CN1705917A

CN1705917A - Container storage box for deformable container containing fine particles for image formation

Info

Publication number: CN1705917A
Application number: CNA2004800014263A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 一杉晃男
Original assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-09-30
Filing date: 2004-09-29
Publication date: 2005-12-07
Anticipated expiration: 2024-09-29
Also published as: KR20060009229A; CN100375930C; WO2005031471A1; KR100660000B1; JP4584659B2; EP1668427A1; US20060191984A1; EP1668427A4; JP2005206242A

Abstract

A container storage box of the present invention holds a flexible container that includes a flexible part and is capable of discharging its fluid contents for an image forming apparatus. The flexible container is taken out of the container storage box and is placed in a container loading part of the image forming apparatus. The container storage box has rigid sidewalls that prevent the flexible container from deforming during storage. The rigid sidewalls keep the flexible a container in a configuration that is adapted to a container loading part of the image forming apparatus.

Description

The container storage box that holds the deformable container of the fine particle that imaging uses

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of container storage box that is used to pack the deformable container of easy deformation.

Background technology

The universal container that is used to store toner and developer is bottle or the print cartridge by resin manufacture, and this container is difficult to distortion, thereby is easy to this container is arranged on the major part of image forming apparatus.

Yet, in order to reduce employed material and to be reduced in rubbish when discarded, more and more be received by the market such as the deformable containers such as bag of easy deformation in the last few years from the environmental protection aspect.At present, described deformable container is filled fine particle and directly is used as print cartridge or adding container.

When using deformable container as print cartridge, during transportation container may distortion or content condense under deformation state with container, the problem on the major part of image forming apparatus may appear described container can not being arranged on.

And, because vessel head is crooked or distortion, container may occurs and can not correctly be arranged on situation on the described equipment.

But also following problems may appear, and promptly when discharging toner, volume of a container is difficult for being reduced, and toner is discharged the ability instability.

But also following problems may appear, and promptly container volume can not be reduced fully, and it is bad that the processing when resetting becomes.

As the measure that addresses the above problem, using impact absorbing material is conceivable as the mode of the wrappage of toner or developer.Yet use impact absorbing material may cause wrappage to be dropped and packing cost with the problem that increases, or because the increase of container dimensional will cause transportation and efficiency of storage decline.

And, in order to prevent fine particle cohesion, need suggestion along the described container of horizontal storage as the content of container.

In order to address the above problem, a kind of improved packing method and material need be provided, thus, can under the situation that does not make container deformation, transport, can easily container be taken out from packed state deformable container, a kind of buffering effect when falling can be provided, during transportation, container is difficult to distortion, thereby, even content has condensed, do not influence yet container is arranged on the image forming.

On the other hand, propose a kind of corrugated board box with dividing plate, described corrugated board box is spaced, and the article of storage can be packaged and be protected, thereby has reduced the distortion (for example with reference to Japanese Utility Model document No.3030149) of institute's stores.

In the corrugated board box of this band dividing plate, can store two kinds of article.Yet,, must under the single products state, buy by from storage box, described article being taken out if the article of being stored are a kind of when being the article of unit with the single products.

When not using described article immediately after buying, the container profile will be out of shape.If content condenses, product is arranged on the major part of image forming very difficulty under store status.When increasing the quantity of impact absorbing material, the wrappage quantity that abandon also will increase, or container storage box self will become big.Thereby exist conevying efficiency to descend, the problem that packing cost raises.And above-mentioned corrugated board box adopts the shape of rectangular parallelepiped usually, and design performance is lower.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of improved container storage box of eliminating the problems referred to above.

Another objectives of the present invention provide a kind of container storage box as wrappage; wherein when the deformable container of packing toner of easy deformation or developer; the container deformation that container causes in the distortion in when transportation and along with the cohesion of content is all contained; do not influence container is arranged on the major part of image forming; do not use impact absorbing material and container is protected and fixed; the design performance excellence; and assemble very easyly with the form of box, the hardness of wrappage is good.

Utilize following a kind of container storage box realization above-mentioned purpose of the present invention that is used to store deformable container, described container comprises flexure region, when it is installed on the container loading station of image forming apparatus, can discharge the fluidised form content that is used for image forming, this container storage box comprises side wall surface, described side wall surface is a rigidity, during transportation prevent the Free Transform of described deformable container, it is characterized in that: when being arranged on described deformable container on the image forming, described side wall surface is provided, becomes the shape that is accommodated on the container loading part thereby regulate deformable container shapes.

When packing is filled with the deformable container of toner, developer or carrier of easy deformation, use container storage box that described container is packed, use the described container storage box packaging said containers of holding said container and container adjusted to pre-sizing or shape on the major part that can be arranged on image forming.

According to container storage box of the present invention; can forbid container distortion when transportation; and forbid preventing the distortion that causes on the container by condensing upon of content to impacting on the major part that container is arranged on image forming, do not use impact absorbing material to protect and fastening described container.

Take out from wrappage by the container that will be contained in the container storage box of the present invention, can easily it be arranged on the major part of image forming, reduced the wrappage that abandon, wasted space reduces, and transportation and storage efficiency and design characteristics are all very good.

According to the present invention, can prevent distortion of vessel and prevent that it can not be set to the problem of the major part of image spot equipment.

And, reduced the influence of not using impact absorbing material protection container and reducing the quantity of wrappage, can reduce manufacturing cost.

And, owing to be not used in the element of fixed container nozzle, can obtain following effect, i.e. assembling vessel storage box easily, and easily the deformable container that is packaged in the described box is packed and taken out.

And provide the space by the top of the container reception portion in container storage box, can obtain buffering effect.

And, by two opposed surface are arranged to pyramidal structure respectively, can finish the packing and the taking-up of container easily, can finish the unlatching of storage box easily.

And prevent that vessel head is out of shape when falling, and obtain so effect, the shape of container is adjusted to the shape on the container loading station that is contained in image forming automatically.

And, since two or more container storage boxes can be vertically or left and right horizontal ground pile up, can be implemented in transportation and storage time space-efficient effect.

And, can obtain to recognize easily the effect of the horizontal or vertical layout of two or more container storage boxes, so that prevent the cohesion of container contents.

And, can pile up described container storage box easily, can make described box easily automatically, for example make the size of described box.Can from the series that is different from box, select box easily with total standard.

And, because two or more containers can pile up, can obtain the saving in wrappage space under opening.

By little surface is provided, can prevent that the deformable container that comprises content is stored with wrong attitude on ad-hoc location.By wrappage are carried out bending and bonding, can increase the fall strength of briquette of container storage box intensity.

Even pile up two boxes, also can obtain to see the effect of relevant indication with container.

And when with two or more boxes when stacked, the projection on the described container storage box is as hook, and obtaining to utilize finger to keep described box is vertically disposed effect.

According to container storage box of the present invention, on described box, the right angle crest line is upset upwards, thereby, use the pivot joint of this crest line as opening surface, can open described opening surface easily, can automatically carry out the packing and the taking-up of container.

And vertical have inconsistent sensation with being horizontally set in the indication, can find the effect that any is provided with the indication on the described box under the state easily thereby obtain the operator.

When opening described box, automatically upwards rotate actinal surface, can obtain the effect that the user can understand the program of the described box of open operation.

And, for the not only long but also big bag that fine particle (for example toner) is housed, recommend horizontally set, literal is configured with also laterally reading, in the time of can obtaining to prevent such bag vertically is provided with, produce the effect of cohesion owing to the deadweight of toner.

When making it become nature when horizontal, has the effect that the indication of open side can be arranged on top or the bottom.

By on each crest line, producing hole and pivot joint, can fold to attenuation, can be convenient to transportation and abandon effectively.

Owing to can resolve into little part, the effect that can obtain to abandon effectively.

When opening, thereby can obtain to expand the effect that opening is easy to take out content.

No matter on upper and lower a, left side and right side, described deformable container all can be fixed, and it can be arranged in the container storage box and easy operating, can obtain the good effect of design characteristics.

By recommending to shake the flexible container that makes whole box distortion easily, the container that can obtain to be difficult for shaking make the effect of shaking easily.

And, by make its coupling and preparation circular surfaces in inner this part, can obtain to prevent because the effect that abrades aperture that the deformable sheet materials of described container causes, crackle, tears.

By using the corrugated paper material, prevent container deformation, and obtain to give the effect of box intensity.

The accompanying drawing indication

Fig. 1 is an expansion view that shows an embodiment of container storage box of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the view of the use pattern of a container storage box that shows present embodiment, and described container storage box is configured and collects, make in use or use before storage the time can handle easily;

Fig. 3 is the view that an another kind that shows the container storage box of present embodiment uses pattern, and described container storage box is configured and collects, make in use or use before storage the time can handle easily;

Fig. 4 is the view that an another kind that shows the container storage box of present embodiment uses pattern, and described container storage box is configured and collects, and makes it possible in use or uses storage before to handle easily;

Fig. 5 is the view that an another kind that shows the container storage box of present embodiment uses pattern, and described container storage box is configured and collects, and makes it possible in use or uses storage before to handle easily;

Fig. 6 is the view that an another kind that shows the container storage box of present embodiment uses pattern, and described container storage box is configured and collects, and makes it possible in use or uses storage before to handle easily;

Fig. 7 A, 7B and 7C show that the content be used for the flexible bag-like container of container storage box is discharged to the view of constituent of an example of the mechanism of external unit;

Fig. 8 A and 8B show that the content be used for the flexible ribbon container of container storage box is discharged to the view of constituent of another example of the mechanism of external unit;

Fig. 9 is the view of the composition of an embodiment who is presented at the developer storing container that uses in the container storage box of the present invention;

Figure 10 A～10F is the view of constituent that is presented at another embodiment of the developer storing container that uses in the container storage box of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the skeleton view of a container storage box among Fig. 1 embodiment under assembled state;

Figure 12 is that a container storage box among Fig. 1 embodiment is folding to reduce the skeleton view under its capacity status.

Embodiment

Hereinafter will introduce the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in detail.

In the present invention, as the corrugated paper of wrappage use E shape groove line/K6, though be not limited thereto.

Wrappage are not limited thereto.In addition, also can use general sheet material, also can preferably use the corrugated paper material such as cardboard.

Fig. 1 is an expansion view that shows the embodiment of container storage box of the present invention, and Figure 11 is the skeleton view of a container storage box among Fig. 1 embodiment under assembled state.

As shown in figure 11, the container storage box of this embodiment is by sheet material shown in Figure 1 assembling, is common hexahedral shape with 4 rigid sidewalls (a) and (b), (c), (d) and large-area opening surface (f) and small size face (e) relative with this opening surface (f).

The sheet material of Fig. 1 comprises that tongue (f4), opening surface strengthen cramp (f6), opening surface reinforcement (f1) and (f2), tongue (f4) is as the cap member of large tracts of land opening surface (f) and along (m) bending of pivot joint part, described cramp (f6) is as the reinforcement that saves the face of part (m) with respect to described pivot, described reinforcement (f1) and (f2) relatively be arranged in other open side outside described (f4) and the cramp (f6), and as the reinforcement of this opening surface (f).When assembling, cramp (f6) is along the crooked reinforcement that also is used as this opening surface (f) of broken line (L1).

Through inserting opening (f5) and, be provided with at the front end of tongue (f4) and insert tongue (c1) as the broken line L5 of pivot joint.Go up formation rimiform otch (S1) at cramp (f6), it is relative with pivot joint part (m).

Crooked also as behind the cap member of large tracts of land opening surface (f) when ligulate (f4) along pivot joint part (m), will insert tongue (c1) and insert in the described rimiform otch (S1), thereby link to each other with the cap member of this opening surface (f).

In addition, opening surface reinforcement (f3) is set on sidewall (d).When reinforcement (f3) was crooked along broken line (L4), its leader was along broken line (L3) bending, and the leader of reinforcement (f3) is in the state in the insertion opening (f5) that can insert tongue (f4).

Insert being connected of tongue (c1) and rimiform otch (S1), reinforcement (f3) and tongue (f4) though be connected content expansion when container the time also guarantee this embodiment the container storage box cap member of connection opening face (f) (or tongue (f4)) safely.Certainly, above-mentioned dual connection is not that the present invention is requisite.

And in the container storage box of this embodiment, rimiform otch (S2) is formed on the bottom of cramp (f6).Reinforcement (f3) is inserted in this rimiform otch (S2), by this reinforcement (f3), the container storage box of this embodiment will prevent that cramp (f6) from separating from inserting opening (f5), even when the content of container expands, also connect cramp (f6) safely and will insert opening (f5).

When mentioning reinforcement (f3), the leader that inserts opening (f5) and opening (P1) (being also contained in the cramp (f6)) opens wide each other, forms an independent opening.When reinforcement (f3) being taken out from the opening surface (f) of the container storage box of this embodiment and tongue (f4) taken out from otch (S1), when opening described lid with finger manipulation reinforcement (f3), a described independent opening is useful.

In addition, on the bottom of reinforcement (f3), also form rimiform otch (S3).Stretch-out view can be seen from Fig. 1, is positioned on the leader of assembled box by making the intermediate side wall (e) that is positioned at sheet material, and the container storage box of this embodiment can be assembled easily.

Figure 12 is the skeleton view of a container storage box among Fig. 1 embodiment, has shown after the deformable container in the described box is removed, and it is by stacked state when reducing its volume.

From Fig. 1 and 11, can obviously see, in the container storage box of this embodiment, be provided for folding sidewall (a) broken line (L6), be provided for folding sidewall (b) broken line (L7), be provided for folding tongue (f4) broken line (L8).Therefore after deformable container was taken out from box, the container storage box of present embodiment can be folding along these broken lines, thereby reduce its volume.

But, above-mentioned broken line is not set at side wall surface (c), (d) with (e).Therefore, even when side wall surface (a) with when (b) folding, the volume at position does not reduce near the sidewall (e), thereby makes the electrical condenser that therefrom sprays content (toner or developer) to be contained in once more in this container storage box.

Shown in Fig. 2～5 that container storage box is contained in bag-like container flexibly wherein before use and faces the state that is used.

Fig. 6 shows the example of use pattern of the container storage box of present embodiment, and described container storage device is shaped and automatically is collected, thereby makes and show that it can easily handle.

Fig. 7～9 have shown another example of the container storage box that comprises this flexible bag shaped device, have shown that from this container storage box the content that flexible belt is described in the device is discharged to the mechanism on another equipment.

Though be not limited to this form, Fig. 1～6 is shown that the container storage box of embodiment puts on the container loading station such as the image forming of duplicating machine, and be used for fluidised form content that image forms and use suitably in described deformable that can be discharged reposefully or flexible container for storage purpose.

In the container storage box of present embodiment, do not keep vertical for the gap of the side wall surface (c) opposite with opening surface (f), but to keep not that reduce to small size face (e) side gradually from opening surface (f) side in acute angle and this gap at right angle with side wall surface (d).

Thereby opening surface (f) side is a broad, make from Fig. 2～6, can be clear that sidewall (c) and (d) and the angle of small size face (e) side be not the right angle.

When storage,,, avoided any distortion for being housed in inner flexible container by the described shape of such adjustment.

And flexible container is located between small size face (e) side and the opening surface (f), automatically produces the space in small size face (e) side, can avoid the distortion of its head.

And, automatically on small size face (e) side, form the space easily, and obtain buffering effect.

Can be maintained at shape that the container of the image forming of duplicating machine for example is contained in part as it is maintained, and on intensity, prevent for discharging and the smooth deformation of the very important outlet of displacement.

And opening surface (f) side is not a rectangle, but for the replacement of the storage box of present embodiment is provided with by widening opening surface (f) side, sidewall (c) and (d) make predetermined storage box be easy to catch.

In container storage box, the direction of sidewall (c) with and and sidewall (d) between the gap narrow suddenly, the direction of sidewall (a) with and and sidewall (b) between the gap so suddenly do not narrow down.

Yet container storage box of the present invention is not limited in the present embodiment.

For example, at the sidewall (a) and (b) and (c), in (d) between any sidewall respect to one another, for example the gap of the gap of sidewall (a) and sidewall (b), sidewall (c) and sidewall (d) can narrow down gradually.

Container storage box of the present invention is unnecessary to be rectangle, also can have circular and circular surfaces part.

Being contained in inner flexible container is tubular under many circumstances, rather than embodies manufacture method (blowing, expand molded) and be the shape of rectangle.

Even in this case, briefly, the inwall on some opposite position must satisfy above-mentioned requirements at least, thereby is implemented in effect and quantity that reduces wrappage and the effect that reduces cost that does not have protection container under the impact absorbing material.

And owing to be not used in fixing position, shown such effect, can realize the assembling of box easily, easily pack and taking-up is packaged in the box and deformable container.

In this example, open corrugated paper shown in Figure 1 is assembled.

Inwardly fold by broken line (h1), (h2), will be set at rigid sidewalls (a) and side wall surface (b) part (a1) and (b1) erect along rigid sidewalls (c) both sides of container storage box.

Inwardly fold by broken line (k1), (k2), similarly erect with sidewall (a) and enhancing (b) part (a2) with (b2) along rigid sidewalls (d) both sides.

The enhancing that erects part (a2) and (b2) ride over side wall surface partly on (a1) and the inboard (b1).

Certainly, side wall surface part (a1) and position (b1) are suitable with strengthening part (a2) and position (b2), even they are exchanged, promptly on the both sides of rigid sidewalls (c), be provided with and strengthen part (a2) and (b2), side wall surface partly (a1) and (b1) is set on the both sides of rigid sidewalls (d).

Perhaps only the offside wall carries out the part replacement, it is constant for example to strengthen partial sidewall facial (a1) and enhancing position (a2), strengthen part (b2) alternative (b1) but on side wall surface position (c), be provided with, and (b1) also be suitable for being arranged on the side wall surface (d).

The size that strengthens position (a2), (b2) for example can be identical with side wall surface position (a1), (b1).

Under the situation of the small size face (e) of opening surface (f) and opposite side, the identical part (f1), (f2), (f3), (f4) that are used for opening surface (f) can partly or wholly be replaced.

But the intensity of the box of producing by balanced system, the workability of manufacturing, the requirement of manufacturing time and when the box body starting material are stamped, downcut the quantity of part the presswork number is increased to two or more requirements decides above-mentioned replacement with reducing as far as possible.

Along aduncate these the folding pivot joint parts of broken line (j1), (j2) of small size face (e) both sides, be used for opening surface (f) (m) as opening surface (f4).

On both sides (m1), have otch (k1), (k2) at broken line as required as pivot joint part.

The pivot joint broken line partly that inserts as tongue (c1) prepares at opening surface (f4) leading end (n1).

Opening surface reinforcement (f1) and broken line (f2) (L1) (L2) are used for opening surface (f).

Broken line as the pivot joint part of inserting tongue (f3) prepares at guide edge (L3).

Broken line (L4) as pivot joint part is curved inwardly as required, to strengthening the outside sizing of position (a2), (b2), guarantees enhancing position (a2), (b2) are clung the inside at sidewall sections (a1), (b1).

Unbending protrusion (g1) when small size side (e) goes up preparation along broken line (j2) bending can form projection (G) after the assembling of carrying out described box; Front end at open side part (f4) is provided with insertion tongue (c1) agley; To insert the insertion mouth (f5) that is used for described tongue of opposition side (f3) in the sweep preparation of inserting tongue (c1).

Though above do not introduce the bending sequence of above-mentioned each broken line, still can understand well container storage box is assembled.

Can be clear that from Fig. 2～6 in the container storage box of present embodiment, opening surface (f) is different with side wall surface, between two ends, have big gap, thereby be convenient to content is taken out with the wall of reverse inclination (c) and two surfaces (d).

When stacked, with two sidewalls (c) and the direction of the not angled side walls (c) (d) be benchmark, therefore,, make its vertical with described opening surface (f) and easy understanding easily for each side of container storage box and whenever folded container storage box.

Therefore, in 4 sidewall (a) and (b), (c), (d), the wall (a) of the different inclinations with (d) of opposing sidewalls (c) and 2 surfaces of (b) can tilt with identical gradient.

And for example when being provided with container storage box on the table, the small size side (e) relative with opening surface (f) makes large tracts of land opening surface (f) automatically selected easily as the bottom surface.

And as shown in Figure 5, projection (G) is set at the sidewall (c) of two reverse inclination of present embodiment container storage box with on lip-deep small size side (side e) edge of the wall (d) that direction tilts (d).

When carrying out each other with wall (d) surface of container storage box medium dip direction when stacked, the box of top is by the box braking of below.

And, the surface of direction angled side walls (d) is as the pivot of opening surface joint part (m) with two opposing sidewalls (c) and (d), with opening surface (f) crossover sites on end acute angle crest line make opening surface (f) make that its bending is easier to be returned, thereby be convenient to open described opening surface (f), easily content is taken out.

And, by clearly showing in Fig. 2～6, the relevant indication of content is set, make the face (d) of at least one inclination in two sidewalls of relative face can be used as bottom surface (front side).

Comprising such as the supply of the content of toner and developer and relevant indication how to handle deformable container from the teeth outwards is arranged on the wall surface of the above-mentioned opposition side that records the side of closing the content content.

Described indication comprises when content is the toner of cohesion easily, recommends the user that the whole box of deformable container that is housed in the box is shaken.

Because the container storage box of present embodiment is a sheet material, the wall of core box can be crooked.

Make folding line under the intensity when not reducing assembling.

Though do not express in Fig. 2～6, can on the crest line of container storage box, hole be set yet.Described hole small-sized, the intensity in the time of can not influencing assembling.

And on as the crest line of the pivot of opening joint (L3) and on the next door of pivot joint part (m), the hole also littler than above-mentioned hole is set also, do not influence the intensity when assembling.

Because use the corrugated paper material, the container storage box of present embodiment satisfies requirement of strength.

And being provided with of being used to fold is very simple.

And as mentioned above, container storage box has local end fold.

And shown in Fig. 2～6, on the inwall side of described box and the crooked position on the end fold, form disc R.

And, impact absorbing material can be set in container storage box, it is fixed deformable container by the surface in contact resistance.Described container storage box can be provided with rectangular prism.

Particularly when described deformable container be when including the container of toner and developer, it is described that these are very effective.

As shown in Figure 8, in the time of in container is contained in container storage box of the present invention, though have the outlet of content, this outlet is arranged on the small size side (e) usually, and described outlet is included in the storage box.

When loading has width shown in Figure 7 for the another kind of image forming of the narrow groove of flexible container import of (L), as shown in Figure 6, can use inclines towards each other adjusts holding element with relative two sides (c) with (d) as side surface, and it adjusts the length (L) of flexible container.

Can compatibly be used for developer storing container, described container is characterised in that: be formed for outlet opening 322 and air supply area 330, described outlet opening 322 is used to discharge toner or the developer in the major part 321 that is housed in reagent container.Described container creates sealing mechanism, and this container can be a reagent container 320, and it comprises the developer that can mix with toner or mix with toner and carrier, and becomes example shown in Figure 9, and it can be a bag.Described air supply area 330 is used to make gas to flow in the major part of container.

Though this developer storing container is not requisite, the toner outlet opening 322 of toner storage container 320, the nozzle member 323 of toner channeling conduct, the gas supply area 330, element 331 etc. that are used for to nozzle 323 supply gas for example can be connected by ultrasonic soldering respectively, also can bond together.

And bag 321 is by flexible sheet material manufacturing, and this sheet material is by the resin manufacture such as tygon and nylon, thickness approximately is 80～120 microns, by the thin plate manufacturing, maybe can be double-decker, connection at periphery is carried out combination by ultrasonic soldering, and it can be a hermetically-sealed construction.

Though implementing aluminium vacuum evaporation on the surface of the sheet material that constitutes bag 321 handles, electrostatic efficiency is contained, to the nozzle member 323 of toner channeling conduct, be used for to the element 331 of nozzle supply gas also can by with make bag 321 identical materials promptly such as the resin manufacture of tygon and nylon, so that reclaim.

On the other hand, to the nozzle member 323 of toner channeling conduct can by with container main portion 320 materials similar manufacturings, or form with the hard material of the toner that can remove adhesion easily.Baffle unit 324 is formed at the top between toner discharge section 322 and air supply area 330.

Baffle unit 324 extends from the top down, and forms two chambers in the zone near bag 321 bottoms.

The open section channel part 326 that connects described two chambers between the lower end of baffle unit 324 and bag 321 bottoms.

Though be not requisite, container main portion 320 is by manufacturings such as blow moiding methods, it constitutes: at the air fed parts that are used for that the design toner is discharged outlet that reach by the resin material manufacturing, fixing for example is that the resin material of tygon, polypropylene, nylon and polyester is made by about 80～200 microns, or by the individual layer made from the material identical materials of making paper or double-deck bag.

On the other hand, can adopt the nozzle member 323 of the made similar, or form by the hard material that can remove the toner of adhesion easily to the toner channeling conduct to container main portion 320.

After use, developer storing container also can resolve into the flexible major part 321 and the developer outlet opening 322 of developer storing container easily.

And plate shape sealant is attached to the inlet of major part that the top has the container of nozzle, because element is inserted in the nozzle, this element can not be subjected to the pollution of toner.

Because described nozzle member has the structure of coupling, its structure is identical with the structure that is used for toner is loaded into the tubular toner conveying of duplicating machine etc. and filler cells.

For example, owing to set up screw fit mechanism, in the time of in toner being loaded into duplicating machine etc., point or cloth can be not dirty.

And, shown a kind of toner storage container at Figure 10 A～10F, it is the toner storage container that has comprised the toner of the fine particle that is suitable for the electronic image former, it is a polyhedral core box, or the object of 6 bodies etc., it is formed a flat shape, it is characterized in that: except toner discharge section 410, have at least two almost

parallel surfaces

402 and 407.

In this toner storage container, front and

rear surfaces

402 and 407 can form to such an extent that have same size and identical shaped, also can form trapezoidally, and lower width narrows down, but this is not necessary.

For example under the situation of 6 body objects, have the zone bigger than the area of other 4 faces, at least a portion surface in other 4 surfaces is a curved surface, and it can discharge toner, and outlet opening 410 can be closed the part sealing.

Because front and

rear surfaces

402 and 407 is the surfaces that are parallel to each other, so the toner storage container that constitutes can be by stacked keeping.

When front and

rear surfaces

402 and 407 in more large-area when surface, arranged than other 4 masks, can take care of not producing under the steady state (SS) of falling down.Relative less on each length cell with described storage container by the compare weight of the toner that bears by its underpart side of endways placement, can alleviate the coacervation that when longer-term storage, occurs easily.

And shown in Figure 10 A～10F, the container storage box with trapezoidal shape has two kinds of A4 and A5 paper size standard size, can be used for collection, packing, storage and transportation etc.

And described container storage box can be folded and reduce volume after use, can reclaim with low logistics cost.

In above-mentioned example, deformable container is as toner Cartridge, utilize distortion to be adjusted, thereby size does not expand in the time of on being set at the major part of image forming, size can be 85 millimeters * 120 millimeters, and this size also is the size on a kind of major part that container storage box bottom transverse cross section can be arranged on image forming.

And because the quantity of content changes because of the kind of the major part of image forming, the color of toner, the cross-sectional area in the bottom of container storage box is not limited to this.

At this moment, use the two sides wrappage, have the wrappage form shown in Fig. 1～6, do not use padded coaming again thereby neither fill the fixed position material, but container can be oppressed by the surface in contact resistance.

In addition, in the form of wrappage shown in Fig. 1～6, sloping portion make the container height, prepared the space, give buffering effect.

And the preparation opening makes that inclined surface can be as the pivot joint, and the bottom of the container storage box in wrappage form shown in Fig. 1～6 can produce opening.

And, in inclined surface Front-end Design projection shown in Figure 5, when when pile up on the slope, because described projection can not produce landing.

And broken line is set on the side, make it can be folded into wrappage form shown in Fig. 1～6, and on each acute angle crest line, hole is set.

On the acute angle crest line of carrying out the lid of opening, be provided with and make the easier hole of described otch, and improved the extraction ability when the openable container storage box.

And be provided with the indication of printing, thereby inclined surface can become the front side, constructor index map on opposite side.

The present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, can carry out various improvement and improvement not breaking away from the scope of the invention.

Claims

1 one kinds of container storage boxes that are used to store deformable container, described container comprises flexure region, when it is installed on the container loading station of image forming apparatus, can discharge the fluidised form content that is used for image forming, described container storage box comprises side wall surface, described side wall surface is a rigidity, during transportation to prevent the Free Transform of described deformable container, it is characterized in that: when being arranged on described deformable container on the image forming, provide described side wall surface, thereby the shape of regulating deformable container becomes the shape that is accommodated on the container loading part.

2 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described container storage box comprises the rectangle part with a plurality of side wall surfaces, at least two shapes that relative side wall surface is regulated described container in described a plurality of side wall surface, and during transportation by with container stiction, a position of fixed container.

3 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the top of the container in being contained in this container storage box is provided with the space.

4 as container storage box as described in the claim 2, and it is characterized in that: at least two relative side wall surfaces are not parallel each other, and the spacing between these at least two relative side wall surfaces diminishes gradually.

5 as container storage box as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: described container storage box comprises an opening surface, this opening surface is different with described a plurality of side wall surfaces, and be positioned on the side of above-mentioned two relative side wall surfaces, ratio is big in the gap of the opposite side of described two relative side wall surfaces in the gap of this side.

6 as container storage box as described in the claim 5, it is characterized in that: by the joint of the pivot on described opening surface part, the one ligulate cover piece of the described opening surface of opening and closing of fault collapsibly is set, by with described opening surface on ligulate cover piece opposite location on pivot joint part, one cramp that rotates along the direction of the described opening surface of opening and closing of fault is set, and the pivot of described cramp joint part comprises the insertion opening that is used to insert described ligulate cover piece.

7 as container storage box as described in the claim 6, it is characterized in that: form a kerf on the bottom of the insertion portion of described cramp, described ligulate cover piece can insert this insertion portion.

8 as container storage box as described in the claim 5, it is characterized in that: in described opening surface and described at least two the opposition side walls is vertical.

9 as container storage box as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: except above-mentioned at least two opposite side walls, two the remaining sidewalls in described a plurality of sidewalls have the gap that is narrowed down gradually between them.

10 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described container storage box comprises an opening surface, this opening surface is different with described a plurality of side wall surfaces, and be positioned on the side of above-mentioned at least two relative side wall surfaces, ratio is big in the gap of the opposite side of described two relative side wall surfaces in the gap of this side, described container storage box also comprises the face of a small size, and they are different with described a plurality of side wall surfaces and relative with above-mentioned opening surface.

11 as container storage box as described in the claim 10, it is characterized in that: when described container storage box during by dismounting, above-mentioned little opening surface is positioned at the middle part of the sheet material that is used to make this container storage box.

12 as container storage box as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: container storage box comprises the projection that is arranged in described at least two opposite side walls on the sidewall.

13 as container storage box as described in the claim 5, it is characterized in that: one of described at least two opposition side walls intersect the pivot joint of the crest line of part as opening surface with opening surface with acute angle.

14 as container storage box as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: described container storage box comprises the indication relevant with container contents, and the described container storage box that has indication is arranged to of described at least two opposition side walls medium dip and is set at the top.

15 as container storage box as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: container storage box comprise the distinguish containers content first indication, indicate how second indication of container handling and container contents, and the container storage boxes that have first and second indications are provided with, first indication is arranged on in described two opposition side walls one at least, and second indication is arranged on another.

16 as container storage box as described in the claim 13, it is characterized in that: indication is set on opening surface, and the pivot joint that the container storage box that has a described indication is configured to the acute angle crest line is arranged on the top of described indication.

17 container storage boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: side wall surface is by the sheet material manufacturing, and can be crooked and form container storage box, and hole is set on sheet material, do not influence the intensity of container storage box under assembled state simultaneously.

18 as container storage box as described in the claim 13, it is characterized in that: do not influence the intensity of container storage box under assembled state forming hole on the crest line.

19 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: container storage box comprises impact absorbing material, it keeps deformable container by the surface in contact resistance, and described container storage box is in rectangular prism shape.

20 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: container storage box comprises a local end fold, on the crooked position on the inwall side of described box and on the described local end fold circular surface R is being set.

21 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: container storage box is by sheet material or corrugated paper made.

22 container storage boxes according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: deformable container is toner container or developer reservoir.