CN203490463U - Toner container and image forming device comprising same - Google Patents

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CN203490463U
CN203490463U CN201320524838.1U CN201320524838U CN203490463U CN 203490463 U CN203490463 U CN 203490463U CN 201320524838 U CN201320524838 U CN 201320524838U CN 203490463 U CN203490463 U CN 203490463U
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The utility model relates to a toner container which is mounted on an image forming device in a detachable manner. The toner container comprises a container main body and a pair of guiding portions, wherein the container main body is used for accommodating a toner; the guiding portions are arranged on a bottom surface of the container main body, extend along a mounting direction, and are used for guiding the container main body toward a mounting direction from the container main body toward a mounting position in which the toner can be supplied to the image forming device; the pair of guiding portions are respectively provided with protruding tabs, which protrude from a top end of the container main body in a vertical direction relative to the bottom surface toward an orthogonal direction orthogonal to side surfaces of the guiding portions; when the container main body is inserted into the image forming device along the mounting direction, the guiding portions position the container main body, so that the container main body does not deviate and move toward the orthogonal direction, and at the same time the guiding portions guide the container main body along the mounting direction; moreover, the protruding tabs position the container main body, so that the container main body does not deviate and move toward the vertical direction, and at the same time the protruding tabs guide the container main body along the mounting direction.

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Toner container and there is the image processing system of this toner container
Technical field
The utility model relates to can load and unload the image processing system that shape is installed on the toner container of image processing system and has this toner container.
Background technology
By electrofax mode, at printing paper, form in the image processing systems such as the duplicating machine of image or printer developing apparatus is installed.The inside of developing apparatus contains the developer that comprises toner.Developing apparatus utilizes toner to develop to the electrostatic latent image being formed on the image carriers such as photosensitive drums.By developing, the toner of developing apparatus inside is reduced.Therefore, image processing system has for accommodating the toner container of toner, and supplements toner from toner container to developing apparatus.And described toner container is removable at image processing system, if the toner in toner container is all consumed, to have filled the new toner container of toner, change.
At above-mentioned toner container, be provided with while unloading toner container when toner container is installed on to image processing system or from image processing system the guide rail to moving direction guiding toner container.Guide rail engages with the gathering sill that is located at the container installation portion of image processing system, thus the installation direction guiding toner container when installing or unloading toner container.But existing guide rail forms from the bottom surface of toner container or that side is outstanding is tediously long tabular.Therefore, when installing or unloading toner container, can suppress the direction perpendicular to side loosening of guide rail, but cannot suppress the loosening of the projected direction of guide rail and equidirectional.Thereby the loosening of the toner container during due to handling cannot successfully load and unload toner container, is installed on image processing system or when image processing system unloads toner container, is inconvenient to operate toner container.
Utility model content
Becoming flexible of toner container when the purpose of this utility model is to prevent from loading and unloading, the operability while improving operation toner container.
According to the toner container of one side of the present utility model, be to load and unload the toner container that shape is installed on image processing system, comprise: for accommodating the container body of toner; And, be located at the bottom surface of described container body, the a pair of guide part extending along installation direction, is located at the bottom surface of described container body, to guiding described container body from described container body towards installation direction from the installation site of toner to image processing system that can supply with.Each of described a pair of guide part has protrusion tab, described protrusion tab is outstanding towards the orthogonal directions of the side quadrature with described guide part from the top ends of the vertical direction with respect to bottom surface of described container body, when described container body inserts described image processing system along described installation direction, described guide part positions described container body, so that described container body can not depart from movement to described orthogonal directions, along described installation direction, guide simultaneously, and, described protrusion tab positions described container body, so that described container body can not move to described offset from vertical, along described installation direction, guide simultaneously.
According to the utility model image processing system on the other hand, comprise: described toner container; There is the gathering sill that the described guide part of described toner container inserts, the container installation portion of described toner container is installed can load and unload shape; And, utilize the toner of supplying with from described toner container at the recording medium of sheet, to form the image forming part of image.
According to the utility model, in the time of can preventing from loading and unloading, toner container be loosening, the operability while improving operation toner container.
The utility model content is suitably with reference to accompanying drawing, and the form after the content of summarizing by the concept making recording in following detailed description simplifies is introduced.The intention of the utility model content is not key character and the essential characteristic that limits the theme of recording in claim, and in addition, intention neither limit the subject area of recording in claim.In addition, the object of recording in the claims, is not limited to solve the embodiment of part or all shortcoming of recording in arbitrary portion in the utility model.
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Fig. 1 forms schematic diagram according to the image processing system of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 2 is arranged on the view of the image processing system shown in Fig. 1 according to the toner container of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the container installation portion that has of the image processing system shown in Fig. 1 and according to the stereographic map of the toner container of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 4 observes the stereographic map of the toner container structure shown in Fig. 3 from top.
Fig. 5 is the stereographic map from the toner container structure shown in beneath Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 shows along the sectional view of the cross section structure of Fig. 4 middle section VI-VI.
Fig. 7 shows along the sectional view of the cross section structure of Fig. 6 center line VII-VII.
Fig. 8 is the storage part peripheral structure schematic diagram that the toner container shown in Fig. 3 has.
Fig. 9 is the handle peripheral structure schematic diagram that the toner container shown in Fig. 3 has.
Figure 10 is the teat peripheral structure schematic diagram that the toner container shown in Fig. 3 has.
Figure 11 is the figure of the state of the Lock Part teat that is connected to the toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Figure 12 is the view that Lock Part is connected to the teat of the toner container shown in Fig. 3.
Embodiment
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, to describing according to the toner container of the utility model embodiment (toner Turnover Box) 60 and image processing system 10.In the following description, the state that the image processing system 10 of take is located on tabular surface is benchmark, has defined above-below direction 7.And, take insert toner container 60 1 sides as in face of side (face side) defined fore-and-aft direction 8.And, from the image processing system 10 of side (face side) observation in front, define left and right directions 9.
［ image processing system 10 summarys form ］
Image processing system 10 is the devices at least with printing functionality, for example, be compounding machine.Image processing system 10 utilizes the developer that comprises toner at the printing paper P(of sheet recording medium) upper printing images.In addition, image processing system 10 is not limited to compounding machine, can also be the special machine that printer or FAX device, duplicating machine etc. have simple function.
As shown in Figure 1, image processing system 10 mainly comprises image reading unit 11, original copy cover 20, ADF(Auto Document Feeder, Automatic Document Feeder) 21, the control part (not shown) of image forming part 22, operation display part 24, paper feed 25, fixing device 26, container installation portion 40, Lock Part 90, toner container 60 and overall control image processing system 10.These Constitution Elements are arranged on composing images and form the external frame (not shown) of device 10 or inner frame 29(with reference to Fig. 2) etc. framework 28 on.
Image reading unit 11 is carried out from being placed on the image reading of the original copy reads image data contact glass 17 and is processed.As shown in Figure 1, image reading unit 11 comprises reading unit 12, mirror 13,14, optical lens 15 and CCD16 etc.Reading unit 12 has the light sources such as LED etc., by utilizing the not shown travel mechanism of the engines such as step motor to move to sub scanning direction (left and right directions 9 in Fig. 1).And by described engine, reading unit 12 moves to described sub scanning direction, the light that the contact glass from described light source towards image reading unit 11 17 irradiates scans along described sub scanning direction.The light being reflected by original copy by scanning is reflected to mirror 13, and guides optical lens 15 into by mirror 14.And optical lens 15 is concentrated the light of incident, and incides CCD16.The light quantity data of CCD16 light quantity based on receiving to described control part output.At described control part, once obtain the light quantity data of the overall region of irradiating light,, by processing these light quantity data, according to described light quantity data, generate the view data of original copy.In addition, in present embodiment, to adopted the example of CCD16 to be illustrated as imaging apparatus, but can also be suitable for the reading mechanism that the focal length contact-type image sensor shorter than CCD16 (CIS:Contact Image Sensor) is installed, with this, replace the reading mechanism of CCD16.
Original copy cover 20 is provided with ADF21.ADF21 utilizes a plurality of conveying rollers (not shown) to carry successively the original copy that is placed on original copy placement section 21A, and original copy is moved to cross the mode that reads position of formulating on contact glass 17 towards described sub scanning direction right side square tube.When moving original copy by ADF21, described in being configured in, reads reading unit 12 below of position, and in this position, reading unit 12 reads the original image in moving.
Image forming part 22 is carried out and based on so-called electrofax mode, at printing paper P, is formed the image formation processing of image.The view data that image forming part 22 reads based on image reading unit 11 or the view data of inputting from outside by not shown network service portion, printing images on printing paper P.For example, from personal computer, transmit and have print job, based on the included view data of this print job and printing condition, printing images on printing paper P.As shown in Figure 1, image forming part 22 has photosensitive drums 31, Charging system 32, developing apparatus 33, transfer device 35, neutralizer 36, exposure device (LSU:Laser Scanner Unit) 37 etc.
Image forming part 22 is image formation processing Once you begin, and by Charging system 32, the surface uniform of photosensitive drums 31 is charged.And, the laser scanning of carrying out according to view data from 37 pairs of photosensitive drums of exposure device 31.Thereby, in photosensitive drums 31, form electrostatic latent image.Afterwards, by the development treatment of developing apparatus 33, toner is attached on electrostatic latent image, in photosensitive drums 31, forms toner image.And by transfer device 35, this toner image, carrying road to carry, is transferred on printing paper P.Transfer printing has the printing paper P of toner image to be transported to be configured in the fixing device 26 in the printing paper P throughput direction downstream (right side in Fig. 1) of image forming part 22.
Fixing device 26 utilize heat by the toner image that is transferred to printing paper P on this printing paper P.Fixing device 26 has warm-up mill 38 and backer roll 39.Backer roll 39 by elastomeric elements such as springs towards the warm-up mill 38 side application of forces.Thereby backer roll 39 is crimped on warm-up mill 38.Warm-up mill 38 is heated to high temperature by well heater when photographic fixing is moved.When printing paper P passes through fixing device 26, the toner that forms toner image is heated and is melted by warm-up mill 38, and, by backer roll 39 pressurization printing paper P.Thereby by fixing device 26, toner, in printing paper P photographic fixing, forms image at printing paper P.
［ formation of container installation portion 40 ］
As shown in Figure 2, container installation portion 40 is fixed on the inner frame 29 of framework 28.Container installation portion 40 can load and unload shape toner container 60 is installed.In other words, toner container 60 can load and unload shape by container installation portion 40 and be installed on image processing system 10.Container installation portion 40 is inserting and to extract direction along fore-and-aft direction 8() mode of sliding supports toner container 60.As shown in Figure 3, container installation portion 40 has brace table 41 and drives transfer part 42.Brace table 41 supports toner containers 60 from bottom surface 64 sides of toner container 60, forms grow along fore-and-aft direction 8 tabular.Being provided with along a pair of gathering sill 44 of fore-and-aft direction 8 extensions above of brace table 41.A pair of gathering sill 44 is disposed at respectively on the position separating at left and right directions 9.A pair of gathering sill 44 is for 8 guiding toner containers 60 to front-rear direction.The rail-like guide part described later 85 that is located at the bottom surface 64 of toner container 60 inserts in a pair of gathering sill 44.Thereby, container installation portion 40 with can be to front-rear direction 8 modes of sliding support toner container 60.In addition, can gathering sill 44 be set continuously along fore-and-aft direction 8 linearities, or can also gathering sill 44 be set by spells along fore-and-aft direction 8.
Gathering sill 44 is provided with towards the margining tablet 45 of the outstanding eaves shape of this groove center.At Fig. 3, the margining tablet 45 that is configured in left side gathering sill 44 is outstanding towards groove center from the left part of gathering sill 44.And at Fig. 3, the margining tablet 45 that is configured in the gathering sill 44 on right side is given prominence to towards groove center from the right part of gathering sill 44.When inserting toner container 60, these margining tablets 45 at above-below direction 7 with the protrusion tab 88(described later that is located at guide part 85 with reference to Fig. 4) engage.Thereby, adjust the movement of restriction toner container 60 on above-below direction 7.
As shown in Figure 3, near the end of the front side of brace table 41, be provided with the through hole 46 that above-below direction 7 connects.Through hole 46 be when toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40 for by the supply port 67(from toner container 60 with reference to Fig. 5) toner the supplied with toner that is transported to developing apparatus 33 carries road.In present embodiment, when toner container 60 is arranged on the installation site of regulation in container installation portion 40, the supply port 67 of toner container 60 is configured in the upside of through hole 46.In other words, described installation site is to developing apparatus 33, to supply with the position of toner from the container body 61 of toner container 60.
Above brace table 41, be provided with the contact terminal 47 that can realize electrical connection.Contact terminal 47 is located at the periphery of rear side end on brace table 41.When toner container 60 is arranged on the described installation site of container installation portion 40, the storage part 76(described later that contact terminal 47 has with toner container 60 is with reference to Fig. 5) terminal be electrically connected to.
And, above brace table 41, be provided with the identification part 48 whether decision allows to install toner container 60.Identification part 48 is located near the central authorities of fore-and-aft direction 8 on brace table 41.Identification part 48 has the projection 49 of the pattern form of prior regulation.When inserted there is the pattern form corresponding with this projection 49 the 79(of the portion that is identified with reference to Fig. 5) toner container 60 time, this insertion is allowed to, toner container 60 can be inserted into described installation site.In addition, when having inserted when thering are other not corresponding with projection 49 and being identified the toner container 60 of portion 79, by the insertion of identification part 48 restriction toner containers 60.
The rear end of brace table 41 is provided with two pilot holes 50.When toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40, adjust pilot hole 50 that toner container 60 is positioned to described installation site.Pilot hole 50 is located at the wall 51 that extend towards top the rear end above brace table 41.Pilot hole 50 is the through holes that connect towards the rear from wall 51.The positioning element 82(described later that toner container 60 has is with reference to Fig. 5) insert in these pilot holes 50, thus toner container 60 is positioned at described installation site, is arranged on exactly described installation site.
As shown in Figure 3, drive transfer part 42 to be provided with two joints 53,54.The rotary driving force of engine (not shown) is delivered to each joint 53,54.Joint 53 is located at the substantial middle that drives transfer part 42.When toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40, joint 53 is linked to the paddle 56(of the inside that is located at toner container 60 with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) joint 57(with reference to Fig. 7).Joint 54 is located at corner, the lower right portion driving in transfer part 42.When toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40, joint 54 is linked to the screw axis 58(of the inside that is located at toner container 60 with reference to Fig. 6) joint 59(with reference to Fig. 8).
［ formation of Lock Part 90 ］
Fig. 2 is the view that toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40.The periphery that Fig. 2 shows the container installation portion 40 that is exposed to front face side under the state of front shroud that unloads image processing system 10 forms.As shown in Figure 2, Lock Part 90 is arranged on the inner frame 29 of framework 28.More specifically, the mode support locking parts 90 of inner frame 29 moving at left and right directions 9.When toner container 60 is arranged on the described installation site of container installation portion 40, Lock Part 90 with the teat 98(described later that is located at toner container 60 with reference to Figure 10) engage, thereby toner container 60 is fixed on to described installation site.Lock Part 90 forms for example claw-like.In present embodiment, Lock Part 90 is supported in the mode that can move between latched position and non-locked position, wherein, thereby latched position be highlighted portion 98 traction restriction toner containers 60 towards in face of the position (position shown in Fig. 2) of side shifting, thereby non-locked position be from described latched position move to the left can by toner container 60 from container installation portion 40 in face of the side position of pulling out.Lock Part 90 by such as elastomeric elements such as springs to the described latched position side application of force, user moves to described non-locked position by Lock Part 90 from described latched position, thus the locking of the 90 pairs of toner containers 60 of parts that unlock.
［ formation of toner container 60 ］
Below, with reference to Fig. 3～Figure 11, the formation of toner container 60 is elaborated.In addition, in each figure, the posture (mounting position) of the toner container 60 while being arranged on framework 28 of take is benchmark, and its vertical direction is above-below direction 7, to framework 28 insertions, extracting direction is fore-and-aft direction 8, when described mounting position, from the horizontal direction of seeing above, is left and right directions 9.
Toner container 60 is for supplying with toner to developing apparatus 33.As shown in Figure 1, toner container 60 is located at the left side on the top of framework 28.More specifically, toner container 60 is configured in the upper left side side of developing apparatus 33.Toner container 60 is removable at the container installation portion 40 that is located at framework 28, and, be supported for the mode that can insert or extract and can slide along fore-and-aft direction 8 with respect to container installation portion 40.
As shown in Figure 3, toner container 60 forms the longer shape of fore-and-aft direction 8.Toner container 60 has container body 61 and lid 62.
Container body 61, for accommodating toner, forms the longer case shape of fore-and-aft direction 8.Container body 61 have the roughly circular-arc bottom surface 64 of decurvation and above the rectangular peristome 65(of great opening with reference to Fig. 6).Container body 61 is accommodated the toner of developing apparatus 33 use while carrying out development treatment.Container body 61 is that the synthetic resin of fusing is poured in mould, ejection formation (injection mo(u)lding) and the synthetical resin products that forms.Generally, the synthetic resin cooled and solidified of dissolving will be shunk.Therefore, all sites of container body 61 is formed to equal thickness, to prevent, owing to being contracted in the surface of container body 61, produce so-called " shrink mark (Sink Mark) ".In other words, the outer wall of container body 61 its thickness on all sites all equates.In addition, " shrink mark " refers in synthetical resin products the part of depression that the difference in shrinkage due to generations such as uneven thickness causes or hollow hole, the distortion such as crooked.The material of container body 61 can be used hot shortness's synthetic resin.Particularly, by ABS resin or PET resin (polyethylene terephthalate) or the material of these synthetic resin that are principal ingredient as container body 61 of take.
Lid 62 forms the shape corresponding with the peristome 65 above of container body 61, forms the longer rectangle of fore-and-aft direction 8.Lid 62, for the peristome 65 of covering container main body 61, has the peripheral part 71 at the edge that is connected to peristome 65 and the inner wall part 73 swelling from peripheral part 71.With container body 61 in the same manner, lid 62 is also the synthetical resin products forming by ejection formation.
As shown in Figure 5, container body 61 has a pair of guide part 85.Guide part 85 is located at the bottom surface 64 of container body 61.When toner container 60 inserts container installation portion 40, a pair of guide part 85 can be to the installation direction guiding container body 61 towards described installation site.Particularly, a pair of guide part 85 forms respectively the narrower rail-like of width of extending along described installation direction (direction consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8).A pair of guide part 85 is located at respectively in bottom surface 64 with gathering sill 44(with reference to Fig. 3) on corresponding position.Each guide part 85 inserts in gathering sills 44 and is directed along gathering sill 44, thereby container body 61 is directed to described installation direction.In present embodiment, each guide part 85 extends to the depths (claiming again the back side) 66 of the rear side of container body 61.
Each guide part 85 is outstanding towards the direction perpendicular to bottom surface 64, and its top ends is provided with protrusion tab 88.At each guide part 85, be respectively equipped with a protrusion tab 88.Protrusion tab 88 is towards perpendicular to each guide part 85 left and right directions 9(orthogonal directions of side separately) outstanding.The protrusion tab 88 that is configured in the guide part 85 in left side at Fig. 5 is given prominence to towards left side from the top ends of guide part 85.And the protrusion tab 88 that is configured in the guide part 85 on right side at Fig. 5 is given prominence to towards right side from the top ends of guide part 85.In present embodiment, protrusion tab 88 is located at depths 66 sides in guide part 85.
When toner container 60 is inserted to container installation portion 40, each guide part 85 inserts gathering sill 44.At guide part 85, insert under the state of gathering sill 44, the moving direction of guide part 85 is limited in along in the direction of gathering sill 44.And, at guide part 85, inserting under the state of gathering sill 44, the protrusion tab 88 of guide part 85 engages with the margining tablet 45 of gathering sill 44, thus the movement of restriction protrusion tab 88 on above-below direction 7.In other words, when toner container 60 being inserted to the rear (installation direction) of fore-and-aft direction 8 of container installation portions 40,85 pairs of container bodies 61 of each guide part position, so that container body 61 can not depart from movement at left and right directions 9, meanwhile, along gathering sill 44, rearward guide container body 61.And, when toner container 60 being inserted to the rear (installation direction) of fore-and-aft direction 8 of container installation portions 40,88 pairs of container bodies 61 of protrusion tab position, so that container body 61 can be in the vertical direction with respect to bottom surface 64, be to depart from movement on above-below direction 7, meanwhile, rearward guide container body 61.
Owing to being provided with above-mentioned guide part 85, by guide part 85, prevent the loosening of left and right directions 9, meanwhile, also prevent the loosening of above-below direction 7.Its result, can successfully operate toner container 60 in the extraction operation when insertion operation while installing and unloading, the operability in the time of can improving handling toner container 60.
And as shown in Figure 5 and 7, the depths 66 of container body 61 is provided with two positioning elements 82 of needle-like.Positioning element 82 is 66 outstanding towards the rear from depths.Positioning element 82 is located on the position that the pilot hole 50 that has with container installation portion 40 is corresponding.When toner container 60 is arranged on the described installation site of container installation portion 40, positioning element 82 inserts in pilot hole 50.Thereby toner container 60 is positioned at described installation site at container installation portion 40, be arranged on exactly described installation site.
As mentioned above, utilize mould by the synthetic resin ejection formation of fusing, thereby form container body 61.As the container body 61 of such synthetical resin products, need to be used to form the mould and the mould that is used to form the upper face side of container body 61 of crooked bottom surface 64 sides.And the protrusion tab 88 that is located at depths 66 sides 9 is given prominence to left and right direction, positioning element 82 8 is given prominence to front-rear direction, and therefore, utilizing two above-mentioned moulds is to form these.In other words, need to be used to form the slip magnetic core (sliding mould) of end, depths of the rear side of the depths 66 that comprises container body 61.The movement of sliding towards the rear when cross cutting (die cutting).In present embodiment, protrusion tab 88 or positioning element 82 are located at the rear side of container body 61, therefore, utilize described slip magnetic core to form by ejection formation.
As shown in Figure 8, as chip memory etc., the bottom surface 64 of container body 61 is provided with and exposes the storage part 76 that has portion of terminal or storer.The relevant information that is housed in the toner in container body 61 of storage in storage part 76.The example of the information of relevant toner have the amount of the toner that is included in untapped toner container or accommodate the date of toner, the applicable condition of toner of accommodating etc.Storage part 76 is configured in the region being clipped by a pair of guide part 85, the end side at 64Zhong rear, bottom surface,, be provided with the 66Ce end, depths of positioning element 82.In present embodiment, storage part 76 is located near the protrusion tab 88 of each guide part 85.Particularly, storage part 76 is located at and is highlighted the position that sheet 88 clips.
And as shown in Figure 7, the end at the rear of bottom surface 64 is provided with the depressed part 69 more caving in than bottom surface 64.The degree of depth of depressed part 69 is identical with the thickness of storage part 76.Storage part 76 is configured in such depressed part 69.
As mentioned above, between a pair of guide part 85, storage part 76 is set, due to guide part 85 or protrusion tab 88, thereby storage part 76 can be protected from the external contact of physical property.In other words, even bottom surface 64 sides are impacted when transportation or operation toner container 60, that is also that guide part 85 and protrusion tab 88 are directly impacted, and storage part 76 can directly not impacted.Thereby, can prevent that storage part 76 from directly being impacted and impaired.
And in present embodiment, as mentioned above, depths 66 is provided with positioning element 82, therefore, at toner container 60, be arranged under the state of described installation site of container installation portion 40, more accurately locate the end at the rear of toner container 60.Thereby, storage part 76 bottom surface 64 be located at rear end side, be positioning element 82 near, thereby the terminal of storage part 76 contacts with the contact terminal 47 in container installation portion 40, there will not be skew.Thereby, preventing that termination contact is bad, the information that is stored in the relevant described toner in storage part 76 is sent to image processing system 10 exactly.
And, in depressed part 69, dispose storage part 76, therefore, there is no need to make the projecting height of guide part 85 higher than the thickness of storage part 76, can improve the design freedom of the height dimension of shaping-orientation portion 85.
In addition, in present embodiment, take there is the terminal contacting with the contact terminal 47 of container installation portion 40 storage part 76 as example is illustrated, in addition can also utilize RFID etc. by cordless, to transmit the storage part of the information in storage part.
As shown in Figure 4, side 63(first side of the front side of container body 61) be provided with handle 92.In further detail, container body 61 is provided with handle 92 compared with side 63 in a side side of length direction, that be configured in front side while being arranged on container installation portion 40.During to container installation portion 40 handling toner container 60 or during carrying toner container 60, user controls handle 92.
And, above lid 62, be provided with for preventing along the first anti-skidding portion 101 of the slip of the vertical direction (direction consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8) with respect to side 63.During to container installation portion 40 handling toner container 60 or during carrying toner container 60, user controls the first anti-skidding portion 101.This first anti-skidding portion 101 consists of the ribs (rib) of three of 8 extensions to front-rear direction.And the first anti-skidding portion 101 is configured in the central authorities of fore-and-aft direction 8 on lid 62.In addition, the quantity of rib is not limited to three, as long as can be anti-skidding, can be one or two, can also be more than four.And the first anti-skidding portion 101 is not defined as rib, can be the shape that is provided with a plurality of granular juts, or is pasted with the shape of rubber slab.
In present embodiment, near right flank 74(second side adjacent with side 63, with reference to Fig. 6) side arranges handle 92.In other words, in side 63, near right part, handle 92 is set.On the other hand, the first anti-skidding portion 101 is near adjacent with side 63 and relative with right flank 74 left surface 75(the 3rd side) side setting.In other words, on lid 62, near left part, the first anti-skidding portion 101 is set.
Handle 92 and the first anti-skidding portion 101 are configured to above-mentioned position relationship, therefore can prevent slip when user controls toner container 60, and, be convenient to both hands and pick up toner container 60, the operability in the time of therefore can improving operation toner container 60.For example, even if when the heavier toner container 60 of having filled a lot of toners is arranged on to container installation portion 40, control handle 92 with the right hand, catch the left part that comprises anti-skidding portion 101 with left hand, thereby operation toner container 60 that can be stable, can landing from hand.
And as shown in Figure 5, bottom surface 64 is provided with the portion that is identified 79 that pattern form is corresponding with the projection 49 of identification part 48.This is identified portion 79 and whether is suitable for image processing system 10 for identifying toner container 60.When being identified portion 79 and not being subject under state that identification part 48 hinders that toner container 60 inserts container installation portion 40, can be judged as toner container 60 and be applicable to image processing system 10.On the other hand, when being identified portion 79 and being subject to the obstruction of identification part 48, when toner container 60 cannot insert container installation portion 40, can be judged as toner container 60 and be not suitable for image processing system 10.This is identified portion 79 and is located in bottom surface 64 on the position corresponding to the first anti-skidding portion 101.Being identified portion 79 comprises for preventing along the vertical direction with respect to side 63, being the second anti-skidding portion 102 of the slip of fore-and-aft direction 8.In bottom surface 64, the central close left part of fore-and-aft direction 8 arranges this second anti-skidding portion 102.
As mentioned above, in bottom surface, 64 are provided with the second anti-skidding portion 102, and therefore, when user catches the left part of toner container 60 with left hand, finger rides over the first anti-skidding portion 101 and the second anti-skidding portion 102.Thereby user can catch toner 60 can not make its landing securely.
In addition, in present embodiment, bottom surface 64 is provided with supply port 67.Supply port 67 is for the toner that is housed in toner container 60 being supplied with to the peristome of developing apparatus 33 when toner container 60 is arranged on the described installation site of container installation portion 40.As shown in Figure 5, near right flank 74 sides, this supply port 67 is set.Therefore,, even if user catches the left part of toner container 60 with left hand, also can prevent from being attached near toners supply port 67 hand of making dirty.
And as shown in Figure 5, side 63 is provided with for toner being filled into the filling mouth 104 of the inside of container body 61.In side 63, near left surface 75 sides, arrange and fill mouth 104.In other words, filling mouthful 104 left parts near side 63 arranges.Therefore, handle 92 is located at the right side of filling mouth 104.
As shown in Figure 9, handle 92 has vertical component effect 92A, bend 92B, side wall portion 92C.The base end part of vertical component effect 92A is connected in side 63, forms vertical with side 63 tabular.Bend 92B is connected to the top ends of vertical component effect 92A, forms the tabular of below bending from from the top ends of vertical component effect 92A to bottom surface 64 sides towards container body 61.Side wall portion 92C is located at respectively vertical component effect 92A and bend 92B both side ends (both ends of left and right directions 9) separately.The 63Ce end, side of side wall portion 92C is connected with side 63.
Side wall portion 92C forms the cut notch 93 in its below.The open lower side of notch 93.Notch 93 forms circular-arc, in present embodiment, forms roughly semicircle shape.Each side wall portion 92C of both sides is formed with identical shaped notch 93.
Because handle 92 is provided with such notch 93, so user can insert finger the inside of handle 92, can not be subject to the impact of side wall portion 92C, finger is ridden over to handle 92.And finger not only can ride over the inside of handle 92, can also ride over the notch 93 of side wall portion 92C.Thereby, in the time of can being dispersed in operating handle 92, put on the load on finger.Its result, can carry out that toner container 60 is installed on to image processing system 10 or the operation during from image processing system 10 unloading simply, can improve the operability of toner container 60.
And as shown in Figure 9, handle 92 is provided with the first strengthening rib 95, the second strengthening rib 96, anti-skidding with rib 97.The first strengthening rib 95 is located at the inside of the connecting portion of side 63 and vertical component effect 92A.This first strengthening rib 95 63 is formed into vertical component effect 92A from the side.The first strengthening rib 95 63 is provided with a plurality of with the direction of the connecting portion of vertical component effect 92A along side.The second strengthening rib 96 is located at the inside of the connecting portion of vertical component effect 92A and bend 92B.The second strengthening rib 96 is formed into bend 92B from vertical component effect 92A.The second strengthening rib 96 is provided with a plurality of along the direction of the connecting portion of vertical component effect 92A and bend 92B.In present embodiment, handle 92 the insides each first strengthening rib 95 extension line on be provided with the second strengthening rib 96.And rib 97 is located at the lateral surface of bend 92B.This rib 97 extends along left and right directions 9, and configures three side by side at above-below direction 7.
Owing to being provided with such strengthening rib 95,96, so can improve the intensity of handle 92.And the second strengthening rib 96 is located at the inside of bend 92B, therefore, when finger is ridden over to handle 92, finger tripe is connected to the second strengthening rib 96.Therefore, finger slides because the second strengthening rib 96 is difficult to direction 9 to the left and right, the operability in the time of can improving operation toner container 60.And rib 97 is located at bend 92B, therefore, can reduce the slip while catching handle 92, be convenient to catch handle 92.
And, as shown in Figure 9, when handle 92 is located at from the side on the position of 63 mediad right side separation, the first strengthening rib 95A of the center side that is positioned at side 63 in a plurality of the first strengthening ribs 95 compares with other the first strengthening ribs 95, and the length of its above-below direction 7 is longer.Particularly, 63 parts of extending at above-below direction 7 along side in the first strengthening rib 95 are longer than other the first strengthening ribs 95.The first strengthening rib 95A forms this shape, therefore, can strengthen the most weak middle body of intensity in the side 63 that thickness is equal.
As shown in Fig. 5 and Figure 10, container body 61 has teat 98.When toner container 60 is arranged on container installation portion 40, Lock Part 90 is sticked in teat 98.As shown in figure 10, teat 98 from forniciform bottom surface 64 side 75(the 3rd side left) vertically (left to) outstanding.The jag of teat 98 forms with left surface 75 and is positioned at the raised face 106 in identical faces.Raised face 106 is formed on border 75A between bottom surface 64 and left surface 75 and is separated by the position of appointed interval.At the left surface 75 of container body 61, teat 98 be located at when toner container 60 is installed on container installation portion 40 rear (installation direction) of inserting in face of side end,, the end of the front side of container body 61.The end of the front side of teat 98 is connected with side 63.On the other hand, the end of the rear side of teat 98 is provided with and bottom surface 64 sidewall 98A connected vertically.
Be provided with above-mentioned teat 98, therefore, as shown in Figure 2, Lock Part 90 engages exactly with teat 98.Thereby, toner container 60 can be fixed on to container installation portion 40 exactly.
Wherein, as mentioned above, container body 61 forms uniform thickness by ejection formation.Therefore,, in present embodiment, as shown in figure 10, by the upper end of the border 75A between bottom surface 64 and left surface 75, sidewall 98A, raised face 106, the region 107 that side 63 surrounds, sunk.At this moment, as shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12, Lock Part 90 is disengaged, the front end of Lock Part 90 and raised face 106 and region 107 sliding contacts, and Lock Part 90 is connected to sidewall 98A and is stuck, and produces allophone while being stuck.And, also exist Lock Part 90 to be stuck in sidewall 98A, cannot extract the situation of toner container 60 out.Therefore, in present embodiment, in region 107, be integrally formed strengthening rib 109 with container body 61, wherein, strengthening rib 109 is with parallel along the direction of border 75A, and has to the height of left surface 75.Thereby, even Lock Part 90 and raised face 106 and region 107 sliding contacts, the front end of Lock Part 90 and 109 sliding contacts of strengthening rib, therefore, while extracting toner container 60 out Lock Part 90 not can and region 107 and sidewall 98A between difference in height part butt, certainly can not produce allophone yet.
In addition, as shown in figure 11, teat 98 is located in the left surface 75 of container body 61 corresponding to play the position of the intermediate point of bottom surface 64 above container body 61.Therefore,, when Lock Part 90 is fastened on teat 98, the strength acting in the time of can be because of toner container 60 engaging and tilting, can stably be installed on container installation portion 40.
The embodiment that this instructions is recorded due to scope of the present utility model and can't help the disclosed detailed content of instructions and determine, but defined by the record of claim, so should be understood to just illustrate and not limit.Therefore, allly do not depart from the scope of claim, the change of boundary or be included in the scope of claim with the content that described scope, boundary are equal to.

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1. a toner container, described toner container is arranged on image processing system can load and unload shape, and described toner container comprises:
Container body, for accommodating toner; And
A pair of guide part, be located at the bottom surface of described container body and extend along described installation direction, for guiding described container body to installation direction, wherein, described installation direction is towards supplying with the direction of the installation site of toner to described image processing system from described container body;
Wherein, described a pair of guide part there is respectively protrusion tab, described protrusion tab is outstanding towards the orthogonal directions of the side quadrature with described guide part from the top ends of the vertical direction with respect to bottom surface of described container body, when described container body inserts described image processing system along described installation direction, described guide part positions described container body, so that described container body can not depart from movement to described orthogonal directions, along described installation direction, guide simultaneously, and, described protrusion tab positions described container body, so that described container body can not move to described offset from vertical, along described installation direction, guide simultaneously.
2. toner container according to claim 1, wherein,
Described a pair of guide part extends to the depths of installation direction side described in described container body, and described protrusion tab is located near described depths.
3. toner container according to claim 1 and 2, also comprises:
Positioning element, the outstanding formation in depths of the described installation direction in described container body, for being positioned at described installation site by described container body.
4. toner container according to claim 3, wherein,
Utilize mould that hot shortness's synthetic resin ejection formation is formed to described container body, the inner end portion of depths described protrusion tab and described positioning element, that comprise installation direction described in described container body is formed by the slip magnetic core that is included in described mould.
5. an image processing system, it comprises:
Arbitrary described toner container in claim 1 to 4;
Container installation portion, has the gathering sill that the described guide part of described toner container inserts, and described container installation portion is installing described toner container by handling mode; And
Image forming part, utilizes the toner of supplying with from described toner container to form image at the recording medium of sheet.
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