CN104423208B - Toner container and image forming apparatus with the toner container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of toner container, with can handling mode be mounted on image forming apparatus, the toner container includes container body, a pair of of guide part and storage unit.The container body is for accommodating toner.The pair of guide part is located at the bottom surface of the container body, for guiding the container body to from the container body towards the installation direction for the installation site that can form unit feeding toner to described image.The storage unit is mounted on the designated position clipped by the pair of guide part in the bottom surface of the container body.Storage is in relation to the information for the toner being housed in the container body in the storage unit.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to can load and unload shape to be installed on the toner container of image forming apparatus and with the toner container
Image forming apparatus.
Background technique
It is formed in the image forming apparatuses such as duplicator or the printer of image and is installed in printing paper by electrofax mode
There is developing apparatus.The inside of developing apparatus contains the developer including toner.Developing apparatus is using toner to being formed in
Electrostatic latent image on the image carriers such as photosensitive drums develops.By development, the toner inside developing apparatus is reduced.Therefore,
Image forming apparatus has the toner container for accommodating toner, and supplements and mix colours from toner container to developing apparatus
Agent.Also, the toner container is removable at image forming apparatus, if the toner in toner container is all disappeared
Consumption, then replacement is filled with the new toner container of toner.
The storage unit of referred to as storage chip is installed on the surface of this toner container, for storing related toner
The information of container or the information in relation to toner etc..Therefore, toner container is installed in image forming apparatus, is then located at image shape
It is electrically connected at the reading part of device and the storage unit, to read the information for being stored in storage unit.
But the storage unit exposure is mounted on the surface of toner container, therefore, is easy to be physically contacted.It is described
Storage unit is damaged due to physical contact, then the information or toning of the toner container after image forming apparatus can not be replaced
Agent information etc. is affected to image formation movement or developing operation.
Summary of the invention
To solve the above-mentioned problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide one kind to be mounted on surface from physical contact protection
Storage unit toner container and image forming apparatus with the toner container.
Toner container according to an aspect of the present invention is the toner container that can be loaded and unloaded shape and be installed on image forming apparatus
Device has container body, a pair of of guide part and storage unit.The container body is for accommodating toner.The pair of guiding
Portion is located at the bottom surface of the container body, for that can form unit feeding tune to described image along towards from the container body
The installation direction of the installation site of toner guides the container body, and the storage unit is mounted in the bottom surface of the container body
The designated position clipped by the pair of guide part.The toner in relation to being housed in the container body is stored in the storage unit
Information.
Image forming apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention includes the toner container, container mount and figure
As forming portion.The container mount has the guide groove for being inserted into the guide part of the toner container, can fill
The mode of unloading installs the toner container.Described image forms dress portion and utilizes the toner supplied from the toner container in piece
Image is formed in the recording medium of shape.
In accordance with the invention it is possible to from the storage unit protected in physical contact on the surface for being mounted on toner container, thus,
Storage unit can be prevented to be damaged because of contact.
The content of present invention is suitably referring to attached drawing, by making to summarize to the concept recorded in following detailed description
Hold the form after simplifying to be introduced.The weight for being not intended to limit the theme recorded in claim of the content of present invention
Feature and substantive characteristics are wanted, furthermore, it is intended that nor limiting the subject area recorded in claim.In addition, in claim
The object of middle record is not limited to solve the embodiment party for part or all of disadvantage recorded in arbitrary portion in the present invention
Formula.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is that the image forming apparatus of embodiment according to the present invention constitutes schematic diagram.
Fig. 2 is the state that the toner container of embodiment according to the present invention is mounted on image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1
Schematic diagram.
Fig. 3 is container mount possessed by image forming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and embodiment according to the present invention
The perspective view of toner container.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of toner container structure shown in Fig. 3 viewed from above.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view for observing from below toner container structure shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is to show the sectional view of the cross section structure along the middle section Fig. 4 VI-VI.
Fig. 7 is to show the sectional view of the cross section structure along Fig. 6 middle line VII-VII.
Fig. 8 is storage unit peripheral structure schematic diagram possessed by toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 9 is handle peripheral structure schematic diagram possessed by toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Figure 10 is protruding portion peripheral structure schematic diagram possessed by toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Figure 11 be locked out component be connected to toner container shown in Fig. 3 protruding portion state figure.
Figure 12 is locked out the status diagram that component is connected to the protruding portion of toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Specific embodiment
In the following, referring to attached drawing, to the toner container (toning agent reusable container) 60 and figure of embodiment according to the present invention
It is illustrated as forming device 10.In the following description, on the basis of the state that image forming apparatus 10 is located on flat surface,
Define up and down direction 7.Also, front-rear direction 8 is defined as (face side) on front side of face to be inserted into 60 side of toner container.And
And image forming apparatus 10 defines left and right directions 9 from (face side) on front side of the face.
[ 10 schematic configuration of image forming apparatus ]
Image forming apparatus 10 is device at least with printing functionality, e.g. compounding machine.10 benefit of image forming apparatus
With include toner developer sheet printing paper P(recording medium) on print image.In addition, image forming apparatus 10 is simultaneously
It is not limited to compounding machine, can also be that printer or FAX device, duplicator etc. have the special machine of simple function.
As shown in Figure 1, image forming apparatus 10 mainly includes image reading unit 11, document cover 20, ADF(Auto
Document Feeder, Automatic Document Feeder) 21, image forming part 22, operation display part 24, paper feed 25, fixing device
26, the control unit of container mount 40, locking member 90, toner container 60 and overall control image forming apparatus 10 is not (
Diagram).These constitution elements are mounted on the external frame (not shown) or inner frame 29(reference for constituting image forming apparatus 10
In framework 28 Fig. 2) etc..
Image reading unit 11 executes from the original copy being placed on contact glass (contact glass) 17 and reads image data
Image reading processing.As shown in Figure 1, image reading unit 11 include reading unit 12, mirror 13,14, optical lens 15 and
CCD16 etc..Reading unit 12 has light sources such as LED etc., passes through the mobile mechanism (not shown) using engines such as stepper motors
It can be mobile to sub-scanning direction (left and right directions 9 in Fig. 1).Moreover, by the engine, reading unit 12 is swept to the pair
Direction movement is retouched, then is swept from the light source towards the light that the contact glass 17 of image reading unit 11 irradiates along the sub-scanning direction
It retouches.Mirror 13 is reflected to by the light that original copy reflects by scanning, and optical lens 15 is guided by mirror 14.Moreover, light
It learns lens 15 and concentrates incident light, and be incident on CCD16.CCD16 exports the light quantity based on received light quantity to the control unit
Data.In the control unit, once the light quantity data of the overall region of irradiation light are obtained, then by handling the light quantity data, root
The image data of original copy is generated according to the light quantity data.In addition, using CCD16 to as photographing element in present embodiment
Example be illustrated, it is also possible to be applicable in be equipped with the short contact-type image sensor of focal length ratio CCD16 (CIS:
Contact Image Sensor) reading mechanism, with this replace CCD16 reading mechanism.
Document cover 20 is equipped with ADF21.Using multiple conveying rollers (not shown), successively conveying is placed on original copy placement section to ADF21
The original copy of 21A makes original copy with the side of the reading position towards the sub-scanning direction right side side by formulation on contact glass 17
Formula is mobile.In original copy mobile by ADF21, reading unit 12 is configured in the lower section of the reading position, in the position, is read single
Member 12 reads original image on the move.
Image forming part 22 is executed based on so-called electrofax mode at image formation of the printing paper p-shaped at image
Reason.Image data that image forming part 22 is read based on image reading unit 11 or by network communication unit (not shown) from outside
The image data of input prints image on printing paper P.For example, having print job from personal computer transmission, then the print is based on
Image data included by brush task and printing condition print image on printing paper P.As shown in Figure 1, image forming part 22
With photosensitive drums 31, Charging system 32, developing apparatus 33, transfer device 35, neutralizer 36, exposure device (LSU:Laser
Scanner Unit) 37 etc..
Image forming part 22 is handled once image formation, passes through Charging system 32, the surface homogeneous band of photosensitive drums 31
Electricity.Moreover, from exposure device 37 photosensitive drums 31 are carried out with the laser scanning according to image data.To be formed in photosensitive drums 31
Electrostatic latent image.Later, by the development treatment of developing apparatus 33, toner is attached on electrostatic latent image, is formed in photosensitive drums 31
Toner image.Also, by transfer device 35, which conveys in conveying path, is transferred on printing paper P.Transfer
There is the printing paper P of toner image to be transported to configuration on the printing paper P conveying direction downstream (right side in Fig. 1 of image forming part 22
Side) fixing device 26.
Fixing device 26 is transferred to the toner image of printing paper P on printing paper P using heat.Fixing device
26 have heating roller 38 and pressure roller 39.Pressure roller 39 is exerted a force by elastomeric elements such as springs towards 38 side of heating roller.To pressurization
Roller 39 is crimped on heating roller 38.Heating roller 38 is heated to high temperature by heater when fixing is acted.Pass through fixing in printing paper P
When device 26, the toner for constituting toner image is heated by heating roller 38 to be melted, also, passes through the pressurization print of pressure roller 39
Brush paper P.To which by fixing device 26, toner is fixed in printing paper P, in printing paper p-shaped at image.
[ composition of container mount 40 ]
As shown in Fig. 2, container mount 40 is fixed on the inner frame 29 of framework 28.Container mount 40 can load and unload shape
Toner container 60 is installed.In other words, toner container 60 can load and unload shape by container mount 40 and be installed on image formation dress
Set 10.Container mount 40 by can along the longitudinal direction 8(insertion extract direction) sliding in a manner of support toner container 60.Such as figure
Shown in 3, container mount 40 has supporting table 41 and driving transfer part 42.Supporting table 41 is from 64 side of the bottom surface of toner container 60
Toner container 60 is supported, 8 longer plate along the longitudinal direction is formed as.The upper surface of supporting table 41 is prolonged equipped with along the longitudinal direction 8
A pair of of the guide groove 44 stretched.A pair of of guide groove 44 is respectively arranged on 9 points of positions opened in left and right directions.A pair of of guide groove 44 is used
Toner container 60 is guided in front-rear direction 8.It is located at the aftermentioned rail-like guide part 85 of the bottom surface 64 of toner container 60
It is inserted into a pair of of guide groove 44.To which, container mount 40 is that can support toner container in a manner of 8 slidings to front-rear direction
60.Furthermore it is possible to 8 linear continuous setting guide groove 44 along the longitudinal direction, or can also along the longitudinal direction 8 by spells
Guide groove 44 is set.
Guide groove 44 is equipped with the margining tablet 45 towards groove center eaves shape outstanding.In Fig. 3, configure in left side guide groove 44
Margining tablet 45 it is prominent from the left part of guide groove 44 towards groove center.Also, in Fig. 3, the limit for the guide groove 44 configured on right side
Film-making 45 is prominent from the right part of guide groove 44 towards groove center.When being inserted into toner container 60, these margining tablets 45 are upper and lower
Direction 7 be located at the aftermentioned protrusion tab 88(of guide part 85 referring to Fig. 4) engage.To adjust limitation toner container 60 upper and lower
Movement on direction 7.
As shown in figure 3, the end of the front side of supporting table 41 is nearby equipped with the through hole 46 of the perforation of up and down direction 7.Perforation
Hole 46 is when toner container 60 is mounted on container mount 40 for will scheme from the supply mouth 67(reference of toner container 60
5) toner supplied is transported to the toner conveying path of developing apparatus 33.In present embodiment, installed in toner container 60
When the installation site specified in container mount 40, the supply mouth 67 of toner container 60 is configured in the upside of through hole 46.
In other words, the installation site is that the position of toner can be supplied from the container body 61 of toner container 60 to developing apparatus 33
It sets.
The upper surface of supporting table 41 is equipped with the contact terminal 47 that electrical connection can be achieved.Contact terminal 47 is in the upper surface of supporting table 41
It is located at the periphery of rear side end.When toner container 60 is mounted on the installation site of container mount 40, contact jaw
Son 47 with aftermentioned storage unit 76(possessed by toner container 60 referring to Fig. 5) terminal be electrically connected.
Also, the upper surface of supporting table 41 is equipped with the identification part 48 for deciding whether to allow to install toner container 60.Identification part
48 near the center that the upper surface of supporting table 41 is located at front-rear direction 8.Identification part 48 has the prominent of prior defined pattern form
Play 49.Have the identified portion 79(of pattern form corresponding with the protrusion 49 referring to the toner container 60 of Fig. 5) when inserting
When, which is allowed to, and toner container 60 is inserted into the installation site.In addition, having and protrusion 49 when inserting
When the toner container 60 in other not corresponding identified portions 79, the insertion of toner container 60 is limited by identification part 48.
The rear end of supporting table 41 is set there are two location hole 50.Container mount 40 is mounted in toner container 60
When, adjust location hole 50 that toner container 60 is located in the installation site.Location hole 50 is located at after the upper surface of supporting table 41
Hold the wall surface 51 extended upward.Location hole 50 is the through hole penetrated through towards the rear from wall surface 51.Toner container 60 is had
Aftermentioned positioning element 82(referring to Fig. 5) be inserted into these location holes 50, so that toner container 60 is located in the installation
Position is accurately fitted within the installation site.
As shown in figure 3, driving transfer part 42 is set, there are two connectors 53,54.The rotary driving force of engine (not shown) passes
It is delivered to each connector 53,54.Connector 53 is located at the substantial middle of driving transfer part 42.Container installation is mounted in toner container 60
When portion 40, connector 53 is linked to the connector 57 for being located at the agitating paddle 56(of the inside of toner container 60 referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7)
(referring to Fig. 7).Connector 54 is located at the lower right corner in driving transfer part 42.Container installation is mounted in toner container 60
When portion 40, connector 54 is linked to the connector 59(reference figure for being located at the helical axis 58(of the inside of toner container 60 referring to Fig. 6)
8).
[ composition of locking member 90 ]
Fig. 2 is the status diagram that toner container 60 is mounted on container mount 40.Fig. 2 shows unloading image shape
The periphery that the container mount 40 of front side is exposed in the state of front shroud at device 10 is constituted.As shown in Fig. 2, locking member
90 are mounted on the inner frame 29 of framework 28.More specifically, inner frame 29 by can in left and right directions 9 it is mobile in a manner of support
Locking member 90.When toner container 60 is mounted on the installation site of container mount 40, locking member 90 be located at
0) the aftermentioned protruding portion 98(of toner container 60 engages referring to Fig.1, so that toner container 60 is fixed on the installation position
It sets.Locking member 90 is formed as such as claw-like.In present embodiment, locking member 90 is with can be in latched position and non-locking position
The mode moved between setting is supported, wherein latched position is to be drawn to limit toner container 60 towards face by protruding portion 98
The mobile position (position shown in Fig. 2) in front side, non-locked position are to be moved to the left from the latched position so as to adjust
The position that front side is pulled out from container mount 40 to face of toner container 60.Locking member 90 for example, by the elastomeric elements such as spring to
The latched position side force, locking member 90 is moved to the non-locked position from the latched position by user, to solve
Locking except locking member 90 to toner container 60.
[ composition of toner container 60 ]
In the following, being described in detail referring to composition of Fig. 3~Figure 11 to toner container 60.In addition, in the various figures, with peace
On the basis of the posture (mounting position) of toner container 60 when mounted in framework 28, vertical direction is up and down direction 7, to framework
28 insertion extract directions be front-rear direction 8, in the mounting position from the horizontal direction in terms of front be left and right directions 9.
Toner container 60 is used to supply toner to developing apparatus 33.As shown in Figure 1, toner container 60 is located at framework
The left side on 28 top.More specifically, the configuration of toner container 60 is in the upper left side side of developing apparatus 33.Toner container 60
It is removable at the container mount 40 for being located at framework 28, also, is supported for can be inserted into or extracting relative to container mount 40
And can along the longitudinal direction 8 sliding mode.
As shown in figure 3, toner container 60 is formed as the longer shape of front-rear direction 8.Toner container 60 has container
Main body 61 and lid 62.
Container body 61 is formed as the longer box-like of front-rear direction 8 for accommodating toner.Container body 61 has downward
The rectangular opening portion 65(of the bottom surface 64 of curved substantially arc-shaped and above great opening is referring to Fig. 6).Container body 61 is received
Container developing device 33 carries out the toner used when development treatment.Container body 61 is that the synthetic resin of fusing is poured into mold
In, ejection formation (injection molding) and formed synthetical resin products.Under normal circumstances, the synthetic resin cooled and solidified of dissolution is just
It can shrink.Therefore, all sites of container body 61 are formed as into equal thickness, to prevent due to being contracted in container body 61
Surface generate so-called " shrink mark (Sink Mark) ".In other words, the outer wall of container body 61 its thickness on all sites is equal
It is equal.In addition, " shrink mark " refer in synthetical resin products the recess as caused by the difference in shrinkage of the generations such as uneven thickness or
The part of the deformations such as hollow hole, skew.Hot shortness's synthetic resin can be used in the material of container body 61.Specifically, by ABS resin
Or PET resin (polyethylene terephthalate) or it is used as container body 61 with these synthetic resin as main component
Material.
Lid 62 is formed as shape corresponding with the opening portion 65 of the upper surface of container body 61, be formed as front-rear direction 8 compared with
Long rectangle.Lid 62 is used to cover the opening portion 65 of container body 61, has the periphery at the edge for being connected to opening portion 65
Portion 71 and the inner wall part 73 swelled from peripheral part 71.Identically as container body 61, lid 62 is also to be formed by ejection formation
Synthetical resin products.
As shown in figure 5, container body 61 has a pair of of guide part 85.Guide part 85 is located at the bottom surface 64 of container body 61.
When toner container 60 is inserted into container mount 40, a pair of of guide part 85 can be to the installation direction towards the installation site
Guide container body 61.Specifically, a pair of of guide part 85 is respectively formed as (consistent with front-rear direction 8 along the installation direction
Direction) extend narrower width rail-like.A pair of of guide part 85 is respectively provided in bottom surface 64 right referring to Fig. 3) with guide groove 44(
On the position answered.Each guide part 85 is inserted into guide groove 44 and is guided along guide groove 44, so that container body 61 is directed to
The installation direction.In present embodiment, each guide part 85 extends to the depths (the also known as back side) of the rear side of container body 61
66。
Each guide part 85 is prominent towards the direction perpendicular to bottom surface 64, and top end part is equipped with protrusion tab 88.In each guide part 85
It is respectively equipped with a protrusion tab 88.Protrusion tab 88 is towards the left and right directions 9(orthogonal direction perpendicular to the respective side of each guide part 85)
It is prominent.It is prominent from the top end part of guide part 85 towards left side in the protrusion tab 88 of the guide part 85 in left side in Fig. 5 configuration.Also,
The protrusion tab 88 for the guide part 85 that Fig. 5 configured on right side is prominent from the top end part of guide part 85 towards right side.In present embodiment, dash forward
Slice 88 is located at 66 side of depths in guide part 85.
When toner container 60 is inserted into container mount 40, each guide part 85 is inserted into guide groove 44.In guide part 85
It is inserted into the state of guide groove 44, the moving direction of guide part 85 is limited in along the direction of guide groove 44.Also, in guide part
In the state of 85 insertion guide grooves 44, the protrusion tab 88 of guide part 85 engages with the margining tablet 45 of guide groove 44, so that limitation is prominent
The movement on 7 in above-below direction of slice 88.In other words, in the front-rear direction 8 that toner container 60 is inserted into container mount 40
Rear (installation direction) when, each guide part 85 positions container body 61, so that container body 61 will not be in right and left
Deviate movement to 9, meanwhile, container body 61 is rearward guided along guide groove 44.Also, works as and toner container 60 is inserted into container
When rear (installation direction) of the front-rear direction 8 of mounting portion 40, protrusion tab 88 positions container body 61, so that container master
Body 61 will not relative to bottom surface 64 vertical direction, deviate movement in up and down direction 7, meanwhile, rearward guide container master
Body 61.
Due to preventing the loosening of left and right directions 9 by guide part 85 equipped with above-mentioned guide part 85, meanwhile, also prevent
The loosening in lower direction 7.As a result, can successfully be operated in extraction operation when insertion operation when being installed and unloading
Operability when handling toner container 60 can be improved in toner container 60.
Also, as shown in Figure 5 and 7, the depths 66 of container body 61 is equipped with acicular two positioning elements 82.Positioning region
Part 82 protrudes towards the rear from depths 66.Positioning element 82 is located at position corresponding with location hole 50 possessed by container mount 40
On.When toner container 60 is mounted on the installation site of container mount 40, positioning element 82 is inserted into location hole 50.
To which toner container 60 is located in the installation site in container mount 40, is accurately fitted within the installation site.
As described above, using mold by the synthetic resin ejection formation of fusing, to form container body 61.As in this way
Synthetical resin products container body 61, need to be used to form curved 64 side of bottom surface mold and be used to form container body
The mold of the upper surface of 61 sides.Also, it is 9 prominent to left and right direction to be located at the protrusion tab 88 of 66 side of depths, and positioning element 82 is towards front and back
Direction 8 is prominent, is that can not form these using two above-mentioned molds therefore.In other words, it needs to be used to form including container master
The sliding magnetic core (sliding mould) of the depths end of rear side including the depths 66 of body 61.At cross cutting (die cutting)
Sliding movement towards the rear.In present embodiment, protrusion tab 88 or positioning element 82 are located at the rear side of container body 61, therefore,
It can be formed by ejection formation using the sliding magnetic core.
As shown in figure 8, such as chip memory, the bottom surface 64 of container body 61, which is equipped with exposure, portion of terminal or memory
Storage unit 76.Storage is in relation to the information for the toner being housed in container body 61 in storage unit 76.Information in relation to toner
The example toner that has amount including the toner in not used toner container or accommodate the date of toner, accommodated
Applicable condition etc..The end side at rear of the configuration of storage unit 76 in the region clipped by a pair of of guide part 85, in bottom surface 64,
I.e., the end of 66 side of depths equipped with positioning element 82.In present embodiment, storage unit 76 is located at the protrusion tab of each guide part 85
Near 88.Specifically, storage unit 76, which is located at, is highlighted the position that piece 88 clips.
Also, as shown in fig. 7, the end at the rear of bottom surface 64 is equipped with the recessed portion 69 being more recessed than bottom surface 64.Recess
The depth in portion 69 is identical as the thickness of storage unit 76.Storage unit 76 configures in such recessed portion 69.
As described above, storage unit 76 is arranged between a pair of of guide part 85, due to guide part 85 or protrusion tab 88, to deposit
Storage portion 76 can be protected from physical external contact.In other words, make when transporting or operating toner container 60
64 side of bottom surface is impacted, that is also that guide part 85 and protrusion tab 88 are directly impacted, storage unit 76 will not directly by
Impact.Thus, it is possible to prevent storage unit 76 from directly being impacted and being damaged.
Also, in present embodiment, as described above, depths 66 is equipped with positioning element 82, therefore, pacify in toner container 60
In the state of the installation site of container mount 40, the more accurate positioning in the end at the rear of toner container 60.
To which, storage unit 76 is located at the end side at rear, i.e. near positioning element 82 in bottom surface 64, thus the terminal of storage unit 76 and
Contact terminal 47 in container mount 40 contacts, and is not in offset.To prevent termination contact bad, be stored in storage
The information of the related toner in portion 76 is accurately transmitted to image forming apparatus 10.
Also, it is configured with storage unit 76 in recessed portion 69, is deposited therefore, it is not necessary to be higher than the projecting height of guide part 85
The thickness in storage portion 76 can be improved the design freedom of the height dimension of design guide part 85.
In addition, in present embodiment, to have the storage unit of the terminal contacted with the contact terminal 47 of container mount 40
It is illustrated for 76, in addition to this can also transmit depositing for the information in storage unit by cordless using RFID etc.
Storage portion.
As shown in figure 4, the side 63(first side of the front side of container body 61) it is equipped with handle 92.In further detail,
It is in the side side of the longer direction longer direction of container body 61, when being mounted on container mount 40 configuration in front side
Side 63 is equipped with handle 92.When loading and unloading toner container 60 to container mount 40 or when carrying toner container 60, user
Hold handle 92.
Also, the upper surface of lid 62 is equipped with (consistent with front-rear direction 8 along the vertical direction relative to side 63 for preventing
Direction) sliding the first anti-slip part 101.To container mount 40 load and unload toner container 60 when or carry toner container
When device 60, user holds the first anti-slip part 101.Three ribs that first anti-slip part 101 is extended by front-rear direction 8
(rib) it constitutes.Also, the first anti-slip part 101 is configured in the upper surface of lid 62 in the center of front-rear direction 8.In addition, rib
Quantity is not limited to three, as long as can be anti-skidding, can be one or two, can also be four or more.Also, first is anti-skidding
Portion 101 is not limited to rib, can be the shape equipped with multiple granular protrusions, or be pasted with the shape of rubber slab
Shape.
In present embodiment, handle is arranged referring to the side Fig. 6) in the close right side 74(second side adjacent with side 63
92.In other words, handle 92 is set close to right part in side 63.On the other hand, the first anti-slip part 101 is close with 63 phase of side
The adjacent and left side 75(third side opposite with right side 74) side setting.In other words, in the upper surface of lid 62, close to left part
First anti-slip part 101 is set.
Handle 92 and the first anti-slip part 101 are configured to above-mentioned positional relationship, therefore can prevent user from holding toner
Sliding when container 60, also, toner container 60 is picked up convenient for both hands, therefore can be improved when operating toner container 60
Operability.For example, even if when the heavier toner container 60 for being filled with many toners is mounted on container mount 40,
Handle 92 is held with the right hand, the left part including anti-slip part 101 is caught with left hand, so as to stable operation toner container
60, it will not be slid from hand.
Also, as shown in figure 5, bottom surface 64 is equipped with pattern form identified portion 79 corresponding with the protrusion 49 of identification part 48.
Toner container 60 is appropriate for image forming apparatus 10 for identification in the identified portion 79.When identified portion 79 is not identified
When toner container 60 is inserted into container mount 40 in the state that portion 48 interferes, it can be determined that be suitble to image for toner container 60
Form device 10.On the other hand, when identified obstruction of the portion 79 by identification part 48, toner container 60 can not be inserted into container peace
When dress portion 40, it can be determined that be not suitable for image forming apparatus 10 for toner container 60.The identified portion 79 is located at bottom surface 64
In correspond to the first anti-slip part 101 position on.Identified portion 79 include for prevent along relative to side 63 vertical direction,
That is the second anti-slip part 102 of the sliding of front-rear direction 8.The close left part setting in the center of front-rear direction 8 should in bottom surface 64
Second anti-slip part 102.
As described above, the second anti-slip part 102 is equipped in bottom surface 64, therefore, when user catches toner container 60 with left hand
Left part when, finger rides over the first anti-slip part 101 and the second anti-slip part 102.To which user can catch toning securely
Agent 60 will not be such that it slides.
In addition, bottom surface 64 is equipped with supply mouth 67 in present embodiment.Supply mouth 67 is when toner container 60 is mounted on appearance
The toner when installation site of device mounting portion 40 for that will be housed in toner container 60 supplies developing apparatus 33
Opening portion.As shown in figure 5, the supply mouth 67 is arranged close to 74 side of right side.Therefore, even if user catches toner container with left hand
The left part of device 60 also can prevent the toner being attached near supply mouth 67 from making hand dirty.
Also, as shown in figure 5, side 63 is equipped with the charging port for toner to be filled into the inside of container body 61
104.Charging port 104 is set close to 75 side of left side in side 63.In other words, charging port 104 leans on the left part of proximal side 63
Setting.Therefore, handle 92 is located at the right side of charging port 104.
As shown in figure 9, handle 92 has vertical component effect 92A, bending section 92B, sidewall portion 92C.The base end part of vertical component effect 92A connects
It is connected to side 63, is formed as the plate vertical with side 63.Bending section 92B is connected to the top end part of vertical component effect 92A, be formed as from
The top end part of vertical component effect 92A is to the curved plate in lower section towards 64 side of the bottom surface of container body 61.Sidewall portion 92C is respectively provided at
Vertical component effect 92A and the respective both side ends of bending section 92B (both ends of left and right directions 9).63 side of side of sidewall portion 92C
End is connect with side 63.
Sidewall portion 92C forms the notch 93 cut below.Notch 93 opens lower side.Notch 93 is formed as
Arc-shaped is shaped generally as semicircle shape in present embodiment.Each sidewall portion 92C of two sides is formed with the notch of same shape
93。
Since handle 92 is equipped with such notch 93, so user can insert a finger into the inside of handle 92, it will not
It is influenced by sidewall portion 92C, finger is ridden over into handle 92.Also, finger can not only ride over the inside of handle 92, can be with
Ride over the notch 93 of sidewall portion 92C.The load being applied to when thus, it is possible to be dispersed in operating handle 92 on finger.As a result,
Behaviour when toner container 60 being installed on to image forming apparatus 10 or being unloaded from image forming apparatus 10 can simply be carried out
Make, can be improved the operability of toner container 60.
Also, strengthens rib 96 as shown in figure 9, handle 92 is equipped with the first reinforcing rib 95, second, anti-skidding uses rib shape
Object 97.First reinforcing rib 95 is located at the inside of side 63 and the interconnecting piece of vertical component effect 92A.This first strengthen rib 95 from
Side 63, which is formed, arrives vertical component effect 92A.First strengthen rib 95 laterally 63 be equipped with the direction of the interconnecting piece of vertical component effect 92A it is more
It is a.Second reinforcing rib 96 is located at the inside of the interconnecting piece of vertical component effect 92A and bending section 92B.Second strengthen rib 96 from
Vertical component effect 92A is formed to bending section 92B.Second strengthens rib 96 along the direction of vertical component effect 92A and the interconnecting piece of bending section 92B
Equipped with multiple.In present embodiment, second is equipped on each first extension line for strengthening rib 95 of 92 the inside of handle and is strengthened
Rib 96.Also, rib 97 is located at the lateral surface of bending section 92B.The rib 97 9 extension in left-right direction, and upper
The lower configuration three side by side of direction 7.
Due to being equipped with such reinforcing rib 95,96, it is possible to improve the intensity of handle 92.Also, second strengthens
Rib 96 is located at the inside of bending section 92B, and therefore, when finger is ridden over handle 92, finger tripe is connected to the second reinforcing
Rib 96.Therefore, finger due to second reinforcing rib 96 be difficult in the lateral direction 9 sliding, operation toner can be improved
Operability when container 60.Also, rib 97 is located at bending section 92B, therefore, can reduce sliding when catching handle 92,
Convenient for catching handle 92.
Also, as shown in figure 9, when handle 92 is located at from the position that separates to the right of center of side 63, Duo Ge
One strengthens the first reinforcing rib 95A of the center side positioned at side 63 in rib 95 and other the first reinforcing ribs 95
It compares, the length of up and down direction 7 is longer.Specifically, first strengthens laterally 63 7 extension in above-below direction in rib 95
Part than other first strengthen ribs 95 it is long.First reinforcing rib 95A is formed as the shape, therefore, can strengthen thickness
Spend the center portion that intensity is most weak in equal side 63.
As shown in Fig. 5 and Figure 10, container body 61 has protruding portion 98.Container installation is mounted in toner container 60
When portion 40, locking member 90 is sticked in protruding portion 98.As shown in Figure 10, protruding portion 98 is from forniciform bottom surface 64 side 75 to the left
(third side) is vertically (left direction) prominent.The jag of protruding portion 98 is formed to be located in identical faces with left side 75
Raised face 106.Raised face 106 is formed on the position that the boundary 75A between bottom surface 64 and left side 75 is separated by appointed interval.
In the left side of container body 61 75, protruding portion 98 is located at be inserted into when toner container 60 is installed on container mount 40 after
Side (installation direction) face on front side of end, i.e., the end of the front side of container body 61.The end of the front side of protruding portion 98
It is connect with side 63.On the other hand, the end of the rear side of protruding portion 98 is equipped with and the side wall 98A connected vertically of bottom surface 64.
Equipped with above-mentioned protruding portion 98, therefore, as shown in Fig. 2, locking member 90 accurately engages with protruding portion 98.From
And toner container 60 can be accurately fixed to container mount 40.
Wherein, as described above, container body 61 is formed as uniform thickness by ejection formation.Therefore, in this embodiment party
Formula, as shown in Figure 10, by the boundary 75A between bottom surface 64 and left side 75, side wall 98A, the upper end of raised face 106, side
It sink in 63 regions 107 surrounded.At this moment, as shown in figs. 11 and 12, locking member 90 is released from, locking member 90
Front end and 107 sliding contact of raised face 106 and region, then locking member 90 is connected to side wall 98A and is stuck, when being stuck
Generate allophone.Also, the case where there is also locking members 90 to be stuck in side wall 98A, can not extract toner container 60 out.Therefore, exist
Present embodiment, in region 107, with the integrally formed reinforcing rib 109 of container body 61, wherein strengthen rib 109 and edge
The direction of boundary 75A is parallel, and the height having to left side 75.To, though locking member 90 and raised face 106 and
Therefore 107 sliding contact of region, the front end of locking member 90 and reinforcing 109 sliding contact of rib extract toner container 60 out
When locking member 90 will not be abutted with the height difference part between region 107 and side wall 98A, allophone will not be generated certainly.
In addition, as shown in figure 11, protruding portion 98, which is located in the left side 75 of container body 61, corresponds to container body 61
The upper surface of play bottom surface 64 intermediate point position.It therefore, will not be because of toning when locking member 90 is fastened on protruding portion 98
The strength that is acted on when agent container 60 engages and tilt, container mount 40 can be stably installed at.
Depending on the scope of the present invention not detailed content as disclosed in specification, but by the record of claim Lai
Definition is merely illustrative and is not defined so the embodiment that this specification is recorded should be understood that.Therefore, institute
Have and does not depart from the scope of the claims, the change of boundary or the content that is equal with the range, boundary and be included in claim
In the range of.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of toner container, the toner container is mounted on image forming apparatus, the toner container can load and unload shape
Device is characterized in that
Container body, for accommodating toner；
A pair of of guide part is located at the bottom surface of the container body and extends in assembly direction, for described in installation direction guidance
Container body, wherein the installation direction is directed towards from the container body can form unit feeding toning to described image
The direction of the installation site of agent；And
Storage unit, the designated position clipped in the bottom surface of the container body by the pair of guide part, the storage unit with
The mode of contact terminal towards the lower section relative to plane perpendicular direction of the container body is installed, and for storing related receipts
Hold the information in the toner of the container body,
The pair of guide part is respectively provided with protrusion tab, Vertical Square relative to bottom surface of the protrusion tab from the container body
To top end part it is prominent towards the orthogonal direction orthogonal with the side of the guide part,
When the container body forms device along installation direction insertion described image, the guide part is to the container master
Body is positioned, and is moved so that the container body will not deviate to the orthogonal direction, while carrying out along the installation direction
Guidance, also, the protrusion tab positions the container body, so that the container body will not be to the vertical direction
Deviate movement, while being guided along the installation direction,
The storage unit is mounted near the protrusion tab.
2. toner container according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The storage unit is mounted on the position clipped by the protrusion tab.
3. toner container according to claim 1, which is characterized in that further include:
The depths protrusion of positioning element, the installation direction in the container body is formed, and is used for the container body
It is located in the installation site,
Wherein, the storage unit is mounted near the end of the installation direction in the bottom surface of the container body.
4. toner container according to claim 2, which is characterized in that further include:
The depths protrusion of positioning element, the installation direction in the container body is formed, and is used for the container body
It is located in the installation site,
Wherein, the storage unit is mounted near the end of the installation direction in the bottom surface of the container body.
5. toner container according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The end of the installation direction in the bottom surface of the container body is formed with recessed portion, and the storage unit is mounted on described
Recessed portion.
6. toner container according to claim 2, which is characterized in that
The end of the installation direction in the bottom surface of the container body is formed with recessed portion, and the storage unit is mounted on described
Recessed portion.
7. a kind of image forming apparatus characterized by comprising
Any toner container in claim 1 to 6；
Container mount, the guide groove that is inserted into of the guide part with the toner container, the container mount with
It can the handling mode installation toner container；And
Image forming part, the recording medium using the toner supplied from the toner container in sheet form image.
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