CN102331694A - Electronic camera imaging equipment - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an electronic camera imaging equipment which comprises an equipment shell, and an image developing device and a developer container which are arranged in the equipment shell, wherein a developer supply mechanism is arranged between the developer container and the image developing device, a developer filling port is arranged on the equipment shell, and a developer filling mechanism is arranged between the developer filling port and the developer container; the developer container is provided with a developer receiving port and a developer discharging port, the developer receiving port is connected with the developer filling mechanism, and the developer discharging port is connected with the developer supply mechanism. When the developer container in the electronic camera imaging equipment is used up, a user does not need to change the developer container, a developer can be directly supplied to the developer container in the equipment through the developer filling port from the external of the equipment, and the image developing device can continuously normally work.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electrophotographic image forming, for example electrophotographic image formings such as duplicating machine, printer, facsimile recorder or all-in-one multifunctional machine.
Background technology
In the imaging device of electrofax mode; Like duplicating machine, printer, facsimile recorder or all-in-one multifunctional machine; Usually have photosensitive drums, developing apparatus and developer reservoir etc.; Developer reservoir is used for storage of developer and to developing apparatus an amount of developer is provided, and developing apparatus is used for developer feeding to photosensitive drum surface; The electrostatic latent image that on photosensitive drums, forms becomes visual picture (developer image) by means of the developer of supplying with from developing apparatus, becomes the record thing through photographic fixing after visual picture is transferred on the paper, is discharged from outside the equipment.Developer is consumed through this imaging process.Usually, developer reservoir is configured to dismountable, like this; After the developer of developer reservoir has been consumed; Can the developer reservoir that use up be taken out, the developer reservoir that more renews then just can make electrophotographic image forming continue to carry out imaging functions such as printing or duplicating.The weak point of this structure is: the user needs often to carry out the operation of loading and unloading developer reservoir; This functipnal capability to the operator has certain requirement; Developer can pollute operator's hand and clothing in the operating process, if careless manipulation also can cause damage to equipment.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to defective, a kind of electrophotographic image forming that developer reservoir can carry out the developer filling that need not to change is provided to prior art.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above; Technical scheme below the present invention has adopted: design a kind of electrophotographic image forming; Comprise apparatus casing and the developing apparatus and the developer reservoir that are positioned at this apparatus casing; Between said developer reservoir and said developing apparatus, be provided with developer feeding mechanism, have developer on the said apparatus casing and fill mouth, fill between mouth and the said developer reservoir at said developer and be provided with the developer filling mechanism; Said developer reservoir has developer receiving port and developer outlet opening, and said developer receiving port is connected with said developer filling mechanism, and said developer outlet opening is connected with said developer feeding mechanism.
As one embodiment of the present invention, said developer reservoir is roughly cylindrical, and said developer receiving port and developer outlet opening are positioned at the same end of said developer reservoir.Said apparatus casing inside is provided with the driving mechanism that drives said developer reservoir rotation, has the spiral groove that is convex on its inner peripheral surface and is concavity on the outer peripheral face on this developer reservoir; When the sense of rotation of said developer reservoir was consistent with the hand of helix of its spiral groove, said developer reservoir received developer through its developer receiving port from said developer filling mechanism; When the hand of helix of the sense of rotation of said developer reservoir and its spiral groove was opposite, said developer reservoir was discharged developer through its developer outlet opening to said developer feeding mechanism.The part that said developer filling mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer and receives valve, and the part that said developer feeding mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer discharge valve; When said developer reservoir received developer, developer received valve open and the developer discharge valve is closed; When said developer reservoir was discharged developer, developer received valve closing and the developer discharge valve is opened.
As another embodiment of the invention, said developer reservoir is roughly cylindrical, and said developer receiving port and developer outlet opening lay respectively at the two ends of said developer reservoir.Said apparatus casing inside is provided with the driving mechanism that drives said developer reservoir rotation, has the spiral groove that is convex on its inner peripheral surface and is concavity on the outer peripheral face on this developer reservoir; Said developer reservoir is when receiving or discharge developer, and the sense of rotation of developer reservoir is opposite with the hand of helix of its spiral groove.The part that said developer filling mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer and receives valve, and the part that said developer feeding mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer discharge valve; When said developer reservoir received developer, developer received valve open; When said developer reservoir was discharged developer, the developer discharge valve was opened.
Preferably, said developing apparatus, developer reservoir and developer are filled mouth respectively has four or one.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is: after the developer reservoir in the electrophotographic image forming runs out of; The user need not change this developer reservoir; But directly fill mouthful a developer reservoir replenishment developer through developer to device interior in device external, can make developing apparatus continue operate as normal.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic appearance of a kind of electrophotographic image forming of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the inner structure synoptic diagram of electrophotographic image forming shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the developer occupied state synoptic diagram of the embodiment one of equipment shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 4 is embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 one developer discharge view.
Fig. 5 is the front elevation of the developer reservoir in the electrophotographic image forming shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 6 is the stereographic map of developer reservoir shown in Figure 5.
Fig. 7 is that view is filled and discharged to the developer of the embodiment two of equipment shown in Figure 1.
Embodiment
Embodiment one
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2; A kind of electrophotographic image forming 1 of the present invention has comprised apparatus casing 2; The top of this apparatus casing 2 has paper escape hole 3 and four developers are filled mouth 4; Apparatus casing 2 inside are provided with sheet cassette box 5, paper delivering mechanism 6, transfer means 7, photosensitive drums 8, exposing unit 13, developing apparatus 9, developer reservoir 10, fixing mechanism 11, paper output mechanism 12 etc.; Wherein, developing apparatus 9, developer reservoir 10, photosensitive drums 8, exposing unit 13 respectively have four, correspond respectively to the developer of four kinds of different colours (black, yellow, pinkish red, green grass or young crops).Said structure is the setting to color-image forming apparatus, and for the black and white imaging device, developer filling mouth 4, developing apparatus 9, developer reservoir 10, photosensitive drums 8, exposing unit 13 respectively have only one.For color-image forming apparatus, the quantity of above-mentioned each unit can be selected according to the kind of color, can also can be less than four more than four.
Exposing unit 13 is used for forming electrostatic latent image on photosensitive drums 8 surfaces, and developer reservoir 10 is used for storage of developer and to developing apparatus 9 an amount of developer is provided, and developing apparatus 9 is used for the surface with developer feeding to photosensitive drums 8; The electrostatic latent image that on photosensitive drums 8, forms becomes visual picture (developer image) by means of the developer of supplying with from developing apparatus 9.Meanwhile; The paper of depositing in the sheet cassette box 5 is delivered to transfer means 7 one by one by paper delivering mechanism 6; Photosensitive drums 8 cooperates with transfer means 7 and visual picture is transferred on the paper; Visual picture on the paper forms the record thing through being solidificated in after the photographic fixing of fixing mechanism 11 on the paper, at last by output mechanism 12 through outside the paper escape hole 3 device for transferring housings 2, imaging process finishes.Developer in the developer reservoir 10 is consumed through above-mentioned imaging process gradually.Developer reservoir 10 can the drive of the inner driving mechanism of apparatus casing 2 down and realization around the rotation of himself axis.
As shown in Figure 3, between developer filling mouth 4 and developer reservoir 10, be provided with developer filling mechanism 14, between developer reservoir 10 and developing apparatus 9, be provided with developer feeding mechanism 15.
When developer reservoir 10 around the rotation of himself axis the time, the spiral convex rib 104 that this spiral groove 103 forms on developer reservoir 10 inner peripheral surfaces plays a part to transport developer.According to the difference of developer reservoir 10 sense of rotation, spiral convex rib 104 can transport from blind end 101 developer to openend 102, is applicable to the situation of discharging developer; Also can developer be transported to blind end 101 from openend 102, be applicable to the situation of filling developer.
Here; The hand of helix of the spiral groove on the developer reservoir 10 103 is done as is given a definition: from the blind end 101 of developer reservoir 10 when openend 102 directions are seen (in the present embodiment; When relating to clockwise with anticlockwise definition; View directions is the direction of pointing to openend 102 from blind end 101), spiral groove 103 rotations direction forward is its hand of helix.Like Fig. 3; When the sense of rotation (clockwise) of developer reservoir 10 is consistent with the hand of helix (clockwise) of its spiral groove 103; Openend 102 receives developer from developer filling mechanism 14; Simultaneously, spiral convex rib 104 transports from openend 102 developer to blind end 101, makes developer be full of developer reservoir 10 gradually; Like Fig. 4; When the hand of helix (clockwise) of the sense of rotation (counterclockwise) of developer reservoir 10 and its spiral groove 103 on the contrary the time; Openend 102 is discharged developer to developer feeding mechanism 15, and this moment, spiral convex rib 104 transported from blind end 101 developer to openend 102.
Embodiment two
As shown in Figure 7, in the present embodiment, the two ends of developer reservoir 10 are opening, and an end is the developer receiving port 105 that is connected in developer filling mechanism 14, and the other end is the developer outlet opening 106 that is connected in developer feeding mechanism 15.Preferably, developer filling mechanism 14 is provided with developer reception valve with the junction of developer receiving port 105, and developer feeding mechanism 15 is provided with a developer discharge valve with the junction of developer outlet opening 106.
Here; The hand of helix of the spiral groove on the developer reservoir 10 103 is done as is given a definition: from the developer receiving port 105 of developer reservoir 10 when developer outlet opening 106 directions are seen (in the present embodiment; When relating to clockwise with anticlockwise definition; View directions is the direction of pointing to developer outlet opening 106 from developer receiving port 105), spiral groove 103 rotations direction forward is its hand of helix.In the present embodiment; The sense of rotation of this developer reservoir 10 (counterclockwise) is opposite with the hand of helix (clockwise) of its spiral groove 103; At this moment; The developer of developer filling mechanism 14 receives the developer discharge valve of valve and developer feeding mechanism 15 and opens simultaneously, and the spiral convex rib 104 on developer reservoir 10 inner peripheral surfaces transports from developer receiving port 105 developer to developer outlet opening 106 directions, and the filling of developer and discharge are carried out simultaneously.
Above-described only is preferred implementation of the present invention, should be pointed out that for the person of ordinary skill of the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the present invention's design, can also make some distortion and improvement.These all belong to protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (9)
1. electrophotographic image forming; Comprise apparatus casing and the developing apparatus and the developer reservoir that are positioned at this apparatus casing; Between said developer reservoir and said developing apparatus, be provided with developer feeding mechanism; It is characterized in that: have developer on the said apparatus casing and fill mouth, fill between mouth and the said developer reservoir at said developer and be provided with the developer filling mechanism; Said developer reservoir has developer receiving port and developer outlet opening, and said developer receiving port is connected with said developer filling mechanism, and said developer outlet opening is connected with said developer feeding mechanism.
2. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said developer reservoir is roughly cylindrical, and said developer receiving port and developer outlet opening are positioned at the same end of said developer reservoir.
3. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 2; It is characterized in that: said apparatus casing inside is provided with the driving mechanism that drives said developer reservoir rotation, has the spiral groove that is convex on its inner peripheral surface and is concavity on the outer peripheral face on this developer reservoir; When the sense of rotation of said developer reservoir was consistent with the hand of helix of its spiral groove, said developer reservoir received developer through its developer receiving port from said developer filling mechanism; When the hand of helix of the sense of rotation of said developer reservoir and its spiral groove was opposite, said developer reservoir was discharged developer through its developer outlet opening to said developer feeding mechanism.
4. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 3; It is characterized in that: the part that said developer filling mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer and receives valve, and the part that said developer feeding mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer discharge valve; When said developer reservoir received developer, developer received valve open and the developer discharge valve is closed; When said developer reservoir was discharged developer, developer received valve closing and the developer discharge valve is opened.
5. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said developer reservoir is roughly cylindrical, and said developer receiving port and developer outlet opening lay respectively at the two ends of said developer reservoir.
6. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 5; It is characterized in that: said apparatus casing inside is provided with the driving mechanism that drives said developer reservoir rotation, has the spiral groove that is convex on its inner peripheral surface and is concavity on the outer peripheral face on this developer reservoir; Said developer reservoir is when receiving or discharge developer, and the sense of rotation of developer reservoir is opposite with the hand of helix of its spiral groove.
7. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 6; It is characterized in that: the part that said developer filling mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer and receives valve, and the part that said developer feeding mechanism links to each other with said developer reservoir has a developer discharge valve; When said developer reservoir received developer, developer received valve open; When said developer reservoir was discharged developer, the developer discharge valve was opened.
8. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said developing apparatus, developer reservoir and developer are filled mouth respectively has four.
9. electrophotographic image forming according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said developing apparatus, developer reservoir and developer are filled mouth respectively has one.
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