CN1109940C - Processing cassette and image forming device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A process cartridge for an image forming apparatus, which includes a cartridge main body having at least one of a developing device for developing with toner a latent image on a photoconductor and a cleaner for salvaging the toner remaining on a surface of the photoconductor and detachably mounted to a main body of the image forming apparatus, and a shutter which covers a covering area including an area beneath a lower part of the circumferential surface of the photoconductor and an area beneath a lower part of at least one of a boundary between the photoconductor and the developing device and a boundary between the photoconductor and the cleaner. The shutter moves in a substantially horizontal posture between the covering area and a siding area beneath the developing device or the cleaner. Therefore, toner received by the shutter is prevented from falling from the shutter when the shutter is moved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to cartridge processing (process cartridge) and image processing system.
Background technology
Forming according to electrophotographic method in the image processing system of image, for easy maintenance, the cartridge processing that the image processing system that has will be equipped with the developer that makes the latent electrostatic image developing on the photoreceptor, reclaim the processing units such as clearer of the residual toner on the photoreceptor is pulled out freely and is inserted in the image forming device body.This cartridge processing has is provided with the topped baffle plate (shutter) that comprises the shaded areas of photoreceptor lower, outer perimeter and photoreceptor and processing unit interface below; this be because of handle to block fault when open around the photoreceptor in order to protect the photoreceptor lower, outer perimeter, perhaps when image processing system is pulled down cartridge processing, be used to accept the ink powder of trickling down from processing unit.
In the past the set baffle plate of cartridge processing adopt mostly around with the rotating form in revolution axle center of photoreceptor parallel axes, along the photoreceptor periphery very big inclination takes place when this baffle plate opens and closes, around probably ink powder can be trickled down and make dirty.
Summary of the invention
The present invention puts forward in view of the existing problem of above-mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to, can prevent when providing a kind of baffle plate of topped photoreceptor lower, outer perimeter to open and close that ink powder is from unrestrained cartridge processing of baffle plate and the image processing system that this cartridge is housed.
To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes a kind of image processing system, be provided with cartridge processing, this cartridge processing is provided with dress from the cartridge body that is installed in freely on the image forming device body, this cartridge body is equipped with the processing unit of at least one side in developer that makes the latent electrostatic image developing on the photoreceptor and the clearer that reclaims residual toner on the above-mentioned photoreceptor, be provided with the topped baffle plate that comprises the lower, outer perimeter and the shaded areas below this photoreceptor and the above-mentioned processing unit interface of above-mentioned photoreceptor, this baffle plate is kept the approximate horizontal posture in its shaded areas and keeping out of the way below above-mentioned processing unit between the zone, and moves freely.On cartridge processing, set and be used for making this cartridge processing to install to the rib of leading of image forming device body, on image forming device body, set and be used for making this cartridge processing to install to the guide rail of image forming device body, above-mentioned guide rail along inboard first dip plane that forms of cartridge processing direction of insertion, above-mentioned lead rib form second dip plane along cartridge processing direction of insertion front side.
According to image processing system of the present invention, its feature is that also above-mentioned cartridge body is provided with guiding mechanism, and this guiding mechanism leads to baffle plate, makes baffle plate in shaded areas and keep out of the way and keep the approximate horizontal posture between the zone.
According to image processing system of the present invention, its feature is that also the top edge of above-mentioned baffle plate is the recessed curved shape of central portion with the vertical vertical direction of photoreceptor.
According to image processing system of the present invention, its feature is that also cartridge processing is provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism, and it moves baffle plate with the switching parts interlock that is located on the image forming device body.
According to image processing system of the present invention, its feature is that also cartridge processing is provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism, and it moves baffle plate with the switching parts interlock that is located on the image forming device body.
The treatment in accordance with the present invention cartridge, its feature also is, be provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism that above-mentioned baffle plate is moved along the guide direction of above-mentioned guiding mechanism, dress is connected on the configuration lower body thereunder along the vertical direction with freely rotating from the upper body that supports above-mentioned cartridge processing freely, form image forming device body, setting and the on-off action interlock of the above-below direction of above-mentioned upper body, the switching parts that above-mentioned baffle plate switching mechanism is moved on above-mentioned lower body.
The following describes effect of the present invention.
As mentioned above, according to cartridge processing of the present invention, be provided with dress from the cartridge body that is installed in freely on the image forming device body, this cartridge body is equipped with the processing unit of at least one side in developer that makes the latent electrostatic image developing on the photoreceptor and the clearer that reclaims residual toner on the above-mentioned photoreceptor, be provided with the topped baffle plate that comprises the lower, outer perimeter and the shaded areas below this photoreceptor and the above-mentioned processing unit interface of above-mentioned photoreceptor, this baffle plate is kept the approximate horizontal posture in its shaded areas and keeping out of the way below above-mentioned processing unit between the zone, and moves freely.Therefore, can prevent that ink powder is unrestrained from baffle plate.
According to cartridge processing of the present invention, the cartridge body is provided with guiding mechanism, and this guiding mechanism leads to baffle plate, makes baffle plate in shaded areas and keep out of the way and keep the approximate horizontal posture between the zone.Therefore can prevent the inclination of baffle plate effectively, prevent that more effectively ink powder is unrestrained from baffle plate.
According to cartridge processing of the present invention, the top edge of above-mentioned baffle plate is the recessed curved shape of central portion with the vertical vertical direction of photoreceptor.Therefore, the ink powder received of baffle plate can be near the central authorities of barrier width direction.Like this, can prevent more effectively that ink powder is unrestrained from baffle plate.
According to cartridge processing of the present invention, be provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism, it moves baffle plate with the switching parts interlock that is located on the image forming device body.Therefore, can open and close baffle plate by the action that is located at the switching parts on the image forming device body.
According to image processing system of the present invention, it is provided with cartridge processing, this cartridge processing comprises the cartridge body that at least one side's processing unit in developer that makes the latent electrostatic image developing on the photoreceptor and the clearer that reclaims residual toner on the above-mentioned photoreceptor is housed, the topped baffle plate that comprises the lower, outer perimeter and the shaded areas below this photoreceptor and the above-mentioned processing unit interface of above-mentioned photoreceptor, baffle plate is led, make baffle plate keep the approximate horizontal posture between the zone and move freely guiding mechanism in shaded areas and keeping out of the way below above-mentioned processing unit, and the baffle plate switching mechanism that above-mentioned baffle plate is moved along the guide direction of above-mentioned guiding mechanism, dress is connected on the configuration lower body thereunder along the vertical direction with freely rotating from the upper body that supports above-mentioned cartridge processing freely, form image forming device body, the on-off action interlock of the above-below direction of setting and above-mentioned upper body on above-mentioned lower body, make the switching parts of above-mentioned baffle plate switching mechanism action.So,, can automatically open and close baffle plate by the on-off action of upper body.Therefore this occasion because guiding mechanism can be prevented the inclination of baffle plate, can prevent that ink powder is unrestrained from baffle plate.
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Fig. 1 represents the transversal front view (FV) that cartridge processing is inserted state in the scaffold of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 represents the vertical front view (FV) that cuts of state in the scaffold that cartridge processing is inserted;
Fig. 3 is the right hand view of cartridge processing;
Fig. 4 is the planimetric map of cartridge processing;
Fig. 5 is the planimetric map of scaffold;
Fig. 6 represents the transversal front view (FV) along with the on-off action of the baffle plate of the switching cartridge processing of the present invention of upper body;
Fig. 7 is the front view (FV) that upper body is in the image processing system of open state.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the invention are described.
Fig. 7 presentation video forms the outward appearance of device (being duplicating machine in the present embodiment).The image forming device body 2 of this image processing system 1 is by pivot 4a the side that upper body 4 is connected to lower body 3 along the vertical direction with freely rotating to be formed.Scanner (not diagram) is housed in the upper body 4, switching pressing plate 5 freely is installed above the upper body 4, be used to push down original copy on the contact glass at this.Side opposite with pivot 4a in upper body 4 is provided with retractile bar 6, and it adopts the gas buffer mode supporting, and the bottom is installed on the lower body 3.Upper body 4 is provided with scaffold 7, and cartridge processing 8 is pulled out to be inserted in freely in this scaffold 7 and is being supported.
The structure of scaffold 7 and cartridge processing 8 is described below with reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 5.Fig. 1 represents the vertical front view (FV) that cuts that cartridge processing is inserted state in the scaffold of one embodiment of the invention, Fig. 2 represents the vertical front view (FV) that cuts of state in the scaffold that cartridge processing is inserted, Fig. 3 is the right hand view of cartridge processing, Fig. 4 is the planimetric map of cartridge processing, and Fig. 5 is the planimetric map of scaffold.
As Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 5, scaffold 7 usefulness two guide rails 11,12 are formed by connecting front side board 9 and back side panel 10, fulcrum 15 vertically is set on back side panel 10, these fulcrum 15 supportings are provided with the rear end of the photoreceptor 14 of gear 13, make its revolution freely, and in axial displacement freely, form circular hole 17 on the front side board 9, make the tube axle 16 that is formed on photoreceptor 14 front ends slide and are embedded in the above-mentioned circular hole 17.And, between photoreceptor 14 front ends and the front side board 9 spring 18 is housed, promptly, can move toward front side board 9 directions by the tax force of photoreceptor 14 resistance springs 18, make photoreceptor 14 rear ends move apart fulcrum 15, then, make photoreceptor 14 oblique inclinations shift to back side panel 10 directions, photoreceptor 14 can be moved apart scaffold 7 like this.In addition, back side panel 10 is provided with first location division 19 and register pin 20,21, from aftermentioned developer roll rear end outstanding first fitting portion dress from freely, with freely rotating with above-mentioned first location division 19 tablings, the end face tabling of register pin 20,21 and cartridge processing 8.The fulcrum 15 in decision photoreceptor 14 axle center and first location division 19 are owing to being provided on the same back side panel 10, so relative position is correctly set.The round taper hole at photoreceptor 14 front end centers forms second location division 22.Supporting secondary gear 23 on the left positioner pin 21 with freely rotating, it will be delivered to the recovery roller of aftermentioned clearer with the revolution of the rotating gear 13 of photoreceptor 14 one.In addition, front side board 9 and back side panel 10 upper supports charged charger (not diagram).
The following describes the structure of cartridge processing 8, as Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 4, cartridge processing 8 will be by being assembled into formation in the cartridge body 24 as the developer 25 and the clearer 26 of processing unit respectively.Cartridge body 24 comprises front side board 27 and back side panel 28, and front side board 27 is the front end of developer 25 and clearer 26 fixedly, and back side panel 28 is the rear end of developer 25 and clearer 26 fixedly.This cartridge processing 8 is provided with two ribs 29,30 in both sides.In the present embodiment, the ink powder of leading rib 29 and clearer 26 reclaims box 31 and forms as one, and the powder box 32 of leading rib 30 and developer 25 forms as one, and still, also can form as one with front side board 27, back side panel 28 etc., or form as separate part.
As shown in Figure 1, developer 25 comprises the ink powder scraper plate 35a of ink powder thickness on the stirrer 34, developer roll 35, this developer roll 35 of regulation of ink powders in the powder box 32 of taking in ink powder in the double component developing, the carrier incorporating section 33 of taking in carrier in the double component developing, agitating ink powder box 32.As shown in Figure 2, developer roll 35 ends in back side panel 28 sides of cartridge body 24 are fixedly provided with a shape first fitting portion 36, it is chimeric with freely rotating from reaching freely with first location division 19 dress that is located on the scaffold 7, be fixed with gear 37 on this first fitting portion 36, this gear 37 is meshed with transmission gear (not diagram) on being located at upper body 4.For driven wheel 37, the gear 13 that is located at transmission gear on the upper body 4 and photoreceptor 14 be meshed with the driven wheel that is subjected to motor driven (not diagram).A shape second fitting portion 38 vertically is set on the front side board 27 of cartridge body 24, and it is chimeric with freely rotating from reaching freely with second location division 22 (with reference to Fig. 5) dress that is formed on photoreceptor 14 end faces.Clearer 26 comprises: be located at the recovery roller 39 on the ink powder recovery box 31, being located at ink powder reclaims the top of box 31, is the operation strip 41 that center steering is being supported freely with fulcrum shaft 40, by the cleaning balde 42 that this operation strip 41 is supporting, accept to scrape from photoreceptor 14 thin slice 43 of the ink powder that falls by above-mentioned cleaning balde 42.In Fig. 1, operation strip 41 is that gesture is composed toward the clockwise direction in the center with fulcrum shaft 40, so that cleaning balde 42 breaks away from photoreceptor 14, but, when cartridge processing 8 inserts scaffolds 7 for making cleaning balde 42 and photoreceptor 14 Elastic Contact, on upper body 4, be provided with pushing portion 44, it turned round towards counter-clockwise direction in order to pushing operation strip 41.The ink powder of back side panel 28 1 sides reclaims the end of roller 39 and gives prominence to outward from ink powder recovery box 31, and gear 39a is entrenched in (with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4) on this outstanding end regularly, and this gear 39a is located at the position that is meshed with above-mentioned secondary gear 23.Thin slice 43 is formed by the plastic tab of energy elastic deflection.
As previously mentioned, both sides at cartridge processing 8, be equipped with a plurality of along the direction of principal axis of photoreceptor 14 and lead rib 29,30, be used for sliding freely above-mentioned a plurality of guide rails 11,12 of leading rib 29,30 of mounting and be located at image forming device body 2 (scaffold 7 of upper body 4).In Fig. 3, only show the guide rail 12 of developer 25 sides and led rib 30, direction of insertion along cartridge processing 8 relative image forming device body 2, form first dip plane 45 above near guide rail 11,12 inboard ends, tilt upward along with the inboard of past image forming device body 2, near formation teat 47 below the anterior end of leading rib 29,30, this teat 47 is provided with second dip plane 46, along with this second dip plane 46, inboard toward image forming device body 2 tilts upward.In the present embodiment, the guide rail 11,12 by being formed with first dip plane 45 and the rib 29,30 of leading that is formed with the teat 47 that comprises second dip plane 46 have constituted and have made the cartridge displacement mechanism 48 of cartridge processing 8 in the above-below direction displacement.
Promptly, in initial stage and mid-term that cartridge processing 8 is inserted scaffold 7, lead rib 29,30 and remove of the middle tabular surface supporting of teat 47 parts by guide rail 11,12, so, cartridge processing 8 is inserted in relative photoreceptor 14 low positions, like this, the thin slice 43 of the developer roll 35 of developer 25 and clearer 26 can not produce with photoreceptor 14 and interfere.In addition, insert in the process of scaffold 7 at cartridge processing 8, as shown in Figure 1, the operation strip 41 of clearer 26 is turned round toward the clockwise direction because of the tax force of spring, cleaning blade 42 can not produce with photoreceptor 14 interferes, therefore, insert in the process of scaffold 7, can not damage photoreceptor 14 at cartridge processing 8.
In the later stage that cartridge processing 8 is inserted scaffold 7, the leading section of leading rib 29,30 is moved toward upper position by first dip plane, 45 guiding of guide rail 11,12, since the teat 47 of leading rib 29,30 rearward end be positioned in guide rail 11,12 above, comprise that the cartridge processing 8 of developer 25 and clearer 26 is whole to move toward upper positions.At this moment, register pin 20,21 is fitted in the hole (not diagram) of the back side panel 28 that is formed on cartridge body 24, first fitting portion 36 and first location division 19 are chimeric, second fitting portion 38 is chimeric with second location division 22 of photoreceptor 14, therefore, the relative position of the developer roll 35 relative photoreceptors 14 of developer 25 can correctly be set.All be inserted under scaffold 7 states at cartridge processing 8, the operation strip 41 of clearer 26 is located at pushing portion 44 pushings on the upper body 4 and is turned round cleaning blade 42 and photoreceptor 14 Elastic Contact.
As shown in Figure 1, on cartridge processing 8, be provided with baffle plate 49, the shaded areas of the lower, outer perimeter, photoreceptor 14 that it is topped to comprise photoreceptor 14 and the interface below of developer 25 and photoreceptor 14 and the interface below of clearer 26.The top edge of this baffle plate 49 is the recessed curved shape of central portion with photoreceptor 14 vertical vertical directions.
On cartridge body 24, be provided with guiding mechanism 50, be used for baffle plate 49 keeping out of the way between the zone below shaded areas and developer 25 led, make it keep the posture of approximate horizontal.Specifically, on the front side board 27 of cartridge body 24 and back side panel 28, form arcuation groove 51, baffle plate 49 along photoreceptor 14 axial two ends, near clearer 26 sides, form the pin 52 that is inserted in the above-mentioned groove 51.In addition, steel wire 53 connect baffle plates 49 along photoreceptor 14 axial two ends, these steel wire 53 two ends form the bend 54 along front side board 27 and back side panel 28, the front end of the bend 54 of back side panel 28 sides is supported on the back side panel 28 (or part of developer 25) with freely rotating, and the front end of the bend 54 of front side board 27 sides is supported on the front side board 27 (or part of developer 25) with freely rotating.Therefore, be that middle imago pendulum is swung like that around the upper end of its bend 54 by making steel wire 53, baffle plate 49 is moved with flat-hand position.
Inner face at front side board 27 is provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism 55 that baffle plate is moved.Specifically, as shown in Figure 1,, make the swing arm 56 of bend 54 swings of front side be composed gesture toward the clockwise direction, be supported in the inner face of front side board 27 with freely rotating by there not being illustrated spring.The intermediate bar 57 that joins with this swing arm 56 is bearing in the inner face of the front side board 27 of cartridge processing 8 with freely rotating by fulcrum shaft 58.On front side board 27, form the block 59 of this intermediate bar 57 of supporting.
Under Fig. 1 state, baffle plate 49 is in above-mentioned shaded areas, at this moment if with fulcrum shaft 58 be the center make intermediate bar 57 toward the clockwise direction (top) revolution, then swing arm 56 turns round towards counter-clockwise direction, the bend 54 of steel wire 53 is drawn toward developer 25 laybacks, so baffle plate 49 is shifted to the zone of keeping out of the way of developer 25 belows under the photoreceptor 14.
Here, illustrate and be used for structure that intermediate bar 57 is pushed toward the clockwise direction.As previously mentioned, upper body 4 relative lower body 3 above-below directions reverse and are connecting freely, so the cartridge processing 8 that scaffold 7 reaches by its supporting can carry out displacement at above-below direction with upper body 4, this situation as shown in Figure 6.Number in the figure 60 is revolution fulcrums of upper body 4, opens and closes parts 61 and is located at freely rotating on the lower body 3 by fulcrum 62, when upper body 4 past belows are closed, open and close parts 61 pushing intermediate bars 57 it is moved toward the clockwise direction.These switching parts 61 are not composed gesture because of there being illustrated spring towards counter-clockwise direction, by there not being illustrated block to set stop position.
Therefore, when for handle block or keep in repair and with upper body 4 under the open mode of top, or pull out under cartridge processing 8 states from scaffold 7, intermediate bar 57 is released because of opening and closing parts 61, do not invest the external force of swing arm 56, the shaded areas of baffle plate 49 between developer 25 and clearer 26 towards open direction.This causes, like this, can receive this ink powder even ink powder is trickled down also from developer 25, clearer 26 owing to swing arm 56 makes steel wire 53 shift to the shaded areas side by the tax force.Insert under the scaffold state at cartridge processing 8, can be with the lower, outer perimeter of baffle plate 49 protection photoreceptors 14.
As shown in Figure 6, if make upper body 4 past below closures, cartridge processing 8 descends, and intermediate bar 57 is subjected to the switching parts 61 pushings revolution toward the clockwise direction of lower body 3, makes swing arm 56 towards composing the opposite counter-clockwise direction revolution of gesture direction with quilt.The action of the swing arm 56 by at this moment, steel wire 53 resemble and are pulled to developer 25 sides the pendulum, and pin 52 is led by groove 51, move to the zone of keeping out of the way under the developer 25 while baffle plate 49 is kept the approximate horizontal posture from the shaded areas under the photoreceptor 14.That is to say that when being set to form image state, baffle plate 49 is open automatically.This occasion, when baffle plate 49 was open to greatest extent, switching parts 61 were subjected to the counter-force from intermediate bar 57, the tax force of resistance spring, (below) retreats toward the clockwise direction, so switching parts 61 and intermediate bar 57 can not be subjected to excessive power.
As mentioned above, when baffle plate 49 opened and closed, baffle plate 49 was kept the approximate horizontal posture, so can prevent that ink powder is unrestrained from baffle plate 49.Especially owing to be provided with and make baffle plate 49 move to from shaded areas and keep out of the way the guiding mechanism 50 that baffle plate 49 is led during the zone while keeping the approximate horizontal posture, can more effectively prevent the inclination of baffle plate 49, and because the top edge of baffle plate 49 is bent into the recessed shape of central portion with photoreceptor 14 vertical vertical directions, the ink powder that baffle plate 49 is received can more effectively prevent the unrestrained of ink powder near the central authorities of baffle plate 49 Widths.
Be provided with developer 25 and clearer 26 in the cartridge processing 8 in the present embodiment, still, the present invention also is applicable to the cartridge processing of the processing unit that is provided with developer 25 or clearer 26 a certain sides, or is provided with the cartridge processing of processing unit and photoreceptor 14.
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1. image processing system, be provided with cartridge processing, this cartridge processing comprises that dress is from the cartridge body that is installed in freely on the image forming device body, this cartridge body is equipped with the processing unit of at least one side in developer that makes the latent electrostatic image developing on the photoreceptor and the clearer that reclaims residual toner on the above-mentioned photoreceptor, be provided with the topped baffle plate that comprises the lower, outer perimeter and the shaded areas below this photoreceptor and the above-mentioned processing unit interface of above-mentioned photoreceptor, this baffle plate is kept the approximate horizontal posture in its shaded areas and keeping out of the way below above-mentioned processing unit between the zone, and move freely, it is characterized in that
On cartridge processing, set and be used for making this cartridge processing to install to the rib of leading of image forming device body, on image forming device body, set and be used for making this cartridge processing to install to the guide rail of image forming device body, above-mentioned guide rail along inboard first dip plane that forms of cartridge processing direction of insertion, above-mentioned lead rib form second dip plane along cartridge processing direction of insertion front side.
2. according to the image processing system described in the claim 1, it is characterized in that above-mentioned cartridge body is provided with guiding mechanism, this guiding mechanism leads to baffle plate, makes baffle plate in shaded areas and keep out of the way and keep the approximate horizontal posture between the zone.
3. according to the image processing system described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that the top edge of above-mentioned baffle plate is the recessed curved shape of central portion with the vertical vertical direction of photoreceptor.
4. according to the image processing system described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that cartridge processing is provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism, it moves baffle plate with the switching parts interlock that is located on the image forming device body.
5. according to the image processing system described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that cartridge processing is provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism, it moves baffle plate with the switching parts interlock that is located on the image forming device body.
6. according to the image processing system described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, be provided with the baffle plate switching mechanism that above-mentioned baffle plate is moved along the guide direction of above-mentioned guiding mechanism, dress is connected on the configuration lower body thereunder along the vertical direction with freely rotating from the upper body that supports above-mentioned cartridge processing freely, form image forming device body, setting and the on-off action interlock of the above-below direction of above-mentioned upper body, the switching parts that above-mentioned baffle plate switching mechanism is moved on above-mentioned lower body.
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