CN203551952U

CN203551952U - Toner container

Info

Publication number: CN203551952U
Application number: CN201320600255.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吉井达彦; 村田耕治
Original assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
Current assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
Priority date: 2013-09-27
Filing date: 2013-09-27
Publication date: 2014-04-16
Anticipated expiration: 2023-09-27

Abstract

The utility model provides a toner container. According to one aspect of the utility model, the toner container comprises a container main body, rotating components, bearing parts and a handle, wherein the container main body is used for containing toner; the rotating components are rotatably arranged inside the container main body and are used for stirring the toner contained in the container main body through rotating; the bearing parts are arranged on a first side face of the container main body and are of shapes that the bearing parts can support one ends of rotary shafts of the rotating components and outward protrude from the first side face; the handle is arranged on the first side face in a manner of covering the bearing parts. According to the toner container, the bearing parts of the rotating components on the side face where the handle is arranged can be protected.

Description

Toner container

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of toner container that is removable at image processing system.

Background technology

By electrofax mode, on 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 develops to the electrostatic latent image being formed on the image carriers such as photosensitive drums by the included toner of described developer.Due to development, the toner of developing apparatus inside tails off.Therefore, image processing system has the toner container of accommodating toner, from toner container, to developing apparatus, supplies with toner.And described toner container is configured to the mode that is removable at image processing system, if the toner in toner container is all consumed, to have filled the new toner container of toner, replace.

In the inside of above-mentioned toner container, be provided with the rotary part for agitation of toner.The rotatable shape of rotary part is supported on the sidewall of the framework side that forms toner container.Described sidewall is provided with for supporting the bearing portion of rotary part.Bearing portion forms from the outstanding shape of the lateral surface outward direction of described sidewall.Bearing portion is as outstanding in above-mentioned shape, and therefore, when processing toner container, bearing portion contacts with circumferential component, thereby bearing portion is likely impaired.Especially, while being provided with the functional units such as handle that become toner container handle on being provided with the sidewall of bearing portion, the contact possibility of bearing portion uprises, and the impaired danger of bearing portion is higher.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is can not bring impact to the operability of the toner container by handle, and the bearing portion of the rotary part on handled side is established in protection.

According to the toner container of one side of the present utility model, comprise: container body, for accommodating toner; Rotary part, rotatable shape is located at the inside of described container body, by being rotated, stirs the toner that is housed in described container body; Bearing portion, is located at the first side of described container body, and is configured to one end of the turning axle that can support described rotary part, forms from described the first side outstanding laterally shape; And handle, is located at described the first side to cover the mode of described bearing portion.

According to the utility model, can not affect by the operability of the toner container of handle, and can protect the bearing portion of establishing the rotary part on handled side.

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 that a part of recording in arbitrary portion in the utility model is divided or whole embodiments of shortcomings.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 forms schematic diagram according to the image processing system of the utility model embodiment.

Fig. 2 observes the stereographic map before toner container according to the utility model enforcement side from oblique upper.

Fig. 3 is the top view of toner container shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the stereographic map below from the toner container shown in oblique beneath Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the upward view of the toner container shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is the front view of the toner container shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is the enlarged drawing along VII of the major part in Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 shows the sectional view in the cross section along line of cut VIII-VIII in Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 shows the sectional view in the cross section along line of cut IX-IX in Fig. 3.

Figure 10 is the stereographic map that the thin film component that is located at the toner container shown in Fig. 2 is shown.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing to describing according to the toner container of the utility model embodiment (toner box) 50 and image processing system 10.In the following description, take image processing system 10 establishes state (state shown in Fig. 1) in the plane and defines above-below direction 7 as standard.And, at the image processing system 10 shown in Fig. 1, by a side of inserting toner container 50, be that side (face side) defines fore-and-aft direction 8 in front.And, from the image processing system 10 shown in the Fig. 1 of side (face side) observation in front, define left and right directions 9.

［ summary of image processing system 10 forms ］

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 laminar printing paper P(recording medium) 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 lid 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, toner container 50 and overall control image processing system 10.These inscapes are arranged in the framework 28 that composing images forms the external frame (not shown) of device 10 and inner frame (not shown) etc.

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 motors such as step motor to move at sub scanning direction (left and right directions 9 in Fig. 1).And reading unit 12 moves towards described sub scanning direction by described motor, the light that the contact glass from described light source to image reading unit 11 17 irradiates scans along described sub scanning direction.By this scanning, the light being reflected by original copy reflexes to mirror 13, and guides to optical lens 15 by mirror 14.And optical lens 15 is collected the light of incident and incides CCD16.CCD16 is the light quantity data corresponding to the light quantity of reception light to described control part output.At described control part, once obtain the light quantity data in the whole region of irradiation, these light quantity data are processed, thereby according to the view data of described light quantity data generation original copy.In addition, in present embodiment, take while using CCD16 as imaging apparatus as example describes, but can be with the reading mechanism that utilizes the reading mechanism of the closing-type imageing sensor that focal distance ratio CCD16 is short (CIS:Contact Image Sensor) to replace CCD16 to form.

ADF21 is located on original copy lid 20.ADF21 carries by a plurality of conveying rollers (not shown) original copy that is arranged on original copy setting unit 21A successively, makes original copy to right, by being set in contact, read position on glass 17 according to described sub scanning direction.When ADF21 moves original copy, described in reading unit 12 is configured in, read position below, in this position, reading unit 12 reads the original image in mobile.

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 of image forming part 22 based on reading by 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, transmitted print job, view data and the printing condition based on being included in this print job, printing images on printing paper P.As shown in Figure 1, image forming part 22 comprises photosensitive drums 31, Charging system 32, developing apparatus 33, transfer device 35, neutralizer 36 and 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 from exposure device 37 to photosensitive drums 31 scannings corresponding to view data.Thereby, in photosensitive drums 31, form electrostatic latent image.Afterwards, by developing apparatus 33, carry out development treatment, adhering toner on electrostatic latent image, forms toner image in photosensitive drums 31.And this toner image is transferred on the printing paper P carrying at transfer passage by transfer device 35.Transfer printing has the printing paper P of toner image to be transported to be configured in the fixing device 26 in downstream image forming part 22, printing paper P throughput direction (right side in Fig. 1).

Fixing device 26 utilizes heat that the toner image being transferred on printing paper P is fixed 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 and warm-up mill 38 crimping.Warm-up mill 38, when carrying out photographic fixing action, is heated to high temperature by well heater.When printing paper P passes through fixing device 26, due to warm-up mill 38, the toner that forms toner image is heated rear dissolving, and pressurizes by 39 couples of printing paper P of backer roll.Thereby on printing paper P, printing paper P above forms image by fixing device 26 toner fixings.

［ formation of toner container 50 ］

Below, with reference to Fig. 2～Fig. 9, the formation of toner container 50 is elaborated.In addition, in each figure, the posture (mounting position) of the toner container 50 while being arranged on framework 28 of take is benchmark, by vertical direction, is above-below direction 7, for the insertion of framework 28, extracting direction is fore-and-aft direction 8, and the horizontal direction during from the observing above of framework 28 is left and right directions 9.

Toner container 50 is for supplying with toner to developing apparatus 33.As shown in Figure 1, toner container 50 is located at the left side on the top of framework 28.In further detail, toner container 50 is configured in the below of exposure device 37 of the upper left side side of developing apparatus 33.Toner container 50 is removable at the container installation portion (not shown) that is located at framework 28.Toner container 50 is supported for and can inserts the mode of extracting described container installation portion and can slide along fore-and-aft direction 8 along fore-and-aft direction 8.As the sliding support mechanism of toner container 50, the applicable rail supported mechanism being formed by rail groove and the guide rail that guides by this rail groove for example.Certainly, be not limited to described rail supported mechanism, so long as support the mechanism of toner container 50 in the mode that can slide along fore-and-aft direction 8, all can.

As shown in Figure 2, toner container 50 forms in the longer shape of fore-and-aft direction 8.Toner container 50 have the framework that forms toner container 50 container body 60, drive transfer part 106(referring to Fig. 4) and toner supplementary mechanism 123.

Container body 60 consists of the lower case 61 of the framework as bottom and the lid 62 of conduct framework above.Lower case 61, for accommodating toner, forms at the longer chest shape of fore-and-aft direction 8.Particularly, lower case 61 is by side 63(first side of front side, referring to Fig. 2) and the inside 66(of rear side referring to Fig. 4) zoning goes out fore-and-aft direction 8.And lower case 61 is by left surface 75(second side in left side, referring to Fig. 2) and right flank 74(the 3rd side on right side, referring to Fig. 4) zoning goes out left and right directions 9.And lower case 61 has the bottom surface 64 that forms curved shape, by bottom surface 64 zonings, go out lower side.Above lower case 61 has, the rectangular peristome 65(of large great opening is referring to Fig. 8).In other words, lower case 61 is open above.Above lower case 61, lid 62 is installed, for covering peristome 65., by side 63, the inside 66, left surface 75, right flank 74, bottom surface 64, lid 62, carry out zoning container body 60.The container body 60 with said structure is accommodated the toner of developing apparatus 33 use while carrying out development treatment.In addition, container body 60 is not limited to be provided with the structure of lid 62 above, so long as can accommodate the shape of toner in inside, any structure is all passable.

Lower case 61 is synthetical resin products that injection molding (injection molding) after the synthetic resin injection model dissolving is formed.The thickness that lower case 61 forms all sites is equal shape all.In other words, the outer wall of lower case 61 forms the equal shape of thickness of all parts.The material of lower case 61 can be used thermoplastic synthetic resin.Particularly, as the material of lower case 61, can use ABS resin or PET resin (polyethylene terephthalate), or take these synthetic resin that are principal ingredient.

Lid 62 forms and shape corresponding above lower case 61, forms in the longer rectangle of fore-and-aft direction 8.Lid 62 for the peristome 65(that covers lower case 61 referring to Fig. 8), there is the peripheral part 71 with the edge butt of peristome 65.Lid 62 and lower case 61 in the same manner, are the synthetical resin products forming by injection molding.

As shown in FIG. 4 and 5, lower case 61 has a plurality of guide part 85(85A～85D).Guide part 85 is located at the bottom surface 64 of lower case 61.When toner container 50 is inserted to the framework 28 of image processing system 10, a plurality of guide parts 85 are along installation direction (direction consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8) the guiding toner container 50 towards being defined in the installation site of framework 28.In the present embodiment, bottom surface 64 is formed with four guide parts 85 that separate at left and right directions 9.Each guide part 85 is outstanding towards the direction perpendicular to bottom surface 64 respectively, forms the narrower trade shape of extending along fore-and-aft direction 8.Toner container 50 is inserted to framework 28, the rail groove (not shown) in the described container installation portion of each insertion framework 28 of a plurality of guide parts 85.Thereby toner container 50 is directed to described installation direction along described rail groove.

The inside 66 of lower case 61 is provided with two pin-shaped positioning elements 82.Positioning element 82 66 is rearward given prominence to from the inside.Toner container 50 is inserted into the described installation site in framework 28, and positioning element 82 inserts the pilot hole that is formed on described container installation portion.Thereby toner container 50 is arranged on the described installation site of framework 28 exactly.

As shown in Figure 4, the bottom surface 64 of lower case 61 is provided with the storage parts such as RFID 76 that transmit inner information by cordless.Storage part 76 is for storing the relevant information that is housed in the toner of toner container 50.As the example of the information of relevant toner, such as the amount that has toner container 50 for original or the toner that untapped toner container 50 comprises, accommodate the date of toner, the applicable condition of the toner of accommodating etc.Storage part 76 is configured in 4 guide part 85(85A～85D) in, the guide part 85B and the region that clips of guide part 85C that are configured in inner side.Particularly, storage part 76 is configured in the end at the rear in described region.In addition, in the present embodiment, exemplify the storage part 76 of cordless, but can also be suitable for the storage part that there is contact terminal etc. and transmit inner information by the way of contact, with this, replaced above-mentioned storage part.

As shown in Figure 2, side 63(first side of the front side of lower case 61) be provided with handle 92.Wherein, side 63 be lower case 61 compared with a side side of length direction and when being installed on framework 28, be configured in the side of front side.Handle 92 is when framework 28 handling toner container 50 or while carrying toner container 50, utilizes the part of user's finger grip.In the present embodiment, handle 92 is near left surface 75(the second side with adjacent to side 63) relative right flank 74(the 3rd side, referring to Fig. 4) side setting.In other words, handle 92 is located in side 63 position that is offset to the right from the middle position of left and right directions 9, the right part near side 63 arranges.

And as shown in Figure 2 and 6, side 63 is provided with fills mouth 104, fills toner for the inside to lower case 61.Filling mouth 104 is located at the position of close left surface 75 sides in side 63.In further detail, fill the central left side that mouth 104 is configured in the left and right directions 9 in side 63.On the other hand, handle 92 is located at the position of the right part of close side 63 in the right positions adjacent with filling mouth 104.In further detail, handle 92 is located at the rightward space of filling mouth 104 in side 63.In the present embodiment, the wider width of handle 92, plays the part of right part to can cover from the side the central authorities of 63 left and right directions 9.

Container body 60 is provided with handle part 100.Handle part 100 consists of depressed part 101 and anti-skidding portion 102.At container body 60, near left surface 75(second side adjacent with side 63) side configuration handle part 100.

Depressed part 101 be formed on container body 60 above, be lid 62 above.Near the left part of lid 62, form along fore-and-aft direction 8 and extend and narrow shallow groove 111.Depressed part 101 is more shallow recesses of the half-circle-arc shape of amplifying to the right from groove 111.Groove 111 and depressed part 101 have common bottom surface, are integrally formed, to together connect with lid 62.When user carries toner container 50, user's finger rides over depressed part 101.Especially, when user controls the left end of toner container 50, user's thumb rides over depressed part 101.In the present embodiment, it is at least large than the face of people's thumb that depressed part 101 forms its area, particularly, forms the circular shape of radius 20mm～30mm left and right.And the degree of depth of depressed part 101 forms 5mm～10mm left and right, so that finger easily rides over depressed part 101.

As shown in Figure 2, in depressed part 101, the end of left surface 75 sides forms the stepped ladder rib 113 that has configured three stiffening rib 113A formations of extending along fore-and-aft direction 8.Ladder rib 113 plays the function of anti-skidding portion, prevents that this finger from sliding to the left when user is taking finger.And, form width wider than groove 111, thereby can play the function of strengthening rib, for strengthening intensity lower than the intensity of the depressed part 101 of groove 111 intensity.In addition, the quantity of the stiffening rib 113A in ladder rib 113 is not limited to three, at least can realize anti-skidding object one or two also passable, also can be more than four.And, can also form a plurality of projections in the end of left surface 75 sides of depressed part 111, with this, replace stiffening rib 113A.And, can also be suitable for the formation of adhesive rubber parts etc., with this, replace stiffening rib 113A.

In addition, the shape of depressed part 101 is not limited to half-circle-arc shape.As the shape of depressed part 101, can be suitable for the various shapes such as square or rectangular.

As shown in FIG. 4 and 5, anti-skidding portion 102 be formed on container body 60 bottom surface 64, be the bottom surface 64 of lower case 61.Anti-skidding portion 102 is formed on left surface 75 sides in bottom surface 64.Particularly, anti-skidding portion 102 consists of a plurality of plate ribs 114 that form the plate shape parallel with side 63.In the present embodiment, a plurality of plate ribs 114 are set up in parallel in the direction perpendicular to side 63 (direction consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8).These a plurality of plate ribs 114 are located at the bight of the center side of left and right directions 9 in the angle consisting of guide part 85A and bottom surface 64, lower case 61.

When user carries toner container 50, user's finger rides over anti-skidding portion 102.Especially, when user controls the left end of toner container 50, other fingers except user's thumb ride over anti-skidding portion 102.In the present embodiment, anti-skidding portion 102 forms the length that at least can take other fingers except people's thumb.Particularly, the length of the fore-and-aft direction 8 of anti-skidding portion 102 forms 80mm left and right.The interval of a plurality of plate ribs 114 for example can form when user's finger rides over anti-skidding portion 102 at least one plate rib 114 can with the degree of face of the fingertip butt.In addition, as long as can realize anti-skidding object, do not limit the quantity of plate rib 114.And anti-skidding portion 102 is not limited to plate rib 114, as long as can realize anti-skidding object, for example can adopt a plurality of granular teats or the bonding structure of rubber components.

Toner container 50 in present embodiment, roughly the same position on the fore-and-aft direction 8 of container body 60 be provided with handle part 100 position, be the position separately of depressed part 101 and anti-skidding portion 102, so that user can hold handle part 100 with a handgrip simply.In other words, below depressed part 101, configured anti-skidding portion 102.In other words, the top of anti-skidding portion 102 has configured depressed part 101.Particularly, depressed part 101 and anti-skidding portion 102 be configured near than the middle position of the direction perpendicular to side 63 (direction consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8) more away from the position of the direction (in other words rear) of side 63.In addition, the position of handle part 100 is not limited to above-mentioned position, for example, can also be located at described middle position.

Handle 92 and handle part 100 are arranged to above-mentioned position relationship, and therefore, when user picks up toner container 50, user easily catches the handle 92 on the right side of side 63 with the right hand, and, inevitably, easily with left hand, control the handle part 100 that is configured in left side.Especially, the depressed part 101 of handle part 100 forms with respect to the sunk shape of lid 62, and therefore, as the part of controlling with left hand, user can identify depressed part 101 simply.And, while controlling near depressed part 101 with left hand, the thumb of left hand being ridden over to depressed part 101, the remaining finger that 64 sides are stretched towards bottom surface naturally and understandably rides over anti-skidding portion 102.Thereby user can control the handle part 100 of toner container 50 simply.And user, when picking up toner container 50, can catch exactly, can landing.And, because can with the hands pick up simply toner container 50, so can improve the operability while processing toner container 50.For example, even when framework 28 is installed or unloads the toner container 50 of having filled toner, catch handle 92 with the right hand, with left hand, control handle part 100, thereby can stably process toner container 50, can be from hand landing.

As shown in Figure 4, container body 60 is provided with toner feed mechanism 123.Toner feed mechanism 123 has supply port 67, for supplying with to developing apparatus 33 toner that is housed in container body 60.Toner feed mechanism 123 is located at the end of right flank 74 sides of container body 60 together with supply port 67.Toner feed mechanism 123 has the shutter 124 for switch supply port 67.When toner container 50 is arranged on the described installation site of framework 28, toner feed mechanism 123 slip shutters 124 are opened supply port 67.And when extracting toner container 50 out from described installation site, toner feed mechanism 123 slip shutters 124 are closed supply port 67.As shown in Figure 4, at container body 61, supply port 67 is located at right flank 74 sides, and handle 92 is also near right flank 74 side settings.Therefore, while picking up toner container 50, user catches handle 92 with the right hand, controls the handle part 100 of the left end of toner container 50 with left hand, therefore, can prevent from being bonded near toners supply port 67 hand of making dirty.

As shown in FIG. 4 and 5, handle 92 and side 63 between form the space 94 below open.This space 94 is for inserting user's finger, and user inserts space 94 by other fingers except thumb, thereby can catch in the mode riding on handle 92.At this moment, thumb rides over teat 120(described later referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3).

As shown in Figure 2, handle 92 has vertical component effect 92A, bend 92B and 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 lower case 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.Thereby, between handle 92 and side 63, forming the space 94 below opening.In addition, handle 92 is so long as the structure in formation space 94 for example, can be to only have the structure of vertical component effect 92A and bend 92B or only have bend 92B and the structure of side wall portion 92C.

As shown in FIG. 2 and 3, container body 60 above, be lid 62 be provided with above teat 120.At length, teat 120 is located at the 63Ce end, middle side above of lid 62.User, finger is ridden over to the state on the handle 92 of toner container 50, remaining thumb rides over teat 120.As shown in Figure 2, teat 120 forms above lid 62 outstanding upward shape.And, teat 120 form on lid 62 in along side 63 direction (first direction), be the longer shape of left and right directions 9.Particularly, the length of the fore-and-aft direction 8 of teat 120 is roughly 5mm left and right, and the length of left and right directions 9 is 70mm～80mm left and right.In the present embodiment, teat 120 is configured in the central authorities of left and right directions 9 of the front end of lid 62.

Handle 92 and teat 120 are arranged to said structure, so user rides over teat 120 by thumb after four fingers can being ridden on handle 92, thereby pick up toner container 50.Thereby user can stably keep toner container 50 with horizontality.Especially, in toner container 50, near the right side configuration handle 92 of side 63, therefore, user only depends on handle 92 to pick up toner container 50, becomes the downward-sloping state in left side of toner container 50, is difficult to keep horizontality.But teat 120 is configured in than more the keep left position of side of handle 92, this teat 120 is to be controlled by the mode of forwards side-lining of user's thumb, thereby effect has the power in the left side of pull-up toner container 50.Thereby user can stably keep toner container 50 with horizontality.

As shown in Figure 7, handle 92 is provided with a plurality of strengthening ribs 95.Each strengthens the back side that rib 95 is located at handle 92.Particularly, each is strengthened rib 95 and extends to the back side of bend 92B in 63 back sides through vertical component effect 92A from the side.At the back side of handle 92, at left and right directions 9, configure and respectively strengthen rib 95 equally spacedly.Owing to being provided with such strengthening rib 95, can improve the intensity of handle 92 or the intensity of side 63.And, when finger being ridden on handle 92, the face of the fingertip and strengthening rib 95 butts.Therefore,, because strengthening rib 95 fingers are difficult to slide at left and right directions 9, can improve the operability while processing toner container 50.Thereby user can catch handle 92 simply.

And as shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, side 63 is provided with three bearing portions 118 that are spaced apart at left and right directions 9.Three rotary parts 56 that bearing portion 118 supports for rotatable shape the inside that is located at container body 60 turning axle 55(is separately referring to Fig. 8) front end.As shown in Figure 7, bearing portion 118 forms from the side 63 (front side) outstanding shapes laterally.Bearing portion 118 is when utilizing model to carry out injection molding, forwards side extruding of 63 inside surface from the side and forming.Therefore, the inside of bearing portion 118 is formed with the hole of the drum extending along fore-and-aft direction 8.The front end of turning axle 55 inserts in this hole and is supported.In the present embodiment, in three bearing portions 118, be located at from filling mouthful 104 two bearing portion 118A that play right flank 74 and covered by handle 92.In other words, handle 92 is located at and can covers the position that is configured in two bearing portion 118A that fill mouthful 104 right sides.Therefore handle 92 is located at such position, under the state of operability that does not affect handle 92, can prevent from the side 63 outstanding bearing portion 118A and external contact and impaired.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the strengthening rib 95A of the part in a plurality of strengthening ribs 95 is formed on the outside of the bearing portion 118A of two.In other words, strengthening rib 95A extends to the back side of bend 92B through the back side of vertical component effect 92A from bearing portion 118A.Therefore, each bearing portion 118A improves intensity by strengthening rib 95A.

As shown in Figure 8, the inside of container body 60 is provided with three rotary part 56(56A～56C).Each rotary part 56 forms in the longer shape of fore-and-aft direction 8, in the inside of container body 60, along fore-and-aft direction 8 configurations.In the inside of container body 60, left and right directions 9 be separated by appointment interval and configure three rotary parts 56.In the present embodiment, bottom surface 64 zonings of container body 60 go out

region

64A, 64B, the 64C of three separating at left and right directions 9, so that corresponding with the position that is provided with three rotary parts 56.Particularly, by the slot part 137 being formed between each region and extend along fore-and-aft direction 8, come zoning region 64A and region 64B.And, by the slot part 138 being formed between each region and extend along fore-and-aft direction 8, come zoning region 64B and region 64C.In the present embodiment, slot part 137 is formed on the position corresponding to the centre of rotary part 56A and rotary part 56B.And slot part 138 is formed on the position corresponding to the centre of rotary part 56B and rotary part 56C.

As shown in Figure 4, bottom surface 64 is formed with the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142.Particularly, in non-exchange shape portion of the bottom surface 64, the first of container body 60 non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142, be respectively formed at the position separating in the direction (with left and right directions 9 consistent direction) with the described installation direction quadrature of toner containers 50 is installed to framework 28.Whether the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 is suitable for image processing system 10 for identifying toner container 50.For example, when bottom surface is formed with the first non-exchange shape portion 142 of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second that forms given pattern shape, toner container 50 is not installed on framework 28 to be subject to the state of the obstruction of the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142, can be judged as toner container 50 and be applicable to image processing system 10.On the other hand, when toner container 50 is installed, be subject to the obstruction of the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142, can be judged as toner container 50 and be not suitable for image processing system 10.The first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 forms respectively and can identify the pattern form that whether is applicable to image processing system 10, its shape because of the difference of the kind (type) of toner container 50 different.

The first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 prepares to have corresponding to various types of a plurality of pattern forms.As described type, there is the form of image processing system 10, all kinds such as region, ground or country of dispatching from the factory of the color of toner, image processing system.In the present embodiment, 64 the first non-exchange shape portions of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 that are formed with different pattern shape in bottom surface.In bottom surface, 64, the first non-exchange shape portions of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 are respectively formed at region 64B, the 64C that clips slot part 138 and separate at left and right directions 9.In further detail, the region 64B of bottom surface 64 forms the first non-exchange shape portion 141.And the region 64C of bottom surface 64 forms the second non-exchange shape portion 142.In addition, bottom surface 64 is three regions of

region

64A, 64B, 64C by zoning, be not in each region, to form non-exchange shape portion, but

other regions

64A, 64B the region 64C except adjacent with supply port 67 forms.In other words, at the region of the most close supply port 67 64C, do not form non-exchange shape portion.

And as shown in Figure 5, the first non-exchange shape portion 141 is formed near the central authorities of fore-and-aft direction 8 of region 64A.And the second non-exchange shape portion 142 is formed near the central authorities of fore-and-aft direction 8 of region 64B, in further detail, be formed on than anti-skidding portion 102 more near the position of handle 92 sides (front side).

As mentioned above, in bottom surface, 64 zones of different 64A, 64B form respectively the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142.Therefore, by combining the first non-exchange shape portion of non-exchange shape portion 141 and second 142 pattern form separately, can be with than the more simple shape of an attainable number of patterns of non-exchange shape portion and form and realize more pattern form.

As shown in Figure 8, the inside of container body 60 is except being provided with three rotary part 56(56A～56C), the transfer unit 58 that toner is transported to supply port 67 be also provided with.The rotatable shape of rotary part 56 is located at the inside of container body 60, and by rotation, scraping stirs when being housed in the toner of container body 60.And the rotatable shape of transfer unit 58 is located at the inside of container body 60, by rotation, toner is transported to supply port 67.

Each rotary part 56 consists of with the mixing component 54 that is arranged on turning axle 55 the longer turning axle 55 of fore-and-aft direction 8.Turning axle 55 is can be located at the mode that mixing component 54 together rotates the inside of container body 60.Turning axle 55 is the spindle units that form at a more microscler shape of direction, and its rotatable shape in two ends compared with length direction is supported on the inside 66 and the side 63 of lower case 61.Particularly, the rotatable shape in front side end of three

rotary part

56A, 56B, 56C turning axle 55 is separately supported on three bearing portions 118 that are located at side 63.On the other hand, the axis hole (not shown) of depths wall 66 is inserted and passed through to connect in the rear side end of each turning axle 55, thereby the end of rear side is supported with rotatable shape.

As shown in Figure 4, the outside of the inside 66 of container body 60 is provided with and drives transfer part 106.Drive transfer part 106 to each turning axle 55, to transmit the revolving force of the sense of rotation of setting in advance, and transmit rotary driving force to each rotary part 56.Particularly, by be connected to turning axle 55 rear end driven wheel 107 or be located at idling gear 108 between adjacent driven wheel 107 etc. and form.Motor (not shown) once driving force be delivered to any one driven wheel 107,, by driving transfer part 106 rotations, driving force is delivered to all rotary parts 56.Thereby rotary part 56 is rotated to the direction (direction of the arrow 69 of Fig. 8) that is rotated counterclockwise in Fig. 8.In addition, drive transfer part 106 by not shown gear etc., be also connected in the end of rear side of the turning axle of transfer unit 58, the driving force of described motor is by driving transfer part 106 to be delivered to transfer unit 58.

Mixing component 54 is by PET(polyethylene terephthalate) resin elastomeric material forms, and forms the film shape of thinner thickness.Certainly, mixing component 54 is not limited to PET resin, can also form with synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or polycarbonate.In the present embodiment, mixing component 54 be arranged on turning axle 55 compared with in the whole length range of length direction.

In addition, as shown in Figure 8, be configured under the state of inside of container body 60 at rotary part 56, the top ends of mixing component 54 is close to the inside surface (inside surface of the back side of lid 62 or lower case 61) of container body 60.This be because the Length Ratio of mixing component 54 from turning axle 55, to play the size of inside surface of container body 60 longer.Thus, rotary part 56 is configured in the inside of container body 60, the butt such as the back side of the top ends of mixing component 54 and bottom surface 64 or lid 62, right flank 74 or left surface 75 and deflection, the side of the top ends of mixing component 54 is close to the inside surface of container body 60.

The inside of container body 60 is formed with for toner being transported to the toner transfer passage 126 of supply port 67.As shown in FIG. 8 and 9, toner transfer passage 126 is formed on the right part on the top of container body 60, along fore-and-aft direction 8, extends.As shown in Figure 8, lower case 61 has the inclined wall 128 extending towards right oblique upper from the upper end of right flank 74.Inclined wall 128 extends towards the top at the edge of peristome 65.And lower case 61 has from the curved wall 129 of the circular shape of the elongated end decurvation of inclined wall 128.On the other hand, the right part 62A of lid 62 forms the shape from inclined wall 128 and curved wall 129 towards top flexing, so as and inclined wall 128 and curved wall 129 between form space.In the present embodiment, toner transfer passage 126 consists of right part 62A and the curved wall 129 of lid 62.In other words, toner transfer passage 126 is by the space of the right part 62A of lid 62 and curved wall 129 encirclements.

Toner transfer passage 126 has the supply port 67 for the toner to outside supply container main body 60.At the curved wall 129 that forms the bottom surface of this toner transfer passage 126, form supply port 67.

The rotatable shape of transfer unit 58 is located at toner transfer passage 126.Transfer unit 58 is for example the screw axis that forms spiral blade on spindle unit.Transfer unit 58 is rotated, thereby the toner of toner transfer passage 126 is transported to supply port 67 by transfer unit 58.Certainly, so long as the toner of toner transfer passage 126 can be transported to supply port 67, can adopt the transfer unit 58 of any structure.

In the inside of container body 60, once to arrow 69 direction rotations, being housed in the toner of container body 60, rotary part 56 is stirred parts 54 stirrings.And, at container body 60, once the rotary part 56C rotation of the most close supply port 67 sides configurations, agitation of toner not only, by mixing component 54 along the inside surface of right flank 75 scraping toner upward.Toner by rotary part 56C scraping is transported to toner transfer passage 126 from the inside surface of right flank 75 via the dip plane of inclined wall 128.And the toner that is transported to toner transfer passage 126 is transported to supply port 67 by transfer unit 58, from supply port 67, supply with developing apparatus 33.In addition, when the inside of developing apparatus 33 does not exist the enterable space of toner of supplying with from supply port 67, toner can not be supplied to developing apparatus 33 from supply port 67.At this moment, the toner that is transported to supply port 67 overflows from toner transfer passage 126, along the dip plane landing of inclined wall 128, returns to container body 60.

At the toner container 50 of present embodiment, toner is deposited on the dip plane of inclined wall 128 sometimes.Therefore, in order to make toner can not be deposited in described dip plane, or in order to send the toner of accumulation back to container body 60, as shown in FIG. 8 and 9, container body 60 is provided with thin film component 131.Thin film component 131 is arranged on the inclined wall 128(inwall that plays the bottom surface 64 of container body 60 from toner transfer passage 126).Thin film component 131 is by PET(polyethylene terephthalate) resin elastomeric material forms, and forms the film shape of thinner thickness.Certainly, thin film component 131 can also consist of the synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or polycarbonate of resin outside PET resin.

As shown in figure 10, thin film component 131 forms at a more microscler shape of direction.Thin film component 131 identical with the length of the fore-and-aft direction 8 of inclined wall 128 compared with the length of length direction.Thin film component 131 is fixed on inclined wall 128 in its mode consistent with fore-and-aft direction 8 compared with length direction.Particularly, the 131A of the portion that is mounted of thin film component 131 by bonding agent or double sticky tape etc. be fixed on inclined wall 128 upper end, be the end of toner transfer passage 126 sides.Thereby, at the whole region division thin film component 131 of the fore-and-aft direction 8 of inclined wall 128.The portion 131A of being mounted is a side end of the shorter direction of thin film component 131, and this is mounted the 131A of portion and is fixed on inclined wall 128.Therefore, the opposite side top ends 131B of shorter direction is free end.

As shown in figure 10, than the portion 131A of being mounted, more near the position of top ends 131B side, be formed with a plurality of slit 131D.Each slit 131D forms in the shape longer compared with length direction.Slit 131D is the opening that toner can pass through.And top ends 131B is formed with a plurality of tab 131C.Along thin film component 131 compared with length direction be separated by appointment interval and tab 131C is set.The private side of this tab 131C from inclined wall 128 to container body 60 is outstanding.Particularly, tab 131C is outstanding towards the rotary area of the mixing component 54 of rotary part 56C.In other words, tab 131C is projected into the position that can contact with the mixing component 54 of rotary part 56C.Thereby when rotary part 56C is rotated to the direction of arrow 69, tab 131C contacts with mixing component 54.Thereby thin film component 131 is to the direction vibration vertical with inclined wall 128.Particularly, thereby the mixing component 54 of rotary part 56C is rotated with tab 131C and contacts, and tab 131C is stirred above parts 54 lift to from below.And mixing component 54 leaves from tab 131C, remove contact,, due to the elasticity of thin film component 131, get back to origin-location.At this moment, thin film component 131 be take and is mounted the 131A of portion as basic point vibration.This vibration is delivered to inclined wall 128, also can be delivered to the toner that is deposited in inclined wall 128, thereby due to this vibration, toner is shaken off to container body 60 from inclined wall 128, gets back to container body 60.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 9, inclined wall 128 is formed with segment difference section 134.Segment difference section 134 is formed on the fore-and-aft direction 8(direction identical with the direction of principal axis of rotary part 56 of inclined wall 128) one end.Particularly, segment difference section 134 is formed on the end of front side in inclined wall 128.Segment difference section 134 and the back side of thin film component 131 between form the space 135 of specified altitude assignment.The pitch angle that segment difference section 134 is configured to the front ends of inclined wall 128 is greater than the shape at pitch angle in other regions of inclined wall 128.In other words, the pitch angle of the dip plane of segment difference section 134 is greater than the pitch angle of dip plane in other regions of inclined wall 128.As mentioned above, by segment difference section 134, form space 135, so 131 amplitudes of the thin film component in segment difference section 134 become large.Therefore, thus when contacting thin film component 131 with mixing component 54 vibration occurring, the vibration of the thin film component 131 in segment difference section 134 is larger than the vibration of other parts.Thereby the vibration of the thin film component 131 in segment difference section 134 is delivered to the toner of the surrounding that is deposited in segment difference section 134, segment difference section 134 toner is around shaken off because of vibration, thereby, can exactly toner be sent back to the inside of container body 60.

And in the present embodiment, segment difference section 134 is formed on the front side end of inclined wall 128, therefore, it is large that the amplitude of the front end of thin film component 131 becomes.Therefore, the front end of thin film component 131 carries out larger vibration, thereby easily from the front end of thin film component 131 transmitting vibrations rearward.By transmitting vibrations so rearward, the toner that is deposited in inclined wall 128 can return to the inside of container body 60 expeditiously.

And, by segment difference section 134 is set, the mixing component 54 of rotary part 56C can be to space the more toner of 135 scraping.Enter the toner in space 135 by being formed on the slit 131D of thin film component 131, deliver to toner transfer passage 126.In other words, by space 135 is set, more toner can be got back to toner transfer passage 126 expeditiously.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the rear side of container body 60 is provided with and drives transfer part 106.Therefore, even segment difference section 134 is not set at the rear side of inclined wall 128, the vibration producing while driving due to driving transfer part 106, the toner of the rear side of inclined wall 128 returns to container body 60 exactly.Thereby, as present embodiment, a side at the fore-and-aft direction 8 of container body 60 arranges in the formation that drives transfer part 106, with the side opposition side that driving transfer part 106 is set, segment difference section 134 is being set, thereby without complicated inclined wall 128 is set, the toner of inclined wall 128 can be sent back to container body 60.Certainly, segment difference section 134 can also be located at leading section and the rearward end of inclined wall 128.

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.

Claims

1. a toner container, it comprises:

Container body, for accommodating toner;

Rotary part, rotatable shape is located at the inside of described container body, by being rotated, stirs the toner that is housed in described container body;

Bearing portion, is located at the first side of described container body, and is configured to one end of the turning axle that can support described rotary part, forms from described the first side outstanding laterally shape; And

Handle, is located at described the first side to cover the mode of described bearing portion.

2. toner container according to claim 1, wherein,

Described handle comprises:

Tabular vertical component effect, with described the first lateral vertical; And

Tabular flexing portion, from the top of described vertical component effect to the bottom surface flexing of described container body,

Wherein, the back side of described handle is provided with the strengthening rib that extends to described flexing portion from described bearing portion.

3. toner container according to claim 2, wherein,

Width along described handle arranges a plurality of described strengthening ribs.

4. toner container according to claim 1 and 2, also comprises:

Fill mouth, in described the first side, near second side adjacent with described the first side, described filling mouthful is set, for filling toner to described container body; And

Supply port, is located at the 3rd adjacent with described the first side and relative with described the second side side, for supply with the toner that is housed in described container body to outside,

Wherein, described handle forms and covers described the first side from the described mouthful described bearing portion that is set to described the 3rd side of filling.

5. toner container according to claim 4, wherein,

A plurality of described rotary parts are located at the region of playing described the 3rd side from described the second side,

A plurality of described bearing portion corresponding to a plurality of described rotary parts is located at described the first side,

Described handle is arranged to cover bearing portion described at least one in a plurality of described bearing portions, be set to described the 3rd side from described fill mouthful.

6. toner container according to claim 1 and 2, wherein,

Described container body forms in the longer shape of the direction with described the first side quadrature.