CN102073244A - Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a toner cartridge and an image forming apparatus. According to an aspect of the invention, a toner cartridge includes a container body, a first cover, and a second cover. The container body contains toner and that has an opening portion arranged on an outer face of the container body and a guide piece arranged on the outer face. The first cover opens and closes the opening portion. The second cover is supported by the guide piece and that is movable in an noncontact state with a bottom portion of the first cover to cover the first cover when the container body is pulled out from an image forming apparatus.
Description
Technical field
The image processing system that the present invention relates to a kind of toner Cartridge and use this toner Cartridge.
Background technology
Known a kind of toner Cartridge that is used for to the image processing system supplying toner.This toning
The agent box is releasably attached on the image processing system.Toner in image processing system
When not enough, toner Cartridge is changed.
Summary of the invention
[1] according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of toner Cartridge, comprising: container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide; First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can with the non-contacting state in the bottom of described first lid under move to cover described first lid.
[2] according to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of toner Cartridge, comprising: container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide; First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can and the bottom of described first lid between exist under the state in gap and move to cover described first lid.
[3] as [1] or [2] described toner Cartridge in, described second lid comprises the mechanism that is depressed, when described container body is inserted described image processing system, the described mechanism that is depressed is pushed and is made the described second lid run-off the straight, thereby the leading section that makes described second lid is towards the below.
[4] as [3] described toner Cartridge in, the described mechanism that is depressed is pushed the distance between the described bottom that is equal to or greater than the bottom surface of described first lid and described container body to set a distance to set a distance.
[5] in as [3] described toner Cartridge, described second lid can move between initial position and obliquity, and, in the process of described second lid by described be depressed mechanism and run-off the straight, when described container body was pulled out from described image processing system, moved towards described initial position by described guide the position of described second lid.
[6] as [1] or [2] described toner Cartridge in, described first lid comprises first projection, described first projection is arranged on the sidepiece of described first lid and last side-prominent towards described container body, described second lid comprises second projection, described second projection is arranged on the inboard of the sidepiece of described second lid, and, when described container body is pulled out from described image processing system, thereby described second projection contacts with described first projection described first lid is slided along the direction of insertion of described container body.
[7] as [1] or [2] described toner Cartridge in, the pressing force that described second lid puts on described container body puts on the pressing force of described opening portion less than described first lid.
[8] according to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of image processing system is provided, comprise: toner Cartridge, it comprises container body, first lid and second lid, described container body is accommodated toner, the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide, described opening portion is opened and closed to described first lid, described second lid is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can with the non-contacting state in the bottom of described first lid under move to cover described first lid; And the toner Cartridge receiving unit, it receives described toner Cartridge, and wherein, described toner Cartridge receiving unit comprises screw-down, and described screw-down is configured to push the mechanism that is depressed.
[9] according to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of image processing system is provided, comprise: toner Cartridge, it comprises container body, first lid and second lid, described container body is accommodated toner, the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide, described opening portion is opened and closed to described first lid, described second lid is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can and the bottom of described first lid between exist under the state in gap and move to cover described first lid; And the toner Cartridge receiving unit, it receives described toner Cartridge, and wherein, described toner Cartridge receiving unit comprises screw-down, and described screw-down is configured to push the mechanism that is depressed.
[10] as [8] or [9] described image processing system in, the leading section of first bottom surface of described second lid forms inclination, make when described first bottom surface along with described screw-down is pushed described being depressed when mechanism and run-off the straight, the angle between second bottom surface of described first bottom surface and described toner Cartridge receiving unit reduces.
[11] as [8] or [9] described image processing system in, described second lid comprises the mechanism that is depressed, when described container body is inserted described image processing system, the described mechanism that is depressed is pushed and is made the described second lid run-off the straight, thereby the leading section that makes described second lid is towards the below.
[12] as [11] described image processing system in, the described mechanism that is depressed is pushed the distance between the described bottom that is equal to or greater than the bottom surface of described first lid and described container body to set a distance to set a distance.
[13] in as [11] described image processing system, described second lid can move between initial position and obliquity, and, in the process of described second lid by described be depressed mechanism and run-off the straight, when described container body was pulled out from described image processing system, moved towards described initial position by described guide the position of described second lid.
[14] as [8] or [9] described image processing system in, described first lid comprises first projection, described first projection is arranged on the sidepiece of described first lid and last side-prominent towards described container body, described second lid comprises second projection, described second projection is arranged on the inboard of the sidepiece of described second lid, and, when described container body is pulled out from described image processing system, thereby described second projection contacts with described first projection described first lid is slided along the direction of insertion of described container body.
[15] as [8] or [9] described image processing system in, the pressing force that described second lid puts on described container body puts on the pressing force of described opening portion less than described first lid.
According to [1] or [2] described structure, can reduce such possibility: promptly, when the user changes described toner Cartridge, owing to the accompanying toner of described lid that is provided with on the described toner Cartridge that just is being drawn out causes the user by toner contamination.
According to [3] or [11] described structure, can prevent that the leading section of described second lid when the described toner Cartridge of insertion from contacting with described first lid.
According to [4] or [12] described structure, can prevent reliably that the leading section of described second lid when the described toner Cartridge of insertion from contacting with described first lid.
According to [5] or [13] described structure, described second lid of inclination turns back to initial posture along with pulling out described toner Cartridge.
According to [6] or [14] described structure,, also can prevent this state even under the state that the part of described opening portion is opened.
According to [7] or [15] described structure, when described second lid slides, need not required power so that described first lid slides, can realize the described slip of described second lid.
According to [8] or [9] described structure, when described toner Cartridge being inserted described toner Cartridge receiving unit, the posture of described second lid tilts, make the leading section of described second lid along with the insertion of described toner Cartridge towards the below.
According to [10] described structure, can reduce the space that occupies by described toner Cartridge and described toner Cartridge receiving unit in the described image processing system.
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Describe exemplary embodiment of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that the structure example of image processing system is shown;
Fig. 2 is the skeleton view that the example of toner Cartridge is shown;
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view that is illustrated in the toner Cartridge under the state that flashboard surrounded by lid;
Fig. 4 is the skeleton view that is illustrated in the toner Cartridge under the state that flashboard do not surround by lid;
Fig. 5 is the skeleton view that lid is shown;
Fig. 6 is the skeleton view that the toner Cartridge receiving unit is shown;
Fig. 7 is the skeleton view when toner Cartridge being shown being installed in the toner Cartridge receiving unit;
Fig. 8 illustrates the cut-open view of toner Cartridge when inserting beginning;
Fig. 9 illustrates toner Cartridge cut-open view during insertion;
Figure 10 illustrates toner Cartridge cut-open view during insertion;
Figure 11 illustrates the cut-open view of toner Cartridge when insertion is finished;
Figure 12 is the side view that toner Cartridge lid when inserting beginning is shown;
Figure 13 illustrates the toner Cartridge side view of lid during insertion;
Figure 14 illustrates the toner Cartridge side view of lid during insertion; And
Figure 15 illustrates the toner Cartridge side view of lid during insertion.
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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described.Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that the structure example of image processing system 100 is shown.This image processing system 100 comprises at least: controller 10, image formation unit 20, toner Cartridge 35, toner Cartridge receiving unit 36, intermediate transfer element 40, secondary transfer printing device 50 and input block 70.Figure 1 illustrates the image processing system 100 of tandem type.Yet, also can adopt the image processing system 100 of rotation type.
Controller 10 has such hardware construction: for example CPU, RAM (for example SRAM (static RAM), DRAM (dynamic ram), SDRAM (synchronous dram) or NVRAM (non-volatile ram)), ROM (ROM (read-only memory), for example flash memory) and I/O I/F (interface) are connected via bus.This control module 10 is controlled the operation of each assembly, intermediate transfer element (for example Dai Zhuan transfer belt) 40 and secondary transfer printing device 50 in the image formation unit 20 based on the signal of being imported by input block 70.Read the program that is stored in the memory storage such as ROM for example and operate by CPU and realize above-mentioned control operation according to corresponding program.
Image formation unit 20 comprises: the LPH (led print head) 21 as the example of exposing unit wherein is arranged with LED; Cleaning balde 22 as the example of cleaning unit; Charging device 23 as the example of charhing unit; Photosensitive drums 25 as the example of image holding member; Transfer roll 26 as the example of primary transfer unit; Developing apparatus 27 as the example of developing cell; And as the divider 29 to the example of the unit of developing apparatus 27 supplying toners, this divider 29 has the unit (not shown) that transmits toner.
In Fig. 1, yellow (Y), magenta (M), blue-green (cyan) (C) and black (K) image formation unit 20 have same structure.Therefore, although being formed the unit, magenta, blue-green, black image all be assigned divider 29, the divider 29 of not shown other image formation units except that yellow image forms the unit.In addition, not shown toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 and the toner Cartridge 35 that is connected with the divider 29 that forms other image formation units the unit except that yellow image.In the following description, will form unit 20 with yellow image is that example describes.
LPH 21 comprises led array, drive IC and rod type lens array.LPH 21 makes a plurality of LED expose towards photosensitive drums 25 emission light according to the control of 10 pairs of exposure intensities of controller.
Charging device 23 for example is made of the electrically conductive elastic roller.Charging device 23 charges to photosensitive drums 25 according to the control of Electric potentials of controller 10.Particularly, when making charging device 23 contact with photosensitive drums 25 to apply voltage, photosensitive drums 25 is recharged and has positive polarity.
Photosensitive drums 25 is configured to the aluminum right cylinder that the surface has light electric conductor (for example a-Si (amorphous silicon)) layer.Photosensitive drums 25 center with end face (or bottom surface) under the control of controller 10 serves as that axle is rotated (being to anticlockwise) in Fig. 1.As mentioned above, charged by 23 pairs of photosensitive drums 25 of charging device, when LPH 21 emission light, electric charge is eliminated from the part that is scanned.Then, from the toner of aftermentioned developing apparatus 27 supply attached on the photosensitive drums 25.As a result, photosensitive drums 25 keeps the toner image that generates based on image information.
Transfer roll 26 will be attached to the toner image primary transfer on the photosensitive drums 25 to intermediate transfer element 40.According to the control of 10 pairs of transfer printing current potentials of controller, transfer roll 26 is charged to positively charged with intermediate transfer element 40.As a result, be transferred on the intermediate transfer element 40 attached to the toner on the photosensitive drums 25 with negative potential.Along with transfer roll 26 along the direction rotation (among Fig. 1 be to right rotation) identical with photosensitive drums 25, intermediate transfer element 40 is by along direction of arrow release and move.Yet, when toner remains on the photosensitive drums 25 after the primary transfer, by toner being struck off with the contacted cleaning balde of photosensitive drums 25 22.
Developing apparatus 27 comprises wherein the have magnet aluminum cylinder (hereinafter being called developer roll) of (magnetic roller).By divider 29 toner is fed to developing apparatus 27 from toner Cartridge 35.Toner Cartridge 35 is releasably attached on the toner Cartridge receiving unit 36.The toner of being supplied is stirred with carrier and has a negative electricity.The such powder of similar toner, carrier that provides for development is called developer.Developer magnetive attraction by the magnetic roller on developer roll forms the magnetic brush shape and contacts with photosensitive drums 25.In addition, according to the control of Electric potentials of 10 pairs of developing apparatuss 27 of controller, with the toner development on the developer roll to photosensitive drums 25.Correspondingly, on photosensitive drums 25, form toner image, and with the toner image primary transfer to intermediate transfer element 40.
As mentioned above, the same with yellow toner image, magenta, blue-green and black toner image also by primary transfer to intermediate transfer element 40.Each color toner image forms image individually or with overlaying state.When toner image superposes, drive intermediate transfer element 40, thereby for example on the part of yellow toner image institute primary transfer once transfer printing magenta and blue-green toner image are arranged, and form coloured image.
After the primary transfer toner image, continue to drive intermediate transfer element 40, and then the part of primary transfer arrives secondary transfer printing device 50.Secondary transfer printing device 50 with primary transfer at the toner image secondary transfer printing of intermediate transfer element 40 to recording medium 60.Recording medium 60 comprises that not only the film that contains polyester also comprises recording paper.
Secondary transfer printing device 50 is charged to positively charged according to the control of 10 pairs of transfer printing current potentials of controller with recording medium 60.As a result, will be attracted on the recording medium 60 attached to the toner image on the intermediate transfer element 40 with negative potential.To be attracted to toner image on the recording medium 60 to recording medium 60 by the fixing device (not shown).
Input block 70 for example is made of guidance panel or action button.As the user of image processing system 100 during to input block 70 input contents, input block 70 according to the content of being imported to controller 10 output signals.
Next, with reference to figure 2-4 toner Cartridge 35 is elaborated.Fig. 2 is the skeleton view that the example of toner Cartridge 35 is shown.The front side of definition toner Cartridge is that side that toner Cartridge inserts image processing system 100.
Toner Cartridge 35 comprises container body 35a, lid 35b and 35c and guide 35e.Lid 35b (hereinafter being called flashboard 35b) is arranged on the outside surface of cylindrical container main body 35a.More particularly, flashboard 35b is arranged on the bottom surface of front portion of container body 35a.Flashboard 35b is installed on the guide 35b2, thereby can slide vertically along the outside surface of guide 35b2.Flashboard 35b slides to open or close the opening portion (not shown) that is arranged on the container body 35a outside surface along guide 35b2.In Fig. 2, show flashboard 35b with the opening portion closing state.
The sidepiece of flashboard 35b is provided with the last side-prominent projection 35b1 towards container body 35a.This projection 35b1 can be arranged on the both sides of flashboard 35b but not only be arranged on a wherein side shown in Fig. 2.Suspending on projection 35b1 and the sidepiece inside surface that is arranged on lid 35c contacts with projection 35c2 (as shown in Figure 5), and this suspends and will be described below with projection 35c2.
The sidepiece of flashboard 35b be shaped as right-angled trapezium, and the length of going to the bottom is greater than the length of upper base.Since the sidepiece of flashboard 35b be shaped as right-angled trapezium, therefore connect an end and part and this upper base of an end of going to the bottom and the formation right angle of going to the bottom of upper base.Yet the other end of connection upper base has the inclination angle and does not form the right angle with the part of the other end of going to the bottom.When toner Cartridge 35 was inserted image processing systems 100, above-mentioned suspending partly slided along sloping portion and with upper base that this sloping portion joins with projection 35c2, and stopped slip when contacting with projection 35b1 with projection 35c2 when suspending.
The middle body of the both sides of lid 35c is provided with the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed.Along with pushing the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed downwards, its leading section is towards the below thereby lid 35c tilts.The 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed is bent downwardly when pressurized, and can turn back to original state by means of restoring force.
The bottom surface of lid 35c is not a level, and the leading section of this bottom surface tilts.More particularly, the height of the leading section of lid 35c is lower than the middle body of lid 35c and the height of rearward end.Although will be described in detail hereinafter, when the bottom surface of lid 35c is level,, need to increase distance from toner Cartridge 35 to toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 for the bottom surface that prevents toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 contacts with the bottom surface of lid 35c.Yet, be designed to tilt by leading section with lid 35c, toner Cartridge 35 reduces to prevent simultaneously above-mentioned the contact with distance between the toner Cartridge receiving unit 36, and in image processing system 100, need not big installing space to be set for toner Cartridge 35 and toner Cartridge receiving unit 36.
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view that is illustrated in the toner Cartridge 35 under the state that flashboard 35b surrounded by lid 35c.
When the user with toner Cartridge 35 when image processing system 100 takes off, Fig. 3 illustrates the state of toner Cartridge 35 this moment.As shown in Figure 3, lid 35c is positioned at the front side of container body 35a.In addition, the leading section of lid 35c aligns at same position substantially with the leading section of container body 35a.
Fig. 4 is the skeleton view that is illustrated in the toner Cartridge 35 under the state that flashboard 35b do not surround by lid 35c.When the user inserted toner Cartridge 35 image processing system 100 and is installed to toner Cartridge 35 in the toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 fully, Fig. 4 illustrated the state of toner Cartridge 35 this moment.As shown in Figure 4, lid 35c is positioned at the rear side of the middle body of container body 35a.In addition, flashboard 35b slides to open opening portion 35d towards the rear side of container body 35a.As a result, the toner that is housed in the container body 35a is fed to image processing system 100.
Be provided with the rubber slab (not shown) near the edge of opening portion 35d.Correspondingly, when closing opening portion 35d, flashboard 35b closely contacts with opening portion 35d, and applies strong pressing force to opening portion 35d.In addition, because flashboard 35b closely contacts with rubber slab, therefore when flashboard 35b slides, need apply than the big power of friction force between rubber slab and the flashboard 35b.On the other hand, lid 35c to the pressing force of container body 35a less than the pressing force of flashboard 35b to opening portion 35d.Correspondingly, when lid 35c slides, do not need to be enough to make the power of flashboard 35b slip.
Below, will be elaborated with reference to 5 couples of lid 35c of figure.
Fig. 5 is the skeleton view that lid 35c is shown.The both sides of lid 35c are provided with and suspend with projection 35c2,35c3 and 35c4.Suspend and be arranged on the place ahead of the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed with projection 35c2.Suspend and be arranged on the rear of the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed with projection 35c4.Suspend to be arranged on and suspend with projection 35c4 and be depressed between the 35c1 of mechanism with projection 35c3.The usefulness that suspends projection 35c2,35c3 and 35c4 are interior side-prominent towards lid 35c's.
Suspend and link to each other with the guide 35e of said vesse main body 35a with projection 35c3,35c4.Suspend and link to each other with the both sides of above-mentioned flashboard 35b with projection 35c2.Lid 35c is suspended on the container body 35a with projection 35c2 and 35c4 by suspending, or is suspended on the container body 35a with projection 35c3 and 35c4 by suspending.
Be provided with the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed near the middle body of lid 35c both sides.The rear side of the 35c1 of mechanism of being depressed is provided with towards the outstanding projection 35c5 in the outside of lid 35c.There is the gap between 35c1 of mechanism and the lid 35c being depressed.Therefore, when downward push projection 35c5, the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed is bent downwardly.The crooked 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed has makes the restoring force of himself returning original state.When the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed is bent downwardly, thereby lid 35c tilts to make the front portion of lid 35c towards the below.
Next, describe toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 in detail with reference to figure 6, Fig. 7.
Fig. 6 is the skeleton view that toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 is shown.Fig. 7 illustrates the skeleton view of toner Cartridge 35 in being installed in toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 time.As shown in Figure 6, toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 comprises bottom surface 36a, 36c, 36d and two sidepiece 36f.
On the 36c of bottom surface, be formed with retainer 36c1 slidably.As shown in Figure 7, when toner Cartridge 35 was pulled out from toner Cartridge receiving unit 36, retainer 36c1 contacted with the rearward end of lid 35c, to stop moving with the mobile lid 35c of container body 35a.Under this state, when further pulling out toner Cartridge 35, lid 35c relatively moves to the front side of container body 35a.Correspondingly, lid 35c surrounds flashboard 35b and opening portion 35d.
Be formed with screw-down 36b in the inboard of sidepiece 36f and be provided with bottom surface 36a in therebetween.Screw-down 36b is formed on the 36f of both sides.Screw-down 36b is V-shaped, and the summit of V-arrangement is towards bottom surface 36a.Screw-down 36b pushes the projection 35c5 on the 35c1 of mechanism that is depressed that is arranged on lid 35c.As shown in Figure 7, when inserting toner Cartridge 35, the projection 35c5 of lid 35c is subjected to pushing of predetermined pressing force in the porch of screw-down 36b.This pressing force is along with projection 35c5 descends and increases along the inclined surface of screw-down 36b, thereby reaches maximal value at the place, summit of screw-down 36b pressing force.When projection 35c5 pressurized, lid 35c tilts.
When toner Cartridge 35 is finished installation, the position alignment of the position of discharge 36d1 and the opening portion 35d of container body 35a.Therefore, the toner that is housed among the container body 35a can be supplied to image processing system 100 by opening portion 35d and discharge 36d1.
When toner Cartridge 35 was pulled out, retainer 36d2 contacted with the rearward end of flashboard 35b, and stopped flashboard 35b moving with container body 35a.Under this state, when toner Cartridge 35 was further pulled out, flashboard 35b relatively moved to the front side of container body 35a.Correspondingly, flashboard 35b closes opening portion 35d.
Next, will be described the insertion operation of toner Cartridge 35 with reference to figure 8 to Figure 11.
Fig. 8 illustrates the cut-open view of toner Cartridge 35 when inserting beginning.Fig. 9 and Figure 10 illustrate toner Cartridge 35 cut-open view during insertion.Figure 11 illustrates the cut-open view of toner Cartridge 35 when insertion is finished.
As shown in Figure 8, toner Cartridge 35 keeps level when inserting.When beginning to insert, the middle body of the bottom surface of lid 35c and rearward end move forward under the state substantially parallel with the bottom surface 36c of toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 keeping.
When state shown in Figure 8 further inserts toner Cartridge 35, as shown in Figure 9, projection 35c5 contacts with screw-down 36b.When further inserting toner Cartridge 35 again, as shown in figure 10, projection 35c5 is subjected to downward pushing, and the 35c1 of the mechanism bending that is depressed.Correspondingly, lid 35c tilts, thereby the leading section of lid 35c is towards the below and begin to be housed in the space that comprises bottom surface 36a.Here, the bottom surface of the leading section of lid 35c forms: as the downward push projection 35c5 of screw-down 36b, when the bottom surface of the leading section of lid 35c was tilted, the angle between the bottom surface 36a of the bottom surface of the leading section of lid 35c and toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 reduced.Therefore, be that the situation of level is compared with the bottom surface of lid 35c, the difference in height between the difference in height between bottom surface 36a and the 36c or bottom surface 36a and the 36d can be littler.
When state shown in Figure 10 further inserts toner Cartridge 35, be arranged on suspending on the lid 35c and contact with projection 35f (see figure 4) on being arranged on container body 35a, and stop toner Cartridge 35 and move to the place ahead of toner Cartridge receiving unit 36 with projection 35c4.As shown in figure 11, container body 35a and be arranged on flashboard 35b on the container body 35a towards the preceding side shifting of toner Cartridge receiving unit 36.As mentioned above, because the leading section that flashboard 35b moves lid 35c simultaneously together along with container body 35a, therefore can prevent conflict (interference) of flashboard 35b and lid 35c towards the below.
Along with toner Cartridge 35 is inserted, flashboard 35b opens opening portion 35d.This be because, flashboard 35b contacts with the dyke 36d3 (seeing Fig. 7 and Fig. 8) that is arranged between retainer 36d2 and the escape hole 36d1, and then stops flashboard 35b mobile along direction of insertion.When toner Cartridge 35 inserts and flashboard 35b when being about to open, may produce slight vibration.Therefore, the toner that is housed in opening portion 35d vicinity is fallen on the bottom surface 36d of toner Cartridge receiving unit 36.Correspondingly, have following worry: toner may leading section attached to the leading section of flashboard 35b or rubber slab on.When pulling out toner Cartridge 35, adhering toner still, thus toner might be attached on user's the clothes or health.Yet when pulling out toner Cartridge 35, flashboard 35b is surrounded by lid 35c.Therefore, will reduce toner, and toner is invisible for the user attached to user's clothes or the possibility on the health.In addition, carry out pulling out of toner Cartridge 35 by putting upside down Fig. 8 to order shown in Figure 11.
Will be referring to figs 12 to the operation of 15 descriptions lid 35c when further inserting toner Cartridge 35.
Figure 12 is the side view that toner Cartridge 35 lid 35c when inserting beginning is shown.Figure 13 to 15 illustrates toner Cartridge 35 side view of lid 35c during insertion.
As shown in figure 12, when beginning to insert toner Cartridge 35, suspending of lid 35c contacts with the upside of the sidepiece of flashboard 35b with projection 35c2, and suspending of lid 35c contacts with guide 35e with projection 35c4.That is to say that lid 35c is suspended with projection 35c2 and this two points of 35c4 by suspending.Herein, flashboard 35b closes opening portion 35d.
When inserting toner Cartridge 35, as shown in figure 13, suspending relatively moves the sidepiece of flashboard 35b with projection 35c2 towards the rear side of container body 35a, and suspends and with projection 35c4 guide 35e is relatively moved towards the rear side of container body 35a.In addition, suspend and on the trapezoidal protuberance that is arranged on the guide 35e, relatively move towards the rear side of container body 35a with projection 35c3.Therefore, lid 35c is suspended with projection 35c2,35c3 and this three points of 35c4 by suspending.Owing to be in the state of suspending, lid 35c tilts.Herein, flashboard 35b opens opening portion 35d slightly.
When further insertion toner Cartridge 35, as shown in figure 14, suspend with projection 35c2 from the sidepiece landing of flashboard 35b and unsettled.Suspend and relatively move along guide 35e towards the rear side of container body 35a with projection 35c4.In addition, suspend and on the trapezoidal protuberance that is arranged on the guide 35e, relatively move towards the rear side of container body 35a with projection 35c3.Therefore, lid 35c is suspended with projection 35c3 and this two points of 35c4 by suspending.Under this suspended state, lid 35c tilted., compare with state shown in Figure 13, flashboard 35b further opens opening portion 35d herein.
Under this state, between the bottom of the upside of the leading section of lid 35c and container body 35a apart from d1 greater than between the bottom surface of the bottom of container body 35a and flashboard 35b apart from d2.Correspondingly, although lid 35c relatively moves towards the rear side of container body 35a, can prevent that also the front surface of lid 35c from contacting with the bottom surface of flashboard 35b or with opening portion 35d.Therefore, the 35c1 of the mechanism such distance that need be pressed at least that is depressed: this distance is equal to or greater than the distance between the bottom of the bottom surface of flashboard 35b and container body 35a.
When further insertion toner Cartridge 35, as shown in figure 15, suspend and relatively move along guide 35e towards the rear side of container body 35a with projection 35c4.In addition, suspend and on the trapezoidal protuberance that is arranged on the guide 35e, relatively move towards the rear side of container body 35a with projection 35c3.Under this suspended state, lid 35c tilted.Herein, flashboard 35b opens opening portion 35d.In addition, lid 35c is not positioned at the below of opening portion 35d.Therefore, when the insertion of toner Cartridge 35 is finished, toner is supplied in the image processing system 100 by opening portion 35d.
In addition, carry out pulling out of toner Cartridge 35 by putting upside down above-mentioned Figure 12 to order shown in Figure 15.Here, along with pulling out of toner Cartridge 35, flashboard 35b is closed gradually.Here, when flashboard 35b in moving process because of any former thereby when stopping, the part of opening portion 35d is opened.Yet, along with pulling out toner Cartridge 35, lid 35c suspend with projection 35c2 with rising when the inclined surface of the sidepiece of flashboard 35b contact, and contact with the projection 35b1 (see figure 2) on the top of the sidepiece that is arranged on flashboard 35b.Under this state, when further pulling out toner Cartridge 35, retainer 36c1 stops the mobile of rearward end of lid 35c, and flashboard 35b is because of suspending with projection 35c2 relatively towards the preceding side shifting of container body 35a.As a result, flashboard 35b is fully closed, and prevents that toner Cartridge 35 is completely pulled out of when opening portion 35d opens.
Though describe the present invention by exemplary embodiment, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to disclosed exemplary embodiment, under the situation of the spirit and scope of the present invention that do not deviate from claims and limited, can make various modifications.
For explaining and illustrative purposes provides the above stated specification of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Its original idea is not exhaustive or limits the invention to disclosed exact form.Obviously, can carry out many modifications and modification for those skilled in the art.Select and illustrate that this exemplary embodiment is in order to explain principle of the present invention and practical application thereof better, therefore make the others skilled in the art in present technique field can understand the various embodiment that the present invention is suitable for and predict the various modifications that are suitable for application-specific.Purpose is to limit scope of the present invention by claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. toner Cartridge comprises:
Container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide;
First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And
Second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can with the non-contacting state in the bottom of described first lid under move to cover described first lid.
2. toner Cartridge comprises:
Container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide;
First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And
Second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can and the bottom of described first lid between exist under the state in gap and move to cover described first lid.
3. toner Cartridge as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein,
Described second lid comprises the mechanism that is depressed, and when described container body was inserted described image processing system, the described mechanism that is depressed was pushed and makes the described second lid run-off the straight, thereby the leading section that makes described second lid is towards the below.
4. toner Cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein,
The described mechanism that is depressed is pushed the distance between the described bottom that is equal to or greater than the bottom surface of described first lid and described container body to set a distance to set a distance.
5. toner Cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein,
Described second lid can move between initial position and obliquity, and
In the process of described second lid by described be depressed mechanism and run-off the straight, when described container body was pulled out from described image processing system, moved towards described initial position by described guide the position of described second lid.
6. toner Cartridge as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein,
Described first lid comprises first projection, and described first projection is arranged on the sidepiece of described first lid and last side-prominent towards described container body,
Described second lid comprises second projection, and described second projection is arranged on the inboard of the sidepiece of described second lid, and
When described container body is pulled out from described image processing system, thereby described second projection contacts with described first projection described first lid is slided along the direction of insertion of described container body.
7. toner Cartridge as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein,
The pressing force that described second lid puts on described container body puts on the pressing force of described opening portion less than described first lid.
8. image processing system comprises:
Toner Cartridge, it comprises:
Container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide;
First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And
Second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can with the non-contacting state in the bottom of described first lid under move to cover described first lid; And
The toner Cartridge receiving unit, it receives described toner Cartridge,
Wherein, described toner Cartridge receiving unit comprises screw-down, and described screw-down is configured to push the mechanism that is depressed.
9. image processing system comprises:
Toner Cartridge, it comprises:
Container body, it accommodates toner, and the outside surface of described container body is provided with opening portion, and described outside surface is provided with guide;
First lid, it opens and closes described opening portion; And
Second lid, it is supported by described guide, and when described container body is pulled out from image processing system, described second lid can and the bottom of described first lid between exist under the state in gap and move to cover described first lid; And
The toner Cartridge receiving unit, it receives described toner Cartridge,
Wherein, described toner Cartridge receiving unit comprises screw-down, and described screw-down is configured to push the mechanism that is depressed.
10. image processing system as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein,
The leading section of first bottom surface of described second lid forms inclination, make when described first bottom surface along with described screw-down is pushed described being depressed when mechanism and run-off the straight, the angle between second bottom surface of described first bottom surface and described toner Cartridge receiving unit reduces.
11. image processing system as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein,
Described second lid comprises the mechanism that is depressed, and when described container body was inserted described image processing system, the described mechanism that is depressed was pushed and makes the described second lid run-off the straight, thereby the leading section that makes described second lid is towards the below.
12. image processing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein,
The described mechanism that is depressed is pushed the distance between the described bottom that is equal to or greater than the bottom surface of described first lid and described container body to set a distance to set a distance.
13. image processing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein,
Described second lid can move between initial position and obliquity, and
In the process of described second lid by described be depressed mechanism and run-off the straight, when described container body was pulled out from described image processing system, moved towards described initial position by described guide the position of described second lid.
14. image processing system as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein,
Described first lid comprises first projection, and described first projection is arranged on the sidepiece of described first lid and last side-prominent towards described container body,
Described second lid comprises second projection, and described second projection is arranged on the inboard of the sidepiece of described second lid, and
When described container body is pulled out from described image processing system, thereby described second projection contacts with described first projection described first lid is slided along the direction of insertion of described container body.
15. image processing system as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein,
The pressing force that described second lid puts on described container body puts on the pressing force of described opening portion less than described first lid.
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