Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of handle box developer collecting diversity method that has developer outlet, photosensitive unit housing internal cause stores the technical matters that can't work on behind the full developer in the existing handle box to solve.
In order to solve above technical matters, the technical scheme that the present invention takes is:
A kind of developer collecting diversity method that has the handle box of developer outlet is characterized in that, but said developer is entered in the collection of developer element that has the receiving photographic developer of collecting mouth.
The present invention also provides the developer collecting acquisition means that supplies above-mentioned collection method to use so that the developer in the handle box is cleaned more easily, solved developer when removing developer in the photosensitive unit wayward, cause the technical matters of contaminated environment easily.
A kind ofly be used for the developer collecting acquisition means that above-mentioned developer collecting diversity method uses, it is characterized in that, but comprise the collection of developer element of a receiving photographic developer, said collection of developer element is provided with the collection mouth that can dock with the developer outlet of said handle box.
Said collection of developer element is the good collapsible element of retractility.
The present invention also provides a kind of handle box; Comprise photosensitive unit, photosensitive unit comprises the photosensitive unit housing and is arranged on the photo-sensitive cell on the photosensitive unit housing, also is provided with developer outlet and gland bonnet on the said photosensitive unit housing; It is characterized in that, also comprise above-mentioned developer collecting acquisition means.
Said developer outlet is more young than the collection of collection of developer element.
The fore-end of said developer outlet can extend in the collection mouth of collection of developer element.
Said developer outlet is scalable.
Said collection of developer element is the good collapsible element of a kind of retractility.
Said developer outlet is provided with the developer outlet groove, and the collection mouth of said collection of developer element has elasticity.
The collection mouth of said collection of developer element is secured on the gland bonnet, and with the gland bonnet good seal.
Said collection of developer element is stored in the gland bonnet with being compressed, and forms as one with said gland bonnet.
One in said gland bonnet, the developer outlet is adopted magnetic material to process, and another adopts magnetic material or ferrous material to process.
Said developer outlet is provided with guide rail, is provided with guide groove on the said gland bonnet accordingly, and said gland bonnet is realized the switching of developer outlet through the slip of guide groove on guide rail.
The diameter of said gland bonnet is than the big 0.2-0.5mm of diameter of developer outlet, and said gland bonnet adopts one or more in PE, PP, the LDPE material.
Also be provided with apotheca on the said photo-sensitive cell housing, be provided with rib in the said apotheca, said rib is provided with groove.
After having adopted technique scheme; Because but developer is entered in the collection of developer element that has the receiving photographic developer of collecting mouth; Can can't not work in the photosensitive unit housing in the handle box, solve the technical matters that can't work on behind the full developer of photosensitive unit housing internal cause storage in the existing handle box because of storing full developer.Because the collection of developer element is set; And on developer outlet, be provided with and mate the docking mechanism that dock with the collection of developer element; When the cleaning developer, only need the collection mouth of collection of developer element be docked with developer outlet through docking mechanism; Can realize the removing of developer at the environment of relatively sealing down, developer is wayward when having solved existing handle box removing developer, causes the technical matters of contaminated environment easily.For the handle box of recycling, utilize developer to offer method and in handle box, offer developer outlet; The photosensitive unit because the developer in the handle box photosensitive unit is cleaned out under situation free from environmental pollution, thus make the photosensitive unit of handle box can store the developer that is cleaned more, make obtain prolonging the serviceable life of handle box.
Embodiment
Embodiment one:
Be illustrated in figure 3 as the decomposing schematic representation of first kind of handle box that embodiment adopts of the present invention; Can know that by figure handle box comprises developing cell 10 and photosensitive unit 20; Developing cell 10 includes sealing-plug 50, first side plate 30, developing cell housing 80, second side plate 40 and developing element 70; Photosensitive unit 20 includes photosensitive unit housing 240, the 3rd side plate 210, gland bonnet 220 and photo-sensitive cell (not shown) at least; The technical characterictic identical with prior art no longer done detailed description at this.
Like Fig. 3, shown in 4; Photosensitive unit housing 240 is provided with developer outlet 230; Developer outlet 230 is communicated with photosensitive unit housing 240 interior apotheca 20a, and the developer that is stored in the apotheca 20a can flow out outside the photosensitive unit housings 240 through developer outlet 230; In running order down at handle box, gland bonnet 220 sealing developer outlets 230 prevent that the developer that is stored in the photosensitive unit housing 240 from leaking from developer outlet 230.
Photosensitive unit housing 240 set inside have a plurality of rib 20b, and rib 20b is used to strengthen the intensity of photosensitive unit housing 240, prevent 240 distortion of photosensitive unit housing; Also be provided with a plurality of groove 20c on the rib 20b, developer can flow in apotheca 20a through the groove 20c on the rib 20b.
Developer outlet 230 is set at the side near photosensitive unit housing 240 ends; When the developer in the cleaning photosensitive unit 20; Photo-sensitive cell axis on the handle box is vertically placed; A side that is provided with developer outlet 230 is in the lower end of handle box; Photosensitive unit housing 240 inner developers promptly flow to a side of handle box, are deposited near the developer outlet 230, and flow out from developer outlet 230.
Embodiment two:
Be illustrated in figure 5 as the decomposing schematic representation of second kind of handle box that embodiment adopts of the present invention; Can know that by figure handle box comprises developing cell 11 and photosensitive unit 21; Developing cell 11 comprises first side plate 31, sealing-plug 51, developing cell housing 81, second side plate 41 and developing element 71; Photosensitive unit 21 comprises gland bonnet 221, photosensitive unit housing 241 and photo-sensitive cell 91.
Like Fig. 5, shown in 6; Photosensitive unit housing 241 is provided with developer outlet 231; Developer outlet 231 is communicated with photosensitive unit housing 241 inner developer apotheca 21a, and the developer that is stored in the apotheca 21a can flow out photosensitive unit housing 241 through developer outlet 231; Developer outlet 231 is arranged on photosensitive unit housing 241 ends, and when the end court that is provided with developer outlet 231 had a down dip, the inner developer of handle box flowed to developer outlet 231, and flowed out from developer outlet 231; When handle box is installed on the electrophotographic image forming when in running order, gland bonnet 221 sealing developer outlets 231 prevent that developer from leaking.
Be illustrated in figure 7 as the stereographic map of gland bonnet 221; The diameter that is used to seal the developer outlet part on the gland bonnet 221 is D, and the diameter of developer outlet 221 is d, and D is best than the big 0.2-0.5mm of diameter of d with 0.3mm, when D during than the big 0.3mm of diameter of d sealing best.Diameter d like developer outlet is 17mm, and being used to seal developer outlet diameter partly on the gland bonnet is 17.3mm.
Owing to must adopt interference fit could play sealing function effectively between gland bonnet and the developer outlet, and the repeatedly dismounting of gland bonnet needs, so require the elasticity of material that gland bonnet adopts, intensity all better, for example PE, PP are the best with the LDPE material.
Embodiment three:
Such as Fig. 8,9 be depicted as the third embodiment of the present invention the partial enlarged drawing of employing handle box; Omit with embodiment two identical handle box structure divisions in the present embodiment, no longer do detailed description at this.
Synoptic diagram when being illustrated in figure 8 as handle box top cover labyrinth and developer outlet in the present embodiment and being in unassembled state is illustrated in figure 9 as the view when developer outlet is sealed by gland bonnet on the handle box in the present embodiment; Can know that by figure photosensitive unit housing 242 is provided with developer outlet 232, the developer that is stored on the handle box can flow out from developer outlet 232; Gland bonnet 222 is used to seal developer outlet 232, and developer leaks from developer outlet 232 when preventing that handle box is in running order.
In the present embodiment; Gland bonnet 222 adopts magnetic material to process; Developer outlet 232 adopts magnetic material or ferrous material to process; Gland bonnet 222 attracts each other under the magnetive attraction effect with developer outlet 232, and the magnetic force between magnetic force between the magnetic material or magnetic material and the ferrous material makes and prevents that developer from leaking by gland bonnet 222 sealing developer outlets 232; Adopt this sealing means, gland bonnet 222 sealing developer outlets 232 are convenient, avoid gland bonnet 222 and dismounting, the difficult installation of developer outlet 232 because of adopting interference fit to cause, the easy accessibility of gland bonnet 222, and longer service life.
Present embodiment can also be that developer outlet 232 is provided with magnetic material, and gland bonnet 222 adopts magnetic material or ferrous material to process, and seals because of magnetic force between developer outlet 232 and the gland bonnet 222.
Embodiment four:
Such as Figure 10,11 be depicted as the 4th kind of embodiment of the present invention the structural representation of employing handle box developer outlet and gland bonnet; Omit with embodiment two identical handle box structure divisions in the present embodiment, no longer do detailed description at this.
Can know that by Figure 10,11 two ends of developer outlet 233 are provided with guide rail 233a symmetrically, the two ends correspondence of gland bonnet 223 is provided with guide groove 223a, and guide groove 223a can slidably reciprocate along guide rail 233a; In the process that guide groove 223a slidably reciprocates on guide rail 233a, gland bonnet 223 closely cooperates with developer outlet 233 all the time and does not come off; When gland bonnet 223 does not cover developer outlet 233 (state shown in figure 10), developer can flow out from developer outlet 233, and when gland bonnet 223 covers developer outlet 233 (state shown in figure 11), developer outlet 233 is sealed.
Slidably reciprocating of gland bonnet 223 can seal developer outlet 233 easily, and be easy to operate, and prolong the serviceable life of gland bonnet 223.Be to improve sealing property, also can be further around the developer outlet 233 or gland bonnet 223 in the face of on the inwall of developer outlet 233 elaxtic seal is set, like felt, foam sponge.
Embodiment five:
Handle box shown in figure 12 is made up of developing cell 14 and photosensitive unit 24; When photosensitive unit 24 is not provided with developer outlet on the handle box of recycling; After can electric soldering iron 64 being heated to uniform temperature; On the both sides of photosensitive unit 24 or end, iron out a developer outlet 234, and it is sealed with gland bonnet 224 near both sides.
Certainly, also available milling cutter replaces electric soldering iron, on photosensitive unit 24, cuts a developer outlet, and seals with gland bonnet.
After offering developer outlet on the handle box of recycling, under the situation that attrition component such as photo-sensitive cell, developing element does not damage in handle box, only need the developer in the photosensitive unit is cleaned out, can utilize again handle box.
Embodiment six:
The handle box structure that present embodiment adopted, except that specified otherwise, the handle box structure that is adopted with embodiment two is identical, omits with embodiment two identical handle box structure divisions in the present embodiment, no longer does detailed description.
Shown in figure 13 by present embodiment the synoptic diagram of employing handle box; Can know by figure; Developing cell 15 is placed on the electrophotographic image forming and uses after being assembled into handle box with photosensitive unit 25, after using a period of time; Store a large amount of developers in the photosensitive unit 25; Thereby need clean photosensitive unit 25, so that can make photosensitive unit store more developer, make the handle box operate as normal.
For avoiding contaminated environment, in the present embodiment, use a kind of developer collecting acquisition means during developer in the cleaning photosensitive unit 25, the developer collecting acquisition means is one to have the collection of developer element 65 of collecting mouthful 65a; When cleaning photosensitive unit 25, gland bonnet 225 is removed from developer outlet 235, and the collection mouth 65a on the collection of developer element 65 is docked with developer outlet 235, developer is flowed in the collection of developer element 65 from developer outlet 235; After the developer in the photosensitive unit 25 has been cleaned, collect a mouthful 65a and no longer dock with developer outlet 235, seal up developer outlet 235 with gland bonnet 225, with 65 sealings of collection of developer element, prevent that developer from leaking out from the collection of developer element; Collection of developer element after the sealing is focused on, prevent in the process of cleaning photosensitive unit, to flow out contaminated environment because of developer.Mouthful 65a is bigger than developer outlet 235 in said collection.
In the present embodiment, the volume of apotheca is bigger in the volume ratio photosensitive unit 25 of collection of developer element 65, so that can collect developers whole in the apotheca.
The collection of developer element that present embodiment adopted can be a kind of ampuliform element with solid shape, also a kind of retractility and good sealing performance, folding plastic components.Because the volume that plastic components takies when being unkitted developer is little, therefore convenient the storage and transportation.
In the present embodiment, the collection of developer element is being collected before the developer of sensitization unit, also can be used for filling developer for developing cell; Developer in the collection of developer element is poured in the developing cell from the developer inlet on the developing cell housing, and the collection mouth of said collection of developer element is gone into young than developer; Collection mouth with the collection of developer element of sky docks with developer outlet again, the developer on the sensitization unit of collecting, and the collection mouth of collection of developer element is bigger than developer outlet;
Embodiment seven:
Present embodiment adopts the handle box structure, and is except that specified otherwise, identical with the embodiment six handle box structure that adopts;
Such as Figure 14,15,16 be depicted as present embodiment the synoptic diagram of employing embodiment; In the present embodiment; Developer outlet 236 adopts a kind of extension type structure; When gland bonnet 226 when developer outlet 236 disassembles, developer outlet 236 can be by elongation (shown in figure 14), be stored in the photosensitive unit 26 developers promptly the developer outlet 236 after the elongation flow out.
Shown in figure 15; Developer outlet 236 after the elongation forms a pyramidal structure; Use the developer collecting acquisition means; The developer collecting acquisition means is one to have the collection of developer element of collecting mouthful 66, and collection of developer element 66 docks with developer outlet 236, and developer is successfully flowed in the collection of developer element 66; The fore-end of the developer outlet 236 of this moment can extend in the collection of developer element 66; Because the opening of the aperture efficiency developer outlet 236 of collection of developer element 66 is big; Can not leak in the process of developer in flowing into collection of developer element 66, can prevent effectively that environment is contaminated.
After the developer in the photosensitive unit 26 all flows into collection of developer element 66, collection of developer element 66 is separated with developer outlet 236, and make developer outlet 236 shrink (shown in figure 16), gland bonnet 226 sealing developer outlets 236.
Embodiment eight:
The handle box structure is adopted in this enforcement, and is except that specified otherwise, identical with the embodiment six handle box structure that adopts;
Such as Figure 17,18 be depicted as present embodiment the structural representation of a kind of embodiment of employing; Shown in figure 17; Photosensitive unit 27 is provided with developer outlet 237; Gland bonnet 227 comprises loam cake 227a and lower cover 227b, is provided with the developer collecting acquisition means in the lower cover 227b, and the developer collecting acquisition means is to have the folding collection of developer element 67 of collecting mouth; This collection of developer element 67 is stored in the lower cover 227b with being compressed, when collection of developer element 67 is not used, is in folded state; Loam cake 227a sealing lower cover 227b prevents that developer from leaking from lower cover 227b.
Shown in figure 18; When loam cake 227a is opened; Collection of developer element 67 can be stretched, and the developer that stores in the photosensitive unit 27 flows out through developer outlet 237, because the opening of collection of developer element 67 sticks on the developer outlet 237 through bonding agent; And with lower cover 227b good seal, so the developers in the photosensitive unit 27 flow into and can not flow out outside the collection of developer element 67 in the process of collection of developer element 67; After in the developer in the photosensitive unit 27 all flows into collection of developer element 67, collection of developer element 67 is separated from lower cover 227b, and with loam cake 227a sealing lower cover 227b developer outlet 237; Collection of developer element 67 internal causes of separating store developer, are recovered processing behind the good seal.In this embodiment, lower cover 227b is fixed on the developer outlet 237 all the time.
Be depicted as embodiment in the present embodiment second like Figure 19,20; Can know that by figure loam cake 227a comprises top 227a1 and lower part 227a2, collection of developer element 67 forms as one with lower cover 227b, and collapsible the lower cover 227b inside that is arranged on; When gland bonnet 227 was in state shown in figure 19, lower part 227a2 cooperated with lower cover 227b and lower cover 227b is sealed; Shown in figure 20; Behind the developer that stores in the collection of developer element 67 from photosensitive unit 27; Lower cover 227b is disassembled from developer outlet 237; And lower cover 227b is sealed (direction shown in arrow among the figure) with the top 227a1 of loam cake, so that store the collection of developer element sealing of developer, and the collection of developer element after will seal recycles; The gland bonnet that developer outlet 237 usefulness are new seals, and photosensitive unit is reworked.
In the present embodiment, the collection of developer element adopts a kind of retractility plastic components preferably, and foldability, sealability are all better.
Embodiment nine:
Shown in figure 21 is the decomposing schematic representation of developer outlet in the present embodiment, developer collecting acquisition means, gland bonnet; Can know that by figure developer outlet 237 is provided with developer outlet groove 237a; The developer collecting acquisition means is to have the collection of developer element 67 of collecting mouthful 67a to be provided with a collection mouthful 67a, and it is littler than developer outlet 237 to collect mouthful 67a, collect a mouth 67a and have elasticity, but therefore elastic telescopic ground docks with developer outlet; When the collection mouth 67a on the collection of developer element 67 docks with developer outlet groove 237a, to collect a mouthful 67a and be stretched, the elastic force owing to self after docking with developer outlet groove 237a seals, and prevents that developer from leaking in cleaning course.