Driving assembly of toner cartridge
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a driving assembly of an image forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a driving assembly of a toner cartridge.
Background
At present, in the market, the toner cartridge driving assembly mainly has two types, one type is integrated, the other type is split type, and the driving assembly in the two types has the functions of transmitting the driving force on the machine to the working gear of the toner cartridge so as to realize printing work, and the driving assembly with the integrated structure is relatively simple and is commonly used.
Patent publication No. CN101595433a discloses a developing device capable of being used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, which is capable of moving in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of a driving shaft, and which includes a coupling member for transmitting a rotational force to a developing roller, the coupling member being capable of being in the following positions: a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting a rotational force; pre-engaging the angular position at which the coupling member is tilted away from the rotational force transmitting angular position; and a disengagement angular position at which the coupling member is in a position when disengaged from the drive shaft, the coupling member being inclined away from the rotational force transmitting angular position in a direction opposite to the pre-engagement angular position; wherein the coupling member moves from the pre-engagement angular position to a rotational force transmitting angular position opposite to the drive shaft in response to movement of the developing device, wherein the coupling member is disengaged from the drive shaft by moving from the rotational force transmitting angular position to the disengaging angular position upon further movement of the movable member in the same direction. The technology of the invention has the following defects: when the invention is used for a printer, the coupling component for transmitting the rotating force to the developing roller is used in printing, the phenomenon that the rotating force transmitting component is blocked easily is caused, the printing is influenced, even the printer is damaged, meanwhile, the rotating force transmitting component is a consumable product, and the rotating force transmitting component with an integrated structure is naturally used, so that the replaceability of the component is reduced, and the maintenance cost is increased.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a split type driving component of a toner cartridge, which is convenient to install, stable in structure and high in stability of transmission force, effectively prevents the phenomenon of blocking during working, improves the substitutability of the driving component and reduces the maintenance cost.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the utility model provides a drive assembly of cartridge, detachably installs in the image forming device that has the drive head, drive assembly includes the main part, has the axis and can rotate around the axis, power drive claw installs in the main part, power drive claw can be in the tip straight flute of main part and can follow the approximate circumference direction of main part swings, the drum spare, locate in the tip of main part and can receive the drive power from power drive claw in order to realize along the axis rotation on the main part, control assembly for control the motion of power drive claw is equipped with a protrusion on the power drive claw, the distance is D1 along the rectilinear motion direction of protrusion, just power drive claw is greater than the width D2 of protrusion in the tip straight flute of main part, the main part includes mounting groove, first limit part and second limit part, first limit part set up in the upper portion of mounting groove, the second limit part set up in the lower part of mounting groove in the control assembly is equipped with a protruding part in the rectilinear motion direction distance is greater than the width D2 of main part, the main part is equipped with to the elastic component in the direction of the axis.
Preferably, the main body part further comprises a reset spring protrusion, the reset spring protrusion is symmetrically arranged on the upper portion of the first limiting part, a reset spring is arranged on the reset spring protrusion, and one part of the reset spring is connected to the side portion of the power driving claw.
Preferably, the power driving claw comprises an integrally formed vertical rod and a sliding seat, the sliding seat is arranged on the mounting groove, a first limiting column and an inclined plane are arranged on the sliding seat, and the first limiting column is located on the second limiting portion.
Preferably, a bevel is provided on the control assembly, which bevel matches the bevel on the slide.
Preferably, the power driving claw comprises a first rotating rod and a first sliding block, the first rotating rod is hinged with the first sliding block, the first sliding block is arranged on the mounting groove, a second limiting column and an inclined block are arranged on the first sliding block, and the second limiting column is located on the second limiting portion.
Preferably, the control assembly is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the inclined block on the first sliding block, and the upper inclined surface and the lower inclined surface of the inclined block are tightly attached to the control assembly.
Preferably, the power driving claw comprises a second rotating rod and a second sliding block, the second rotating rod is hinged with the second sliding block, the second sliding block is arranged on the mounting groove, and a through guide groove is formed in the second sliding block.
Preferably, the control assembly is provided with symmetrical inclined rods, the inclined rods are slidably connected with the guide grooves, and inclined rod limiting pins are arranged at the end parts of the inclined rods.
Preferably, the main body part is further provided with a through bar-shaped limiting hole, the end part of the control assembly is provided with a positioning hole, and the bar-shaped limiting hole is connected with the positioning hole through a bolt.
Preferably, the main body part is further provided with a positioning structure for installing the toner cartridge bracket.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the scheme comprises three embodiments, wherein:
(1) The control components in the three embodiments can control the linear motion of the power driving claw on the main body part to enable the power driving claw to be in a furled or unfolded state, so that the loading or unloading machine is realized, the structure is stable, the force transmissibility is good, and the phenomenon of blocking during rotation can be prevented;
(2) Because the printer provides the people with the activity space when getting the machine comparatively narrow and small, the power drive claw in this case still can be along the approximate circumferencial direction swing of main part when opening the state, is convenient for get the machine.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a loader according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a taking-out state in a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a loader in a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a machine taking state in a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of three pick-up states according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a loading and unloading process according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a loading and unloading process in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a loading and unloading process in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a side view of the mounting process of the drive assembly of a toner cartridge of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is an assembly view of a cartridge drive assembly of the present invention coupled to a cartridge.
Reference numerals illustrate: a main body 1; a mounting groove 11; a first stopper 12; a second limit part 13; a reset spring projection 14; resetting the spring 141; a bar-shaped limiting hole 15; a power driving claw 2; a protruding portion 20; a vertical rod 21; a slider 22; a first stopper post 221; a bevel 222; a concave portion 223; a first rotating lever 23; a first slider 24; a second limiting post 241; a bevel block 242; a card slot 243; a pin 244; a second rotating lever 25; a second slider 26; a guide groove 261; a cylindrical member 3; a control assembly 4; a bevel 41; an accommodating space 42; a support 421; a trapezoidal seat 422; a positioning hole 44; a diagonal lever 43; a diagonal bar stop pin 431; an elastic member 5; and a positioning structure 6.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved more apparent, the following detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in the drawings, a driving assembly of a toner cartridge of the present invention is detachably mounted in an image forming apparatus having a driving head, the driving assembly including a main body portion 1, the main body portion 1 having an axis and being rotatable about the axis; a power driving claw 2 mounted in the main body 1, the power driving claw 2 being linearly movable in an end straight groove of the main body 1 and swingable in an approximately circumferential direction of the main body 1; a cylindrical member 3 provided at an end of the main body 1 and configured to receive a driving force from the power driving pawl 2 so as to be rotatable along an axis on the main body 1; a control assembly 4 for controlling the movement of the power driven pawl 2; a protrusion 20 is arranged on the power driving claw 2, the distance of the protrusion 20 along the linear movement direction is D1, and the linear movement distance of the power driving claw 2 in the straight groove at the end part of the main body part 1 is larger than the width D2 of the protrusion 20; the main body part 1 comprises a mounting groove 11, a first limiting part 12 and a second limiting part 13, wherein the first limiting part 12 is arranged at the upper part of the mounting groove 11, the first limiting part 12 is used for limiting the upward movement of the power driving claw 2 to be separated from the mounting groove 11, the second limiting part 13 is arranged at the lower part of the mounting groove 11, and the second limiting part 13 is used for limiting the sliding distance of the power driving claw 2 on the mounting groove 11 and preventing the power driving claw 2 from sliding out of the mounting groove 11; an elastic member 5 is provided between the control unit 4 and the main body 1, and the elastic member 5 allows the control unit 4 to expand and contract in the axial direction of the main body 1.
The scheme comprises three embodiment schemes, and the scheme is as follows:
in a first embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the main body 1 further includes a reset spring protrusion 14, the reset spring protrusion 14 is symmetrically disposed on the upper portion of the first limiting portion 12, a reset spring 141 is disposed on the reset spring protrusion 14, a portion of the reset spring 141 is connected to a side portion of the power driving claw 2, and in a reset state of the reset spring 141, the reset spring 141 pushes the power driving claw 2 to an end portion of the second limiting portion 13 through self elastic force. The power driving claw 2 comprises a vertical rod 21 and a sliding seat 22 which are integrally formed, the sliding seat 22 is arranged on the mounting groove 11, the sliding seat 22 is provided with a first limit column 221 and an inclined surface 222, and the first limit column 221 is positioned on the second limit portion 13. A ramp 41 is provided on the control unit 4 which mates with a ramp 222 on the carriage 22.
In combination with fig. 1 and 10, during installation, the control assembly 4 is pressed towards the direction of the elastic component 5 by the force of the machine head, the inclined pushing surface 41 on the control assembly drives the sliding seat 22 to be close to the center of the installation groove 11, and the power driving claw 2 is locked with the machine head to realize rotation.
In combination with fig. 2 and 10, when the machine is taken, the machine head is separated from the control component 4, the elastic component 5 pushes the control component 4 outwards through elastic force, and meanwhile, the reset elastic component 141 pushes the power driving claw 2 to two ends of the mounting groove 11 through self reset elastic force, so that the clamping position of the machine head is separated from the power driving claw 2, and in order to facilitate the machine taking, a concave part 223 is further arranged between the sliding seat 22 and the vertical rod 21 in the scheme, and when the reset elastic component 141 pushes the power driving claw 2 to the limit position of the second limit part 13, the concave part 223 can swing the power driving claw 2 by a certain angle by combining with the shape fit of the mounting groove 11, namely, the concave part 223 is embedded into one end part of the mounting groove 11, so that the machine taking is more convenient.
In the second embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, the power driving claw 2 includes a first rotating rod 23 and a first sliding block 24, the first rotating rod 23 is hinged to the first sliding block 24, a clamping groove 243 is provided on the first sliding block 24 for clamping the first rotating rod 23, the first rotating rod 23 and the first sliding block 24 are connected by a pin 244, so that the first rotating rod 23 can rotate in the clamping groove 243, the first sliding block 24 is disposed on the mounting groove 11, a second limiting post 241 and an inclined block 242 are provided on the first sliding block 24, and the second limiting post 241 is located on the second limiting portion 13. The control assembly 4 is provided with an accommodating space 42 capable of accommodating the inclined block 242 on the first slider 24, the accommodating space 42 is composed of a support 421 with an inclined plane and a trapezoid seat 422, the trapezoid seat 422 is arranged at the lower part of the support 421, the upper inclined plane and the lower inclined plane of the inclined block 242 are uniformly adhered to the control assembly 4 tightly, namely, the upper inclined plane of the inclined block 242 is adhered to the inclined plane on the support 421, and the lower inclined plane of the inclined block 242 is adhered to the inclined plane of the trapezoid seat 422.
Referring to fig. 4 and 11, when the machine head presses the support 421 toward the elastic member 5 in the installation of the present embodiment, the support 421 presses the inclined block 242 by utilizing the characteristics of the accommodating space 42 and the inclined block 242, so that the inclined block 242 is accommodated in the accommodating space 42, and the power driving claw 2 is retracted toward the center to lock the machine head.
In combination with fig. 5 and 11, when taking out the machine, the machine head is separated from the control component 4, the elastic component 5 ejects the trapezoid seat 422 outwards, when the inclined plane on the trapezoid seat 422 moves outwards, the power driving claw 2 is pushed towards the two ends of the mounting groove 11 by combining with the lower inclined plane of the inclined block 242, so that the machine taking is realized, in the embodiment, because the first rotating rod 23 is rotatable, when the power driving claw 2 slides to the end of the mounting groove 11, the swinging for a certain angle can be realized by rotating the first rotating rod 23 and combining with the shape of the mounting groove 11, so that the machine taking is more convenient.
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present application, in order to prevent the control assembly 4 from being ejected outside under the elastic force of the elastic member 5 and being separated from the main body 1, a through bar-shaped limiting hole 15 is further fixed on the main body 1, a positioning hole 44 is provided at an end of the control assembly 4, and the bar-shaped limiting hole 15 is connected with the positioning hole 44 through a bolt so as to limit the sliding distance of the control assembly 4 on the main body 1.
In a third embodiment, as shown in fig. 7 to 9, the power driving claw 2 includes a second rotating rod 25 and a second sliding block 26, the second rotating rod 25 is hinged to the second sliding block 26, the second sliding block 26 is provided with a clamping groove for clamping the second rotating rod 25 so that the second rotating rod 25 can swing on the clamping groove by a certain angle, the second sliding block 26 is arranged on the mounting groove 11, and a through guide groove 261 is arranged on the second sliding block 26. The control assembly 4 is provided with symmetrical inclined rods 43, the inclined rods 43 are in sliding connection with the guide grooves 261, inclined rod limiting pins 431 are arranged at the end parts of the inclined rods 43, the guide grooves 261 are provided with pin holes, when the inclined rod limiting pins 431 slide to the pin holes in the guide grooves 261, elastic pieces on the inclined rod limiting pins 431 eject the inclined rod limiting pins 431 and are clamped into the pin holes in the guide grooves 261, so that the elastic pieces 5 can prevent the control assembly 4 from being ejected to the outside and separated from the main body 1.
Referring to fig. 7 and 12, when the machine is installed, the machine head extrudes the control assembly 4 toward the elastic component 5, the power driving claw 2 slides along with the inclined rod 43 toward the center, when the power driving claw 2 locks the machine head, the inclined rod limiting pin 431 on the inclined rod 43 is just matched with the positioning pin hole on the main body part 1, the inclined rod limiting pin 431 enters the positioning pin hole, so that the control assembly 4 is fixed on the main body part 1, and the machine head is prevented from being separated from the power driving claw 2 when the machine rotates.
In combination with fig. 8 and 12, when taking the machine, the machine head is separated from the control component 4, the elastic component 5 ejects the control component 4 outwards, meanwhile, the inclined rod 43 pushes the power driving claw 2 towards two ends of the mounting groove 11 until the inclined rod limiting pin 431 slides to the pin hole on the guide groove 261, and the machine taking can be completed, so that the machine taking is more convenient, the power driving claw 2 of the second embodiment can swing at the end part of the mounting groove 11, and the principle is the same as that of the second embodiment.
In the invention, the main body part 1 is also provided with a positioning structure 6 for installing the carbon powder box bracket, one part of the positioning structure 6 is clamped on the carbon powder box bracket, and the other part is provided with a bent part matched with the positioning bulge outside the main body part 1.
As shown in fig. 13, which is a side view of the installation process of the present invention, it is known that the power driving claw 2 always keeps a linear motion until the machine head is locked during installation, and this structure has high stability and can prevent the occurrence of the seizing phenomenon during operation.
As shown in fig. 14, the driving component of the toner cartridge plays a critical role in the printer operation, and the driving component is used as a consumable product, so that the improvement of the use value of the driving component is one of the important problems to be solved in the present application.
The invention has stable structure and good force transmission stability, and effectively prevents the phenomenon of blocking during printing operation.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that various changes or modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Accordingly, the detailed description of the disclosed embodiments is to be taken only by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, and the scope of protection is defined by the content of the claims.