CN200962188Y - Developer box - Google Patents
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When a new developer cartridge is initially mounted in an image-forming device, a toothed part of a sensor gear disposed in the cartridge is brought into meshing engagement with an agitator drive gear disposed in the image-forming device. The sensor gear is driven while its toothed part is in meshing engagement with the agitator drive gear and driving of the sensor gear is stopped when its toothless part opposes the agitator drive gear. One or more contact protrusions are formed on the sensor gear to be movable therewith. An information-detecting mechanism detects how many contact protrusions are formed on the sensor gear during driving of the sensor gear. Based on the detection results, whether the mounted developer cartridge is a new product or not is determined, and information on the maximum sheets to be printed with the mounted developer cartridge is acquired.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of image processing system and a kind of developer box that is removably mounted in the image processing system such as laser printer.
Background technology
In the laser printer of routine, the developer box that holds toner is removably mounted in it.Such laser printer is provided with the new product pick-up unit, and this device is used for detecting whether the developer box that is installed in the laser printer is new product and the life-span of determining to begin detected that time from new product developer box.
For example, Japanese unexamined patent is announced and is proposed a kind of developer box that is provided with the sector gear with recess and protuberance 2000-221781 number.When new developer box was installed in the housing of electronic imaging image processing system, the protuberance that is formed on the sector gear was inserted in the new product side senser, opens the new product side senser.After developer box had been installed in the housing of image processing system, idling gear was driven in rotation.When idling gear began to rotate, sector gear also rotated, and protuberance is moved to the old product side senser from the new product side senser.Protuberance is inserted in the old product side senser, opens the old product side senser.Simultaneously, idling gear arrives the recess of sector gear, and sector gear stops the rotation.
Yet, disclose in the new product pick-up unit of describing in 2000-221781 number in Japanese unexamined patent, because protuberance is not to insert the old product sensor that the new product sensor that detects new product is exactly an insertion detection old product, so new product sensor and old product sensor all are essential.Therefore, this structure has increased the cost and the complicacy of developing apparatus.
And, consider price and frequency of utilization, some customer requirements from the corresponding different Price Range of toner saturation in multiple developer box freely select best developer box.
In order to satisfy these demands, must provide the developer box that holds different amount toners.Yet according to the difference of toner amount, the toner that is contained in these developer boxes has different agitation characteristicss and different degradation rates.
Whether in this case, only detecting this developer box is that new product is not enough, because the life-span of developer box when being detected can be according to the toner amount of wherein holding and difference.Thereby the life-span of developer box can't be determined exactly.Therefore, the developer box that holds a small amount of toner may just in fact reach its serviceable life before a kind of so definite quilt is made, cause image quality decrease.
The utility model content
In sum, the purpose of this utility model provides a kind of developer box, and the information that can transmit on the developer box is given image processing system, meanwhile suppresses the raising of production cost and avoids increasing the complicacy of structure.
In order to obtain above-mentioned and other purpose, the utility model provides a kind of image processing system and developer cartridge containing developer of being removably mounted on.Developer box comprises drive member and mobile member.When developer box was installed in the image processing system, drive member can be driven into end position from initial position.Thereby it is mobile with drive member that mobile member is configured to be associated with drive member, when developer box is installed in the image processing system, drive member is by when initial position is driven into end position, mobile member by mobile member by the detected position of image forming apparatus.
Another embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of developer box that is removably mounted on image processing system.This developer box comprises hypodontia gear and mobile member.When developer box was installed on the image processing system, the hypodontia gear can be driven into end position from initial position.The hypodontia gear is formed with reception tooth portion being arranged and do not receive toothless portion) from motor force from motor force.Mobile member can move with the hypodontia gear.Mobile member is set at and comprises having have in the bow of tooth portion portion fan-shaped.
Another embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of developer box, comprises shell, developer roll, developer roll gear, connects gear and a plurality of projection.Developer roll has the development roll shaft that rotatably is supported in the shell.The developer roll gear is fixed on the development roll shaft.The developer roll shaft gear rotates with the development roll shaft.Connecting gear is rotatably provided in the shell.Connecting gear pivots according to the rotation of developer roll driven wheel.From a part of projection on the surface that connects gear, this part is different with a place part on the direction parallel with axle for each of a plurality of projectioies.
Another embodiment of the present utility model provides a kind of developer box, comprises shell, developer roll, developer roll gear, donor rollers, donor rollers gear, stirrer, stirrer gear, gear train and connection gear.Shell has relative sidewall, the shell receiving photographic developer.Developer roll has the rotatable development roll shaft that is supported between this relative wall.Developer roll gear and development roll shaft are fixed.The developer roll gear rotates with developer roll.Donor rollers is given the developer roll supply developer.Donor rollers has the rotatable supply roll shaft that is supported between this relative wall.The donor rollers gear is fixed on to be supplied with on the roll shaft.The donor rollers gear rotates with supplying with roll shaft.Stirrer stirs the developer in the shell.Stirrer has the rotatable stirrer shaft that is supported between this relative wall.The stirrer gear is fixed on stirrer shaft, and the stirrer gear rotates with stirrer shaft.Gear train comprises the input gear, and the gear train transmission is given each developer roll gear, donor rollers gear and stirrer gear from the driving force of input gear.Connect gear is arranged on one of opposing sidewalls with being rotated.Connect gear and have the circumferential part that is formed with tooth portion.Projection is extended from connecting gear.The rotation of stirrer gear is passed to the connection gear.
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Concrete feature and advantage of the present utility model and other purpose will become clear from the explanation of following connection with figures, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the sectional side view according to the laser printer of preferred embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the side view of the developer box in the laser printer of Fig. 1 when gear cap is mounted thereon;
Fig. 3 is the side view of gear cap developer box when being removed;
Fig. 4 A is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein developer box to be ready being installed in the main casing;
Fig. 4 B is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein developer box is installed in and makes the contact projection of front contact with actuator in the main casing;
Fig. 4 C is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein the contact projection of front passes through actuator;
Fig. 4 D is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein the contact projection of back just contacts with actuator;
Fig. 4 E is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein the contact projection of back contacts with actuator;
Fig. 4 F is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with two contact projections, and wherein the contact projection of back is in by after the actuator;
Fig. 5 A is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having narrow width), and wherein developer box to be ready being installed in the main casing;
Fig. 5 B is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having narrow width), and wherein developer box is installed in and makes the contact projection of front contact with actuator in the main casing;
Fig. 5 C is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having narrow width), and wherein contact projection is by after the actuator;
Fig. 5 D is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having narrow width), and wherein sensor gear to be ready suspending;
Fig. 6 A is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having wide width), and wherein contact projection contacts with actuator;
Fig. 6 B is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having wide width), and wherein contact projection passes through actuator;
Fig. 6 C is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new developer box with contact projection (having wide width), and wherein contact projection is for passing through actuator state afterwards;
Fig. 7 is the block scheme that shows the control system of control new product deterministic process;
Fig. 8 shows the key diagram that is stored in the table among the ROM among Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is the time chart of new product deterministic process;
Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that shows step in the new product deterministic process;
Figure 11 is the process flow diagram that shows step in the variation of new product deterministic process;
Figure 12 is the process flow diagram that shows step in the motor speed deterministic process;
Figure 13 is the timetable of motor new product deterministic process when being driven in rotation with Half Speed; With
Figure 14 is motor process flow diagram of step in the new product deterministic process when being driven in rotation with Half Speed.
Embodiment
Image processing system according to preferred embodiment of the present utility model is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings, and wherein, for fear of repeat specification, same parts is identified by identical reference number with assembly.
1. the one-piece construction of laser printer
Fig. 1 is the sectional side view as the laser printer 1 of image processing system of the present utility model.As shown in Figure 1, laser printer 1 comprises main casing 2, and in main casing 2, is used for supplying with the image formation unit 5 that forms image on the feed-in unit 4 of paper 3, the paper 3 that is used for supplying with in feed-in unit 4 etc.
(1) main casing
The access hole 6 that inserts and remove handle box 20 described later is formed on the sidewall of main casing 2 with the protecgulum 7 that can open and close access hole 6.The lid axle (not showing) that protecgulum 7 is inserted into protecgulum 7 bottoms rotatably supports.Therefore, when protecgulum 7 during around lid axle rotary closing, protecgulum 7 covers access hole 6, as shown in Figure 1.When covering around lid axle Unscrew (being rotated down), access hole 6 is exposed to the open air, makes handle box 20 to be installed in the main casing 2 or from main casing 2 by access hole 6 and removes.
In the following description, that side of the laser printer 1 that protecgulum 7 is mounted thereto and when handle box 20 is installed in the main casing 2 respective side of handle box 20 will be called as " front side ", and opposite side will be called as " rear side ".
(2) feed-in unit
Feed-in unit 4 comprises the paper disc 8 that can insert or remove from the bottom of main casing 2 on fore-and-aft direction, be placed in separate roller 9 and the separating pad 10 above paper disc 8 front ends and be placed in the feed-in roller 11 of the rear side (with respect to the upstream side of the direction of transfer separating pad 10 of paper 3) of separate roller 9.Feed-in unit 4 also comprises the paper dirt roller 12 in the last the place ahead (downstream of paper conveyance direction separate roller 9) that is placed in separate roller 9, and with the pinch roll 13 of paper dirt roller 12 relative arrangements.
Paper transport path to the rear side revolution of laser printer 1, forms U-shaped substantially in the feed side near paper scrap roller 12.A pair of aligning roller 14 be placed in respect to paper conveyance direction paper transport path U-shaped portion downstream handle box 20 at a distance below.
Being used for the pressboard 15 of support stack state paper 3 is arranged on the inside of paper disc 8.Pressboard 15 is supported on its rear end by revolution, makes front end can be pivotally lowered into the state of shelving on the base plate 16 that pressboard 15 rests paper disc 8 and can upwards turn to the supply condition that pressboard 15 is tilted to from the rear end forward end.
The bar 17 that is used for upwards promoting the front end of pressboard 15 is arranged on the front portion of paper disc 8.The rear end of bar 17 is supported on the bar axle 18 pivotally at the front end lower position of pressboard 15, makes the front end of bar 17 can upwards promote at the front end of horizontal level that bar 17 keeps flat along the base plate 16 of paper disc 8 and bar 17 between the obliquity of pressboard 15 and rotates.When rotary driving force input bar axle 18, the front end of the front end rising pressboard 15 of bar 17 distaff axles, 18 rotations and bar 17 switches pressboard 15 to supplying with the position.
When pressboard 15 when supplying with the position, the paper 3 that is stacked on the pressboard 15 is being pressed feed-in roller 11.The separation point position feed-in paper 3 of feed-in roller 11 beginnings between separate roller 9 and separating pad 10 of rotation.
When paper disc 8 is removed from main casing 2, the front end of pressboard 15 since himself weight to the whereabouts, mobile pressboard 15 is to lay-down position.When pressboard 15 was in lay-down position, paper 3 can be stacked on the pressboard 15.
When feed-in roller 11 when the separation point position is transmitted paper 3 and paper and is sandwiched between separate roller 9 and the separating pad 10, separate roller 9 first separations of rotation and supply a piece of paper open 3.The paper 3 of every separated roller 9 supplies is by between paper scrap roller 12 and the pinch roll 13.After paper scrap roller 12 was removed paper scrap on the paper 3, paper transmitted along the U-shaped paper transport path in the feed side, thus paper in main casing 2 oppositely, and transmit to aligning roller 14.
After calibration sheet 3, the transfer position of aligning roller 14 between photosensitive drums 28 described later and transfer roll 31 transmits paper 3, and the image that is formed on the photosensitive drums 28 in transfer position is transferred on the paper 3.
(3) image formation unit
(a) scanning element
(b) handle box
Handle box 20 be detachably mounted on scanning element 19 in the main casing 2 below.Handle box 20 comprises handles frame 27 and photosensitive drums 28, grid-control formula corona charging device 29, developer box 30, transfer roll 31 and cleaning brush 32 in handling frame 27.
The nonmagnetic single component toner of toner container cavity 41 filling positively chargeds.Be used in the polymerized toner that toner in this preferred embodiment is to use the polymerization copolymerization polymerization single polymerization monomer such as suspension polymerization known to obtain.For example, polymerization single polymerization monomer can be such as cinnamic styrene monomer or such as the acrylic monomers of acrylic acid, acrylic acid alkyl (C1-C4) ester or metering system dialkylaminobenzoic acid (C1-C4) ester.Obtain the flowability that high-quality image forms in order to have, polymerized toner is formed spherical particle substantially.
Toner of the type and colorant as carbon black, or wax, and improve liquidity such as the adjuvant of silicon dioxide is compound, and the mean diameter of toner particles is about 6-10 μ m.
The toner detection window 47 that detects residue toner amount in the toner container cavity 41 with toner container cavity 41 corresponding positions on be placed on shell 62 two sides 44.Toner detection window 47 laterally by toner container cavity 41 mutually relatively.Toner sensor (not showing) with light-emitting component and light receiving element is placed in the main casing 2.Light-emitting component (do not have show) is placed on the main casing 2 one the outside in the toner detection window 47, and light receiving element (not have demonstration) is placed on main casing 2 another the outside in the toner detection window 47.Enter toner container cavity 41 from the light of light-emitting component emission by one of them of toner detection window 47.When light pass toner container cavity 41 and when another toner detection window 47 is gone out light receiving element detect as this light that detects light.The toner sensor detects the quantity that light frequency is determined the residue toner based on detecting this.Determine in the toner container cavity 41 remaining toner amount when the toner sensor and drop to when low-level that laser printer 1 shows in (not showing) such as control panels and lacks the toner alarm.
Donor rollers 37 is placed in the rear of opening 46 and comprises the metal supply roll shaft 48 of sponge roller 49 coverings that formed by conductive foams.Metal is supplied with roll shaft 48, and 42 corresponding positions rotatably are supported in the two side 44 of shell 62 in the development chamber.Donor rollers 37 is input to metal and is supplied with the drive force rotation of roll shaft 48 from motor 59.
Thickness adjusted sheet 39 comprises the primary blade component that is made of metal leaf springs and is arranged on the pressure portion 52 of vane member far-end.Pressure portion 52 has semi-circular cross-sections and is formed by electrically insulating silicone rubber.Thickness adjusted sheet 39 is supported on the top of developer roll 38 in the shell 62.Utilize this structure, the elastic force of primary blade component causes pressure portion 52 to be pressed against the surface of developer roll 38.
The toner of discharging from opening 46 is fed on the developer roll 38 by donor rollers 37 rotatably.At this moment, toner rubs between donor rollers 37 and developer roll 38 and fills positive electricity.When developer roll 38 rotation, supply between the rubber rollers 51 and the pressure portion 52 of thickness adjusted sheet 39 of developer roll 38 lip-deep toners by developer roll 38, thereby keep the thickness of developer roll 38 surface coloring powder even.
Transfer roll 31 rotatably is supported on to be handled on the frame 27, and relative and contact with photosensitive drums 28 from the bottom of photosensitive drums 28 and photosensitive drums 28 in vertical direction.Transfer roll 31 is made of the metal roller shaft that is coated with the roller that is formed by the guiding elastomeric material.In transfer operation, transfer bias imposes on transfer roll 31.Transfer roll 31 is by the driving force rotation from motor 59 inputs.
Cleaning brush 32 is installed in to be handled on the frame 27.Cleaning brush 32 is relative and contact with photosensitive drums 28 in the rear side of photosensitive drums 28 and photosensitive drums 28.
When photosensitive drums 28 rotations, charger 29 fills uniform positive electricity for the surface of photosensitive drums 28.Then, from the surface of scanning element 19 emitted laser bundle high-velocity scanning photosensitive drums 28, form corresponding to the electrostatic latent image that is formed on paper 3 epigraphs.
Next, when developer roll 38 rotations, be carried at the developer roll 38 lip-deep positive electricity toners that fill and contact and supply with the positive electricity photosensitive drums 28 lip-deep zones of under laser, exposing, therefore have than low potential with photosensitive drums 28.In this way, according to the discharged-area development process, the sub-image on the photosensitive drums 28 is transformed into visual image, makes toner image be carried on the surface of photosensitive drums 28.
When aligning roller 14 transmits paper 3 by the transfer position between photosensitive drums 28 and the transfer roll 31, be carried at the transfer bias that photosensitive drums 28 lip-deep toner image are applied on the transfer roll 31 and be transferred on the paper 3.After toner image was transferred, paper 3 was sent to fixation unit 21.
Be developed roller 38 and reclaim remaining in toner on the photosensitive drums 28 behind the transfer operation, and, be deposited on the photosensitive drums 28 paper scrap from paper 3 brush 32 that is cleaned and reclaim.
(c) fixation unit
Warm-up mill 54 comprises metal tube, and its surface scribbles fluororesin, and the halogen lamp that heats it is placed in the inside of metal tube.Warm-up mill 54 is by the drive force rotation from motor 59 inputs.
It is relative and contact with warm-up mill 54 that pressure roll 55 is placed in the following and warm-up mill 54 of warm-up mill 54.Pressure roll 55 is made of the metallic roll that is coated with the roller that is formed by elastomeric material.The rotation that pressure roll 55 is driven in warm-up mill 54 drives.
In fixation unit 21, in the time of between paper 3 is by warm-up mill 54 and pressure roll 55, transfer position be transferred to toner image on the paper 3 by the heat photographic fixing to paper 3.After the toner image photographic fixing was to the paper 3, warm-up mill 54 and pressure roll 55 continued to transmit paper 3 along the outlet end paper transport path to the discharge dish 56 of the upper surface that is formed on main casing 2.
The direction of transfer that is used to reverse paper 3 is a U-shaped for the outlet end paper transport path from fixation unit 21 to discharge dish 56 towards the direction of laser printer 1 front substantially.Transfer roller 57 is placed in the mid point of outlet end paper transport path, and distributing roller 58 is placed in the downstream end in this path.Therefore, by behind the fixation unit 21, paper 3 transmits along the outlet end paper transport path at paper 3, and transfer roller 57 receives and transmit paper 3 to distributing roller 58 here, and distributing roller 58 receives and discharge paper 3 to discharge dish 56 then.
Paper is discharged sensor 60 and is placed between transfer roller 57 and the distributing roller 58 along the outlet end paper transport path.Paper is discharged paper 3 of discharging sensor 60 along the transmission of outlet end paper transport path by paper of sensor 60 each rotations.Being arranged on CPU90 (see figure 2) in the main casing 2 calculates paper and discharges number of times that sensor 60 rotates and will be as the digital storage of print paper quantity at all storage elements of NVRAM106 as described later.
In the laser printer 1 with this structure, whether CPU90 determines to be installed in developer box 30 in the main casing 2 is new product and maximum number of paper of determining to utilize when being new when developer box 30 these developer box 30 printings.The actual quantity that CPU90 is installed in new reagent box 30 print paper in the main casing 2 is compared with the maximum sheets of utilizing developer box 30 to print, and shows in (not showing) such as control panels when the actual quantity of print paper approaches the maximum sheets of printing and lack the toner alarm.
2. detect the structure of new reagent box
(a) structure of developer box
Fig. 2 is the side view of developer box when gear cap is installed on the developer box.Fig. 3 is the side view of developer box when gear cap is removed.Fig. 4 A is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new reagent box with two contact projections to 4F.Fig. 5 A is the key diagram of illustrating the mechanism of detecting the new reagent box with a contact projection to 5D.
As shown in Figure 3, developer box 30 comprises that the metal of the stirrer turning axle 43 that is used for rotating spoon 45, donor rollers 37 supplies with the gear mechanism 63 of the metal development roll shaft 50 of roll shaft 48 and developer roll 38; And the gear cap 64 that covers gear mechanism 63, as shown in Figure 2.
As shown in Figure 3, gear mechanism 63 is arranged on the sidewall 44 of the shell 62 that constitutes developer box 30 on one of them.Gear mechanism 63 comprises input gear 65, donor rollers driven wheel 66, developer roll driven wheel 67, neutral gear 68, stirrer-driven gear 69 and sensor gear 70.
Donor rollers driven wheel 66 is placed in the end that following, the metal of importing gear 65 are supplied with roll shaft 48, makes to mesh with input gear 65.Donor rollers driven wheel 66 can not be supplied with roll shaft 48 rotations with respect to metal.
Developer roll driven wheel 67 diagonal angles are placed in the back lower place of input gear 65, an end of metal development roll shaft 50, make and 65 engagements of input gear.Developer roll driven wheel 67 can not be with respect to metal roll shaft 50 rotation of developing.That is, developer roll driven wheel 67 is fixed on the metal development roll shaft 50 and makes with rotation therewith.
Master reference gear part 79 is a plate-like.The center that sensor gear back shaft 78 is inserted through master reference gear part 79 makes that master reference gear part 79 can be with respect to 78 rotations of sensor gear back shaft.Fan-shaped substantially peristome 83 forms in part master reference gear part 79, near the expansion radially outward center of sensor gear back shaft 78.
There is tooth portion 80 to be arranged on the part of the circumferential surface of master reference gear part 79.Particularly, tooth portion 80 is arranged corresponding to forming curved portions to another circumferential end in the only about half of circumferential end of the circumferential surface of master reference gear part 79 from master reference gear part 79.The external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69 with 80 engagements of tooth portion are arranged, transmit driving force from motor 59.
Toothless portion) 81 has occupied the remainder of the circumferential surface of the master reference gear part 79 that is not had tooth portion 80 to occupy.When toothless portion) 81 during facing to stirrer-driven gear 69, the external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69 with toothless portion) 81 engagements, therefore, interrupt from the transmission of the driving force of motor 59.
Information on the corresponding developer box 30 of the quantity of contact projection 82 is specially, and when developer box 30 when being new, the toner amount of holding in the toner container cavity 41 can form the information (below be called " the maximum paper that are printed) of paper 3 maximum quantity of image.
More specifically, when two contact projections 82 were set up, shown in Fig. 3 and 4, the maximum printer paper tensors of the corresponding expression of this numeral were 6000 information.When only having a contact projection 82 to be set up, as shown in Figure 5, the maximum printer paper tensors of the corresponding expression of this numeral are 3000 information.
And contact projection 82 is placed with respect to the tooth portion 80 that has of sensor gear 70, makes the detection position of passing through actuator 91 described later in the rotating range of sensor gear 70, that is, and and when the external tooth 77 that has tooth portion 80 with stirrer-driven gear 69 meshes.More specifically, the contact projection 82 in the front of the upstream side that is placed in other contact projection 82 on the sense of rotation (it is rotated counterclockwise) of sensor gear 70 is placed so that the top of contact projection 82 is relative with the mid point that tooth portion 80 is arranged (center) on the circumference that is formed on master reference gear part 79.Setting is located so that contact projection 82 with respect to the contact projection 82 of the back in the downstream of the sense of rotation of sensor gear 70 top is with the circumference of the sensor gear 70 outside tooth portion 80 downstream sides are arranged is relative just with respect to the sense of rotation of sensor gear 70.
As shown in Figure 2, gear cap 64 is installed on one of sidewall 44 of developer box 30, is used for covering gear mechanism 63.The rear side that opening 86 is formed on gear cap 64 is used for exposing to the open air binding acceptance division 72.And sensor gear lid 87 front sides that are formed on gear cap 64 are used for covering sensor gear 70.
(b) structure of main casing
As shown in Figure 2, information testing agency 89 is arranged on the inwall of main casing 2 and is positioned near the rear side of developer box 30 when developer box 30 is placed in the main casing 2.As shown in Figure 4, information testing agency 89 comprises actuator 91 and optical sensor 92.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, when light-blocking part 96 substantially along horizontal-extending time contact ratchet portion 95 downward-sloping slightly.Light-blocking part 96 is formed with the thickness that can stop from the detection light of optical sensor 92 emissions in vertical direction.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, the light-blocking part 96 of actuator 91 spring 97 that is stretched stably promotes downwards.The protrusion block 99 that expulsive force is contacted with block contact site 100 suppresses.Under this normal condition, actuator 91 is held and makes light-blocking part 96 extend on the along continuous straight runs substantially, and inclination is oblique slightly forward to contact ratchet portion 95 simultaneously.Under this normal condition, the contact ratchet portion 95 of actuator 91 is placed in the detection position and is used for detecting contact projection 82 paths.
As will be described, be pressed downward when contact projection 82 contact ratchet portion 95 when contacting ratchet portion 95 and on the detection position, contact.Therefore, the expulsive force that light-blocking part 96 upwards rotates and contact ratchet portion 95 resists extension springs 97 rotates (seeing Fig. 4 B) around cylinder insertion section 94.As a result, protruding block 99 separates with block contact site 100.Then, when contact projection 82 disconnects with the contact that contacts ratchet portion 95, the expulsive force of extension spring 97 makes light-blocking part 96 rotate and makes and the 94 upwards rotations around the cylinder insertion section of contact ratchet portion 95 contacts (seeing Fig. 4 C) with block contact site 100 up to protruding block 99.
Though do not show in 4F at Fig. 4 A, optical sensor 92 is set in the retaining member of seeing a U-shaped substantially and an end opening on the vertical view, makes the light generating device of optical sensor 92 relative mutually with light receiving element, and the centre has the space.Optical sensor 92 is placed and makes the light-blocking part 96 of actuator 91 place between the retaining member.More specifically, when being in its normal condition, actuator 91 (sees Fig. 4 A), optical sensor 92 is placed so that light-blocking part 96 stops from the detection light of photocell to the light receiving element emission, simultaneously, when contact projection 82 when contacting ratchet portion 95 contact and causing light-blocking part 96 upwards to rotate, received (see Fig. 4 B) to the detection light of light receiving element emission by light receiving element from photocell.
3. detect the operation of new reagent box
Next, determining to be installed in developer box 30 in the main casing 2 is newly or old and determine to utilize the method for the maximum sheets that developer box 30 prints to be illustrated.
(a) situation of two contact projections
Shown in Fig. 4 A, at first protecgulum 7 is opened, and new then developer box 30 handle box 20 thereon inserts main casing 2 by access hole 6 on direction A.Also can be, protecgulum 7 be opened, and new developer box 30 inserts and is installed on the handle box 20 that is installed in the main casing 2 by access hole 6.
To shown in the 4F, two contact projections 82 are set on the sensor gear 70 in the developer box 30 as Fig. 4 A.
When developer box 30 was installed in the main casing 2, actuator 91 was in its normal condition, and the teat 84 of the contact projection 82 of the front that moves down contacts with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 of actuator 91 on the detection position.As a result, shown in Fig. 4 B, 94 rotations make the contact ratchet portion 95 of actuator 91 rotate and light-blocking part 96 upwards rotation on direction B to the expulsive force of actuator 91 opposing extension springs 97 around the cylinder insertion section.Therefore, light receiving element receives the detection light from optical sensor 92, is stopped by light-blocking part 96 in advance and detect light when actuator 91 is in its normal condition.
At this moment, optical sensor 92 transmits received signal to CPU90 based on received light.CPU90 discerns the counter that this received signal is first received signal and the calculating print paper quantity that resets.
And when developer box 30 was installed in the main casing 2, the binding acceptance division 72 of importing gear 65 in the developer box 30 was inserted in the binding insertion section (not having to show) of transmitting from the driving force that is arranged on the motor 59 in the main casing 2.As a result, from input gear 65, donor rollers driven wheel 66, developer roll driven wheel 67, neutral gear 68, stirrer-driven gear 69 and the sensor gear 70 of the drive force gear mechanism 63 of motor 59.
Then, when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2, the CPU90 warming-up operation of stirrer 45 that begins to dally.
In this lost motion operation, CPU90 drives the motor 59 that is arranged in the main casing 2.The driving force of motor 59 is input to the input gear 65 of developer box 30 and drives 65 rotations of input gear from linking the insertion section by linking acceptance division 72.At this moment, the donor rollers driven wheel 66 with 65 engagements of input gear is driven in rotation.Supply with the rotation of roll shaft 48 and rotate donor rollers 37 successively.And the developer roll driven wheel 67 that meshes with input gear 65 is driven in rotation, and developer roll 38 is rotated in the rotation of development roll shaft 50 successively.And, be driven in rotation by the neutral gear 68 of external tooth 74 with 65 engagements of input gear, cause and external tooth 74 integrally formed internal tooth 75 rotations.When the internal tooth 75 of center tooth wheel 68 rotates, be driven in rotation by the stirrer-driven gear 69 of internal tooth 76 with internal tooth 75 engagements.The rotation rotating spoon 45 of stirrer turning axle 43 stirs the toner in the toner container cavity 41 and produces toner stream.
When stirrer-driven gear 69 is driven in rotation by internal tooth 76, also rotate with internal tooth 76 integrally formed external tooths 77.Therefore, because have the tooth portion 80 and the external tooth 77 of sensor gear 70 mesh, sensor gear 70 also is driven in rotation.Sensor gear 70 is rotated a scheduled volume from the starting position to the stop position.
In other words, 70 of sensor gear are driven in rotation on direction C when external tooth 77 engagements that tooth portion 80 and stirrer-driven gear 69 are arranged, when sensor gear 70 around sensor gear back shaft 78 on the single direction corresponding to the semi-circumference that is formed on master reference gear part 79 lip-deep have tooth portion 80 to be driven in rotation an about circle half after sensor gear 70 stop.After stopping, master reference gear part 79 is remained on halted state together with sensor gear back shaft 78 by frictional resistance.
Utilize this structure, when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2 and sensor gear 70 when being driven in rotation for the first time for the first time, teat 84 on the contact projection 82 of the front of sensor gear 70 with contact 95 contacts of ratchet portion, and with contact ratchet portion 95 at the contact point moving direction, promptly move on the direction that the direction from the top to the bottom is identical, shown in Fig. 4 B.When on identical direction, slide and by and when contact ratchet portion 95 separates, teat 84 is further being pressed contact ratchet portion 95, shown in Fig. 4 C.Therefore, when the contact between teat 84 and the contact ratchet portion 95 is removed, the expulsive force of extension spring 97 causes actuator 91, and 94 rotations make that contact ratchet portion 95 moves up and light-blocking part 96 moves down around the cylinder insertion section on direction D, turn back to normal condition up to actuator 91.At this moment, light-blocking part 96 stops the detection light of the optical sensor 92 that is received by light receiving element once more.
When sensor gear 70 during by further driven in rotation, the teat 84 of following contact projection 82 contacts with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 of actuator 91 under normal condition in the detection position downward direction then, shown in Fig. 4 D.Shown in Fig. 4 E, actuator 91 is ordered about the urging force of resisting extension spring 97 once more, and 94 rotations make that contact ratchet portion 95 moves down and light-blocking part 96 moves up around the insertion section.As a result, light receiving element receives the detection light of optical sensor 92.Optical sensor 92 transmits received signal based on this reception light to CPU90.It is second received signal that CPU90 discerns this received signal.
Then, when teat 84 slides along contact ratchet portions 95 the further press contacts ratchet of teat 84 portion 95 and then through and with contact ratchet portion 95 and separate, shown in Fig. 4 F.Therefore, when the contact between teat 84 and the contact ratchet portion 95 disconnects, the expulsive force of extension spring 97 causes actuator 91, and 94 rotations make that contact ratchet portion 95 moves up and light-blocking part 96 moves down around the insertion section, turn back to its normal condition up to actuator 91.At this moment, light-blocking part 96 stops the detection light of the optical sensor 92 that is received by light receiving unit once more.
Then, the tooth portion 80 that has of sensor gear 70 separates with the external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69, ends the rotation of sensor gear 70.At this moment, the warming-up EO that comprises lost motion operation.
In the lost motion operation process, whether CPU90 determines from optical sensor 92 inputs whether developer box 30 is new products based on the signal that receives, and determines to be developed maximum number of paper that agent box 30 is printed based on the received signal quantity of input.
More specifically, in the example that Fig. 4 A shows to 4F, as mentioned above, CPU90 determines that according to first received signal of identification developer box 30 is new.
And CPU90 is associated the received signal quantity of input with information about maximum quantity of being printed.Concrete, for example, when two received signals are transfused to, CPU90 is associated this quantity with maximum 6000 paper that are printed.When a received signal is transfused to, CPU90 is associated this quantity with maximum 3000 paper that are printed.
The above-mentioned example of describing from Fig. 4 A to 4F, first and second received signals in the CPU90 identification lost motion operation process.Because two received signals are identified, CPU90 determines that the maximum paper quantity of utilizing developer box 30 to print is 6000.
Therefore, when developer box 30 is installed in Fig. 4 A in the example of 4F the time, CPU90 determines that developer box 30 is new and determines that the maximum paper quantity of utilizing developer box 30 to print is 6000.Discharged actual quantity that sensor 60 detects print paper when approaching 6000 when be mounted the back at developer box 30 by paper, CPU90 shows in (not showing) such as control panels and lacks the toner alarm.
Yet, if the new developer box 30 that is installed in the main casing 2 was removed removing paperboard etc. afterwards temporarily, reset then, sensor gear 70 still remains on tooth portion 80 and is in not halted state (seeing Fig. 4 F) with external tooth 77 position engaged of stirrer-driven gear 69.Therefore, when developer box 30 was reset, sensor gear 70 can not be driven in rotation when CPU90 carries out lost motion operation, and therefore, contact projection 82 can be by the detection position of actuator 91.Therefore, optical sensor 92 can not imported received signal to CPU90.Thereby prevent that CPU90 is misinterpreted as new product with the developer box 30 (old developer box) of refitting, make that CPU90 can continue definite to be defined as the maximum paper quantity of the printing new the time when developer box 30 with original, with the actual quantity of print paper from then on relatively.
(b) situation of a contact projection
Shown in Fig. 5 A, at first protecgulum 7 is opened, and new then developer box 30 handle box 20 thereon inserts main casing 2 by access hole 6.Also can be, protecgulum 7 be opened, and new developer box 30 inserts and is installed to the handle box 20 that is installed in the main casing 2 by access hole 6.
To shown in the 5D, single contact projection 82 is set on the sensor gear 70 in the developer box 30 as Fig. 5 A.This single contact projection 82 is corresponding to the leader of Fig. 4 A in two contact projections 82 shown in the 4F contact projection 82.Therefore, the contact projection 82 in the back of Fig. 4 A in the 4F is not arranged on Fig. 5 A in the example of 5D.
When developer box 30 was installed in the main casing 2, actuator 91 was in its normal condition, and the teat 84 of the leader's who moves down contact projection 82 contacts with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 of actuator 91 on the detection position.As a result, shown in Fig. 5 B, 94 rotations make the contact ratchet portion 95 of actuator 91 rotate and upwards rotation of light-blocking part 96 to the expulsive force of actuator 91 opposing extension springs 97 around the insertion section.Therefore, light receiving element receives the detection light from optical sensor 92, is stopped by light-blocking part 96 in advance and detect light when actuator 91 is in its normal condition.
At this moment, optical sensor 92 is based on receiving the light transmitting and receiving signal to CPU90.CPU90 discerns this and takes back the counter that signal is first received signal and the calculating print paper quantity that resets.
And, when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2, transmit the binding accommodation section 72 that input gear 65 in the developer box 30 is inserted in the binding insertion section (not having to show) from the driving force that is arranged on the motor 59 in the main casing 2.As a result, from input gear 65, donor rollers driven wheel 66, developer roll driven wheel 67, neutral gear 68, stirrer-driven gear 69 and the sensor gear 70 of the drive force gear mechanism 63 of motor 59.
Then, when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2, the CPU90 warming-up operation of stirrer 45 that begins to dally.
In this lost motion operation, as above narrate 70 of sensor gear and when the external tooth 77 that has tooth portion 80 with stirrer-driven gear 69 meshes, be driven in rotation.Therefore, when sensor gear 70 around sensor gear back shaft 78 on the single direction corresponding to the semi-circumference that is formed on master reference gear part 79 lip-deep have tooth portion 80 to be driven in rotation an about circle half after sensor gear 70 stop.After stopping, master reference gear part 79 and sensor gear back shaft 78 are remained on halted state by frictional resistance.
Utilize this structure, when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2 and sensor gear 70 when being driven in rotation for the first time for the first time, teat 84 on the contact projection 82 of the front of sensor gear 70 with contact 95 contacts of ratchet portion, and with contact the moving direction of ratchet portion 95 at contact point, promptly move on the direction that the direction from the top to the bottom is identical, shown in Fig. 5 B.Teat 84 is further being pressed contact ratchet portion 95 when sliding on identical direction, then by and separate with contact ratchet portion 95, shown in Fig. 5 C.Therefore, when the contact between teat 84 and the contact ratchet portion 95 is removed, the expulsive force of extension spring 97 causes actuator 91, and 94 rotations make that contact ratchet portion 95 moves up and light-blocking part 96 moves down around the insertion section, turn back to normal condition up to actuator 91.At this moment, light-blocking part 96 stops the detection light of the optical sensor 92 that is received by light receiving element once more.
Then, the tooth portion 80 that has of sensor gear 70 separates with the external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69, ends the rotation of sensor gear 70.At this moment, the warming-up EO that comprises lost motion operation.
In the lost motion operation process, as mentioned above, whether CPU90 determines from optical sensor 92 inputs whether developer box 30 is new products based on received signal, and determines to be developed maximum number of paper that agent box 30 is printed based on the received signal quantity of input.
More specifically, in the example that Fig. 5 A shows to 5D, CPU90 determines that according to first received signal of identification developer box 30 is new.
Example from Fig. 5 A to 5D, first received signal in the CPU90 identification lost motion operation process.Owing to only have a received signal to be identified, CPU90 determines that the maximum paper quantity of utilizing developer box 30 to print is 3000.
Therefore, when developer box 30 is installed in Fig. 5 A in the example of 5D the time, CPU90 determines that developer box 30 is new and determines that the maximum paper quantity of utilizing developer box 30 to print is 3000.Discharged actual quantity that sensor 60 detects print paper when approaching 3000 when be mounted the back at developer box 30 by paper, CPU90 shows in (not showing) such as control panels and lacks the toner alarm.
Yet, if the new developer box 30 that is installed in the main casing 2 was removed removing paperboard etc. afterwards temporarily, and reset then, sensor gear 70 still remains on tooth portion 80 and is in not halted state (seeing Fig. 5 D) with external tooth 77 position engaged of stirrer-driven gear 69.Therefore, when developer box 30 was reset, sensor gear 70 can not be driven in rotation, and CPU90 carries out lost motion operation, and therefore, contact projection 82 can be by the detection position of actuator 91.Therefore, optical sensor 92 can not imported received signal to CPU90, thereby prevent that the CPU90 mistake from determining that the developer box 30 (old developer box) of refitting be a new product, make CPU90 can continue comparing with the actual quantity of print paper from that time of before having determined when developer box 30 is confirmed as the maximum paper quantity printed new the time.
4. detect the effect of new reagent cassette method
In above-mentioned laser printer 1, when developer box 30 was installed in the main casing 2, motor 59 driving sensor gears 70 just in time revolved from the starting position to the end position and turn around half.When sensor gear 70 was driven, contact projection 82 moved and passes through the detection position of actuator 91 along circumference.Optical sensor 92 detects passing through of contact projection 82.Whether CPU90 detects contact projection 82 based on optical sensor 92 is determined whether developer box 30 is new.Therefore can determine that whether developer box 30 is that new laser printer 1 can reduce by simple structure and produce original manufacturing.
And, because the contact ratchet portion 95 of actuator 91 allows passing through of contact projection 82, laser printer 1 can be provided with a plurality of contact projections 82 when detecting the passing through of contact projection 82 and can allow a plurality of contact projections 82 by contact ratchet portion 95.As a result, whether detect a plurality of contact projections 82 based on optical sensor 92, CPU90 can determine whether developer box 30 is new product and the maximum paper quantity that can determine to utilize developer box 30 printings when developer box 30 is new product.
And, because it is feasible relative with the mid point that tooth portion 80 is arranged that contact projection 82 is placed on the sensor gear 70, littler amount when more relative with the end that tooth portion 80 is arranged than contact projection 82 has tooth portion 80 to constitute and passes through the detection position reliably by 70 1 of driving sensor gears.
And, because the teat 84 of contact projection 82 moves at the equidirectional upper edge circumference of teat 84 with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 contacts of actuator 91, promptly, teat 84 moves when promoting contact projection 82, can continue easily to move on identical direction with contact ratchet portion 95 contact back teats 84.Therefore, the laser printer 1 with this structure guarantees the contact between teat 84 and the contact ratchet portion 95 reliably.
In above-mentioned laser printer 1, teat 84 contacts with insertion section 94 when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2 for the first time.Therefore, even before motor 59 is carried out lost motion operation, teat 84 also can with contact the 95 contact placements of ratchet portion.Therefore, when optical sensor 92 detected this contact, CPU90 can determine whether developer box 30 is new under the situation that does not need 70 rotations of motor 59 driving sensor gears.
And, because sensor gear 70 has the hypodontia gear of tooth portion 80 and toothless portion) 81 to constitute by having, when tooth portion 80 and stirrer-driven gear 69 are relative, be used for rotation sensor gear 70 and be not used for rotation sensor gear 70 with stirrer-driven gear 69 relatively the time by transmission, thereby end the rotation of sensor gear 70 at this moment by transmission at toothless portion) 81 from the driving force of motor 59.Therefore, sensor gear 70 can from rotation begin be driven a predetermined drive amount reliably to the end of rotation.
In order to guarantee the positive engagement between sensor gear 70 and the external tooth 77, developer box 30 also comprises the disc spring 85 that promotes sensor gear 70 to the external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69.Therefore, sensor gear 70 is driven by the driving force of motor 59 reliably by the external tooth 77 of stirrer-driven gear 69.By guaranteeing that sensor gear 70 is driven reliably.When developer box 30 is confirmed as when new, CPU90 can determine maximum number of paper of utilizing developer box 30 to print reliably.
In above-mentioned laser printer 1, about the information setting that utilizes maximum number of paper that developer box 30 prints for be arranged on developer box 30 in the quantity of contact projection 82 consistent.Therefore, based on the quantity (the received signal amount of input) of optical sensor 92 detected contact projections 82, CPU90 can be easily and maximum number of paper of determining to utilize developer box 30 to print reliably.Therefore, though in the toner amount of maximum paper correspondences of printing and developer box 30 not simultaneously, CPU90 can determine reliably that the life-span of developer box 30 guarantees that developer box 30 is replaced at precise time.
Because the CPU90 in the laser printer 1 of this preferred embodiment can determine whether the developer box of installing 30 is new based on the contact projection 82 whether optical sensor 92 detects in the developer box 30, the laser printer 1 of this preferred embodiment can be easily and is determined that reliably developer box 30 is old or new.When therefore, laser printer 1 can determine reliably that developer box 30 has arrived it and is confirmed as the end-of-life of NEW BEGINNING from developer box 30.
5. the variation of contact projection
In above-mentioned preferred embodiment, the quantity of contact projection 82 is associated with the maximum number of paper that utilize developer box 30 to print.Yet, also the top width (circumferential width that comprises the top of teat 84) of contact projection 82 can be associated with the maximum number of paper that utilize developer box 30 to print, as Fig. 5 A to 5D and 6A to shown in the 6C.
Particularly, to shown in the 6C, for example, the contact projection 82 that is formed with the broad top can be associated with showing maximum 6000 paper informations of printing as Fig. 6 A.To shown in the 5D, the contact projection 82 that is formed with narrower top can be associated with showing maximum 3000 paper informations of printing as Fig. 5 A.
CPU90 can also be used for the time point of received signal to the volume of determining print paper from the length of input time of optical sensor 92 input based on being driven first from motor 59.
Therefore, in the lost motion operation that Fig. 5 A shows to 5D, when sensor gear 70 was driven in rotation first, the teat 84 of contact projection 82 contacted with contacting ratchet portion 95, shown in Fig. 5 B.When teat 84 slided along contact ratchet portion 95, optical sensor 92 was being imported received signal by the short time of contact ratchet portion 95 required times to CPU90 corresponding to teat 84.
In the lost motion operation shown in the 6C, when sensor gear 70 was driven in rotation first, the teat 84 of contact projection 82 contacted with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 of actuator 91, as shown in Figure 6A at Fig. 6 A.Yet because Fig. 6 A has bigger circumferential length to the teat 84 in the example of 6C, teat 84 slides longer period along contact ratchet portion 95, shown in Fig. 6 B.Therefore, optical sensor 92 is importing received signal by the long period of contact ratchet portion 95 required times to CPU90 with respect to teat 84, shown in Fig. 6 C.
By this method, CPU90 can be based on the maximum sheets of determining the input time of received signal to utilize developer box 30 to print.For example, when input time in short-term CPU90 can determine the maximum paper amount of printing be 3000 and when input time is long CPU90 can determine that the maximum paper amount of printing is 6000.
Utilize this structure, only need revise the width at top of the contact projection 82 of different developer boxes simply, and a plurality of contact projections 82 need be set, based on the time span of optical sensor 92 detection contact projections 82, CPU90 just can determine the maximum sheets that different developer boxes are printed.
6. the variation that concerns between maximum number of paper of contact projection quantity and printing
In above preferred embodiment, two contact projections 82 are associated with the maximum quantity that show 6000 paper printing, and a contact projection 82 is associated with the maximum quantity that show 3000 paper printing.Yet, also can be inverse relationship.In other words, a contact projection 82 can be associated with the maximum quantity that show 6000 paper printing, and two contact projections 82 can be associated with the maximum quantity that show 3000 paper printing.
Next, utilize this relation to determine whether developer box 30 is new and determines to utilize the new product deterministic process of the maximum quantity of paper that developer box 30 prints to describe in detail with reference to Fig. 7 to 10.Fig. 7 is the block scheme that shows the control system of new product deterministic process.Fig. 8 is the table that is stored among the ROM that is presented among Fig. 7.Fig. 9 is the time chart of new product deterministic process.Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that shows new product deterministic process step.
As shown in Figure 7, control system comprises the ASIC 101 in each district of control laser printer 1; Above-mentioned motor 59 and optical sensor 92 and the preceding cover open/close sensor 102 that is connected to ASIC 101.
Preceding cover open/close sensor 102 is by constituting by contact the switch of opening (not showing) with protecgulum 7.Cover open/close sensor 102 is opened before protecgulum 7 is when open position is closed, and closes detection signal through ASIC 101 to CPU90 input one.
Control system also comprises ROM104, RAM105, NVRAM106 and CPU90, and all assemblies are connected with ASIC101 by bus 103.
ROM104 stores the various programs of being carried out by CPU90, form program such as the image of carries out image forming process, the new product of carrying out the new product deterministic process determine program and when needed the motor rotational speed of operating motor rotational speed deterministic process determine program.ROM104 also stores the toner capacity and the table 107 that detects number and be referenced of related developer box 30 in the new product deterministic process.
In table 107 as shown in Figure 8, detect number and optical sensor 92 and detect contact projection 82 and received signal to be input to the number of times of CPU90 corresponding.As shown in Figure 8, detect number (following title detection limit) " 1 " and detect number " 2 " corresponding to " high power capacity " corresponding to " low capacity ".Here, " high power capacity " shows that the developer box 30 that is installed in the main casing 2 has the high power capacity toner (hereinafter referred to as " high container, developer box ") that can print maximum 6000 paper." low capacity " shows that the developer box 30 that is installed in the main casing 2 has the low toner capacity (hereinafter referred to as " low container, developer box ") that can print maximum 3000 paper.
RAM105 is stored temporarily in numerical value that uses when CPU90 carries out various program etc.NVRAM106 store to show the data from the received signal number (detection number) of the existence of the received signal of optical sensor 92 inputs, the length (see figure 9) of received signal time, input etc.
Utilize this control system, CPU90 carries out the new product be stored among the ROM104 and determines that program implements the new product deterministic process.In this process, each district of ASIC 101 control laser printers 1.
As mentioned above, in the new product deterministic process, the developer box 30 with single contact projection 82 is for holding the high container, developer box of effective toner of printing maximum 6000 paper.The developer box 30 that is provided with 2 contact projections 82 is for holding the low container, developer box of effective toner of printing maximum 3000 paper.
Fig. 9 is the ON/OFF time of the display optical sensor 92 when being new high container, developer box, new low container, developer box and old developer box of the developer box in being installed in optical sensor 92.
As mentioned above, when new high container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, the teat 84 of contact projection 82 was mounted that time of the ratchet portion that contacts 95 contacts with actuator 91 in the detection position at new box.When teat 84 when contacting ratchet portion 95 contact, actuator 91 rotates, and opens optical sensor 92.In other words, optical sensor 92 is to CPU90 input received signal.
At this moment, CPU90 control motor 59 drives at full speed, and starts lost motion operation.As a result, when teat 84 when equidirectional slides is further being pressed contact ratchet portion 95, separate with contact ratchet portion 95 then.At this moment, actuator 91 its normal condition that rotates backward is closed optical sensor 92 (in other words, the received signal that is input to CPU90 is interrupted).When motor 59 is driven at full speed, from lost motion operation begin to the 92 pent loss times of optical sensor be 0.3 second.
Therefore, when new high container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, optical sensor 92 only opened and closed once (receiving light once).Therefore, the schedule time (being 0.3 second in this preferred embodiment) of state continuance is counted as one-time detection the predetermined space that begins from that time that motor 59 is driven for the first time (for example 5 seconds).This is correct in the following description.
As mentioned above, when new low container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, the teat 84 of leader's contact projection 82 contacted with the ratchet portion that contacts 95 of actuator 91 in the detection position in that time that new box is mounted.When teat 84 when contacting ratchet portion 95 contact, actuator 91 rotates, and opens optical sensor 92.
At this moment, CPU90 control motor 59 drives at full speed, and starts lost motion operation.As a result, when the teat 84 of front when equidirectional slides is further being pressed contact ratchet portion 95, separate with contact ratchet portion 95 then.At this moment, actuator 91 its normal condition that rotates backward is closed optical sensor 92.When motor 59 is driven at full speed, from lost motion operation begin to the 92 pent loss times of optical sensor be 0.3 second.
Then, from of contact ratchet portion 95 contacts of the teat 84 of contact projection 82 with actuator 91 under normal condition.As a result, actuator 91 rotations and optical sensor 92 are opened once more.When motor 59 is driven at full speed, from 92 pent that times of optical sensor be 1.1 seconds (that is, when motor 59 is driven at full speed, beginning to be opened for 1.4 seconds once more) up to the loss time that optical sensor 92 is opened once more to optical sensor 92 from lost motion operation.
When contacting 95 sliding contacts of ratchet portion, the further press contacts ratchet of the teat of back 84 portion 95.Then, teat 84 separates with contact ratchet portion 95, allows actuator 91 rotate backward its normal condition and final plant closure optical sensor 92.When motor 59 is driven at full speed, being opened to the loss time that optical sensor 92 cuts out once more once more from optical sensor 92 is 0.3 second (that is, beginning to be closed once more to optical sensor 92 from lost motion operation when motor 59 is driven at full speed is 1.7 seconds).
Therefore, when new low point container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, the detection number of optical sensor 92 (optical sensor 92 receives the number of times of light) was 2.
As mentioned above, when being installed in the main casing 2, sensor gear 70 remains on halted state when old developer box (old high container, developer box or old low container, developer box).Therefore, because contact projection 82 can be by the detection position of actuator 91, optical sensor 92 remains on closed condition.
Therefore, the detection number of optical sensor 92 is 0 when old developer box is installed in the main casing 2.
Next, the new product deterministic process of CPU90 execution is illustrated with reference to Figure 10.Among the step S1 in Figure 10, CPU90 determine whether power supply is opened or preceding cover open/close sensor 102 whether to CPU90 input close detection signal.If power supply is not opened or CPU90 does not receive yet and closes detection signal (S1: not), then process turns back to master routine (not showing), and the definite continuation among the S1 is carried out.Yet if power supply has been opened or CPU90 has received and closes detection signal (S1: be), CPU90 begins aforesaid lost motion operation in S2.
As mentioned above, at first protecgulum 7 is opened, and developer box 30 is inserted in the main casing 2 by access hole 6.Then, protecgulum 7 is closed, and cover open/close sensor 102 opens and cuts out detection signal to CPU90 input before this moment.At this moment, the lost motion operation among the S2 begins.
After lost motion operation began, CPU90 determined whether lost motion operation finishes in S3.(S3: not), that is, when lost motion operation was performed, CPU90 determined that whether optical sensor 92 is to open (optical sensor 92 whether positive input received signal) in S4 if lost motion operation does not finish.If optical sensor 92 is for opening (S4: be), time (hereinafter referred to as " opening the time of optical sensor 92 ") that CPU90 measures optical sensor 92 opening procedures in S5 then.The time of opening of optical sensor 92 is continued to measure in the lost motion operation process when optical sensor 92 is opened, and Measuring Time is stored in (S3: deny S4: be, S5) among the NVRAM106.
Yet (S4: in the time of not), CPU90 determines whether the time of opening of optical sensor 92 is 0.3 second or bigger in S6 in order to close when optical sensor 92.If the time of opening of optical sensor 92 surpasses 0.3 second (S6: be), then contact projection 82 contacts with contacting ratchet portion 95 at contact position, as mentioned above.Therefore, CPU90 determines that received signal has been transfused to and increase the detection number that is stored among the NVRAM106 in S7.CPU90 removes beating the time of the optical sensor 92 measured from NVRAM106 in S8.
Right face is if the time of opening of optical sensor 92, (S6: not), then CPU90 determined that input signal is to disturb not to be to be caused with the contact that contacts between the ratchet portion 95 by contact projection 82 less than 0.3 second.Therefore, CPU90 not only can not increase the detection number among the S7, and can remove the Measuring Time that is stored among the NVRAM106.
When the optical sensor of in S8, remove measuring 92 open the time after, CPU90 turns back to S3 and comes to determine once more whether lost motion operation finishes.(S3: not), then CPU90 repeats above-mentioned steps if lost motion operation does not also finish.
When the developer box 30 in being installed in main casing 2 was old developer box, it was " 0 " in lost motion operation that the ON/OFF of optical sensor 92 detects number.Therefore, under this state, detecting number will not increase in S7, and the detection number remains " 0 " when lost motion operation finishes.
When the developer box 30 in being installed in main casing 2 was new high container, developer boxes, developer box 30 had a contact projection 82.Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, it is " 1 " in lost motion operation that the ON/OFF of optical sensor 92 detects number.Therefore, detecting number increases once in S7, and the detection number remains " 1 " when lost motion operation finishes.
If the developer box 30 that is installed in the main casing 2 is new low container, developer boxes, then developer box 30 has two contact projections 82.Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, the ON/OFF detecting operation of optical sensor 92 in lost motion operation detected twice.Therefore, the detection number is exhausted to increase by twice in S7, and the detection number remains " 2 " when lost motion operation finishes.
When lost motion operation finished (S3: be), CPU90 determined that whether optical sensor 92 is for opening in S9.For example, if optical sensor 92 for opening (S9: be), then because contact projection 82 keeps and contacts 95 contacts of ratchet portion, is not correctly counted so detect number.In this case, CPU90 determines that mistake occurs in the new product deterministic process and turns back to master routine in S10.If CPU90 determines mistake and occur in the new product deterministic process, then CPU90 shows the information of this information of reflection on control panel etc.
Yet (S9: not), the definite detection of CPU90 number has correctly been counted and determined in S11 detects whether number is " 0 " if optical sensor 92 is for cutting out.If detecting number is " 0 " (S11: be), then CPU90 determines that the box of installing is old developer box and turns back in the master routine in S12.When the box of determine installing as CPU90 was old developer box, CPU90 continued work as and utilizes maximum number of paper that box prints when box is new and compare from the number of paper that box is confirmed as the actual printing of NEW BEGINNING, as mentioned above.
Yet, be not that " 0 " (S11: not), CPU90 determines to detect whether number is " 1 " in S13 if detect number.If detecting number is " 1 " (S13: be), then CPU90 is associated with detecting number " 1 " because show the data of " Gao Rong " in table 107 with reference to the table 107 that is stored among the ROM104 in S14, is new high container, developer box so determine the box that is mounted.Then, CPU90 turns back to master routine.As mentioned above, when CPU90 determined that the box that is mounted is new high container, developer box, CPU90 determined that developer box 30 is new and can utilizes developer box 30 to print maximum quantity of 6000 paper.Therefore, when discharged by paper sensor 60 when detecting the maximum quantity that when developer box 30 is mounted at first, begin actual print paper and surpassing 6000 CPU90 show at control panel etc. and lack the toner alarm.
If detect number is not that " 1 " (S13: in the time of not), then CPU90 determines to detect whether number is " 2 " in S15.If detecting number is " 2 " (S15: be), then CPU90 is associated with detecting number " 2 " because show the data of " the low appearance " in table 107 with reference to the table 107 that is stored among the ROM104 in S16, is new low container, developer box so determine the box that is mounted.Then, CPU90 turns back to master routine.As mentioned above, when CPU90 determined that the box that is mounted is new low container, developer box, CPU90 determined that developer box 30 is new and can utilizes developer box 30 to print maximum quantity of 3000 paper.Therefore, when discharged by paper sensor 60 when detecting the maximum quantity that when developer box 30 is mounted at first, begin actual print paper and surpassing 3000 CPU90 show at control panel etc. and lack the toner alarm.
Yet, when detect number be " 2 " (S15: in the time of not), promptly when the detection number be " 3 " or when bigger, detect number and be not listed in the table 107.Therefore in this case, CPU90 determines that box is " Gao Rong " and be new high container, developer box in S14, and CPU90 turns back to master routine.When CPU90 determined that the box that is mounted is new high container, developer box, CPU90 determined that developer box 30 is new and utilizes developer box 30 can print the volume of 6000 paper.Therefore, when discharged by paper sensor 60 when detecting the maximum quantity that when developer box 30 is mounted at first, begin actual print paper and surpassing 6000 CPU90 show at control panel etc. and lack the toner alarm.
The ON/OFF of optical sensor 92 detects number when increasing owing to the quantity when contact projection 82 increases manyly usually, and this detection signal that just exists the CPU90 omission to import from optical sensor 92 also determines to detect the danger that number is less than the ON/OFF detection number of reality the new product deterministic process.Therefore, when two contact projections 82 were set up, just there was CPU90 in this and thinks that the ON/OFF of optical sensor 92 detects number and is " 1 " rather than " 2 " by mistake owing to omit detection signal.
For example, when the high container, developer box with two contact projections 82 was mounted, CPU90 should determine that optical sensor 92 opens and closes twice.Yet, as mentioned above,, and think that ON/OFF detects number and is " 1 " by mistake if CPU90 omits a received signal.The maximum sheets that CPU90 will determine to utilize high container, developer box to print is 3000 rather than correct 6000.
Open down in these feelings, when discharged by paper sensor 60 when detecting the maximum quantity that when developer box 30 is installed in the main casing 2 at first, begin actual print paper and approaching 3000 CPU90 show at control panel etc. and lack the toner alarm, impel the user to change developer box.Therefore, developer box 30 will be replaced when a large amount of unused toners remains in the high container, developer box.
Yet, new product deterministic process according to this preferred embodiment, developer box with a contact projection 82 is corresponding with high container, developer box, thinks that the ON/OFF detection number of optical sensor 92 is greater than the danger when high container, developer box is two optical sensors 92 by mistake thereby reduced aforesaid CPU90.Therefore, this method can prevent developer box 30 aforesaid when a large amount of unused toners remains in the developer box 30 developer box 30 will be replaced.
Because the box of two contact projections 82 is corresponding to low container, developer box in this new product deterministic process, if CPU90 omits detection signal as mentioned above, this is 6000 rather than 3000 danger with regard to the maximum sheets that exists CPU90 to determine that the low container, developer box of utilization is printed.Yet the laser printer 1 of this preferred embodiment has the aforesaid toner sensor of determining to remain in the actual toner amount in the toner container cavity 41.Therefore, when the residue toner became very low actual amount, CPU90 showed the alarm that lacks toners above will fixing on control panel etc. really based on the toner sensor.Therefore, even CPU90 thinks that the maximum sheets of utilizing low container, developer box to print is 6000 by mistake, show although this alarm can not discharged the actual printing amount that sensor 60 detects based on paper, when the actual quantity of print paper approaches 3000, will show the alarm of scarce toner based on definite CPU90 of toner sensor.
And, not that " 2 " (S15: not), promptly detect in addition digital corresponding of the detection number listed in number and the table 107, then CPU90 determines that box is new high container, developer box in S14 when CPU90 determines detection limit in the S15 of new product testing process.Therefore, if it is received signal that CPU90 thinks the undesired signal of input by mistake, cause detecting number and surpass the detection number of listing in the table 107, CPU90 should count related with " Gao Rong ", thereby prevented that developer box 30 will be replaced when a large amount of unused toners remains in the high container, developer box.
In the above description, " 2 " (S15: not), that is to say that if when detecting number and surpassing the detection of listing in the table 107 and count, CPU90 definite developer box in S14 is high container, developer box in S15 if detect number.Yet as shown in S17 among Figure 11, CPU90 may determine that mistake occurs in the new product deterministic process, rather than definite box is high container, developer box, and may turn back to master routine.After definite mistake had occurred in the new product deterministic process, CPU90 showed error message on control panel etc.
Except above-mentioned variation, the process flow diagram among Figure 11 has identical step with process flow diagram among Figure 10.
In this above-mentioned preferred embodiment, in the lost motion operation process, promptly utilize optical sensor 92 to detect in the operating process of passing through of contact projection 82, motor 59 is by the full speed driven in rotation, and this speed is identical with the speed of using in image forms.Yet motor 59 also can be driven with low speed in than image forming course in the lost motion operation process.By use such as Half Speed than low velocity driving motor 59, can improve CPU90 and determine that optical sensor 92 ON/OFF detect the accuracy of number of times.
Figure 12 is the process flow diagram that is presented at the step in the motor speed deterministic process that CPU90 carries out in the lost motion operation process.This process is implemented as step 2a, as shown in figure 14.The motor speed deterministic process determines that as motor speed program is stored among the ROM104, is used in the lost motion operation process with Half Speed driving motor 59.
As shown in the motor speed deterministic process of Figure 12, CPU90 determines in S31 whether the instruction of driving motor 59 rotations of enforcement image formation operation, lost motion operation etc. sends.If instruction is not issued driving motor 59 (S31: deny), then CPU90 turns back to master routine, and determining in S31 is repeated to implement.
Yet if instruction has been sent to motor 59 (S31: be), CPU90 determines whether power supply has has opened or closed detection signal and whether inputed to CPU90 in S32.If power supply is not also opened and closed detection signal and also is not input to CPU90 (S32: deny), then motor 59 is driven in rotation and carries out image formation operation.In this case, CPU90 is full speed driving motor 59 in S33, turns back to master routine then.
Yet, if being opened or having closed detection signal, power supply has been imported into CPU90 (S32: be), aforesaid lost motion operation begins.In this case, CPU90 with 59 rotations of Half Speed driving motor, turns back to master routine then in S34.
Figure 13 is the timetable of new product deterministic process when motor 59 is driven in rotation with Half Speed.Figure 14 is the process flow diagram that shows new product deterministic process step when motor 59 is driven in rotation with Half Speed.
As shown in Figure 13, as mentioned above, when new high container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, optical sensor 92 was opened when new box is installed.After optical sensor 92 was closed, CPU90 was then with Half Speed driving motor 59.When motor 59 is driven with Half Speed, from lost motion operation begin to the time of 92 pent that times of optical sensor be 0.6 second.
As mentioned above, when new low container, developer box was installed in the main casing 2, optical sensor 92 was opened when new box is installed.After optical sensor 92 was closed, CPU90 was then with Half Speed driving motor 59.When motor 59 is driven with Half Speed, from lost motion operation begin to the time of 92 pent that times of optical sensor be 0.6 second.
Then, optical sensor 92 is opened once more.When motor 59 is driven with Half Speed, from optical sensor 92 be closed to time that optical sensor 92 opened once more be 2.2 seconds (from lost motion operation begin to that time that optical sensor 92 is opened once more be 2.8 seconds).
As mentioned above, optical sensor 92 is maintained at closed condition when old developer box is installed in the main casing 2.
Next, with reference to Figure 14, effective new product deterministic process will be illustrated when motor 59 drives with Half Speed.Step in Figure 14 in the new product deterministic process except that step 6 all with Figure 10 in identical in the process flow diagram.In the step 6 of above-mentioned Figure 10, whether CPU90 determines the time of optical sensor 92 opening procedures above 0.3 second, and CPU90 determines that whether the time is above 0.6 second in Figure 14.
Particularly and since motor 59 when being driven with Half Speed optical sensor 92 keep time of opening longer, so CPU90 determines that whether the time of opening of optical sensor 92 is above 0.6 second in the new product deterministic process of Figure 14.If this time of opening surpasses 0.6 second (S6: be), then CPU90 determines that the recovery signal has been transfused to and increase detection number in S7.CPU90 removes and to be stored in opening the time of the optical sensor 92 measured among the NVRAM106 in S8.Yet (S6: not), CPU90 determines that signal is caused by interference if the time of opening of optical sensor 92 is less than 0.6 second.Therefore, CPU90 not only can not increase the detection number in S7, and can remove the Measuring Time that is stored among the NVRAM106 in S8.
Pass through in lost motion operation with Half Speed driving motor 59, optical sensor 92 can detect passing through of contact projection 82 with higher accuracy.Therefore, CPU90 can determine when received signal is from optical sensor 92 inputs with higher accuracy.As a result, CPU90 can determine reliably whether the box that is mounted is high container, developer box or low container, developer box.
In this above-mentioned preferred embodiment, developer box 30 separates setting with processing frame 27, and photosensitive drums 28 is set in the processing frame 27.Yet, clearly can form with processing frame 27 integral body according to developer box of the present utility model.
Although the utility model is illustrated according to specific embodiment, those skilled in the art understands can carry out the various various variations that do not deviate from the utility model scope.
For example, the utility model not only is applied to install the monochrome image formation device of a developer box, can also be applied to install the coloured image that holds Huang, magenta, green grass or young crops and four boxes of black toner respectively and form device.
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1. a developer box is characterized in that, comprising:
Housing has the sidewall of facing mutually, this housing receiving photographic developer;
Developer roller has the developer roll shaft that rotatably is supported between the described sidewall of facing mutually;
Donor rollers is configured to and gives described developer roller with developer replenishing, and described donor rollers has the supply roll shaft that rotatably is supported between the described sidewall of facing mutually;
Stirrer is configured to the developer that stirs in the described housing, and this stirrer has the stirrer shaft that rotatably is supported between the described sidewall of facing mutually;
The developer roller gear, this developer roller gear is fixed to described developer roll shaft, and described developer roller gear can be with described developer roll shaft rotation;
The donor rollers gear, this donor rollers gear is fixed to described supply roll shaft, and described donor rollers gear can be with described supply roll shaft rotation;
The input gear is with described developer roller gear and described donor rollers gearing mesh;
The stirrer gear, this stirrer gear is fixed to described stirrer shaft, and described stirrer gear can be with described stirrer shaft rotation;
Neutral gear is with described input gear and described stirrer gearing mesh; And
Connect gear, this connection gear is arranged on the sidewall in the described sidewall of facing mutually, and described connection gear can pivot, described connection gear and described stirrer gearing mesh;
Wherein, described connection gear comprises:
Circumferential part, being formed with on the described circumferential part has tooth portion and anodontia portion; And
A plurality of projectioies, described a plurality of projectioies are extended in a part that is parallel on the direction of described axle from the surface of described connection gear, and described part is different from the position at described axle place.
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