CN201054075Y - Toner container - Google Patents

Abstract

A toner container comprises a container body, a connector, a guiding piece and a pressing framework. One end of the container body is provided with a hatch of a bearing part. The connector and the hatch of the bearing part are sealed and can be matched in a sliding way along the axial direction. The front end of the connector is provided with a driving force receiving part which is used for receiving the driving force of the static imaging equipment, and the back end of the connector is a canister structure. The back end of the guiding piece is provided with a lock detent part which is locked with the canister structure and the bearing part along the axial direction. The pressing framework is arranged between the container body and the guiding piece to compel the connector to extend opposite to outside the container body along the axial direction. The utility model has convenient operation, reliable work and labor conservation on the installation.

Description

Toner container

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of being removably mounted on such as on the electrophotographic image forming equipment such as laser printer, duplicating machine and facsimile recorder, so that be the toner container of electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment toner.

Background technology

Traditional electrophotographic image forming equipment, for example laser printer, duplicating machine or facsimile recorder use fine grain toner usually.Toner is very tiny particle, is stored in usually in the container that is separated with imaging device.Toner container is in sealing state on not being installed in electrophotographic image forming equipment the time, be installed in the electrophotographic image forming equipment after, the meal outlet of toner container is opened, with to electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment toner.

Figure 13 shows that existing a kind of toner container, this toner container comprises that mainly an end has the container body 6 and the web member 7 that is arranged on container body 6 endpiece of outlet.The structure of web member 7 comprises the locking projection 71 that is arranged on front end as shown in figure 14, sealing 72 and driving force transfer part 73.Sealing 72 outer being equipped with by the O-ring seal 72a that makes such as the rubber elastomeric material, O-ring seal 72a external diameter exports with the airtight container main body greater than the internal diameter of container body outlet.Driving force transfer part 73 is two thin plates radially positioned opposite to each other.When toner container is in as shown in figure 13 sealing state, the outlet of O-ring seal 72a airtight container main body, driving force transfer part 73 is positioned at container body 6, and locking projection 71 is positioned at outside the container body 6.

When toner container is installed in the electrophotographic image forming equipment, toner container is promoted by electrophotographic image forming equipment, move along direction shown in the arrow a among Figure 15 earlier, locking projection 71 inserts the drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment, and be locked among the lock hole 81a, the side 71a of locking projection 71 is near the side of lock hole 81a; Then, container body 6 is moved by counter pushing away along arrow a reverse direction, because locking projection 71 this moment driven portion 81 lockings, so web member 7 is partly extracted container body 6, the outlet of container body 6 is opened, export to the electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment, as shown in figure 15 by this in order to the toner in the container body 6.In Figure 15, the electrophotographic image forming equipment that does not belong to the toner container structure is represented with double dot dash line.The drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment is by rotatably supports such as bearings, and by the direct motor drive rotation of electrophotographic image forming equipment.During printing, the web member 7 of driven portion 81 lockings rotates together in company with drive part 81.Behind the web member 7 idle running certain angles, side 73a of driving force transfer part 73 driving force receiving unit inboard with being arranged on the container body outlet against, rotate together thereby drive container body 6, make the interior toner of container body 6 to the electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment.When toner container need reseal, the tappet 82 of electrophotographic image forming equipment pushed back web member 7 along Figure 15 arrow a reverse direction the outlet of container body 6.

With the electrophotographic image forming equipment that above-mentioned toner container is suitable for mutually, behind the web member of locking toner container, toward deviating from web member direction mobile containers main body, meal outlet is opened again earlier.That is behind the web member of locking toner container, be that of electrophotographic image forming equipment must be through program, toward deviating from web member direction mobile containers main body.And the outlet of above-mentioned toner container and O-ring seal on the web member form interference fit realizing sealing, and this just makes electrophotographic image forming equipment mobile containers main body need bigger driving force when opening meal outlet.And the mechanism of mobile containers main body is mechanically tied up in electrophotographic image forming equipment, and operates when by the user toner container being installed.This just makes the user relatively require great effort when toner container is installed, and is not easy to operation; And the mechanism of mobile containers main body is damaged greatly easily because of stressed.To the high capacity toner container, these problems are outstanding especially.

Summary of the invention

Fundamental purpose of the present utility model provide a kind of easy to operate, install laborsaving and help protecting the toner container of electrophotographic image forming equipment;

For achieving the above object, the toner container that provides of the utility model comprises container body, web member, guide member and urges mechanism.Container body is used to hold toner, and the one end is provided with the forced section opening.Sealing and cooperating slidably vertically between web member and forced section opening, front end is provided with the driving force acceptance division that is used to receive electrophotographic image forming device drives power, and the rear end is a tubular structure.The guide member rear end is provided with the holding section that engages vertically with the forced section opening of the tubular structure of web member and container body.Urge mechanism and be arranged between container body and the guide member, container body is overhanging relatively vertically to force web member.

The toner container that such scheme provides, web member by electrophotographic image forming equipment locking back, electrophotographic image forming equipment when deviating from web member direction mobile containers main body, urging mechanism forces the relative vertically container body of web member overhanging, promptly urge mechanism and apply acting force toward moving direction to container body, this has just reduced the driving force of electrophotographic image forming equipment mobile containers main body, also promptly, reduce the acting force of user when toner container is installed, made things convenient for operation.In addition, the mechanism of the mobile containers main body of electrophotographic image forming equipment is not easy to be damaged because of stressed reducing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the toner container stereographic map of embodiment one;

Fig. 2 is the container body STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 A is the toner container part-structure cut-open view of embodiment one, and wherein meal outlet is in sealing state;

Fig. 3 B is the toner container part-structure cut-open view of embodiment one, and wherein meal outlet is in open mode;

Fig. 4 is the front end end cover structural drawing of embodiment one;

Fig. 5 A is the web member structural drawing of embodiment one;

Fig. 5 B is the stereographic map at Fig. 5 A web member other direction visual angle;

Fig. 5 C is the cut-open view of Fig. 5 A web member;

Fig. 6 is the parts of valve stereographic map of embodiment one;

Fig. 7 is the guide member stereographic map of embodiment one;

Fig. 8 is the toner container part-structure cut-open view of embodiment two, and wherein meal outlet is in sealing state;

Fig. 9 urges the cutaway view Amplified image of mechanism along the D-D direction among Fig. 8;

Figure 10 is that the outer tube among Fig. 8 is cut the stereographic map after half;

Figure 11 is a perspective end view of the inner sleeve among Fig. 8;

Figure 12 has represented the stereographic map of the matching relationship of inner sleeve and revoling tube among Fig. 8;

Figure 13 is existing toner container structural drawing;

Figure 14 is the web member stereographic map of Figure 13 toner container;

Figure 15 is Figure 13 toner container and imaging device phantom view, and wherein web member is in open mode.

The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with embodiment.

Embodiment

Embodiment one

Referring to Fig. 1, toner container mainly comprises container body 1 and web member 2.

Referring to Fig. 2, container body 1 mainly is made of cylindrical portions may 11, front end end cover 12 and rear end cap 13.Cylindrical portions may 11 both ends opens, be provided with at the middle part to the cylinder convex be spiral helicine rib on the whole, be provided with screw thread at both ends, to be connected with forward and backward end cap.Front end end cover 12 radial center places are provided with a circular forced section opening 121.Stirring vane 14a and 14b respectively by screw retention on front end end cover 12 and rear end cap 13.After front end end cover 12 and rear end cap 13 all were connected to cylindrical portions may 11 two ends, stirring vane 14a and 14b were positioned at container body 1, and container body 1 is sealing fully except forced section opening 121, to hold toner.Spiral fashion rib on the cylindrical portions may 11 and stirring vane 14a and 14b when toner container rotation supplying toner, play guiding and agitation of toner effect respectively.

Referring to Fig. 3 A, an end of web member 2 is arranged in the forced section opening 121 of front end end cover 12, and 121 of web member 2 and forced section openings seal by O-ring seal.Parts of valve 3 is arranged in the web member 2, and web member 1 is made axial slip relatively.Guide member 4 is arranged on the rear end of web member 2 and forced section opening 121, is used for engaging vertically with web member 2 and forced section opening 121, makes web member 2 forced section opening 121 slippage vertically relatively.

The structure of front end end cover 12, web member 2, parts of valve 3 and guide member 4 and mutual assembly relation are described respectively below.

Referring to Fig. 4, circular forced section opening 121 is arranged on the radial center place of front end end cover 12, and its front end forms a boss 122 radially extending to the center.Two rectangular recess 123a are separately positioned on 121 liang of radially relative positions of forced section opening with 123b.Groove 123a and 123b are radially outwards recessed from the internal face of forced section opening, and extend along the axis direction of forced section opening.Groove 123a, 123b are used for cooperating slidably and accepting vertically with the holding section of guide member 4 moment of torsion of its transmission.

Referring to Fig. 5 A, web member 2 front ends are driving force acceptance division 21, and the rear end is a tubular structure 22.The rearward end of tubular structure 22 is a boss 222, and boss 222 is provided with a pair of at radially relative grooving 223.Grooving 223 is substantially rectangle, and runs through the cylindrical wall of boss 222, is used for engaging with the holding section 42 of guide member 4.Tubular structure 22 is provided with a pair of meal outlet 221 that runs through barrel.Referring to Fig. 5 B, tubular structure 22 inwalls are provided with a pair of in groove opposite 224 radially, groove 224 be used for parts of valve 3 on fin 33 (see figure 6)s form axial sliding fit, and the relative rotation of restriction web member 2 and 3 of parts of valve.The external diameter of tubular structure 22 is slightly less than the internal diameter of the boss 122 on the front end end cover 12, and the external diameter of boss 222 is greater than the internal diameter of boss 122 and less than the internal diameter of forced section opening 121.Thus, web member 2 forms clearance fit in a circumferential direction with front end end cover 12, and front end end cover 12 is at axial slip relatively for web member 2, and the two seals by an O-ring seal, and boss 122 plays and prevents the slip away position-limiting action of front end end cover 12 of web member 2.

Referring to Fig. 5 A, two locking projections 212 are arranged on driving force acceptance division 21 front ends, locking projections 212 is outwards protruded in diametric(al) from the outside wall surface of driving force acceptance division 21.The front end of locking projections 212 tilts, and 212a favourable driving force acceptance division 21 in inclined-plane injects the drive part 81 (seeing Figure 15) of electrophotographic image forming equipment.Have many to extend axially, connect the slit 211 of its cylindrical wall at it on the driving force acceptance division 21, slit 211 is divided into a plurality of part independent of each other with the cylindrical wall of driving force acceptance division 21.Being arranged so that of slit, when driving force acceptance division 21 injects drive part 81, locking projections 212 pressurizeds of electrophotographic image forming equipment, elastic deformation inwardly takes place in the cylindrical wall portion at locking projections 212 places, so that locking projections 212 injects the drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment.Referring to Fig. 5 C, a cylinder coaxial with it 24 is arranged in the inside of driving force acceptance division 21, cylinder 24 is done and the extension that drives acceptance division 21 equidirectionals from the front end face of tubular structure 22, and cylinder 24 is shorter than driving force acceptance division 21, is used to place spring 35 (see figure 6)s on the parts of valve 3.The boss 225 of a diameter less than cylinder 24 internal diameters arranged on the front end face of tubular structure 22.Boss 225 is used for being connected with a end of spring 35 (see figure 6)s on the parts of valve 2, and limits motions that spring 35 should end.

Referring to Fig. 6, parts of valve 3 front ends are limited post 34, and the rear end is a cylinder.The external diameter of cylinder is less than the internal diameter of the tubular structure 22 of web member 2.2 of parts of valve 3 and web members are by sponge 32 sealings that are fixed on the parts of valve outer wall.A pair of radially relatively, be arranged on the rear end outside wall surface of parts of valve 3 at axially extended fin, be used for web member 2 on groove form axial sliding fit, and the relative rotation of restriction parts of valve 3 and 2 of web members.Parts of valve 3 is provided with a pair of at diametric(al) otch 31 respect to one another, and otch 31 is that a part of cylindrical wall of parts of valve and the sponge that covers on this part cylindrical wall are cut away and form.When otch 31 during over against the meal outlet 221 of web member 2, the toner in the toner container can flow to electrophotographic image forming equipment by the meal outlet of opening 221.The front end of limited post 34 be one at radially outstanding step, spring 35 outer being enclosed within on the limited post 34.When parts of valve 3 after web member 2 assembling, limited post 34 is in the cylinder 24 of web member 2, spring 35 is between the boss and the boss on the web member 225 that are limited on the axis direction on the limited post 34, shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B.

Referring to Fig. 7, guide member 4 comprises guide vane 41 and holding section 42.Guide vane 41 is a curved slab, plays when toner container transmits toner and stirs and guide functions.Holding section 42 be essentially one with guide vane 41 integrated flat boards, thickness is slightly less than or equals grooving 223 on the web member 2 and the width of the groove 123b on the front end end cover 12, its two ends are fastened in grooving 223 and the groove 123b vertically.It also is container body 1 that guide member 4 passes to front end end cover 12 to rotatablely moving of web member 2.42 the two ends in the holding section are provided with two otch 43, are used for placing urging mechanism 5, shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B.In the present embodiment, urging mechanism 5 is a spring, and spring is limited between guide member 4 and the stirring vane 14a, and guide member 4 is pressed to web member 2, promote axial engaging of guide member 4 and tubular structure 22 rear ends, and force the relative vertically container body 1 of web member 2 overhanging.Under the effect that urges mechanism 5, the relative integratedly front end end cover with guide member 4 of web member 2 12 is at axial slip.

Fig. 3 A is the phantom view of present embodiment toner container under the meal outlet sealing state.Under spring 35 effects of parts of valve 3, the sponge 32 on the parts of valve is in the meal outlet 221 over against web member 2, meal outlet 221 sealings.Fig. 3 B is the phantom view of present embodiment toner container under the meal outlet open mode.Figure 15 shows the part-structure of electrophotographic image forming equipment with double dot dash line.The loading and unloading and the course of work of present embodiment toner container are described below in conjunction with Fig. 3 A, 3B and Figure 15.

When direction shown in the arrow A of toner container in Fig. 3 A of sealing injects in the drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment as shown in figure 15, projection 212 wedges on the web member 2 advance and are locked among the lock hole 81a of drive part 81, and the side 212b (seeing Fig. 5 A) of projection 212 contacts with the sidewall of lock hole 81a.Meanwhile, parts of valve 3 is subjected to the stopping of tappet 82 of electrophotographic image forming equipment owing to limited post 34 and moves along direction shown in the arrow B among Fig. 3 B relative to web member 2, and make the otch 31 on it face toward meal outlet 221 on the web member 2, thus meal outlet 221 to be opened, spring 35 is compressed.When web member 2 injects drive part 81, container body 1 moves along direction shown in the arrow A relative to web member 2, be that container body 1 and web member 2 are made move toward one another, urging mechanism 5 is compressed, container body 1 is overhanging relatively vertically to force web member 2, applies toward the acting force that deviates from web member 2 directions for container body 1.

Behind the drive part 81 locking web members 2, electrophotographic image forming equipment moves container body 1 arrow B direction in Fig. 3 B, the compressed back stretch that urges mechanism 5 is given the thrust of container body along its moving direction, therefore can make electrophotographic image forming equipment reduce to act on power on the container body.When container body rollback during to the precalculated position, because web member 2 relative parts of valve 3 are static in container body 1 back off procedure, meal outlet 221 still is in open mode, shown in Fig. 3 B.

During the electrophotographic image forming equipment work, drive part 81 drives toner containers and together rotates, the toner in the container body 1 by the meal outlet 221 opened to the electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment.Before taking out toner container from electrophotographic image forming equipment, direction moves toner container shown in the arrow B in Fig. 3 B, web member 2 breaks away from the drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment, under the restoring force effect of the spring on the parts of valve 3 35, parts of valve 3 moves relative to web member 2 along the arrow B reverse direction, and the meal outlet 221 of web member 2 is resealed.Behind the drive part of to be connected disengaging electrophotographic image forming equipment, directly take out along steering handle toner container shown in the arrow B among Fig. 3 B.

Embodiment two

If embodiment one is used for the electrophotographic image forming equipment that toner container is laterally installed (being that toner container is installed along vertical its axis direction), because urging part 5 forces web member 2 overhanging all the time, make the length of toner container length overall greater than the storage tank that is used to place toner container on the electrophotographic image forming equipment, toner container is being placed in the process of storage tank, need toner container is tilted, and need firmly will urge part 5 compressions to shorten the length overall of toner container, this brings inconvenience to installation.

For solving embodiment one above shortcomings, embodiment two has been proposed.

Referring to Fig. 8, the structure of the container body of present embodiment toner container, web member 2 and parts of valve 3 is identical with first embodiment, and wherein identical structure is represented with identical label in the present embodiment.The present embodiment and the first embodiment difference are guide member 4 ' and urge the specific constructive form of mechanism.

The mechanism that urges of present embodiment comprises outer tube 51, inner sleeve 52, revoling tube 53, spring 54 and pipe cap 55.Outer tube 51 is one-body molded with stirring vane 14a, also can divide after body formed fixing again with stirring vane 14a.Outer tube 51 front ends are uncovered, and the rear end is connected with pipe cap 55 buckles.Referring to Figure 10, the front inner diameter of outer tube 51 is provided with deep trouth 511 and shallow slot 512 in circumferential symmetric arrangement less than back end inside diameter on the middle part inwall of outer tube 51 connection front-end and back-end, and deep trouth 511 and shallow slot 512 are wide, and are spaced from each other.The rear end inwall of the bottom land of deep trouth 511 and inner sleeve 51 is on the same face of cylinder, and the bottom land of shallow slot 512 is at the bottom land radially inner side of deep trouth 511.

Referring to Figure 11, inner sleeve 52 external diameters are slightly less than the front inner diameter of outer tube 51, thereafter the outside wall surface of end is provided with the circle projection 521 in circumferential symmetric arrangement, the width of projection 521 is slightly less than the width of shallow slot 512 and deep trouth 511, its end face one with the coaxial face of cylinder of inner sleeve 52 outside wall surface on, this face of cylinder radius is less than the distance of outer tube 51 axis to shallow slot 512 bottom lands, and greater than outer tube 51 front end inside radiuss.The rear end face of projection 521 is inclined-plane 522a and 522b, and intersect on the circumferential central plane of projection at the top on this two inclined-plane.As Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, when inner sleeve 52 and outer tube 51 assemblings one time-out, inner sleeve 52 is in outer tube 51, the front end of inner sleeve 52 stretches out the front end of outer tube 51 all the time, the projection 521 of inner sleeve 52 is in the deep trouth 511 and shallow slot 512 of outer tube 51, and and deep trouth 511 and 512 formation of shallow slot clearance fit.Inner sleeve 52 relative outer tubes 51 can be at axial slip, and can not rotate in a circumferential direction.

Referring to Fig. 8 and Figure 12, revoling tube 53 is arranged in the outer tube 51, its front end is the cylinder that and inner sleeve 52 internal faces form clearance fit, its rear end outer wall is provided with the projection 531 of a circle in circumferential symmetric arrangement, and revoling tube 53 axis are slightly less than the rear end inside radius of outer tube 51 to protruding 531 end faces distance.The front end face of projection 531 is an inclined-plane 532 to lopsidedness, inclined-plane 532 is identical with the inclined-plane 522b vergence direction of inner sleeve 52, the degree of tilt on inclined-plane 532 is less than or equal to the degree of tilt of inclined-plane 522b, so that the top of inclined-plane 522b can slippage in inclined-plane 532.Spring 54 is placed on revoling tube 53 and blocks a shot between 55, and its two ends are pressed in respectively on revoling tube 53 and the block 55.

Referring to Fig. 8, present embodiment guide member 4 ' structure and embodiment one in guiding piece 4 different being, guide member 4 ' removed the grooving 43 in the guiding piece 4, and designed a cylinder that can insert inner sleeve 52 in rearward end.

Fig. 8 is the toner container phantom view of present embodiment, wherein urges mechanism and is in the compression lock-out state; Fig. 9 is for urging mechanism along D-D direction cutaway view Amplified image among Fig. 8; Figure 12 urges mechanism to be in inner sleeve and the revoling tube stereographic map that cooperate of compression during lock-out state.Urge working process of mechanism below in conjunction with Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 12 explanation.

The mechanism that urges among Fig. 8 is in the compression lock-out state, and the compression here refers to that spring 54 decrements are relatively large, the length overall of toner container is shorter relatively, and locking refers to if urge mechanism and is not subjected to enough big external force effect and will keeps this state.This moment the projection 521 on the inner sleeve 52 522b top, inclined-plane near 532 tops, inclined-plane, one side, and contact, as shown in figure 12 with inclined-plane 532.Referring to Fig. 8 and Figure 12, when inner sleeve 52 is subjected to along the arrow C direction and during greater than the acting force of spring 54 elastic force, inner sleeve 52 promotes revoling tubes 53 and moves along the arrow C direction.In this process, because revoling tube 53 is subjected to the effect of inner sleeve 52 and spring 54 simultaneously, 522b top, inclined-plane slippage in the inclined-plane 532 of revoling tube 53 on the inner sleeve 52, revoling tube 53 relative inner sleeves 52 slide onto the bottom margin on inclined-plane 532 along the rotation of Figure 12 arrow E direction until 522b top, inclined-plane.At this moment, the top on inclined-plane 532 has slided into deep trouth 511.Under this state, cancel the pushing of inner sleeve 52 along the arrow C direction, under the recovery elastic force effect of spring 54, the inclined-plane 532 of revoling tube 53 will slide into deep trouth 511 along the edge of deep trouth 511.After the projection on the revoling tube 53 531 slides into deep trouth 511 fully, contact near the middle part on 522b top, inclined-plane and inclined-plane 532 or the middle part, spring 54 promotes revoling tubes 53 and inner sleeve 52 arrow C reverse direction in Fig. 8 and moves, the front end of the projection 521 on inner sleeve 52 is subjected to stopping of deep trouth 511 and shallow slot 512 front ends, this moment, inner sleeve 52 front ends stretched out outer tube 51 front ends apart from the longest, the length overall of toner container reaches the longest, urges mechanism and is in the extension lock-out state.The extension here refers to that spring 54 decrements are less relatively, the length overall of toner container is longer relatively, and locking refers to if urge mechanism and is not subjected to enough big external force effect and will keeps this state.Under this state, contact near the middle part on 522b top, inclined-plane and inclined-plane 532 or the middle part.To sum up state, be under the compression lock-out state, apply along the enough big acting force of arrow C direction for inner sleeve 52, cancel this acting force then, urge mechanism and will move to the extension lock-out state from the compression lock-out state when urging mechanism.

Be in when extending lock-out state when urging mechanism, pushing inner sleeve 52 along arrow C direction among Fig. 8, revoling tube 53 will move toward the arrow C direction together in company with inner sleeve 52, go out the deep trouth 511 of outer tube 51 until the projection 531 complete slippages of revoling tube 53, and spring 54 is further compressed.In this process, because the projection 531 on the revoling tube 53 has been limited in the deep trouth 511 of outer tube 51, revoling tube 53 is only made axial slip and can not be rotated in a circumferential direction.When revoling tube 53 complete slippages go out the deep trouth 511 of outer tube 51, because revoling tube 53 is subjected to the pushing effect of inner sleeve 52 and spring 54 simultaneously, inner sleeve 52 is being done the axially movable while, the slippage in the inclined-plane 532 of revoling tube 53 of 522b top, its inclined-plane, revoling tube 53 turns clockwise, and slides onto the bottom margin on inclined-plane 532 until 522b top, inclined-plane.Under this state, cancel the pushing of inner sleeve 52 along the arrow C direction, the recovery elastic force of spring 54 will promote revoling tube 53 and inner sleeve 52 along the slippage of arrow C reverse direction, in this process, revoling tube 53 is only made axial slip, connect the edge contact of deep trouth 511 behind the inclined-plane 532 of revoling tube 53 until shallow slot end face 513 (see figure 10)s when outer tube 51, because above-mentioned edge slippage on inclined-plane 532, revoling tube 53 is being done the clockwise direction rotation when the arrow C reverse direction continues slippage, return to as shown in figure 12 and connection status inner sleeve 52 until revoling tube 53.At this moment, the stopping of end face 513 that is subjected to shallow slot 512 owing to the inclined-plane 532 of revoling tube 53 stops axial slip, urges mechanism and returns to compression lock-out state shown in 8.To sum up state, be under the extension lock-out state, apply along the enough big acting force of arrow C direction for inner sleeve 52, cancel this acting force then, urge mechanism and will move to the compression lock-out state from extending lock-out state when urging mechanism.

Below in conjunction with the loading and unloading and the course of work that urge mechanism's explanation present embodiment toner container.

When toner container is not installed on the electrophotographic image forming equipment as yet, urge mechanism and be in as shown in Figure 8 locking contraction state, the length overall of toner container is shorter relatively, when being installed on the electrophotographic image forming equipment, can put into toner container abreast along vertical its axis direction the storage tank of electrophotographic image forming equipment earlier to toner container.Then, electrophotographic image forming equipment pushes away toner container along arrow C reverse direction among Fig. 8, web member 2 inserts the drive part 81 of electrophotographic image forming equipment, and be locked in wherein, simultaneously, parts of valve 3 be subjected to electrophotographic image forming equipment tappet 82 promotion and open meal outlet, inner sleeve 52 is subjected to guide member 4 ' along the pushing acting force of arrow C direction.Behind the part 81 locking web members 2 to be driven, electrophotographic image forming equipment moves container body 1 arrow C direction in Fig. 8, guide member 4 ' pushing the acting force of inner sleeve 52 along the arrow C direction disappeared, urge mechanism kinematic to extending lock-out state, the toner container length overall increases, the container body rollback is to the precalculated position, and toner container can be started working.Urge mechanism and move to the process of extending lock-out state, made detailed description above, do not repeat them here from the compression lock-out state.

The toner supply container of present embodiment, does not repeat them here with identical to the process that reseals of electrophotographic image forming supply of equipment carbon dust and meal outlet and embodiment.Behind the drive part of to be connected disengaging electrophotographic image forming equipment, toner supply container is directly taken out from the storage tank of electrophotographic image forming equipment along vertical its axis direction.The toner supply container that takes out from electrophotographic image forming equipment, it urges mechanism and is in the extension lock-out state.Need be installed on the electrophotographic image forming equipment once more as toner supply container, what make toner supply container earlier urges mechanism kinematic to compressing lock-out state, shorten the length overall of toner container, again toner container is placed in the storage tank of electrophotographic image forming equipment along vertical its axis direction.Urge mechanism and move to the process of compressing lock-out state, made detailed description above, do not repeat them here from extending lock-out state.

Claims (3)

1. toner container comprises:

Container body (1) is used to hold toner, and an end is provided with forced section opening (121);

Web member (2), with between forced section opening (121) sealing and cooperate slidably vertically, front end is provided with the driving force acceptance division (212) that is used to receive electrophotographic image forming device drives power, the rear end is tubular structure (22);

It is characterized in that:

Comprise that also guide member (4,4 ') its rear end is provided with the holding section (42) that engages vertically with described tubular structure (22) and described forced section opening (121);

Also comprise be arranged between described container body (1) and the described guide member (4) with force described web member (2) vertically relatively container body (1) overhanging urge mechanism.

2. toner container according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

The described mechanism that urges is a spring (5) with the coaxial setting of described container body.

3. toner container according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

The described mechanism that urges comprises

Being fixed on described container body (1) goes up and the uncovered outer tube (51) of an end;

In outer tube (51), be equipped with the pipe cap (55) of inner sleeve (52), revoling tube (53), spring (54) and shutoff outer tube (51) other end vertically successively;

Inner sleeve (52) one ends stretch out outer tube (51) and are pressed on the described guide member (4 ');

Revoling tube (53) one ends are provided with the inclined-plane (532) along peripheral, oblique, and the other end of inner sleeve (52) is provided with the inclined-plane (522b) that cooperates with inclined-plane (532) on the revoling tube;

Spring (54) places between revoling tube and the pipe cap, and circumferential compartment of terrain, outer sleeve inner wall upper edge is provided with deep trouth (511) and shallow slot (512);

The outer wall of inner sleeve is provided with the projection (521) that cooperates with deep trouth (511) and shallow slot (512) on the outer tube;

The outer wall of revoling tube be provided with outer tube on the projection (531) that is slidingly matched of deep trouth (511).

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