CN104049498B - Toner container, toner supply system, and process cartridge - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a toner container, a toner supply system, and a process cartridge. The toner container comprises a toner accommodating part (1), an accommodated toner (4), a connection cylinder part (5) which is integrated with the toner accommodating part (1), an inserting cylinder part (6), which is inserted in the toner supply opening of the toner accommodating part (1), and a foldable toner guiding cylinder part (7) which connects the inserting cylinder part (6) and the connection cylinder part (5) and guides the toner in the toner accommodating part (1) to go from the connection cylinder part (5) to the inserting cylinder part (6). The toner guiding cylinder part is provided with a guiding opening (10) with a polygonal cross section. A fold can be formed in the toner guiding cylinder part, a throttle valve (11) is formed by folding the connection cylinder part (5) to the inserting cylinder part (6), thus the guiding opening (10) is shut off; when the connection cylinder part (5) is folded to the reverse direction, the throttle valve (11) is eliminated, and the guiding opening (10) is opened. The toner container can prevent the toner spraying and is capable of carrying out the reloading for the toner supply operation.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to toner container, used in toner replenishing system, and the toner replenishing system
Cartridge processing.
Background technology
In the past, it is thus well known that toner container is the toner container to image formation, image formation
The filling of cartridge processing etc. is changed object container and the filling of toner is carried out by handwork.
For this filling operation for being changed object container traveling toner to filling by user, for example, funnel is inserted
The toner replenishing mouth for changing object container is loaded, is made from the toner for loading the discharge of replacing toner container with funnel
Flow into toner replenishing mouth, this is known by people.In the filling operation, if not lentamente carrying out filling work with caution
Industry, cannot avoid dispersing for toner.
Further, part is prevented loading the toner replenishing mouth of changing object container and be provided with toner and disperse, in toner
The front end opening of accommodating container is provided with discharge cylinder, and the front end of the discharge cylinder is inserted into toner replenishing mouth, carries out toner
Filling operation, this toner replenishing system is also well-known (referring for example to patent document 1).
Device according to disclosed in the patent document 1, in the leading section insertion of the discharge cylinder by toner container
In filling operation after toner replenishing mouth, high-speed filling operation is carried out, dispersing for toner can be prevented.
But, even the structure disclosed in the patent document 1, in the leading section of the discharge cylinder by toner container
Lid (cover) take out insertion toner replenishing mouth from its leading section operation process in, toner can change right from loading
As container spills, probably still toner can be made to disperse.
[patent document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 07-261529 publication
The content of the invention
The present invention in view of this situation and put forward, it is an object of the present invention to provide one kind can prevent tune
Toner disperses and carries out the toner container of toner filling operation, toner replenishing system, and the toning at high speed
Cartridge processing used in agent make-up system.
The toner container of the present invention includes：
Toner storage portion, receives toner；
Connecting cylinder portion, is connected with the toner storage portion, and toner storage portion forms one；
Insertion tube portion, the toner replenishing mouth of the toner in the above-mentioned toner storage portion of insertion filling；And
Folding toner guide cylinder portion, links above-mentioned insertion tube portion and above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion, and above-mentioned toner is received
The toner received in portion is oriented to from above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion towards above-mentioned insertion tube portion；
It is polygonal guide openings that above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion has section, is formed in above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion
Folding line, by the way that relatively above-mentioned insertion tube portion of above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion is twisted towards a direction into folding, forms in above-mentioned guide openings and saves
Stream valve, closes the guide openings, and is twisted round about with one side by court so that above-mentioned choke valve disappears, and beats
Open above-mentioned guide openings.
The effect of the present invention is illustrated below：
According to the present invention, from the operation process ended to toner filling operation into before toner filling operation,
Can prevent the toner from dispersing and high speed carries out toner filling operation.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the plan for representing the toner container involved by embodiments of the invention 1, is to represent that toner is led
To the plan of the state before the folding in cylinder portion.
Fig. 2 is the plan of the toner container for representing involved in the present invention, is represented toner guide cylinder portion
The plan of the state after folding.
Fig. 3 is the tunic knot of an example for representing the composite film material for constituting the toner storage portion shown in Fig. 1
Composition.
Fig. 4 is the film structure figure of the transparent component shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is the explanatory diagram of the various examples of the shape for representing the toner storage portion shown in Fig. 1, is to represent that bottom is
The sectional view of the example in the toner storage portion of plane.
Fig. 6 is the explanatory diagram of the various examples of the shape for representing the toner storage portion shown in Fig. 1, is to represent that bottom is
The side view of the example in hemispherical toner storage portion.
Fig. 7 is the film structure of an example for representing the composite for constituting the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 1
Figure.
Fig. 8 is the tunic knot of another example for representing the composite for constituting the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 1
Composition.
Fig. 9 is the plan that toner discharges cylinder, and it is the toner with square guide openings that the toner discharges cylinder
Formed in guide cylinder portion with the center of regular polygon as summit with constitute triangle sets of each side of regular polygon as base into
Choke valve.
Figure 10 is the toner row of the state during the choke valve in the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 9 that represents disappears
Go out the plan of cylinder.
Figure 11 is the explanatory diagram of the example for being made mode that the toner for illustrating Fig. 1, shown in 2 discharges cylinder,
It by section is that foursquare toner discharges the expanded view that cylinder launches to be.
Figure 12 is to represent that the toner during being made discharges the explanatory diagram of cylinder.
Figure 13 is to represent that the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 1 is carried out twisting to add to roll over toner guide cylinder portion
The oblique view of the state during folded.
Figure 14 is to represent the stravismus for making the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 2 fold the state given as security after insertion tube portion
Figure.
Figure 15 is to represent to load the insertion tube portion insertion of the toner container shown in Fig. 2 to change object container
The explanatory diagram of the state after toner replenishing mouth.
Figure 16 is to represent to twist in the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Fig. 2 to make choke valve disappearance be filled toner
The explanatory diagram of state.
Figure 17 is the explanatory diagram of the version for representing toner container, is that the toner of hexagon discharges cylinder and six
The cross sectional shape in the toner storage portion of side shape is the oblique view of the toner container that same size is constituted.
Figure 18 is that the insertion tube portion and toner storage portion of toner container are connected by the adhesive tape as blocking member
The part figure of the state after knot is fixed.
Figure 19 is to represent have the mosaic process portion shape as blocking member in the toner storage portion of toner container
Into, there is the embedded hole as blocking member to be formed in insertion tube portion, toner storage portion and insertion tube portion are linked after fixing
State part figure.
Figure 20 is to represent that the front end that the insertion tube portion shown in Figure 19 is given as security the toner storage portion shown in Figure 19 is opened
The partial section view of the chimerism of oral area.
Figure 21 is to represent the shape after the link between the insertion tube portion and toner storage portion shown in Figure 19 is released
The partial section view of state.
Figure 22 is to represent be provided with the part figure of the example of the cover for clogging its opening in toner storage portion.
Figure 23 is that linking part is formed on the flange part for represent the cover shown in Figure 22, different colours is received in link and is adjusted
The explanatory diagram for loading the state after replacing toner container of toner.
Figure 24 is to represent that the front end opening in toner storage portion gives as security other examples of the structure into toner guide cylinder portion
The explanatory diagram of son, to the relation between insertion tube portion and front end opening and toner guide cylinder portion the outward appearance of part expression is carried out
Figure.
Figure 25 be represent insertion tube portion and front end opening and toner guide cylinder portion shown in Figure 24 signature enter before
State partial section view.
Figure 26 is to represent the shape for the toner guide cylinder portion shown in Figure 24 being given as security after the annulus shown in Figure 25
The partial section view of state.
Figure 27 is the explanatory diagram of the cross sectional shape for representing Figure 25, the insertion tube portion shown in 26 and front end opening, (a) is
Along the sectional view of the line A-A of Figure 26, (b) it is sectional view along the line B-B of Figure 26, (c) is cutting along the line C-C of Figure 26
Face figure, is (d) sectional view along the line D-D of Figure 26, (e) is the sectional view along the E-E lines of Figure 26.
Figure 28 is the explanatory diagram for illustrating the embodiment 2 of toner container involved in the present invention, is represented by adjusting
Toner discharges the outside drawing of the filling replacing toner container that the union body of cylinder is constituted.
Figure 29 is the explanatory diagram of toner replenishing system involved in the present invention, is to represent to load the tune for changing object container
Formation prevention on toner supply mouth comes off and uses annular fitting part, is formed in insertion tube portion and is fitted to the chimeric of the annular fitting part
Pawl, by the chimeric pawl partial section view of the state after annular fitting part is fitted to.
Figure 30 is the part figure of the variation for representing the chimeric claw shown in Figure 29.
Figure 31 is the part figure for indicating the toner replenishing mouth for preventing the embeded slot of rotation from being formed.
Figure 32 is the part figure in the mosaic process portion for representing chimeric with the embeded slot shown in Figure 31.
Figure 33 is the explanatory diagram of the configuration relation of a pair of embeded slots for illustrating to be formed on toner replenishing mouth, is (a) to represent
The configuration relation of a pair of embeded slots of the toner replenishing mouth of correspondence black, (b) represents correspondence filling magenta toner
The configuration relation of a pair of embeded slots of toner replenishing mouth, is (c) to represent that correspondence fills the toner replenishing mouth of Yellow toner
A pair of embeded slots configuration relation, (d) be represent correspondence filling cyan toner toner replenishing mouth a pair of embeded slots
Configuration relation.
Specific embodiment
Below, while referring to the drawings one side describes the optimal morphology for implementing the present invention in detail, in following embodiment
In, although various restrictions have been made to inscape, species, combination, shape, relative configuration etc., but, these are only to enumerate,
The invention is not limited in this.
Below, referring to the drawings to toner container involved in the present invention, toner replenishing system, and the toning
Cartridge processing used in agent make-up system is illustrated.
Fig. 1, Fig. 2 are the plans of the toner container for representing involved in the present invention.
In Fig. 1, Fig. 2, symbol 1 is the toner storage portion of the tubulose for receiving toner, and symbol 2 represents that toner is discharged
Cylinder.The toner 4 for loading replacing is accommodated in the toner storage portion 1.Toner storage portion 1 is by the softness for moderately having waist
What material was constituted.For example, using the composite film material 1a shown in Fig. 3 in the toner storage portion 1.
Composite film material 1a is 7 by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, thickness that such as thickness is 12 μm
μm aluminium (AI) film, nylon (Ny) film that thickness is 15 μm, polypropylene (CPP) film that thickness is 60 μm constitute.Here, by AI films
Even if it is, in order to the replacing toner container that loads of low capacity is preserved in the place of direct sunlight, also may be used to be set to intermediate layer
With the quality deterioration for preventing solidification due to toner, aggegation from producing.
Toner storage portion 1 in the embodiment 1, is made up of transparent component 1a '.The transparent component
1a ' is by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, the Buddhist nun that thickness is 15 μm that the thickness for example shown in Fig. 4 is 12 μm
The plastic material that imperial (Ny) film, polypropylene (CPP) film that thickness is 60 μm are constituted.
Here, transparency window 3 is formed in toner storage portion 1 by the plastic material.The transparency window 3 is towards toner row
Go out the structure of the extension of cylinder 2.This loads replacing toner container can be true by the transparency window 3 when loading and changing
Recognize the surplus of the toner 4 in toner storage portion 1.
Toner is discharged cylinder 2 and is made up of connecting cylinder portion 5 and insertion tube portion 6 and toner guide cylinder portion 7.The connecting cylinder portion 5
One is formed with the front end opening 8 in toner storage portion 1.
The front end opening 8 is by such as ABS resin, polystyrene (PS) resin, polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Deng plastic material constitute.
For the shape in the toner storage portion 1 of toner container be contemplated that it is variously-shaped.For example, toner storage
Portion 1 can be the setting type, or toning as shown in Figure 6 of drum as shown in Figure 5 and bottom 9 for plane
The section of agent incorporating section 1 is polygon (such as hexagon) and bottom 9 is hemispherical traverse type.
If toner container is set to into traverse type, then the aggegation of toner 4 that can prevent the part of bottom 9 from existing
Solidification.
The toner replenishing mouth of object container (aftermentioned) is changed in filling of the insertion with toner replenishing mouth of insertion tube portion 6.
Discharging cylinder 2 by its toner makes the toner 4 being accommodated in toner storage portion 1 be filled into filling replacing object container.
The toner guide cylinder portion 7 is by link insertion tube portion 6 and connecting cylinder portion 5, the tune that will be received in toner storage portion 1
Toner 4 is constituted from the folding flexible material that connecting cylinder portion 5 is oriented to insertion tube portion 6.Toner guide cylinder portion 7 is by such as ethene
Sill is constituted, it is also possible to be made up of elastomeric material.
Further, the toner guide cylinder portion 7 can also be adopted as shown in Figure 7 by thickness as 12 μm of poly terephthalic acid
Glycol ester (PET), the nylon that thickness is 12 μm (Ny), thickness are 60 μm without extended polypropylene (CPP), non-woven fabrics composition
Composite 1a ".Non-woven fabrics is replaced to adopt the porous material of sponge etc..
Further, can using as shown in Figure 8, attach on copying paper (Hammer Mill ForeMP) as plus
The plastic adhesive tape of strong material, combines appropriate waist and is not easy to be destroyed the composite 1a of 2 advantages ".Further, also
Can stick non-woven fabrics in the inner circumferential side in toner guide cylinder portion 7, the seal in the toner guide cylinder portion 7 can be improved
Structure.
It is quadrangle or polygonal guiding more than quadrangle that toner guide cylinder portion 7 has as shown in Figure 9 section
Mouth 10.Here, its section of guide openings 10 is regular polygon.It is expressed as being oriented to square for example in Fig. 9 to open
The toner guide cylinder portion 7 of mouth 10.
Folding line 12 (with reference to Fig. 1) is formed in the toner guide cylinder portion 7, by by relative insertion tube portion 6 of connecting cylinder portion 5
Twist coincidence of a folding to a direction, formed in guide openings 10 as shown in Figure 9 and vertex angle theta ' number identical (and
Link polygonal summit identical with the number on the side on summit) by the center of regular polygon it is summit and to constitute each of regular polygon
The choke valve 11 that side 7a is constituted for the triangle body 11a on base, can close guide openings 10 and twist to opposite direction makes choke valve 11
Disappear, the valve hole 10a for making the center O for being present in the choke valve 11 shown in Figure 10 is opened.
Foursquare toner guide cylinder portion 7 is expressed as in Fig. 9, Figure 10.But, it is not limited to square.Cut having
In toner guide cylinder portion 7 of the face for the guide openings 10 of N sides shape (N is positive integer), switch the opening and closing in toner guide cylinder portion 7
Required twists angle for 180- (360/N) degree.
Specifically, it is 90 degree according to square, hexagon is 120 degree, and octagon is twisted for 135 degree, Ke Yishi
The switching of row opening and closing.
Twisting that angle is little needed for switching opening and closing when quadrangle, hexagon, it is octagonal when compare quadrangle
When opposing when twisting it is little, can smoothly be folded, this is advantage.
It is little twist angle with fold it is smooth be mutually combined if, pentagon to octagon is suitable.
Figure 11 is for illustrating that the toner discharges the explanatory diagram of an example of the creating method of cylinder 2, for the ease of saying
It is bright, it is that foursquare toner discharges expanded view that cylinder 2 launches to represent by section.Here, a portion 5, insertion are connected
Cylinder portion 6 is set to foursquare cross sectional shape and illustrates, but it is also possible to which simply toner guide cylinder portion 7 is foursquare section shape
Shape.
State after the expansion of toner guide cylinder portion 7 has and links the square (square) of drift angle and drift angle
The number identical oblong-shaped face 7c of side 7a.By constituting the long side 7b of oblong-shaped face 7c by toner guide cylinder portion 7
Fold, mountain broken line 7b ' (folding line 12) when formation is twisted.
Further, toner guide cylinder portion 7 is folded by the diagonal 7d of oblong-shaped face 7c, paddy folding when formation is twisted
Line 7d ' (folding line 12).Symbol 7e is the adhesive portion being attached on long side 7b, is drawn for convenience of description, adhesive portion 7e
It is not required.For example, the toner guide cylinder portion 7 is due to can be with Formation cross-section as envelope by the manufacturing process of blow molding etc.
The polygon of closed state, so adhesive portion 7e is not required.
Mountain broken line 7b ' (long side 7b) and the angle, θ in paddy broken line 7d ' (diagonal 7d) deployed condition are defined as to fold
When angle, θ is desirably smaller than θ=45 degree for the folding angles.For example, it is foursquare toner guide cylinder portion 7
When structure, it is desirable to which folding angles θ is smaller than 45 degree, than the toner guide cylinder portion 7 of regular pentagon structure when folding
Folded angle, θ=36 degree are big.Further, be regular pentagon the structure in toner guide cylinder portion 7 when, it is desirable to folding angles θ ratios
36 degree are little, than orthohexagonal toner guide cylinder portion 7 structure when 30 degree of folding angles it is big.Folding angles θ is desirably
Folding angles than constituting regular polygon are little but bigger than the folding angles of the regular polygon on many one sides of regular polygon.The reason
By being described below.
Due on adhesive portion 7e is attached to and adhesive portion 7e is integrated long side 7b, representing to attach with dotted line 7e ' and growing
On the 7c of square shape face.Then, per 90 degree, bend by border of long side 7b by by each oblong-shaped face 7c, formed as in Figure 12
Shown discharges cylinder 2 with the toner that section is foursquare guide openings 10.
Further, by the way that each oblong-shaped face 7c is bent into 90 degree on border by border of side 7a, toner guide cylinder is made
The relative connecting cylinder portion 5 of the folding line 12 in portion 7, insertion tube portion 6 are formed.Next, for each oblong-shaped face 7c, by with paddy broken line
7d ' is that the triangle that border is formed bends towards close direction, forms folding line 12.The pros of these folding lines 12 will be defined
The toner of shape discharges connecting cylinder portion 5 and insertion tube portion 6 (relative) revolution as shown in Figure 13 round about of cylinder 2, is adjusting
Increase in toner guide cylinder portion 7 and twist.
Then, as shown in Figure 14, the toner guide cylinder portion 7 is twisted, is forming choke valve 11 as shown in Figure 9
In the state of, by the way that a direction the opposing party in connecting cylinder portion 5 and insertion tube portion 6 is given as security into bending toner guide cylinder portion 7.
The folding angles θ in the toner guide cylinder portion 7 with square sectional is smaller than 45 degree.Therefore, will be with diagonal
Line 7d is that the triangle face that border is formed folds the deflection after twisting, can be than forming square with folding angles θ=45 degree
Deflection during the toner guide cylinder portion 7 of shape is big.Thus, it is possible to passing through choke valve 11 increases the seal of guide openings 10.
The toner container for example as shown in Figure 15 twist toner guide cylinder portion 7 to be closed by choke valve 11
In the state of closing guide openings 10, the toner discharges the filling that the insertion of insertion tube portion 6 of cylinder 2 constitutes a part for developing apparatus
Change the toner replenishing mouth 15a of object container 15.Next, as shown in Figure 16, by relative insertion tube portion 6 of connecting cylinder portion 5
Towards the direction revolution for twisting releasing in toner guide cylinder portion 7.
So, the choke valve 11 for closing guide openings 10 disappears, and passes through the toner 4 received in toner storage portion 1
Toner is discharged cylinder 2 and is filled into filling replacing object container 15.The filling changes object container 15 and can also be formed with and be shown
The cartridge processing that image device, photoreceptor are integrated.
By the toner container, the insertion of a portion 6 toner replenishing mouth 15a can be inserted into, then open section
Stream valve 11, carries out the filling operation of toner 4.Therefore, the operation before into toner filling operation is filled to toner
Operation end till operation process in, dispersing and carrying out the filling operation of toner for toner can be prevented.
Further, because twisting for toner guide cylinder portion 7 can be to be less than the angle of 180 degree (by toner guide cylinder portion 7
Turn below half-turn) release, therefore can rapidly carry out the filling replacing filling operation of toner.
Further, due to being the structure that toner guide cylinder portion 7 is twisted flexure, can further be carried by choke valve 11
High toner it is closed.
(variation 1)
In the example, as shown in Figure 17, the cross sectional shape and section hexagon in the toner storage portion 1 of section hexagon
Toner discharge cylinder 2 cross sectional shape it is consistent.If such structure, the tune received in toner storage portion 1 can be made
Toner 4 is smoothly filled into filling and changes object container 15.
(variation 2)
In the example, as shown in Figure 18, it is provided as preventing toning between insertion tube portion 6 and toner storage portion 1
The adhesive tape 16 of the blocking member that agent guide cylinder portion 7 twists.It is that insertion tube portion 6 and toner are made by the adhesive tape 16 in the example
Incorporating section 1 is fixed, and insertion tube portion 6 is inserted after toner replenishing mouth 15a, peels adhesive tape 16 off, makes toner guide cylinder portion 7
Twist the structure of releasing.
If the structure, can prevent because vibration when toner container is conveyed makes to twist releasing.Further, may be used
To prevent user from accidentally releasing twisting for toner guide cylinder portion 7.
(variation 3)
It is the front end opening 8 in toner storage portion 1 and insertion tube portion 6 as shown in Figure 19 to Figure 21 in the example
Between insert the structure in toner guide cylinder portion 7.Mosaic process portion 17 is formed in toner storage portion 1.Formed in insertion tube portion 6
Towards the section 18 that toner storage portion 1 extends.
The embedded hole 19 chimeric with mosaic process portion 17 is formed in the section 18.It is this by the way that mosaic process portion 17 is fitted together to
The structure of the blocking member for preventing to twist releasing to embedded hole 19 is also possible.Separately, in the example, connecting cylinder portion 5 be with
The structure that front end opening 8 is integrated.
(variation 4)
In the example, as shown in Figure 22, the opening 10 in the insertion tube portion 6 for clogging insertion toner replenishing mouth 15a is provided with
Cover 21.At this moment, if being formed in the state that toner guide cylinder portion 7 forms choke valve 11 of twisting on the cover 21
It is lower that the signature that toner guide cylinder portion 7 is given as security into toner storage portion 1 is entered into jut 22, then even if powerful vibration toner
Will not spill, this is desired.Give as security into jut 22 as shown in Figure 22, it is desirable in not giving as security toner guide cylinder portion 7
Centre or peripheral part, but the mid portion given as security between central portion and peripheral part, are directed to opening 10 closed.If in toner
Formed in guide cylinder portion 7 and given as security into its central portion in the state of choke valve 11, then toner container can on the contrary easily spilt, if
In toner guide cylinder portion 7 formed choke valve 11 in the state of give as security into its peripheral part, then give as security into effect it is less.Hold during folding
Gap is also easy to produce, due to being given as security between the central portion and peripheral part that the triangle body in toner guide cylinder portion 7 mutually coincides
Between part structure, even if the relatively strong vibration for conveying medium generation is attached on toner container, it is also possible to prevent toning
The leakage of agent.
Further, can be arranging polygonal gripping flange part 22 ' on the cover 21.Here, the gripping is with convex
Edge 22 ' is hexagon.Further, the gripping is bigger than the external diameter in toner storage portion 1 with the external diameter of vibrating part 22 '.Therefore, may be used
To prevent from loading the rotation of replacing toner container.For the gripping flange part 22 ' of the cover 21, can also be
As shown in Figure 23, in each gripping cover 21 that link filling replacing toner container is formed on flange part 22
Linking part 22a, loads replacing toner container and has the toner storage portion for receiving the toner of different colours each other
1.Such linking part 22a is made up of key-shaped shape hole and key-shaped shape tooth.If the structure, the filling of different colours can be made more
Using the management of toner container instead becomes easy.
The cover 21 as shown in Figure 22, can also pass through the end of continuing (front end opening 8) in toner storage portion 1
Threaded portion 22 is formed on 5 ", become the structure of screw thread stop.
So, if cover 21 is formed into the structure of screw thread stop in the storage end in toner storage portion 1, can be with
In preventing from conveying it is casual make toner guide cylinder portion 7 twist releasing.
Further, guide openings 10 desirably and by toner guide cylinder portion 7 are closed in the screw thread stop direction of cover 21
Direction it is identical.
(variation 5)
In this example embodiment, such as Figure 24, shown in Figure 27 (a), the outer peripheral face in insertion tube portion 6 is circle, insertion tube portion 6 it is interior
The opening 6a of hexagon is formed on side face.And, insertion tube portion 6 is connected to the side in the toner guide cylinder portion 7 of hexagon and is
Hexagon, in the insertion tube portion 6 as shown in Figure 27 (b) formed hexagonal end 6b.Connection toning in hexagonal end 6b
One side in agent guide cylinder portion 7.
The outer shape in toner storage portion 1 forms the hexagon as shown in Figure 27 (e).The inner circumferential of the front end opening 8
The inner peripheral surface of the hexagon as shown in Figure 27 (d) is formed on face.Thus, the another side and toner storage in connecting cylinder portion 5
The front end opening 8 in portion 1 links into an integrated entity.That is, in the example, front end opening 8 plays a part of as connecting cylinder portion 5.Should
Formed on front end opening 8 makes the chimeric circular annulus 23 in insertion tube portion 6 as shown in Figure 27 (c).
If such structure, by as shown in Figure 24, Figure 25 toner guide cylinder portion 7 is twisted to be formed as figure
Insertion tube portion 6 is given as security into annulus 23 when choke valve 11 shown in 26, toner guide cylinder portion 7 can be folded and be scratched
It is bent.Further, because insertion tube portion 6 is given as security into annulus 23, can prevent because the vibration in conveying makes toner guide cylinder portion 7
Twist releasing.
Insertion tube portion 6 is long in the state of toner guide cylinder portion 7 to be given as security the front end opening 8 in toner storage portion 1
Degree is to project 5mm or so from front end opening 8.The length of the protrusion is wished between 3mm-7mm.
If the prominent length is in below 3mm, after insertion tube portion 6 to be inserted toner replenishing mouth 15a, in order to mix colours
The filling of agent 4 is changed to release and twisted, it is also difficult to rapidly carry out twisting the operation of releasing, this is improper.Further, insertion tube portion
6 easily depart from from toner replenishing mouth 15a, and this is also improper.On the other hand, if the prominent length is more than 7mm, due to user
Insertion tube portion 6 can easily be caught, may accidentally be twisted, from toner disperse from the viewpoint of this point be improper
's.From it is such the reasons why, prominent length is wished between 3mm-7mm.
(embodiment 2)
Figure 28 is the oblique view for illustrating the embodiment 2 of toner container involved in the present invention.The toner
The insertion tube portion 6 of the toner replenishing mouth 15a of filling replacing object container 15 of the accommodating container with insertion filling toner 4,
The toner storage portion 1 ' and toner guide cylinder portion 7 ' of storage toner 4.The toner guide cylinder portion 7 links insertion tube portion 6
With toner storage portion 1 ', the toner 4 of the filling replacing of storage in toner storage portion 1 ' is oriented to into insertion tube portion 6, can
Fold and there is flexibility.The toner storage portion 1 ' is provided with the adjacent incorporating section 1 adjoined with the toner storage portion 1 ' ".Should
Adjacent toner storage portion 1 " and toner storage portion 1 ' are by toner guide cylinder portion 7 " link the adjacent incorporating section 1 " in
The toner 4 of storage is oriented to insertion tube portion 6 through toner storage portion 1 '.
Each toner guide cylinder portion 7 ', 7 " is with polygon guide openings 10 more than quadrangle.It is oriented in each toner
Folding line 12 is formed in cylinder portion 7 ', 7 ", by by toner guide cylinder portion 7 ', 7 " folding is twisted to a direction, in guide openings
Formed on 10 by the triangle body 11a groups of (and the number on the side on connection summit and summit is identical) identical with polygonal drift angle number
Into choke valve 11, close can guide openings 10, and twisting by opposite direction can make choke valve 11 disappear, open guiding and open
Mouth 10.
Such toner container for example prepares as shown in Figure 14 multiple toners and discharges cylinder 2, by will abut against
Each toner discharge the insertion tube portion 6 of cylinder 2 and insert the connecting cylinder portion 5 that each toner discharges cylinder 2, make toner discharge the phase of cylinder 2
Mutually link, toner storage portion 1 ', 1 can be formed ".
(embodiment 3)
In the embodiment 3, formation prevention on the toner replenishing mouth 15a for changing object container 15 is loaded in Figure 29 and is come off
Annular fitting part 15b.A pair chimeric claw 6f, 6f are formed in insertion tube portion 6, the insertion tube portion 6 is being inserted into toner
It is chimeric with annular fitting part 15b when supply mouth 15a.
According to the filling replacing toner replenishing system, being capable of achieving the relative toner replenishing mouth 15a in insertion tube portion 6 prevents
Release, can prevent that insertion tube portion 6 in filling operation is casual to come off from toner replenishing mouth 15a.
(variation 1)
In this example embodiment, as shown in Figure 30, insertion tube portion 6 is cut into a pair chimeric claw 6f, 6f, in relative ring-type
Deflection on the chimeric direction of fitting portion 15b and chimeric releasing direction, is made up of pliability part.
(variation 2)
In this example embodiment, as shown in Figure 31, formed on the toner replenishing mouth 15a for changing object container 15 is loaded and stopped
The embeded slot 15a ' of conversion.The profile in insertion tube portion 6 is circle.Formed as shown in Figure 32 in the circular insertion tube portion 6
Mosaic process portion 6g, it is chimeric with embeded slot 15a ' when the insertion tube portion 6 is inserted into toner replenishing mouth 15a.
According to the structure, because the profile in insertion tube portion 6 is circular, insertion tube portion 6 is being inserted into toner replenishing mouth
15a, when twisting toner guide cylinder portion 7, can prevent insertion tube portion 6 from rotating to direction is twisted.Further, due to insertion tube
The profile in portion 6 is hexagon (polygon more than pentagon), can aid in the rotation for preventing this from twisting direction.
(variation 3)
In this example embodiment, load and formed such as Figure 33 (a) to Figure 33 on the toner replenishing mouth 15a for changing object container 15
A pair of embeded slot 15a ' shown in (d).This pair of embeded slot 15a ' position relationship correspondence toner shades of colour and not
Together.
Further, toner a pair of embeded slots of formation that a kind of color is often corresponded on replacing toner container are loaded
15a ', also forms corresponding a pair of mosaic processes portion 6g in insertion tube portion 6.
According to such structure, it is possible to achieve prevent from having received and change the color that should be filled in object container 15 with loading
The filling replacing toner container of different colors is for the mistake assembling for loading replacing object container 15.
The present invention is illustrated above with reference to above-mentioned each embodiment, but the invention is not limited in above-mentioned embodiment, closed
The composition for combining or replacing each embodiment suitablely is also included in the present invention.Also, the knowledge according to the art person is suitable
The combination of each embodiment or processing sequence are replaced in ground, or the deformation of various design alterations etc. can also add to each embodiment
Enter, the embodiment for adding this deformation falls within protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (17)
1. a kind of toner container, it is characterised in that:
The toner container includes:
Toner storage portion, receives toner；
Connecting cylinder portion, is connected with the toner storage portion, and toner storage portion forms one；
Insertion tube portion, the toner replenishing mouth of the toner in the above-mentioned toner storage portion of insertion filling；And
Folding toner guide cylinder portion, links above-mentioned insertion tube portion and above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion, by above-mentioned toner storage portion
Interior toner is oriented to from above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion towards above-mentioned insertion tube portion；
It is polygonal guide openings that above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion has section, is formed in above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion and is rolled over
Trace, by the way that relatively above-mentioned insertion tube portion of above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion is twisted towards a direction into folding, forms in above-mentioned guide openings and throttles
Valve, closes the guide openings, and is twisted round about with one side by court so that above-mentioned choke valve disappears, and opens
Above-mentioned guide openings.
2. the toner container according to described in claim 1, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion is four-prism shape or positive multi-edge column-shaped more than four-prism shape, the toner guide cylinder
Portion in the expanded state, with and link the summit of the positive multi-edge column-shaped and the side on summit number equal number rectangle
Shape face, when by the long side for constituting the oblong-shaped face folding of above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion is twisted, forms mountain broken line, by above-mentioned
The diagonal in oblong-shaped face folds in above-mentioned guide cylinder portion when twisting, and forms paddy broken line, and above-mentioned mountain broken line and above-mentioned paddy are rolled over
When angle under the deployed condition of line is defined as folding angles, the folding angles are less than the folding angles of above-mentioned positive multi-edge column-shaped,
The folding angles of the positive multi-edge column-shaped on a side are big more than the positive multi-edge column-shaped.
3. the toner container according to described in claim 2, it is characterised in that：
Twisting in the state of above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion forms above-mentioned choke valve, by above-mentioned connecting cylinder portion and above-mentioned insertion
One side in cylinder portion is pressed into towards the opposing party, above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion flexure.
4. the toner container recorded according to any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that：
Be formed at the choke valve of above-mentioned guide openings by with the number equal number on the side for linking polygonal summit and summit
Triangle body overlaps and constitutes.
5. the toner container recorded according to any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that：
Between above-mentioned insertion tube portion and above-mentioned toner storage portion, arrange the above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion of prevention twists releasing
Blocking member.
6. the toner container according to described in claim 5, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion is pressed between above-mentioned insertion tube portion and above-mentioned toner storage portion, is received in above-mentioned toner
Receiving portion forms mosaic process portion, the section extended towards above-mentioned toner storage portion is formed in above-mentioned insertion tube portion, in the section
The embedded hole chimeric with above-mentioned mosaic process portion is formed, the embedded hole is fitted to by above-mentioned mosaic process portion, prevent above-mentioned twisting
The releasing for turning.
7. the toner container recorded according to any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that：
At least a portion in above-mentioned toner storage portion is formed by transparent component.
8. the toner container recorded according to any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that：
Cover is provided with, the opening in the insertion tube portion for inserting above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth is clogged.
9. the toner container recorded according to any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that：
The cover for clogging the insertion tube portion for inserting above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth is provided with, in the cover press-in jut is formed,
The toner guide cylinder portion is pressed into into above-mentioned toning in the state of above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion forms above-mentioned choke valve twisting
Agent incorporating section.
10. the toner container according to described in claim 8, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned cover has polygonal gripping flange part, and in the cover linking part is formed, and links for receiving difference
The cover of the toner container in the toner storage portion of color toner.
11. toner containers according to described in claim 9, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned cover is screwed in above-mentioned toner storage portion.
12. toner containers according to described in claim 1, it is characterised in that：
The outer peripheral face in above-mentioned insertion tube portion is set to circle, and being formed in the connecting cylinder portion in above-mentioned toner storage portion makes above-mentioned insertion tube
The chimeric annulus in portion, when twisting above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion and forming above-mentioned choke valve, is pressed into by above-mentioned insertion tube portion
To above-mentioned annulus, above-mentioned toner guide cylinder portion flexure.
A kind of 13. toner replenishing systems, it is characterised in that：
The toner replenishing system includes the toner container recorded according to any one in claim 1 to 12；
Wherein, formed in the toner replenishing mouth and prevent the fitting portion for coming off, formed a pair in the insertion tube portion and be fitted together to
Claw, it is chimeric with above-mentioned fitting portion when the insertion tube portion is inserted into above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth, prevent above-mentioned insertion tube portion phase
Above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth is come off.
The 14. toner replenishing systems according to described in claim 13, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned a pair chimeric claws are made up of pliability part, can be in the chimeric direction of relatively above-mentioned fitting portion and chimeric releasing
Direction bends.
A kind of 15. toner replenishing systems, it is characterised in that：
The toner replenishing system includes the toner container recorded according to any one in claim 1 to 12；
Wherein, the embeded slot for preventing rotation is formed in the toner replenishing mouth, in the insertion tube portion mosaic process is formed
Portion, it is chimeric with above-mentioned embeded slot when above-mentioned insertion tube portion is inserted into above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth, prevent from working as above-mentioned insertion tube
Insert above-mentioned insertion tube portion when above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth twists the toner guide cylinder portion and rotate towards direction is twisted in portion.
The 16. toner replenishing systems according to described in claim 15, it is characterised in that：
Above-mentioned embeded slot is at least formed a pair, corresponding with a pair of embeded slots, forms each mosaic process portion, the color with toner
Correspondence, the position relationship of at least one pair of embeded slot is different, prevents the color received with should be filled to refitting object container not homochromy
Toner container is installed for the mistake of above-mentioned toner replenishing mouth.
A kind of 17. cartridge processings, it is characterised in that：
For the toner replenishing system that any one in claim 13 to 16 is recorded, at least by refitting object container, photosensitive
Body and developing apparatus are constituted.
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