus the detection of amount of residual developer more accurate.
The Delevoping cartridge of the present embodiment arranges cleaning member by the blade at puddle support, avoids adhering to developer on second surface and the outgoing end face; By being coated with antistatic agent at second surface and outgoing end face, can prevent further that developer is attached on second surface and the outgoing end face, makes the detection of amount of residual developer more accurate.
Embodiment three
The present embodiment provides a kind of imaging developing apparatus, and described imaging developing apparatus comprises imaging device main body and the Delevoping cartridge described in above-mentioned embodiment, and described Delevoping cartridge is installed on the imaging device main body.The pick-up unit of described Delevoping cartridge can comprise light emission part, light receiver and prism.
When the luminescence window of the optical transmitting set of light emission part during as the outgoing end face, optical transmitting set can directly be fixed on the Delevoping cartridge; To be positioned at the powder storehouse outside when the optical transmitting set of light emission part, and first light inlet window of the light that optical transmitting set sends by powder storehouse roof penetrates the powder storehouse when inner, and optical transmitting set can be fixed by being installed on the imaging device main body.
In like manner, when the receive window of the optical receiver of light receiver during as incident end face, optical receiver can directly be fixed on the Delevoping cartridge; To be positioned at the powder storehouse outside when the optical receiver of light receiver, and the light that appears by prism shines on the receive window of optical receiver by the second light inlet window of powder storehouse diapire, and optical receiver can be fixed by being installed on the imaging device main body.
Need to prove, in this article, relational terms such as the first and second grades only is used for an entity or operation are separated with another entity or operational zone, and not necessarily requires or hint and have the relation of any this reality or sequentially between these entities or the operation.And, term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to contain comprising of nonexcludability, thereby not only comprise those key elements so that comprise process, method, article or the equipment of a series of key elements, but also comprise other key elements of clearly not listing, or also be included as the intrinsic key element of this process, method, article or equipment.In the situation that not more restrictions, the key element that is limited by statement " comprising ... ", and be not precluded within process, method, article or the equipment that comprises described key element and also have other identical element.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not for limiting protection scope of the present invention.All any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all be included in protection scope of the present invention.