CN202421735U

CN202421735U - Carbon powder box

Info

Publication number: CN202421735U
Application number: CN 201220006263
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢中荃
Original assignee: Print Rite Unicorn Image Products Co Ltd
Current assignee: Print Rite Unicorn Image Products Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-01-06
Filing date: 2012-01-06
Publication date: 2012-09-05
Anticipated expiration: 2022-01-06
Also published as: WO2013102409A1

Abstract

The utility model aims at providing a carbon powder box which can avoid wasting of resources and lower using cost. The carbon powder box comprises a carbon powder containing portion for containing new carbon powder and a waste powder containing portion for containing waste carbon powder. The carbon powder containing portion is provided with a powder outlet for discharging the carbon powder contained in the carbon powder containing portion, the waste powder containing portion is provided with a powder inlet for collecting the waste carbon powder, the powder inlet is arranged at a longitudinal end portion of the carbon powder box, and a dismountable mounting fixing mechanism is arranged on a joint face of the carbon powder containing portion and the waste powder containing portion.

Description

Cartridge

Technical field

The utility model relates to the used cartridge of a kind of electrophotographic image forming.

Background technology

Usually have graphics processing unit and developing cell in the electrophotographic image forming, the developers such as carbon dust that utilize developing cell to provide, for the latent electrostatic image developing that forms on the graphics processing unit on media such as paper, to form visual picture.Wherein carbon dust needs constantly in electrophotographic image forming, to replenish as consumables.The cartridge that holds a certain amount of carbon dust that has that general employing removably is mounted in the developing cell provides carbon dust to electrophotographic image forming.In addition, the useless powder of graphics processing unit generation also need take out in electrophotographic image forming.

Existing a kind of cartridge; Its carbon dust accommodation section that holds carbon dust is fixed together with the useless powder accommodation section that holds discarded carbon dust on-dismountablely; Or carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section form, and separates through partition wall therebetween, and the carbon dust accommodation section is provided with discharges the meal outlet that holds carbon dust in it; Admit the powder inlet of useless powder to be positioned at cartridge end longitudinally, thereby carbon powder for development is provided and holds the useless powder that graphics processing unit produces for electrophotographic image forming.This kind cartridge is after being mounted to electrophotographic image forming; After the carbon dust of carbon dust accommodation section uses up or after useless powder accommodation section is full of; Even being full of in useless powder or the carbon dust accommodation section, its useless powder accommodation section do not still have carbon dust residual; All need the cartridge that integrally more renews, thereby cause the waste of resource, increase use cost.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the utility model provides a kind of cartridge of avoiding the wasting of resources, reducing use cost.

For realizing above-mentioned purpose; The cartridge that the utility model provides comprises carbon dust accommodation section that holds new carbon dust and the useless powder accommodation section that holds discarded carbon dust; The carbon dust accommodation section has discharges the meal outlet that holds carbon dust in it; Useless powder accommodation section has the powder inlet of collecting discarded carbon dust, and powder inlet is arranged on cartridge end longitudinally, and the joint face of carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section is provided with dismountable mechanism for installing.

Because the carbon dust accommodation section removably is connected through mechanism for installing with useless powder accommodation section; When the carbon dust of carbon dust accommodation section uses up or the powder accommodation section of giving up when being full of; After taking out cartridge in the electrophotographic image forming, the carbon dust accommodation section or the useless powder accommodation section that only more renew are assembled together it to reload with original useless powder accommodation section or carbon dust accommodation section then and continue use in the electrophotographic image forming; Thereby can avoid the wasting of resources, practice thrift use cost.Mechanism for installing is arranged on the joint face can practice thrift the cartridge space, avoids being arranged on that mechanism for installing causes interference with the interior structure of electrophotographic image forming when causing cartridge to be mounted in the electrophotographic image forming on other adjacent surfaces.In addition, because cartridge end operated by rotary motion has mechanisms such as gear train, gear was scattered when mechanism for installing was arranged on this end and may causes dismantling cartridge.

More concrete scheme is that mechanism for installing comprises snap device.Snap device has stopping function, can be for convenience detach through being clasped, and except that being clasped, also can take other modes for convenience detach that the carbon dust accommodation section is connected with useless powder accommodation section.

More specifically scheme be mechanism for installing also comprise be positioned at carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section the two one of joint face on guidepost, be positioned at the pilot hole that is provided with that cooperates with guidepost on another the joint face.The setting of guide such as guidepost and pilot hole can make to be clasped more convenient and to make carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section realize transversely fixing.

Another more specifically scheme be that snap device is grab and the pilot hole or the reference column that cooperate with grab.Grab with make carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section relative fixed cooperating of pilot hole or reference column.

Another scheme more specifically is that snap device is that draw-in groove reaches swivel arm and the elastic mechanism that cooperates with draw-in groove, and elastic mechanism applies elastic force forces swivel arm and draw-in groove to fasten.Swivel arm with make carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section relative fixed cooperating of draw-in groove.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural drawing of the utility model first embodiment cartridge;

Fig. 2 is the structural drawing of the utility model first embodiment carbon dust accommodation section;

Fig. 3 is the structural drawing of the useless powder accommodation section of the utility model first embodiment.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the utility model is elaborated.

First embodiment

As shown in Figure 1; Cartridge comprise along its carbon dust accommodation section that vertically is arranged side by side 1 with useless powder accommodation section 2; Vertical approximate mid-section of 1 bottom, carbon dust accommodation section is provided with meal outlet, and gate 11 is used to open and close this meal outlet, and an end of useless powder accommodation section 2 is provided with the powder inlet that can be covered by powder inlet lid 21 with opening; After cartridge was mounted to electrophotographic image forming, the powder inlet lid was opened powder inlet by the promotion of the jut of electrophotographic image forming.Have in the carbon dust accommodation section 1 and stir the puddle support that holds carbon dust in it; Have in the useless powder accommodation section 2 the transfer member of the useless powder that gets into through powder inlet to useless powder accommodation section delivered inside; The gear train that drives puddle support and transfer member is positioned at the end (being drive end) that is provided with powder inlet; Be the protection gear train, be respectively equipped with

end cap

12 and 22 on carbon dust accommodation section 1 and the useless powder accommodation section 2.Carbon dust holds 1 and removably links together through mechanism for installing provided thereon respectively with useless powder accommodation section 2.

Fig. 2 shows the mechanism for installing that carbon dust accommodation section 1 is had.As shown in Figure 2; The drive end of carbon dust accommodation section 1 is provided with guide post 13 and location division; The location division comprises guiding groove 141,143 and reference column 142; Wherein reference column 142 is actually the web joint in the outer edge of two guiding grooves 141,143, and promptly guiding

groove

141 and 143 is communicated with for 142 times at reference column.The anti-drive end of carbon dust accommodation section 1 be provided with comprise bullport 151 from the carbon dust accommodation section 1 to the guide portion 15 of outer process.

Fig. 3 shows the mechanism for installing that useless powder accommodation section 2 is had.As shown in Figure 3, the drive end of useless powder accommodation section 2 is provided with bullport 23 and grab, and wherein grab comprises along guide ribs 241 projection 242 outstanding to the inside with being positioned at guide ribs 241 ends of the longitudinal extension of useless powder accommodation section 2.Anti-drive end in useless powder accommodation section is provided with groove 25, is provided with guide post 251 in the groove 25.

When carbon dust accommodation section 1 is installed together with useless powder accommodation section 2, make carbon dust accommodation section 1 and useless powder accommodation section 2 dislocation slightly side by side earlier, and make guide post 13 alignment guidance holes 23, guide post 251 alignment guidance holes 151; At this moment; The projection 242 of grab is positioned at guiding groove 141 and near near the reference column 142, then, makes carbon dust accommodation section 1 and useless powder accommodation section in place; Be that guide post 13 gets in the bullport 23; Guide post 251 gets in the bullports 151, and projection 15 falls in the groove 25, and guide ribs 241 is slided in guiding groove 141; The projection 242 of its end contacts with reference column 142; Elastic deformation takes place and further slides into projection 242 along guiding groove 141 to cross in the reference column 142 entering guiding grooves 143 guide ribs 241 elastic recoverys, installation in position between carbon dust accommodation section 1 and the useless powder accommodation section 2 in guide ribs 241 under the promotion of reference column 142.At this moment, direction pulling carbon dust accommodation section 1 or useless powder accommodation section 2 that the edge is opposite with installation direction, projection 242 and reference column 142 butts can not break away between carbon dust accommodation section 1 and the useless powder accommodation section 2 easily each other.Guide post 13,251 and bullport 23, the cooperation between 151 define between carbon dust accommodation section 1 and the useless powder accommodation section 2 moving in the horizontal, and promptly the two is fixed together.

When needs are taken carbon dust accommodation section 1 and useless powder accommodation section 2 apart; With one have instrument such as the screwdriver of elongated bar the tip press to the projection 242 of grab; Itself and reference column 142 are disengaged, and the edge direction opposite with installation direction spurs carbon dust accommodation section 1 or useless powder accommodation section 2 again, and projection 242 gets in the guiding groove 141 from the below of reference column 142; Guide post 13,251 shifts out in bullport 23,151 respectively, and opened with useless powder accommodation section in 2 minutes carbon dust accommodation section 1.

In the present embodiment, grab can be set to also comprise the guide ribs projection outstanding laterally with being positioned at the guide ribs end along the longitudinal extension of useless powder accommodation section 2 that the location division is set to the pilot hole of guiding groove and guiding groove end.When mounted, guide ribs generation elastic deformation is also slided in guiding groove, and when sliding into projection arrival pilot hole, guide ribs elastic recovery, projection fall in the pilot hole, the installation of completion carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section and fixing.During dismounting, tool using makes guide ribs generation elastic deformation, and projection is deviate from pilot hole, along disassembly direction pulling carbon dust accommodation section or useless powder accommodation section, carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section is separated.

Second embodiment

The structure of present embodiment and first embodiment are similar, and the mechanism that has been fixed toner accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section is not grab and reference column, but has adopted the mechanism that cooperates between swivel arm and the draw-in groove.Wherein swivel arm and draw-in groove are arranged at respectively on carbon dust accommodation section and the useless powder accommodation section, and swivel arm can be around a pivoted, and the one of which end is provided with projection, and spring applies the projection that makes swivel arm to swivel arm and embeds the power in the draw-in groove.When carbon dust accommodation section and useless powder accommodation section separate, push the other end that projection is not set on the swivel arm, projection and draw-in groove on the swivel arm are broken away from, along installation direction opposite direction pulling carbon dust accommodation section or useless powder accommodation section, can separate the two then.

More than be the preferred embodiment of the utility model, the utility model includes but not limited to this, and the technical scheme of modes such as all employing equivalent transformations all drops in the protection domain of the utility model.

Claims

1. cartridge comprises

The carbon dust accommodation section and the useless powder accommodation section that holds discarded carbon dust that hold new carbon dust; Said carbon dust accommodation section has discharges the meal outlet that holds carbon dust in it; Said useless powder accommodation section has the powder inlet of collecting discarded carbon dust, and said powder inlet is arranged on said cartridge end longitudinally;

It is characterized in that:

The joint face of said carbon dust accommodation section and said useless powder accommodation section is provided with dismountable mechanism for installing.

2. cartridge according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Said mechanism for installing comprises snap device.

3. cartridge according to claim 2 is characterized in that:

Said mechanism for installing also comprise be positioned at said carbon dust accommodation section and said useless powder accommodation section the two one of joint face on guidepost, be positioned at the pilot hole that cooperates with said guidepost on another the joint face.

4. according to claim 2 or 3 described cartridges, it is characterized in that:

Said snap device is that grab reaches pilot hole or the reference column that cooperates with said grab.

5. according to claim 2 or 3 described cartridges, it is characterized in that:

Said snap device is that draw-in groove reaches swivel arm and the elastic mechanism that cooperates with said draw-in groove, and said elastic mechanism applies elastic force forces said swivel arm and said draw-in groove to fasten.