CN102955413A - Waste toner accommodating box and processing unit - Google Patents

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CN102955413A
CN102955413A CN2011102473576A CN201110247357A CN102955413A CN 102955413 A CN102955413 A CN 102955413A CN 2011102473576 A CN2011102473576 A CN 2011102473576A CN 201110247357 A CN201110247357 A CN 201110247357A CN 102955413 A CN102955413 A CN 102955413A
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杨传义
谭宏杰
蔡俊林
荒泽信一
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The invention relates to a waste toner accommodating box for an image forming device. The waste toner accommodating box is used for accommodating waste toner therein, and the box is fixedly connected to a combination body of a developing unit and a photosensitive unit, wherein the developing unit is used for supplying toner to a photoreceptor of the photosensitive unit; the photoreceptive unit is used for forming a toner image on the peripheral surface of the photoreceptor; the photosensitive unit comprises a cleaning part which is used for removing the residual toner on the peripheral surface after the toner image is transferred onto a recording paper; the removed toner is accommodated in the waste toner accommodating box which is provided with a waste toner discharging port at a top wall far away from the photoreceptor, and the waste toner discharging port is arranged at one end part of the top wall in an axial direction of the photoreceptor. By utilizing the above structure, users can fully discharge the waste toner from the waste toner accommodating box, operability of waste toner discharging is further improved, and recycling process is simplified.

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Useless toner accepting box and processing unit
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of useless toner accepting box for image processing system and the processing unit that comprises this useless toner accepting box.
Background technology
In recent years, in the image processing system of electronics description mode, because the integrated treatment unit that comprises developing cell and the miscellaneous parts such as photo-conductor unit and useless toner accepting box has been used in the requirement of the miniaturization of device.In such processing unit, toner is provided and develops to the photoreceptor of photo-conductor unit by developing cell.
In the prior art, developing cell comprises developer roll, supply roller, developer sheet and toner cartridge etc., and photo-conductor unit comprises photoreceptor, live part and cleaning member etc.When image processing system is worked, the toner that developing cell will be filled in the toner cartridge offers developer roll, toner is being attached on the surface of developer roll under the effect of electrostatic force, and forms the toner thin layer of uniform thickness and so that toner frictional electrification by developer sheet.Further, in the photo-conductor unit, the Surface Contact live part of the photoreceptor that is driven in rotation is by the voltage of live part output with the electric polarity identical polar of toner, so that the surface uniform ground of photoreceptor is charged.Form electrostatic latent image by this charged photosensitive surface of laser scanning, the charged toner on the developer roll of developing cell is transferred on the photosensitive surface that forms electrostatic latent image, thereby forms toner image at photoreceptor.
When recording chart was transmitted through transfer position between photoreceptor and the transfer roll, the toner image that is carried on the photosensitive surface was transferred on the recording chart by the transfer bias that is applied to transfer roll.Further, after toner image was transferred on the recording chart, the toner of residual not transfer printing was scraped off from photosensitive surface by cleaning member on the photoreceptor, was recycled in the useless toner accepting box as useless toner.Subsequently, the photoreceptor that is removed the useless toner of not transfer printing passes through live part again by charged, to repeat said process.
In the past, in case the toner as developer has been used up in the toner cartridge, need to carry out integral body to processing unit and replace.In recent years, in order to reduce use cost, the processing unit after the use is directly not discarded, but the parts in the processing unit and container etc. are cleaned, then cycling and reutilization.In the process of recycling, useless toner is discharged and useless toner accepting box is cleaned from useless toner accepting box is necessary.But, discharge from useless toner accepting box for the toner that will give up, often to from processing unit, in turn photoreceptor, live part and cleaning member be taken out, then from useless toner accepting box, discharge useless toner.Such operation is not only inconvenient, and can cause that when discharging useless toner useless toner disperses everywhere, causes the pollution to the miscellaneous part of image processing system inside, has reduced the recycling of processing unit.
In the prior art, proposed correlation technique and addressed the above problem, for example, in the technical scheme that the Japanese Patent Publication JP is described for 2001-117470 number, along the horizontal direction of useless toner accepting box, in the center upper portion position of useless toner accepting box a plurality of useless toner discharging opening are set.When the processing unit after use recycles, do not need taking-ups such as photoreceptor, live part and cleaning members, only by with whole processing unit rotation, so that the useless toner discharging opening on the roof is downward, just can discharge from useless toner accepting box so that useless toner passes through this escape hole.Further, such structure can suppress toner and disperse, and effectively improves the recycling of processing unit, and has improved the operability of discharging useless toner.
But, in above-mentioned prior art, useless toner discharging opening is arranged in the situation of center upper portion position of useless toner accepting box, the rotation of toner along with photoreceptor enters useless toner accepting box owing to giving up, thereby in useless toner accepting box, useless toner disperses to distribute in useless toner accepting box along the axial direction of photoreceptor, therefore, when discharging useless toner by the escape hole that is arranged on central position, can discharge inadequate problem.Therefore, operator's processing unit that must roll, so that useless toner as far as possible can be by the escape hole discharge of central position, this is very not convenient concerning the operator.Further, because toner itself has cohesiveness, in order to discharge fully useless toner as far as possible, the operator beats useless toner accepting box possibly at full tilt, but so probably cause toner to disperse, pollution image forms the miscellaneous part in the device, thereby causes deterioration of image quality, and may cause useless toner accepting box because such beaing is damaged.
Summary of the invention
Based on the problems referred to above, one aspect of the present invention has proposed a kind of useless toner accepting box for image processing system, and this useless toner accepting box is used for accommodating therein useless toner, and useless toner accepting box is fixedly attached to the assembly of developing cell and photo-conductor unit.Developing cell constitutes to the photoreceptor of photo-conductor unit toner is provided; The outer surface that photo-conductor unit constitutes at photoreceptor forms toner image.Photo-conductor unit also comprises cleaning member, and cleaning member constitutes and remove useless toner residual on the outer surface after toner image is transferred on the recording medium.The useless toner that is removed is housed in the useless toner accepting box.Be provided with useless toner discharging opening on the useless roof of toner accepting box away from photoreceptor of useless toner accepting box, and useless toner discharging opening is arranged at an end of roof at the axial direction of photoreceptor.
Have above-mentioned structure, the user can discharge the toner that gives up fully from useless toner accepting box, and has further improved the operability of discharging useless toner, has simplified the process of cycling and reutilization.
Preferably, in useless toner accepting box provided by the invention, assembly also further comprises the driving coupling mechanism, drives coupling mechanism and is arranged at a side of assembly at the axial direction of photoreceptor, and be configured to be actuated to further drive all parts in the assembly.On the axial direction of photoreceptor, useless toner discharging opening is positioned at the end away from driving coupling mechanism place one side of roof.
By such structure, the driving coupling mechanism that is used for all parts of driving assembly is arranged on a side of assembly, and useless toner discharging opening is positioned at the end away from this driving coupling mechanism place one side.Has such structure, by so that useless toner discharging opening away from driving coupling mechanism, when the toner that will give up is discharged from useless toner accepting box, the useless toner of this discharge can not be attached to and drive on the coupling mechanism, thereby avoided being affected owing to being attached with the joint precision that useless toner causes driving coupling mechanism, and then guaranteed the give up recycling of toner accepting box of assembly and useless toner accepting box.
Preferably, in useless toner accepting box provided by the invention, be provided with a plurality of reinforcements on the inside surface of at least one perisporium of useless toner accepting box.
By such structure, can greatly increase the bulk strength of useless toner accepting box, thereby when discharging useless toner, the user can suitably beat the perisporium of useless toner accepting box in needs, so that the useless toner that is attached on the useless toner accepting box perisporium inside surface drops easily, thereby can discharge more fully useless toner, and suppress such damage of beaing the useless toner accepting box that may cause.
Preferably, in useless toner accepting box provided by the invention, at least one perisporium is roof, and the sidewall relative with photoreceptor in the useless toner accepting box.
By such structure, not only can increase the bulk strength of useless toner accepting box, can also discharge swimmingly useless toner wherein.
Preferably, in useless toner accepting box provided by the invention, a plurality of reinforcements extend perpendicular to the axial direction of photoreceptor.
By such structure, can also guarantee further that useless toner can enter useless toner accepting box swimmingly, and can in useless toner accepting box, not produce sluggishness and the accumulation that useless toner flows.
Preferably, in useless toner accepting box provided by the invention, be provided with teat on the outside surface of roof, useless toner discharging opening is arranged on the teat, is positioned at an end of roof at the axial direction of photoreceptor.
By such structure, can be so that useless toner discharging opening drive coupling mechanism further away from each other, and can increase by such mode the receiving volume of useless toner accepting box.
Another aspect of the present invention has also proposed a kind of processing unit for image processing system, comprises the assembly of developing cell and photo-conductor unit and the useless toner accepting box of describing such as above-mentioned technical scheme.
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By reference to the accompanying drawings to the narration of preferred embodiment, above-mentioned purpose, feature and advantage with other of the present invention will become apparent by hereinafter.
Fig. 1 is the integrally-built schematic sectional view according to the printer of preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of inner structure of the processing unit of the printer that shows of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the vertical view of the processing unit of the printer that shows of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the stereographic map of the processing unit of the printer that shows of Fig. 1.
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For convenience of description structural configuration of the present invention, and use state, following embodiment describes preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The upper and lower, left and right of arrow among Fig. 1 indication, the direction such as front and rear all represent according to the determined direction of observation visual angle that stands in as the people of laser printer 1 nearside of the example of image processing system, in the explanation hereinafter, unless otherwise mentioned, otherwise, be interpreted as upper and lower, left and right, front and after follow arrow indicated direction among Fig. 1.
Fig. 1 is the integrally-built schematic sectional view that shows according to the printer of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 2 is the sectional view that shows the inner structure of the processing unit among Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is the vertical view of the processing unit of the printer that shows of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is the stereographic map of the processing unit of the printer that shows of Fig. 1.Be described in detail below with reference to Fig. 1-4 pair of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The one-piece construction of<printer 1 〉
As shown in Figure 1, printer 1 comprises main body cover 2 and the carton 3 that is installed in the main body cover 2.Hold stacking recording chart 4 in the carton 3.Main body cover 2 accommodates paper feed mechanism 5, and image forms mechanism 6 and fixing mechanism 7.Paper feed mechanism 5 comprises feed-in roller 8, is used for one by one feed-in recording chart 4.Further, paper feed mechanism 5 also comprises a pair of registration rollers (not sign), this a pair of registration rollers is arranged on the position of the front portion of feed-in roller, and this to the registration rollers co-ordination receiving the recording chart by 8 feed-ins of feed-in roller, and recording chart be sent to image form mechanism 6.
Image forms mechanism 6 and comprises processing mechanism, transfer means (not sign).
Further, processing mechanism comprises processing unit 9, and processing unit 9 is dismountable for printer 1.For example, when exhausting as the toner of developer in processing unit 9, the user can take out old processing unit 9 from printer 1, and new processing unit is packed in the printer 1.
The structure of<processing unit 9 〉
Next, with reference to rear attached Figure of description 2-3 processing unit 9 is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, processing unit 9 comprises the assembly of developing cell 21 and photo-conductor unit 22, and the useless toner accepting box 23 that is fixedly attached to this assembly.Developing cell 21 comprises toner cartridge 24 and Delevoping cartridge 25.Toner cartridge 24 is arranged on the rear side of Delevoping cartridge 25 along general horizontal direction.Be provided with developer roll 26 in the Delevoping cartridge 25.Fig. 3 is the stereographic map that shows the processing unit 9 among Fig. 2.Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, the position corresponding to toner cartridge 24 on the outer wall of processing unit 9 is provided with toner filling mouth 31, is used for filling toner to toner cartridge 24.
Photo-conductor unit 22 is arranged on the front portion of developing cell 21 along general horizontal direction, comprises photoreceptor 27 and charger 28.Photoreceptor 27 can contact the developer roll 26 in the developing cell 21.By this structure, the electrostatic latent image that the toner lamination of carrying on the developer roll 26 forms to the surface of photoreceptor 27, thus be toner image with this latent electrostatic image developing.Charger 28 is positioned at the front upper part of photoreceptor 27, and is configured to the surface charging to photoreceptor 27.More specifically, in this preferred embodiment, photoreceptor 27 adopts photosensitive drums as an example, and this photosensitive drums is the cylinder cydariform, and consists of by cover main drum body at the metal drum axle.Further, main drum body is formed by the polycarbonate-based photographic layer that fills positive charge on the outermost layer.Photoreceptor 27 can rotate around the metal drum axle, and this metal drum axle extends at left and right directions (perpendicular to the transmission direction of recording medium).
Further, photo-conductor unit 22 also is provided with cleaning member 30, and this cleaning member 30 is positioned at the front upper part of photoreceptor 27, and the outside surface (such as the bottom in the accompanying drawing) of an end of this cleaning member 30 contact photoreceptor 27.After the toner image that photoreceptor 27 forms is transferred on the recording medium, the useless toner of residual not transfer printing is removed by an end of cleaning member 30 on the photoreceptor 27, and the useless toner of the not transfer printing that is removed is housed in along with the rotation of photoreceptor 27 in the useless toner accepting box 23.
Further, useless toner accepting box 23 is positioned at the front portion of photo-conductor unit 27 along general horizontal direction, and is fixedly connected with the assembly of developing cell 21 with photo-conductor unit 22.More specifically, in this preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, when useless toner accepting box 23 was fixedly attached to assembly, useless toner can enter this useless toner accepting box 23 by the useless toner recovery mouth 234 that is arranged in useless 23 times rear portions of toner accepting box along with the rotation of photoreceptor 27.Further, along with the continuous rotation of photoreceptor 27, the useless toner that enters in the useless toner accepting box 23 is upwards piled up in useless toner accepting box 23 gradually.Further, those skilled in the art can expect after seeing the present invention at an easy rate, can use existing any connected mode toner accepting box 23 that will give up to be fixedly attached to the assembly of developing cell 21 and photo-conductor unit 22, for example, be threaded, buckle connection etc.In addition, this useless toner accepting box 23 even can be integrally formed with the assembly of developing cell 21 and photo-conductor unit 22.
Further, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, the assembly of developing cell 21 and photo-conductor unit 22 also further comprises driving coupling mechanism 29.More specifically, as shown in Figure 3, this driving coupling mechanism 29 is arranged at a side of assembly at the axial direction (such as the left and right directions among Fig. 3) of photoreceptor 27, and is configured to be actuated to further drive all parts in the described assembly.More specifically, in this preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, drive the right side that coupling mechanism 29 is arranged on assembly, and specifically comprise to receive from a pair of in-line gears of the driving force of the drive motor of printer 1 and the gear transmission chain that is used for driving respectively all parts of assembly that is arranged on assembly the same side and (comprise, for example, the photoreceptor driven wheel etc. that is used for developer roll driven wheel and the toner cartridge stirrer-driven gear of developing cell 21 and is used for photo-conductor unit 22).More specifically, these a pair of in-line gears comprise and can receive from the driving force of the drive motor of printer 1 and the driven gear that rotates; And rotate synchronously with this driven wheel, and can further drive the assembly driven wheel of all parts in the assembly.More specifically, be transferred to driven gear from the driving force of the drive motor of printer 1, should rotate by driven gear thereby drive, along with the rotation of this driven gear, drive with it coaxial assembly driven wheel is rotated synchronously.Further, the assembly driven wheel (comprises with the gear transmission chain for driving respectively all parts of assembly that is arranged on assembly the same side, for example, the photoreceptor driven wheel etc. that is used for developer roll driven wheel and the toner cartridge stirrer-driven gear of developing cell 21 and is used for photo-conductor unit 22) engagement.Therefore, when the assembly driven wheel rotated, each gear that drives in this gear transmission chain rotated, thereby drove all parts in the assembly.
In preferred embodiment of the present invention, adopted aforesaid a pair of in-line gears and gear transmission chain as driving coupling mechanism 29, but the present invention is not limited to this, those skilled in the art can use and design needs according to actual, select arbitrarily this to drive the form of coupling mechanism 29, as long as this driving coupling mechanism 29 is arranged on a side of assembly, and can receives all parts that the driving force from the drive motor of printer 1 drives in the assembly and get final product.
Further, as shown in Figure 1, also be provided with transfer roll (not indicating) in the printer 1, this transfer roll is positioned at photoreceptor 27 bottoms, in printer 1 work, photoreceptor 27 and transfer roll co-ordination be with the receiving record medium, and the toner image that forms on the photoreceptor 27 is transferred on the recording medium.
The structure of<useless toner accepting box 23 〉
Next, with reference to Figure of description 2-4 the concrete structure of useless toner accepting box 23 is described in detail.
Shown in Fig. 2-4, the useless toner accepting box 23 that is positioned at the front side of processing unit 9 is roughly box-like, and comprises roof 231 away from photoreceptor 27, the sidewall 232 relative with photoreceptor 27, is tilted to down the diapire 233 that extends towards photoreceptor 27 and near the sidewall 236 of photoreceptor 27 from this sidewall 232.Further, shown in Fig. 2 and 4, be provided with useless toner in the position of diapire 233 close photoreceptors 27 and reclaim mouth 234.When useless toner accepting box 23 was fixedly attached to assembly, along with the rotation of photoreceptor 27, useless toner reclaimed mouth 234 by this useless toner and enters in the useless toner accepting box 23.Further, along with the continuous rotation of photoreceptor 27, the useless toner that enters in the useless toner accepting box 23 is upwards piled up in useless toner accepting box 23 gradually, and finally is full of whole useless toner accepting box 23.
Further, as shown in Figure 3-4, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, useless toner accepting box 23 also comprises useless toner discharging opening 235, should useless toner discharging opening 235 be arranged on the useless roof 231 of toner accepting box 23 away from photoreceptor 27, and be arranged at least one end of this roof 231 at the axial direction (such as the left and right directions among the figure) of photoreceptor 27.More specifically, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, useless toner discharging opening 235 is arranged at the end (as shown in Figure 3-4, be positioned at left part) of roof 231 on the axial direction of photoreceptor 27.But the present invention is not limited to this, and useless toner discharging opening 235 also can be arranged on another end of roof 231, perhaps in two ends of roof 231 toner discharging opening 235 is set simultaneously.
By above-mentioned structure, when useless toner is full of useless toner accepting box 23, the user at first removes the lid (not shown) on the useless toner discharging opening 235, by the useless toner accepting box 23 of integral-rotation, so that useless toner discharging opening 235 is in the foot of this useless toner accepting box 23.Under action of gravitation, the useless toner in the useless toner accepting box 23 can concentrate near the useless toner discharging opening 235, and discharges by useless toner discharging opening 235.In this way, can fully the toner that gives up be discharged to the outside of useless toner accepting box 23, and increase the convenience of operation, more be conducive to the recycling of processing unit.
Further, as shown in Figure 3-4, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, useless toner discharging opening 235 is essentially rectangle, but the shape of useless toner discharging opening is not limited to this.Those skilled in the art can use and design needs according to actual, and the selection toner discharging opening of giving up is set to circle or other shape arbitrarily.
As shown in Figure 3-4, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, useless toner discharging opening 235 is arranged in the end (such as the left part of figure) away from driving coupling mechanism 29 places, one sides (such as the right side of figure) of the roof 231 of useless toner accepting box 23.
By such structure, the driving coupling mechanism 29 that is used for all parts of driving assembly is arranged on a side of assembly, and useless toner discharging opening 235 is positioned at the end away from this driving coupling mechanism 29 places one side of roof 231.By so that useless toner discharging opening 235 away from driving coupling mechanism 29, when the toner that will give up is discharged from useless toner accepting box 23 via useless toner discharging opening 235, the useless toner of discharging can not be attached to because of dispersing and drive on the coupling mechanism 29, thereby avoided being affected owing to being attached with the joint precision that useless toner causes driving coupling mechanism 29, and then guaranteed the recycling of assembly and useless toner accepting box 23.
Further, as shown in Figure 2, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, be provided with a plurality of reinforcements on the inside surface of at least one perisporium of useless toner accepting box 23.
By such structure, can greatly increase the bulk strength of useless toner accepting box 23, thereby when discharging useless toner, the user can suitably beat the perisporium of useless toner accepting box 23 in needs, so that the useless toner that is attached on the useless toner accepting box 23 perisporium inside surfaces drops easily, thereby discharge fully useless toner, and suppressed such damage of beaing the useless toner accepting box that may cause.
Further, as shown in Figure 2, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inside surface of the sidewall 232 relative with described photoreceptor 27 arranges reinforcement in the roof 231 of useless toner accepting box 23 and useless toner accepting box 23.
By such structure, not only can effectively increase the bulk strength of useless toner accepting box 23, can also discharge swimmingly useless toner wherein.More specifically, owing on the inside surface near the sidewall 236 of photoreceptor 27, reinforcement is not set at least, thereby during the useless toner in discharging useless toner accepting box 23, useless toner can flow swimmingly along the inside surface of this sidewall 236, thereby is not subjected to the obstruction of any reinforcement and flows out useless toner accepting box 23 by useless toner discharging opening 235 swimmingly.
Further, in order further to improve the structural rigidity of useless toner accepting box 23, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, under being tilted to from sidewall 232, on the inside surface of the diapire 233 that photoreceptor 27 extends, also be provided with reinforcement.But the present invention is not limited to this, those skilled in the art can expect at an easy rate, use and design needs according to actual, at least one perisporium inside surface at useless toner accepting box 23 arranges reinforcement, as long as can improve the rigidity of useless toner accepting box 23 and guarantee that useless toner can smooth and easy discharge.
Further, shown in Fig. 2-3, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of reinforcements that are arranged on the perisporium inside surface of useless toner accepting box 23 all extend along the axial direction perpendicular to photoreceptor 27.By such structure, can be so that useless toner flows into useless toner accepting box 23 and the flow direction of useless toner in useless toner accepting box 23 is consistent, further improved the flowability of useless toner, guaranteed that useless toner can enter useless toner accepting box 23 swimmingly, and can in useless toner accepting box 23, not produce sluggishness and the accumulation that useless toner flows.
Further, as shown in Figure 4, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, also be provided with teat 237 on the outside surface of the roof 231 of useless toner accepting box 23, useless toner discharging opening 235 is arranged on the teat 237.More specifically, as shown in Figure 4, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, be formed with teat 237 at the outside surface of the roof 231 of useless toner accepting box 23, this teat 237 extends at the whole outside surface of roof 231 along the axial direction of photoreceptor 27.Further, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, useless toner discharging opening 235 is arranged on this teat 237, and is positioned at the useless end of toner accepting box 23 on the axial direction of photoreceptor 27.
By such structure, can be so that useless toner discharging opening 235 drive coupling mechanism 29 further away from each other, thus when discharging useless toner, further guaranteed and can produce and pollute driving coupling mechanism 29 because of dispersing of useless toner.Further, the present inventor also finds, by such teat 237 is set, not only can obtain above-mentioned effect, can also further increase the receiving volume of useless toner accepting box 23.
Further, in preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, teat 237 is T than the overhang of the outside surface of roof 231, as shown in Figure 4.The present inventor finds, when this overhang T is excessive, may cause the integral rigidity of useless toner accepting box 23 to reduce, and so that the manufacture difficulty increase of useless toner accepting box 23.Further, if this overhang T is too small, then can not obtain preferably technique effect.The present inventor found through experiments, for integral type laser printer commonly used in the prior art, this overhang T can be set between the 3-8mm, by such overhang T, not only can guarantee the rigidity of useless toner accepting box 23 and be convenient to processing, can also obtain preferably technique effect.
In above-mentioned preferred embodiment, be provided with the teat 237 of class such as above-mentioned structure.But the present invention is not limited to this, and this teat 237 also can only be arranged on the end of roof 231 on the axial direction of photoreceptor 27, if can so that useless toner discharging opening 235 be arranged on this teat 237.

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1. useless toner accepting box that is used for image processing system, this useless toner accepting box is used for accommodating useless toner therein, and described useless toner accepting box is fixedly attached to the assembly of developing cell and photo-conductor unit; And
Described developing cell constitutes to the photoreceptor of described photo-conductor unit toner is provided;
The outer surface that described photo-conductor unit constitutes at described photoreceptor forms toner image; And described photo-conductor unit also comprises cleaning member, and described cleaning member constitutes and remove useless toner residual on the described outer surface after described toner image is transferred on the recording medium; And
The described useless toner that is removed is housed in the described useless toner accepting box; It is characterized in that,
Be provided with useless toner discharging opening on the roof of described useless toner accepting box away from described photoreceptor, and described useless toner discharging opening is arranged at least one end of described roof at the axial direction of described photoreceptor.
2. useless toner accepting box as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described assembly also further comprises the driving coupling mechanism, described driving coupling mechanism is arranged at a side of described assembly at the axial direction of described photoreceptor, and is configured to be actuated to further drive all parts in the described assembly; And,
On the axial direction of described photoreceptor, described useless toner discharging opening is positioned at the end away from described driving coupling mechanism place one side of described roof.
3. useless toner accepting box as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, is provided with a plurality of reinforcements on the inside surface of at least one perisporium of described useless toner accepting box.
4. the useless toner accepting box of useless toner accepting box as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described at least one perisporium is described roof, and the sidewall relative with described photoreceptor in the described useless toner accepting box.
5. the useless toner accepting box of useless toner accepting box as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described a plurality of reinforcements extend perpendicular to the axial direction of described photoreceptor.
6. useless toner accepting box as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, is provided with teat on the outside surface of described roof, and described useless toner discharging opening is arranged on the described teat.
7. a processing unit that is used for image processing system is characterized in that, comprises the assembly of developing cell and photo-conductor unit and such as the described useless toner accepting box of any one among the claim 1-5.
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