CN107479354B

CN107479354B - Toner cartridge

Info

Publication number: CN107479354B
Application number: CN201710790842.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 庄金锡; 黄啟晋
Original assignee: General Plastic Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: General Plastic Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-09-05
Filing date: 2017-09-05
Publication date: 2020-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-05
Also published as: CN107479354A

Abstract

The invention discloses a toner cartridge which is used for accommodating toner and comprises a cylinder, a transmission piece and a toner poking rod; the cylinder is used for accommodating ink powder, and one end of the cylinder is provided with an opening; the transmission piece is rotatably arranged at one end of the cylinder body; the powder stirring rod is rotatably arranged in the barrel and comprises a rod part and at least one spoon part which extends out from the rod part, and when the powder stirring rod rotates relative to the barrel, the spoon part can convey the ink powder to the transmission part from the barrel. Therefore, the toner in the cylinder can be continuously sent out through the spoon part, so that the toner can be effectively discharged, and the residual toner in the cylinder is reduced.

Description

Toner cartridge

Technical Field

The present invention relates to electronic imaging devices, and more particularly, to a toner cartridge for an electronic imaging device.

Background

With the rapid development of global industrial informatization, electronic and information products bring people quick and convenient lives, and in the information era, important equipment with functions of outputting computer files and pictures or copying data belongs to electronic imaging devices such as copiers, printers and fax machines.

The electronic imaging device can copy original documents such as handwriting, printing or drawing and the like to obtain data with completely the same content as the original documents, so that the electronic imaging device has the modern characteristic of quickly copying the documents, saves a lot of copying, copying and imprinting time of people, one of the most important components in the electronic imaging device is a toner cartridge which is the technical core of the electronic imaging device for completing development.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a toner cartridge which can discharge and utilize toner and reduce the residual powder amount in the toner cartridge.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a toner cartridge for accommodating toner, the toner cartridge comprising a barrel, a transmission member, and a toner-stirring rod; the cylinder is used for accommodating ink powder, and one end of the cylinder is provided with an opening; the transmission piece is rotationally arranged at one end of the cylinder body; the powder stirring rod is rotationally arranged inside the barrel and comprises a rod part and at least one spoon part extending out of the rod part, and when the powder stirring rod rotates relative to the barrel, the spoon part can convey the ink powder to the transmission part from the barrel.

The toner cartridge of the invention, wherein, the inner periphery of the cylinder body is provided with a limit ring, the side periphery of the cylinder body is provided with a toner outlet which is positioned between the opening and the limit ring, and the inner side edge of the transmission part is abutted against the limit ring.

The invention relates to a toner cartridge, wherein the spoon part comprises a blocking wall which extends out from the rod part in the radial direction, a guide inclined wall which extends out from the blocking wall, and a step arc wall which extends out from the tail end of the guide inclined wall in the lateral direction, the step arc wall is provided with a large-diameter section, a small-diameter section and a connecting section, the tail end of the large-diameter section is close to the inner periphery of the cylinder, the small-diameter section is close to the inner periphery of the limiting ring, and the connecting section is connected with the large-diameter section and the small-diameter section and is close to the inner side of the limiting ring.

The toner cartridge of the present invention, wherein the side periphery of the driving member defines an inner space connected to the inside of the barrel, and one end of the blocking wall, which is away from the rod portion, is located at an outer side of the limiting ring and extends into the inner space of the driving member.

The toner cartridge of the present invention, wherein the side periphery of the driving member defines an inner space connected to the inside of the barrel, and the inclined guide wall has a terminal located at an outer side of the limit ring and extending into the inner space of the driving member.

The toner cartridge of the invention, wherein, the side periphery of the driving medium is provided with two convex rings which are attached to the inner periphery of the cylinder body, an outlet is positioned between the two convex rings, and the powder outlet of the cylinder body is positioned between the two convex rings.

The toner cartridge of the invention, wherein, the side periphery of the driving medium is provided with at least one elastic sheet positioned between the two convex rings, and the toner outlet of the cylinder is provided with a toner guiding member extending into the space between the two convex rings of the driving medium.

The toner cartridge of the invention, wherein the powder poking rod is driven by the transmission piece to rotate relative to the cylinder body.

The inner side surface of the transmission part is provided with at least one inner driving part, and the powder stirring rod is provided with at least one receiving part which is propped against by the inner driving part.

The invention relates to a toner cartridge, wherein the outer side surface of the transmission part is provided with at least one outer driving part.

The toner cartridge of the present invention, wherein the powder poking rod is rotatably disposed on the transmission member.

The invention relates to a toner cartridge, wherein one end of a toner poking rod is provided with a convex shaft, and a transmission part is provided with a shaft connecting part for the convex shaft to extend into.

The toner cartridge of the invention, wherein the toner poking rod is provided with at least one poking sheet.

The toner cartridge of the present invention, wherein the opening is closed by the transmission member.

Therefore, the toner in the cylinder can be continuously sent out through the spoon part, thereby effectively helping the toner to be discharged and reducing the residual powder amount in the cylinder.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of the toner cartridge according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the cartridge according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a barrel according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transmission member according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the transmission member according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a powder poking rod according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention;

fig. 8 is a partial perspective view of the powder poking rod arranged on the cylinder according to the first preferred embodiment of the invention;

fig. 9 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is an exploded view of the toner cartridge according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the reference numbers:

10 toner cartridge 333 outlet

10' toner cartridge 335 spring piece

20 inner space of cylinder 337

20' barrel 34 inner edge

21 opening 40 powder stirring rod

22 side periphery 40' powder stirring rod

42 rod part of 221 powder outlet

222 slide 421 stirring rod

223 seal 423 paddle

224 scoop portion of powder guiding element 44

225 powder guide sheet 441 baffle wall

24 inner peripheral edge 442 lead inclined wall

241 limiting ring 443 inclined guide wall

243 inner circumference 444 end

245 inboard side 445 stepped arc wall

247 outboard 446 major diameter section

30 minor diameter section of transmission 447

30' Transmission piece 448 connecting segment

31 outer side 46 receiving portion

311 outer driving part 48 protruding shaft

32 inner side 50 head cover

321 inner driving part 60 tail cap

323 coupling part 60' tail cover

33 side peripheral edge L imaginary center line

331 convex ring

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 and 2 show a toner cartridge 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention for containing toner, the toner cartridge 10 includes a barrel 20, a transmission member 30, a powder-pulling rod 40, a head cover 50 and a tail cover 60, and the toner cartridge 10 has an imaginary center line L.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, an opening 21 is formed at one end of the cylinder 20, a powder outlet 221 is formed in a side periphery 22 of the cylinder 20, a sliding piece 222 is slidably disposed in the powder outlet 221, and a sealing member 223 is disposed on the sliding piece 222, the sliding piece 222 can slide between a closed position and an open position, when the sliding piece 222 is located at the closed position, the sealing member 223 can seal the powder outlet 221, a powder guiding member 224 is disposed at a bottom edge of the powder outlet 221, a powder guiding sheet 225 is disposed at each of two sides of the powder guiding member 224 and can collect toner, a limiting ring 241 is disposed at an inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20, and the powder outlet 221 is located between the opening 21 and the limiting ring 241.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the transmission member 30 is rotatably disposed at one end of the cylinder 20 and seals the opening 21, the outer side 31 of the transmission member 30 has two outer driving portions 311, the inner side 32 of the transmission member 30 has two inner driving portions 321 and a shaft connecting portion 323, the side periphery 33 of the transmission member 30 is provided with two convex rings 331 abutting against the inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20, an outlet 333 located between the two convex rings 331, and two elastic sheets 335 located between the two convex rings 331, the powder outlet 221 of the cylinder 20 is also located between the two convex rings 331, the end of the powder guiding member 224 extends into between the two convex rings 331, the inner edge 34 of the transmission member 30 abuts against the limiting ring 241 of the cylinder 20, so that the transmission member 30 is limited by the limiting ring 241 and will not move toward the cylinder 20, the side periphery 33 of the transmission member 30 defines an inner space 337 connected to the inside of the cylinder 20.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the powder-stirring rod 40 is rotatably disposed inside the cylinder 20, the powder-stirring rod includes a rod 42 and a scoop 44 extending from the rod 42, when the powder-stirring rod 40 rotates relative to the cylinder 20, the scoop 44 can also rotate relative to the cylinder 20 with the imaginary center line L as the axis and transport the toner from the cylinder 20 to the transmission member 30, in this embodiment, one end of the powder-stirring rod 40 is provided with two radially extending receiving portions 46 and a protruding shaft 48 protruding from between the two receiving portions 46, the axial connecting portion 323 of the transmission member 30 is provided for the protruding shaft 48 to extend, so that the rotation axes of the powder-stirring rod 40 and the transmission member 30 are consistent, the powder-stirring rod 40 is rotatably disposed on the transmission member 30, the two receiving portions 46 can rotate relative to the cylinder 20 together with the transmission member 30, the rod 42 of the powder-stirring rod 40 is provided with a plurality of stirring rods 421 capable of stirring the toner, And a poking piece 423 can poke the toner in the cylinder 20 to the opening 21, however, in other possible embodiments, the number of the poking pieces 423 can be multiple.

The scoop portion 44 includes a blocking wall 441 extending radially from the shaft portion 42, a guiding inclined wall 443 extending from the blocking wall 441, and a stepped arc wall 445 extending laterally from the end of the guiding inclined wall 443, one end of the blocking wall 441 away from the rod 42 is located on an outer side 247 of the limiting ring 241 and extends into the inner space 337 of the transmission member 30, the inclined guiding wall 443 has a distal end 444 located on the outer side 247 of the retaining ring 241 and extending into the inner space 337 of the transmission member 30, the stepped arc wall 445 has a large diameter section 446, a small diameter section 447 and a connecting section 448, the end of the large diameter section 446 is close to the inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20, the small diameter section 447 is close to the inner periphery 243 of the retaining ring 241 and connected to the end 444 of the inclined guiding wall 443, a part of the small diameter section 447 is located on the outer side 247 of the retaining ring 241, the connecting section 448 connects the large-diameter section 446 and the small-diameter section 447 and abuts against an inner side 245 of the retaining ring 241.

The head cover 50 is disposed at one end of the barrel 20 to limit the position of the transmission member 30, so that the transmission member 30 will not fall off from the barrel 20, and the tail cover 60 is disposed at the other end of the barrel 20 and connected to the powder stirring rod 40.

Thus, when the toner cartridge 10 is inserted into an electronic imaging device such as a copier, the external driving portion 311 of the transmission member 30 is driven by a driving member (not shown) of the electronic imaging device to rotate the transmission member 30, and the two internal driving portions 321 abut against the two receiving portions 46 and push the two receiving portions 46, so that the powder-stirring rod 40 can be driven by the transmission member 30 to rotate relative to the cylinder 20 with the imaginary center line L as the axis, and then the toner in the cylinder 20 is stirred by the powder-stirring rod 40 to move in the direction of the opening 21, when the toner reaches approximately the vicinity of the inner side 245 of the limit ring 241, the rotating scoop portion 44 scoops up the toner, in more detail, since the end of the large diameter section 446 is close to the inner circumferential edge 24 of the cylinder 20, the toner in the cylinder 20 and located at the inner side 245 of the limit ring 241 can enter the scoop portion 44 from the large diameter section 446, as the scoop portion 44 continues to rotate, the toner will move along the inclined guide wall 443 toward the blocking wall 441, and will be driven along the inclined guide wall 443 to the small-diameter section 447, and since the end 444 of the inclined guide wall 443 is located at the outer side 247 of the retaining ring 241 and extends into the inner space 337 and the small-diameter section 447 is connected to the end 444 of the inclined guide wall 443, the toner can enter the transmission member 30 through the end 444 of the inclined guide wall 443 and the small-diameter section 447, and then the toner can be discharged from the outlet 333 of the side peripheral edge 33 of the transmission member 30 to between the two convex rings 331, the two elastic pieces 335 rotating together with the transmission member 30 can drive the toner from between the two convex rings 331 to the guide 224, and finally the toner can be discharged from the toner box 10 through the toner outlet 221, so that the sustainable toner in the cylinder 20 can be sent out through the scoop portion 44 without being blocked by the retaining ring 241, therefore, the toner discharge can be effectively assisted, and the residual toner amount in the cylinder 20 can be reduced.

Other variations of the construction of the toner cartridge 10 are possible in accordance with the spirit of the present invention, such as: the number of the scoop portion 44 is only required to be at least one, and the structure of the scoop portion 44 can be changed according to the requirement, and is not limited to the above embodiment, as long as the scoop portion 44 must be able to transport the toner from the cylinder 20 to the transmission member 30; the limiting ring 241 of the inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20 can be omitted, and the transmission member 30 can not move into the cylinder 20 because the coupling portion 323 of the transmission member 30 can be used for the protruding shaft 48 of the powder stirring rod 40 to extend into; the configuration of the side periphery 33 of the transmission member 30 can be varied as long as the transmission member 30 has the outlet 333 through which the toner can be discharged; any structure associated with facilitating toner exit from the toner cartridge 10 may be varied as appropriate, and it is understood that the two spring plates 335 or the powder guide 224 may be omitted or located elsewhere; the connection mode and the corresponding structure of the powder stirring rod 40 and the transmission member 30 can be changed according to the circumstances, for example, the number of the inner driving part 321, the receiving part 46 or the outer driving part 311 is only required to be at least one, and even the powder stirring rod 40 can be driven by other structures or elements; the transmission member 30 may not completely close the opening 21.

Fig. 9 and 10 show a toner cartridge 10 ' according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a cylindrical body 20 ', a transmission member 30 ', a powder stirring rod 40 ' and a tail cover 60 ', wherein the functions of the above components are substantially the same as those of the first preferred embodiment, but some parts of the structures are different, for example, the limiting ring 241 is omitted from the cylindrical body 20 ', the outlet 333 of the transmission member 30 ' is located at one end of the transmission member 30 ', the inner edge of the transmission member 30 ' forms the inner space 337, one end of the powder stirring rod 40 ' extends into the inner space 337, the transmission member 30 ' is not provided with the two convex rings 331, the scoop portion 44 ' of the powder stirring rod 40 ' has two inclined guide walls 442, which extend in a direction different from that of the first preferred embodiment, and the two inclined guide walls 442 have an included angle, the two inclined guide walls 442 help to transport the toner in the cylindrical body 20 ' to the transmission member 30 ', and finally exits the toner cartridge 10 'through the outlet 333 of the actuator 30'. It should be understood that the toner cartridges 10,10 ' provided in the first and second preferred embodiments may be modified in other embodiments, as long as the scoops 44,44 ' must be able to transport toner from the cartridge 20,20 ' to the driving member 30,30 ', and the structure of the paddle 40,40 ' and the corresponding cartridge 20,20 ' or driving member 30,30 '.

The present invention is capable of other embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A toner cartridge for containing toner, the toner cartridge comprising:

the toner cartridge comprises a cartridge body, a toner inlet, a toner outlet, a toner discharge hole and a toner discharge hole, wherein the cartridge body is used for containing toner, one end of the cartridge body is provided with an opening, the inner periphery of the cartridge body is provided with a limiting ring, and the lateral periphery of the cartridge body is provided with the toner outlet which is positioned between the opening and the limiting ring;

a transmission piece which is rotationally arranged at one end of the cylinder body, and the inner edge of the transmission piece is abutted against the limit ring; and

a dial powder pole, locate the inside of this barrel rotatoryly, should dial powder pole and include a pole portion, and at least one spoon portion extends by this pole portion, this spoon portion includes one and keeps off the wall and radially extends by this pole portion, one leads the skew wall and extends by this fender wall, and a ladder arc wall extends by the terminal side direction of this oblique wall of leading, this ladder arc wall has a big footpath section, a path section and a linkage segment, the internal periphery of this barrel is pressed close to the end of this big footpath section, this path section is close to the internal periphery in this spacing ring, this linkage segment is connected this big footpath section and this path section and is pasted in an inboard of this spacing ring, when should dial powder pole when rotatory relative this barrel, this spoon portion can carry the powdered ink to this driving medium by this barrel.

2. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the side periphery of the driving member defines an inner space connected to the inside of the barrel, and an end of the blocking wall remote from the rod portion is located on an outer side of the retainer ring and extends into the inner space of the driving member.

3. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the side periphery of the driving member defines an inner space connected to the inside of the barrel, and the inclined guide wall has an end located on an outer side of the retainer ring and extending into the inner space of the driving member.

4. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the driving member has two protruding rings at its side periphery to abut against the inner periphery of the barrel, and an outlet between the two protruding rings, the outlet of the barrel being located between the two protruding rings.

5. The toner cartridge of claim 4, wherein the driving member has at least one resilient tab at a side edge thereof between the two collars, and the toner outlet of the barrel has a toner guide member extending between the two collars of the driving member.

6. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the powder-pulling lever is driven by the transmission member to rotate together relative to the barrel.

7. The toner cartridge of claim 6, wherein the inner side of the transmission member has at least one inner driving portion, and the powder-ejecting lever has at least one receiving portion that is abutted by the inner driving portion.

8. The toner cartridge of claim 6, wherein the outer side of the transmission member has at least one outer driving portion.

9. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the powder-stirring rod is rotatably disposed on the transmission member.

10. The toner cartridge of claim 9, wherein the powder-ejecting lever has a protruding shaft at one end thereof, and the transmission member has a shaft-engaging portion into which the protruding shaft extends.

11. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the powder pick-up lever is provided with at least one pick.

12. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the transmission member closes the opening.