CN205721079U - Toner container - Google Patents

Abstract

This utility model provides the toner container with substrate.Described toner container includes: the container body of strip, can house toner in inside；And surface is mounted with the substrate of multiple contact terminal, it is arranged on the wall of the regulation in described container body, the opposed faces relative with described wall is provided with memorizer.The plurality of contact terminal on the surface of described substrate, centralized configuration is on the position of long side direction, the width side of vertical described container body.

Description

Toner container

Technical field

This utility model relates to the toner container with substrate.

Background technology

In the past, the developing agent comprising toner was used can to form the image processing system of image on paper for public institute Know.This image processing system is provided with the toner container supplementing toner for the developing unit internally arranged.Toning It is arranged on the apparatus main body of image processing system to agent container energy mounting or dismounting.The toner of described toner container is consumed, adjusts When toner container is emptying, take off toner container from image processing system, be replaced by and contain the new toning not using toner Agent container.

As an example of described toner container, the wall of container body is provided with the IC chip (substrate) comprising memorizer Device by public domain.Image processing system is when being mounted with described toner container, by being connected with described IC chip, The data of regulation are read from the described memorizer of described IC chip.On the substrate of described IC chip etc., it is provided with and is formed with image Multiple contact terminals of the contact terminal contact of device side.In this toner container, user carry toner container or When holding toner container in the case of being replaced operation, the finger of user touches the contact terminal of described substrate sometimes. Now, sebum etc. are attached on contact terminal make dirty contact terminal, it is possible to cause loose contact or produce metal erosion.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to eliminate the contact touching the contact terminal of substrate due to the finger of user and produce not The problems such as good or metal erosion.

This utility model provides a kind of toner container, comprising: the container body of strip, can house toning in inside Agent；And surface is provided with the substrate of multiple contact terminal, it is arranged on the wall of the regulation in described container body, and described Memorizer is installed in the opposed faces that wall is relative, the plurality of contact terminal on the surface of described substrate, centralized configuration exists On the position of long side direction, the width side of vertical described container body.

According to this utility model, decrease the contact jaw of the finger touching substrate of user when gripping toner container, user The situation of son, its result, can eliminate the contact due to finger and the loose contact of contact terminal that produces or metal erosion etc. are asked Topic.

This utility model the most referring to the drawings, by the way of the concept described in described further below is summarized Illustrate.The key character being not intended to restriction theme described in claim of this specification and substitutive characteristics, Additionally, be intended to the scope being not to limit the theme described in claim.Additionally, the object recorded in the claims, and It is not limited to solve in this utility model the embodiment of part or all of shortcoming described in arbitrary portion.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the image processing system representing this utility model embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the sectional drawing of the composition representing image processing system.

Fig. 3 is the sectional drawing of the internal structure schematically showing that image forms the image formation unit that device is possessed.

Fig. 4 is the figure of the installation portion representing toner container.

Fig. 5 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the toner container representing magenta and black.

Fig. 6 is the axonometric chart of the internal structure of the toner container representing magenta and black.

Fig. 7 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the rear side of the toner container representing magenta.

Fig. 8 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the rear side of the toner container representing magenta.

Fig. 9 is the figure of the composition of the face side of the toner container representing magenta.

Figure 10 is the sectional view of the X-X line cutting along Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the sectional view of the XI-XI line cutting along Fig. 9.

Figure 12 is the partial enlarged drawing of the back side composition of the toner container representing magenta.

Figure 13 is the partial enlarged drawing representing composition that be provided with the toner container of magenta, installation portion.

Figure 14 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the terminal unit representing that installation portion possessed.

Figure 15 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the rear side of the toner container representing black.

Figure 16 is the axonometric chart of the composition of the rear side of the toner container representing black.

Figure 17 is the partial enlarged drawing of the back side composition of the toner container representing black.

Figure 18 is the sectional drawing representing the structure near the right part of image processing system.

Detailed description of the invention

Hereinafter, embodiment of the present utility model suitably it is described with reference to.Embodiments described below be only by The example that this utility model embodies, is not limited to technical scope of the present utility model.It addition, for purposes of illustration only, at figure Under the state that arranges (state shown in Fig. 1) that device 10 can use, vertical is defined as above-below direction D1 as being formed.Additionally, Using described arrange the face plugging the paper feeding cassette 22 shown in Fig. 1 under state as above, definition fore-and-aft direction D2.Additionally, described Arrange state image processing system 10 previously as benchmark, definition left and right directions D3.

The image processing system 10 of this utility model embodiment at least possesses printing functionality.As a example by image processing system 10 Color printer such as tandem.

As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, image processing system 10 possesses casing 11 (example of apparatus main body).Casing 11 entirety in Approximately parallelepiped body shape.The inside of casing 11 is provided with each structure member constituting image processing system 10.It addition, Fig. 1 illustrates The state that the cover of casing 11 right flank takes off.

As in figure 2 it is shown, image processing system 10 possesses multiple image formation unit 15 (15Y, 15C, 15M, 15K), centre Transfer printing unit 16, light scanning apparatus the 17, first transfer roll the 18, second transfer roll 19, fixing device 20, thin slice body disc 21, paper supply The panel 26 etc. of each several part of box 22, transfer passage 24 and control image processing system 10.Additionally, image processing system 10 has Standby can be at the toner container 3 (with reference to Fig. 1) of the inside mounting or dismounting of casing 11.In present embodiment, image processing system 10 possesses 4 Individual image formation unit 15.

Fig. 3 is the sectional drawing of the middle body of image formation unit 15.Image formation unit 15 is by electrofax mode Form toner image.As it is shown on figure 3, image formation unit 15 possesses drum unit 31, Charging system 32, developing unit 33 respectively Deng.

As in figure 2 it is shown, image formation unit 15 is set up in parallel along described fore-and-aft direction D2 in the inside of casing 11, according to institute Meaning tandem moor forms coloured image.Specifically, image formation unit 15Y forms the toner image of yellow.Additionally, image is formed Unit 15C, 15M, 15B form the toner image of cyan, the toner image of magenta, the toner image of black respectively.From centre The downstream of the moving direction (arrow D10 direction) of the transfer belt 35 of transfer printing unit 16, according to the image formation unit of yellow 15Y, the image formation unit 15C of cyan, the image formation unit 15M of magenta, the image formation unit 15K of black Order be configured to string successively.

Each drum unit 31 possesses photosensitive drums 41, drum cleaning device 42 (example of drum cleaning section), discharges guide part 43 (reference Figure 18) and support the shell 44 of above-mentioned parts.Shell 44 is shape long on described left and right directions D3.Photosensitive drums 41 keeps The toner image developed by developing unit 33, is the component forming tubular.Photosensitive drums 41 is supported on shell 44 revolvably.

In each image formation unit 15, photosensitive drums 41 by Charging system 32 with the electric potential uniform of regulation charged after, By light scanning apparatus 17, laser based on view data is irradiated on the surface of each photosensitive drums 41.So, in each photosensitive drums 41 Surface formed electrostatic latent image.Then, the development of described electrostatic latent image developed device 33 is toner image (visualization).Photosensitive drums The assorted toner image formed on 41, is transferred in transfer belt 35 by each first transfer roll 18 overlap successively.Then, transfer belt Coloured image on 35 is transferred on printing paper by the second transfer roll 19.The coloured image being transferred on printing paper, by fixing dress Put 20 to be fixed on printing paper, subsequently, be discharged to thin slice body disc 21 from sheet outlet 28.

Drum cleaning device 42 removes the toner of residual in the photosensitive drums 41 after transfer.Drum cleaning device 42 is arranged in photosensitive The rear side of drum 41.Bulging cleaning device 42 it is provided with in each photosensitive drums 41.Each bulging cleaning device 42 possesses as cleaning element Cleaning balde 45, screw rod component 46.Cleaning balde 45 and screw rod component 46 are in shape long on described left and right directions D3 Shape.Cleaning balde 45 and screw rod component 46 are supported on shell 44.Cleaning balde 45 has almost identical with photosensitive drums 41 Length.The front end of cleaning balde 45 contacts with the surface of photosensitive drums 41 or close to configuration.Screw rod component 46 is toner conveying Component, has spiral-shaped blade around rotating shaft.Screw rod component 46 is supported in shell 44 revolvably.

By the support shaft of screw rod component 46 being inputted rotary driving force, making screw rod component 46 rotate.Cleaning balde 45 when photosensitive drums 41 rotates, remove the first transfer roll 18 transfer after, complete in the use of the remained on surface of photosensitive drums 41 Toner.The described toner being removed is because being the toner of obsolete objects, so the most useless toner.Described useless tune Toner is carried to a direction by the screw rod component 46 rotated.Specifically, described useless toner is to the axial (length of photosensitive drums 41 Edge direction) side (in present embodiment right side) conveying.

As shown in figure 18, discharge guide part 43 and be located at the right part of shell 44.Utilize and discharge guide part 43, described useless toning Agent is guided downward, and by outlet described later 431 (with reference to Figure 18) towards resettlement section, downside 72 row of toner container 3 Go out.It addition, it is aftermentioned to discharge guide part 43.

As it is shown on figure 3, developing unit 33 possesses shell the 50, first agitating member the 52, second agitating member 53, developer roll 54 Deng.The bottom of shell 50 contains toner (developing agent), and described toner is by the first agitating member 52 and the second agitating member 53 carry while stirring.It is positioned on the first agitating member 52 top, shell 50 wall 51 formation supply port 56.Supply port 56 It is formed at the right part of wall 51.The toner discharged from toner container 3, supplements from supply port 56 to the inside of shell 50. Developer roll 54 utilizes built-in magnetic pole, picks up from 53 toners of the second agitating member, and described toner is maintained at periphery On face.It is maintained at the toner on developer roll 54, utilizes the potential difference being applied between developer roll 54 and photosensitive drums 41, be attached to On electrostatic latent image in photosensitive drums 41.

As it is shown in figure 1, the internally installed of casing 11 has multiple toner container 3 (3Y, 3C, 3M, 3K).Specifically, 4 tune Toner container 3 is arranged on each installation portion 58 (with reference to Fig. 4) within casing 11.Additionally, multiple toners in present embodiment Container 3, to install along described state arranged side by side for fore-and-aft direction D2, configures the toner container of black on the position of rearmost 3K。

Each toner container 3 has upside resettlement section 71 (example of the first toner resettlement section) and resettlement section, downside 72 (example of the second toner resettlement section).Resettlement section 71, upside has the receiving space 85 (reference that can house toner in inside Fig. 6), in described receiving space 85 house supplement do not use toner.Resettlement section 72, downside has to house in inside adjusts The receiving space 86 (with reference to Fig. 6) of toner, houses the described useless toning discharged from drum cleaning device 42 in described receiving space 86 Agent.When toner container 3 is installed on installation portion 58, from the resettlement section, upside 71 of each toner container 3 to development dress Put 33 inside supplement described in do not use toner.Additionally, the described useless toner discharged from each bulging cleaning device 42, by row Go out guide part 43 (with reference to Figure 18) and house the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3.As it is shown in figure 1, in present embodiment 4 The inner side of individual toner container 3, the right side being located at image formation unit 15 and the right cover (not shown) that is located at casing 11.Each tune Toner container 3 is set up in parallel along described fore-and-aft direction D2 on the right side of casing 11.Toner container 3 is the most aftermentioned.

As in figure 2 it is shown, intermediary transfer unit 16 is located at the upside of 4 image formation units 15, more specifically, be located at each sense The upside of light drum 41.Intermediary transfer unit 16 possesses transfer belt 35, drives roller 36, driven voller 37, band cleaning device 38 (band cleaning One example in portion), relaying guide part 39 (with reference to Figure 18).It addition, the first transfer roll 18 is supported on the framework of intermediary transfer unit 16 On (not shown).

Transfer belt 35 is ring-type band member, in the way of extended on described fore-and-aft direction D2, by driving roller 36 Set up with driven voller 37 tensioning.Each drum unit 31 is arranged on described fore-and-aft direction D2 along transfer belt 35.Transfer belt 35 will be from sense The toner image of light drum 41 transfer for the first time keeps from the teeth outwards.When transfer belt 35 is driven in rotation and to the direction of arrow D10 Time mobile, the assorted toner image overlap successively that each photosensitive drums 41 keeps is transferred in transfer belt 35.

The vicinity of fixing device 20 it is located at cleaning device 38.Specifically, band cleaning device 38 is arranged on transfer belt 35 Upside and at the rear side of casing 11.Lower section with cleaning device 38 is configured with the image formation unit 15K of black.That is, band Cleaning device 38 is arranged on the position of the image formation unit 15K of the black among multiple image formation units 15.

The complete toner that uses of the remained on surface with 38 transfer belt 35 of cleaning device removes, and the useless tune that will remove Toner carries towards the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3K.Possess on described left and right directions D3 long clear with cleaning device 38 Clean roller 381, as carrying the screw rod component 382 of transfer member of described useless toner, and house the shell of above-mentioned component 383 grades (with reference to Fig. 2).Clearer 381, by rotating when contacting transfer belt 35 surface, removes the surface of transfer belt 35 Remain uses complete toner.Be removed uses complete toner (hereinafter referred to as " useless toner "), by the spiral shell rotated Swing arm component 382 carries to a direction.Specifically, described useless toner is to width (and the left and right directions of transfer belt 35 The direction that D3 is consistent) side (being right side in present embodiment) conveying.

As shown in figure 18, relaying guide part 39 is located at the right part of shell 383.Utilize relaying guide part 39, useless toner It is directed downward, and by being positioned at the discharge guide part 43K of the drum unit 31K of rearmost, towards the downside of toner container 3K Resettlement section 72 carries.It addition, relaying guide part 39 is aftermentioned.

Figure 18 is the partial enlarged drawing of the section structure of drum unit 31 right part representing image formation unit 15.Figure 18 divides Do not illustrate the drum unit 31M of magenta and the section structure of the drum unit 31K of black.For purposes of illustration only, Figure 18 is with void Line illustrates the developing unit 33 corresponding with drum unit 31K.As shown in figure 18, the right part of the shell 44 of drum unit 31M is provided with Discharge guide part 43M.That is, discharge guide part 43M to be located on drum unit 31M.It addition, on yellow and the respective drum unit of cyan 31 It also is provided with and discharges guide part 43M phase isostructural discharge guide part 43.

Discharge guide part 43M being removed by drum cleaning device 42 and carried to the right part of shell 44 in drum unit 31M Described useless toner, guide towards the introducing port 114 of the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3M.Discharge guide part 43M's Inner space is the passage 117 that described useless toner is passed through.Discharge guide part 43M from discharging the upper lateral oblique of guide part 43M Lower section extends, and is discharging the outlet 431 that lower end is formed and introducing port 114 connects of guide part 43M.

The end 461 on the right side of screw rod component 46 it is configured with on passage 117.End 461 is supported on discharge revolvably and leads On portion 43M.By end 461 being transmitted rotary driving force, making screw rod component 46 rotate, to discharging the logical of guide part 43M The useless toner of road 117 conveying.

In passage 117, it is provided with two blade parts 118,119 from the part of end 461 to outlet 431.Blade part 118, the rotary shaft of 119 can be rotationally supported on discharge guide part 43M.Via not shown gear transmission mechanism, spiral The rotary driving force of bar component 46 is delivered in the rotary shaft of blade part 118,119 respectively.When screw rod component 46 rotates, its rotation Turn driving force to transmit to blade part 118,119 via described gear transmission mechanism, make blade part 118,119 rotate.By making leaf Sheet portion 118,119 rotate, be transported to the described useless toner of passage 117, by blade part 118,119 in passage 117 to row Outlet 431 conveying, and then, through introducing port 114 and first conveying guide part 94 (the one of the first guide part of toner container 3M Example), it is directed to the inside of the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3M.

As shown in figure 18, the right part of the shell 44 of drum unit 31K is provided with discharge guide part 43K.That is, guide part is discharged 43K is arranged on drum unit 31K.Discharge guide part 43K being removed and to shell 44 by drum cleaning device 42 in drum unit 31K Right part conveying described useless toner, guide towards the introducing port 114 of the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3K, discharge Guide part 43K has and discharges guide part 43M and is commonly constructed.Therefore, it is commonly constructed for discharge guide part 43M, mark Also the description thereof will be omitted for note same reference numerals.

Discharge guide part 43K and be that the upper surface discharging guide part 43K is formed with the difference discharging guide part 43M Loading port 120.Loading port 120 is the opening receiving the described useless toner discharged from band cleaning device 38.Loading port 120 and after The outlet 391 of the relaying guide part 39 stated connects.Enter the described useless toner of loading port 120, and from drum cleaning device 42 Discharge described useless toner together, by discharge the guide part 43K introducing port 114 from the resettlement section, downside 72 to toner container 3K Guide.

As shown in figure 18, the right part of band cleaning device 38 is provided with relaying guide part 39.Relaying guide part 39 is clear at band The described useless toner that carried to the right part of shell 383 by screw rod component 382 in clean device 38, towards discharging guide part 43K guides.Outlet 391, described outlet 391 and the loading port discharging guide part 43K are formed at the bottom of relaying guide part 39 120 connect.So, from band cleaning device 38 discharge described useless toner, by relaying guide part 39 move downwards and from Outlet 391 is directed to loading port 120.It is directed into the useless toner of loading port 120 by discharging guide part 43K, by each leaf Sheet portion 118,119 side's conveying further downward, through second conveying of outlet 431, introducing port 114 and toner container 3K Guide part 107 (example of the second guide part), guides towards the inside of the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3K.

As shown in Figure 4, the right part of casing 11 is provided with 4 installation portions 58 for can support to mounting or dismounting toner container 3. Each installation portion 58 is fixed on the right part of casing 11 in the gripper shoe 49 arranged.Each installation portion 58 has for supporting each toning The bracket 59 of agent container 3.Each toner container 3 is the state of mounting or dismounting can be supported on corresponding bracket 59.

Hereinafter, the composition of the toner container 3M of magenta suitably it is described with reference to.Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrates toning Agent container 3M and the toner container 3K being adjacent.

Owing to toner container 3Y, 3C are identical with toner container 3M structure, therefore omit the explanation of said structure.Additionally, In order to house the toner of the many black of usage amount, the toner container 3K profile than toner container 3M and capacity are big, except Aftermentioned difference, the composition of both sides are all common.Therefore, in toner container 3K, to common with toner container 3M Constituting, also the description thereof will be omitted to mark the identical reference that constitutes with toner container 3M.

It addition, mounting position when being arranged on installation portion 58 (with reference to Fig. 4) with toner container 3M, 3K in each figure is as base Standard, illustrates described above-below direction D1, described fore-and-aft direction D2 and described left and right directions D3.Hereinafter, for described mounting position Toner container 3M, 3K, described above-below direction D1 is defined as short transverse D11 of toner container 3M, 3K, described before and after Direction D2 is defined as the width D12 of toner container 3M, 3K, described left and right directions D3 and is defined as toner container 3M, 3K Depth direction D13.

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, toner container 3M has container body 75.Container body 75 is by by synthetic resin The resin molded part that injection molded obtains.Container body 75 is formed in described short transverse D11 long shape, and is formed at institute State shape shallow on depth direction D13 wide on width D12, described.

The bottom that container body 75 has the top outer housing 78 (example of the first casing) being formed at upside, is formed at downside Outer housing 79 (example of the second casing) and lid 76 (example of lid component).That is, described short transverse D11 of container body 75 It is formed with top outer housing 78, described short transverse D11 (the long limit side of container body 75 on the side (upside) of (long side direction) To) opposite side (downside) on be formed with bottom outer housing 79.Container body 75 is by top outer housing 78 and bottom outer housing 79 1 bodily form Become.The inside of top outer housing 78 mark off can house described in do not use the receiving space 85 of toner.That is, by top outer housing 78 strokes Separate the receiving space 85 of the inside of resettlement section 71, upside.Additionally, the inside of bottom outer housing 79 marks off can house described useless tune The receiving space 86 of toner.That is, bottom outer housing 79 receiving space 86 of the inside of resettlement section 72, downside is marked off.

Top outer housing 78 and bottom outer housing 79 separate on described above-below direction D1, at top outer housing 78 and bottom outer housing 79 Between form the gap 88 (with reference to Fig. 7) with predetermined space.The most as shown in figures 7 and 12, top outer housing 78 has composition The lower wall 782 of the circular shape of wall on the downside of it, bottom outer housing 79 has and constitutes the upper wall 792 of wall on the upside of it.And, gap 88 are formed between lower wall 782 and upper wall 792.Here, lower wall 782 and upper wall 792 are to separate in described short transverse D11 , an example of pair of sidewalls.

Form peristome 81 on the right flank of top outer housing 78, the right flank of bottom outer housing 79 is also formed peristome 82. Each peristome 81,82 is formed on the same face.Flange 83 is formed on the edge of opening of each peristome 81,82.Flange 83 is formed There is the tabular of the thickness of described depth direction D13.Flange 83 have peripheral outer lips 831 and central flange 832 (connecting elements, One example of common flange).Peripheral outer lips 831 is formed one week around the neighboring of the right flank of container body 75.Such as Figure 12 institute Showing, central flange 832, in the way of the upper wall 792 of the lower wall 782 and bottom outer housing 79 that connect top outer housing 78, is located at and gap On the position of 88 correspondences.More specifically, central flange 832 links the upper end edge of peristome 82 from the lower edge of peristome 81 Edge.In other words, central flange 832 is peristome 81 and the public flange of peristome 82.In present embodiment, lower wall 782 He Upper wall 792 stretches out to described depth direction D13 from central flange 832 respectively.

Lid 76 is the resin molded part obtained by synthetic resin injection molded.As it is shown in figure 5, lid 76 covers opening Portion 81 and peristome 82.Lid 76 is flat component, forms the shape consistent with the peripheral shape of flange 83.At lid 76 The state that coordinates with flange 83 of neighboring 761 under, make neighboring 761 and flange 83 welding.

By making peristome 81 and peristome 82 be closed by a lid 76, composition has the upper of the receiving space 85 of upside Resettlement section, side 71, and constitute the resettlement section, downside 72 of the receiving space 86 with downside.So, because resettlement section, upside 71 and under Resettlement section, side 72 is connected by central flange 832 and lid 76, thus the strength ratio near the gap 88 of toner container 3M other Part is little.Its result, toner container 3M can be easily in described width D12, described degree of depth side in the vicinity in gap 88 Bend on D13, can easily bend in the direction of rotation with described short transverse D11 as axle.

As shown in figures 7 and 12, it is provided with tabular between lower wall 782 and the upper wall 792 of bottom outer housing 79 of top outer housing 78 Ribs 751.Ribs 751 vertically stretches out to described depth direction D13 from central flange 832.As shown in figure 12, strengthen Rib 751 connects lower wall 782 and upper wall 792, is the tabular component of the thickness with described width D12.As it is shown in fig. 7, add The left part of strong rib 751 tilts towards lower wall 782 oblique upper to the right from upper wall 792, more specifically, tilts for curved shape. Owing to being arranged such ribs 751, thus supplement between resettlement section 71, upside and resettlement section, downside 72, near gap 88 Intensity.Its result, it is therefore prevented that the overbending near gap 88, the overbending of the most described depth direction D13.

As shown in Figure 8 and Figure 11, the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3M than upside resettlement section 71 in described degree of depth side Size on D13 is big.That is, the resettlement section, downside 72 of toner container 3M size on described depth direction D13, than upside The resettlement section 71 size on described depth direction D13 is big.Additionally, resettlement section, upside 71 is in the size of described short transverse D11 More than resettlement section, downside 72 in the size of described short transverse D11, additionally, they are big in the size of described width D12 Cause identical size.Have on described above-below direction D1 in the structure of resettlement section, separate upside 71 and resettlement section, downside 72, Each resettlement section 71,72 the most not can fully ensure that the volume housing toner., by making resettlement section 71, upside as mentioned above And between resettlement section, downside 72, respective described short transverse D11 different with the size on described depth direction D13, the most no matter pacify How to be restricted when installing to installation portion 58, may ensure that and be respectively provided with foot in resettlement section, upside 71 and resettlement section, downside 72 Enough volumes.

As shown in Figure 6, resettlement section, upside 71 has agitating member 91 (example of the 3rd rotating member) and the first delivery section 92.Specifically, the inside of the receiving space 85 of upside is provided with foliated agitating member 91.Agitating member 91 is can house sky Between 85 internal rotatings mode, be supported on top outer housing 78.Additionally, the inside of receiving space 85 is provided with for developing unit First delivery section 92 of 33 conveying toners.

As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, the first delivery section 92 includes: wall 781 (the one of opposed faces on the left of top outer housing 78 Example) stretch out laterally, tubular first conveying guide part 94；And it is arranged on the screw rod within the first conveying guide part 94 Component 95 (example of the first rotating member, with reference to Figure 10).First conveying guide part 94 is integrally formed with top outer housing 78, and shape The center of rotation with screw rod component 95 is become to have the drum of identical central.Wherein, wall 781 is mounted opposite portion 58, position In the side of the described depth direction D13 of toner container 3M, it is that toner container 3M when being arranged on installation portion 58 and installs The face that portion 58 is relative.It addition, the mounting or dismounting direction that described depth direction D13 and toner container 3M is mounted opposite portion 58 is consistent.

Screw rod component 95 is located at the inside of resettlement section 71, upside revolvably, as shown in Figure 10, to vertical described height The described depth direction D13 of direction D11 extends.Screw rod component 95 is transfer member, being in the institute within receiving space 85 State and do not use toner through the inside of the first conveying guide part 94, to installation portion 58 (with reference to Fig. 4) side conveying.Additionally, first Conveying guide part 94 is guide member, does not uses toner to draw to developing unit 33 described in being carried by screw rod component 95 Lead.

As shown in Figure 10, screw rod component 95 has the spiral-shaped blade 97 around rotary shaft 96.Screw rod component The rotary shaft 96 of 95, lid 76 side end 961 (example of first end), is supported on the interior table with lid 76 revolvably On the integral part of bearing portion in face 762 99 (example in clutch shaft bearing portion).Additionally, screw rod component 95 is led in break-through the first conveying Under the state within portion 94, the part of the opposition side of rotary shaft 96 is supported revolvably by the first conveying guide part 94.Specifically Ground, on the end 962 of the opposition side of rotary shaft 96, is integrally formed for acceptance from the first of the rotary driving force of outside input Input unit 98 (first drives input unit, an example of the second input adapter).Additionally, the leading section of the first conveying guide part 94 is formed There is through hole 941.When the first input unit 98 highlights towards the outside from through hole 941, end 962 is supported on through hole revolvably In 941.

On the lower surface of the first conveying guide part 94, formed and be used for the toner housed in receiving space 85 to outer row The toner discharging port 100 gone out.

Additionally, on the lower surface of the first conveying guide part 94, be provided with the component of the strobe for opening and closing toner discharging port 100 101 (examples of open and close member).Component of the strobe 101 is can guide along the first conveying on the lower surface of the first conveying guide part 94 Mode that the long side direction (left and right directions of Figure 10) in portion 94 slides, it is supported on the first conveying guide part 94.

In present embodiment, when toner container 3M be installed to installation portion 58 (with reference to Fig. 4) upper time, component of the strobe 101 from Close the closed position of toner discharging port 100, move to the open position opening toner discharging port 100.

Additionally, by supply port 56 para-position of toner discharging port 100 with developing unit 33, make toner discharging port 100 Connect with supply port 56, toner can be supplemented from toner discharging port 100 to supply port 56.Additionally, by the first input unit 98 With the first out splice going splice 61 (driving output unit, an example in the second drive connection portion, with reference to Figure 13) being arranged on installation portion 58 Connect, transmit to the first input unit 98 from the rotary driving force of the driving source outputs such as motor.By accept described rotary driving force, Screw rod component 95 rotates, the toner in receiving space 85 through first conveying guide part 94 from toner discharging port 100 to Supply port 56 carries, and adds in developing unit 33.

As shown in figure 13, the first out splice going splice 61 is arranged on installation portion 58.First out splice going splice 61 is to drive output unit, Motor etc. for arranging from image processing system 10 to outside output drives the rotary driving force of source output.First output connects 61 when toner container 3M is installed on installation portion 58, and the first input unit 98 connects on described left and right directions D3.

As shown in figs. 5 and 9, lid 76 is provided with gear transmission mechanism 103 (example of transmission mechanism).In lid 76 envelope Under the state of make and break oral area 81,82, gear transmission mechanism 103 and the rotary shaft 96 of screw rod component 95 and the rotation of agitating member 91 Shaft element 911 connects.So, it is delivered to the rotary driving force of screw rod component 95 from the first input unit 98, gear transmits Mechanism 103 transmits to agitating member 91.That is, owing to being provided with gear transmission mechanism 103, therefore rotary driving force input the first input Behind portion 98, make screw rod component 95 and agitating member 91 linkage rotation.

As shown in Figure 6, resettlement section, downside 72 has the second delivery section 105.Specifically, the inside of the receiving space 86 of downside Being provided with the second delivery section 105, described second delivery section 105 is for carrying from the drum unit corresponding with magenta to receiving space 86 The 31 useless toners discharged.Second delivery section 105 includes: the second conveying guide part 107 of tubular, on the left of bottom outer housing 79 Wall 791 stretches out laterally, and inside has the transfer passage of toner；And be arranged within the second conveying guide part 107 Screw rod component 108 (the second rotating member, rotating member, an example of the first transfer member, with reference to Figure 11).Second conveying guides Portion 107 is integrally formed on bottom outer housing 79.

It is internal, as shown in figure 11, to vertical described height that screw rod component 108 is arranged on resettlement section 72, downside revolvably The described depth direction D13 of direction D11 extends.Screw rod component 108 is transfer member, leading to the second conveying from drum unit 31 To the described useless toner of portion 107 discharge through the inside of the second conveying guide part 107, carry to receiving space 86.Additionally, the Two conveying guide parts 107 are guide members, for receiving useless toner from drum unit 31, and defeated by screw rod component 108 The described useless toner sent guides to the inside of receiving space 86.

As shown in figure 11, screw rod component 108 has the spiral-shaped blade 110 around rotary shaft 109.Screw rod structure The rotary shaft 109 of part 108, lid 76 side end 1091 (example of the second end), is supported on and lid 76 revolvably The integral part of bearing portion of inner surface 762 112 (example of the second bearing portion) on.Additionally, screw rod component 108 is in break-through Under two conveyings state within guide part 107, the part of the opposition side of rotary shaft 109 can be rotated by the second conveying guide part 107 Ground supports.Specifically, on the end 1092 of the opposition side of rotary shaft 109, it is provided with and drives for the rotation accepted from outside input Second input unit 111 (second drives input unit, an example of the first input adapter) of power.

Additionally, the leading section of the second conveying guide part 107 forms through hole 1071 (dead eye, an example of bearing portion).? The state that two input units 111 are prominent to outside from through hole 1071, end 1092 is supported on the second conveying guide part revolvably The inside of 107.

As shown in figure 11, on the upper surface of the second conveying guide part 107, formed and be used for useless toner to receiving space 86 Inside guide introducing port 114.Additionally, on the upper surface of the second conveying guide part 107, be provided with for opening and closing introducing port 114 Component of the strobe 115.Component of the strobe 115 is can carry guide part 107 at the upper surface of the second conveying guide part 107 along second Mode that long side direction (left and right directions of Figure 11) slides, it is supported on the second conveying guide part 107.

In present embodiment, when toner container 3M is installed to installation portion 58 (with reference to Fig. 4), component of the strobe 115 is from envelope Close the closed position of introducing port 114, move towards the open position of unlimited introducing port 114.

Additionally, by outlet 431 para-position of introducing port 114 with discharge guide part 43 described later, make introducing port 114 and adjust Toner outlet port 100 connects, can be from the useless toner of outlet 431 introduction port 114 conveying.Additionally, the second input unit 111 is passed through With the second out splice going splice 62 (driving output unit, an example in the first drive connection portion, with reference to Figure 13) arranged on installation portion 58 even Connect, make the rotary driving force from driving source outputs such as motors transmit to the second input unit 111.Drive by accepting described rotation Power, screw rod component 108 rotate, and discharge from outlet 431 and to the useless toner of conveying in the second conveying guide part 107, logical Cross the second conveying guide part 107 to carry to receiving space 86.

As shown in figure 13, the second out splice going splice 62 is arranged on the position different from the first out splice going splice 61 of installation portion 58 On.Second out splice going splice 62 is to drive output unit, drives for the motor etc. arranged from image processing system 10 to outside output The rotary driving force of dynamic source output.When toner container 3M is installed on installation portion 58, the second out splice going splice 62 is defeated with second Enter portion 111 to connect on described left and right directions D3.

As it has been described above, present embodiment is provided with the top outer housing 78 of resettlement section 71 on the upside of connection and resettlement section, downside 72 The central flange 832 of bottom outer housing 79.Therefore, even if because foozle etc., the first input unit 98 and the second input unit 111 occur Position offsets, even if or the first out splice going splice 61 and the second out splice going splice 62 occur position to offset, by toner container During device 3M is installed to installation portion 58, make the bent around of gap 88, the first input unit 98 also can be made to connect with the first output The 61, second input unit 111 and the second out splice going splice 62 para-position.So, make the first input unit 98 and the first out splice going splice 61, Two input units 111 and the second out splice going splice 62 connect smoothly and reliably.Additionally, be installed to installation portion 58 at toner container 3M State under when transmitting rotary driving force, even if to act on each input unit 98,111 or each defeated for the described position load that causes of skew Going out on joint 61,62, described load also turns to central flange 832 side, makes the bent around of gap 88.In such manner, it is possible to make each defeated Enter the load of portion 98,111 or each out splice going splice 61,62, be possible to prevent each input unit 98,111 or each out splice going splice 61,62 Damaged.

As shown in Figure 8, the first delivery section 92 and the second delivery section 105 are provided separately on described width D12.Specifically Ground, the first delivery section 92, on the wall 781 of resettlement section, upside 71, is close to the sidepiece (front of the side of described width D12 The sidepiece of side) arrange.Additionally, the second delivery section 105 is on the wall 791 of resettlement section, downside 72, it is close to described width D12 Opposite side sidepiece (sidepiece of rear side) arrange.

As shown in figures 7 and 9, toner container 3M possesses the grip part 122 with recess 123.Grip part 122 is user The part held when transporting or change toner container 3M.In present embodiment, recess 123 is formed at container body 75, institute State the sidepiece of the side of width D12.More specifically, recess 123 is formed at resettlement section 71, upside and resettlement section, downside 72 Between, under the mounting position being installed on installation portion 58, it is formed at the sidepiece of front side.Recess 123 is at described depth direction D13 On run through toner container 3M, from lid 76 side observe toner container 3M time, recess 123 be formed as rectangle.Recessed by arranging Portion 123, in toner container 3M, the part being provided with recess 123 constitutes the grip part 122 of the eel-like figure shape narrowed.So, due to Grip part 122 forms the eel-like figure shape that user easily holds, so user easily hooks grip part 122 with finger, and then, transport and adjust Toner container 3M becomes easy, thus operation when being easily replaced.It addition, lid 76 coordinate container body 75 shape and Formed, and the part of grip part 122 correspondence forms eel-like figure shape.

As it is shown in fig. 7, recess 123 is arranged on the top (part of upside) of resettlement section 72, downside.Therefore, can not strengthen Under the restriction of toner container 3M size, the receiving space 86 of resettlement section, downside 72, volume can reduce accordingly for arranging recess The part of 123., resettlement section, downside 72 is the part housing described useless toner, as long as receiving space 86 is not filled with described Useless toner, the space on receiving space 86 top would not be filled up.It is therefore preferable that recess 123 is arranged on resettlement section 72, downside. Further, since resettlement section, upside 71 is the part not using toner described in collecting, if so forming recess on the portion 123, then in the receiving space 85 of resettlement section, upside 71, cannot ensure as the described receiving space institute not using toner Required specified volume.Therefore, the most preferably recess 123 is arranged on resettlement section 71, upside.

Additionally, recess 123 is formed at the vicinity of the first delivery section 92, more specifically, it is formed at the first delivery section 92 institute The underface of the component of the strobe 101 possessed.On installation portion 58 in the action of mounting or dismounting toner container 3M, with component of the strobe The opening and closing of 101, produces resistance to sliding during component of the strobe 101 opening and closing.When user changes toner container 3M, can be by described slip Resistance is felt as load, but owing to recess 123 is arranged on the underface of component of the strobe 101, therefore user holds grip part 122 When changing toner container 3M, easily by power to grip part 122, furthermore, it is possible to directly power is passed to component of the strobe 101.This Sample, work efficiency during replacing is improved.

As shown in figs. 5 and 9, toner container 3M has the kind (face of such as toner representing toner container 3M Normal complexion model etc.) identification label 126.Identify that label 126 is the component that inboard is attached with the sheet shape of the stickers such as glue, Surface describes word and the labelling representing kind.Identify that label 126 is pasted onto the surface of lid 76.Specifically, label is identified On 126 outer surfaces being pasted onto lid 76, and it is pasted onto and the region of grip part 122 correspondence.Conventional toner container is logical Cross and the container body 75 of toner container 3M or the color dyes of lid 76 are become toner color etc., category identification can be carried out. And the toner container 3 of present embodiment is owing to can utilize identification label 126 to identify kind, therefore can be by each tune of colour Toner container 3 generalization.

As shown in figure 12, the top of the wall 781 of top outer housing 78, the IC substrate possessing multiple contact terminal 67 is installed 64.The top of wall 781, is provided with the depressed part 783 of lower than wall 781 one layer.Specifically, depressed part 783 with wall 781 Upper end continuous print mode is located on wall 781.Depressed part 783 has the step of lower than wall 781 one layer.Upper at wall 781 In portion, depressed part 783 is arranged on whole described width D12.IC substrate 64 is located on depressed part 783, specifically, and configuration In depressed part 783, the central authorities of described width D12.

As shown in figure 12, IC substrate 64 forms two holes 65.Two holes 65 are respectively formed at described on IC substrate 64 The both ends of width D12.Additionally, as it is shown in fig. 7, be integrally formed with from depressed part 783 vertically extending on top outer housing 78 Two projections 66.Two projections 66 form the size of energy reach through hole 65, and are arranged on and the position of hole 65 correspondence.At IC substrate 64 Hole 65 in break-through have protruding 66 state under, the top by protruding 66 collapses because pressurization extension, and IC substrate 64 is protruding 66 fix.Additionally, as shown in figure 11, when IC substrate 64 is fixed on depressed part 783, surface 641 He of IC substrate 64 Wall 781 becomes same.

As shown in figure 12, the surface 641 of IC substrate 64 is provided with 5 contact terminals 67 (671～675).Additionally, IC substrate The back side of 64 is provided with the storage part such as chip memory and flash memories (not shown).Described storage part stores relevant toner container The information of the toner housed in device 3M.As what an example of the information about toner, such as resettlement section 71, upside housed The described amount not using toner, or do not use the time of toner described in housing, described do not use the applicable bar of toner Part etc..It addition, described storage part can not also be located on IC substrate 64.Such as, described storage part can also be fixed on container master On the arbitrary wall of body 75, cable it is connected with contact terminal 67.

5 contact terminals 67 by contact with electric-conductor, can and the electrical connection of described electric-conductor, be the example fixing terminal. The electrode that contact terminal 67 e.g. Copper Foil is constituted.When toner container 3M is installed on installation portion 58, in 5 contact terminals 67 Each contact terminal 142 (example of flexible terminal) of 3 contact terminals 671,672,675 and terminal unit 140 described later connect Touch.

In 5 contact terminals 67, only contact terminal 671,672,675 these three being connected with described storage part, other Contact terminal 673,674 is not connected with described storage part.That is, in image processing system 10, for communicating with described storage part Deng only contact terminal 671,672,675 these three.In present embodiment, on the surface 641 of IC substrate 64, contact terminal 671,672,675 centralized configuration are in the position of the side (rear side) of described width D12.Because of that configuration contact terminal 671,672,675, so in toner container 3M, when user transports toner container 3M or changes gripping toner in operation During container 3M, even if the finger of user touches the contact terminal 67 of IC substrate 64, compare contact terminal 671,672,675 dispersion It is arranged in the situation on the surface 641 of IC substrate 64, it is also possible to reduce the feelings of the finger touching contact terminal 671,672,675 of user Condition occurs.

Specifically, in 5 contact terminals 67,4 contact terminals 671～674 on surface 641 along described width D12 configures side by side.4 contact terminals 671～674, on surface 641, are arranged in the central authorities of described width D12, additionally, Described width D12 configures at equal intervals.The contact terminal 671 being positioned at rearmost side on described width D12 is Ground electrode.That is, contact terminal 671 is ground terminal.Contact terminal 671 and described storage part connect.Additionally, contact terminal The contact terminal 672 on 671 sides, is that electric lines of force also serves as power line communication (the referred to as PLC:Power that order wire uses The communication mode of Line Communication) in used electrode, be connected with described storage part.That is, contact terminal 672 is to use To transmit signal or data and the electrode of electric power.Contact terminal 671,671 is an example of the second contact terminal.Other two contacts Terminal 673,674 is the electrode not used, and described storage part of getting along well connects.Additionally, contact terminal 673,674 is covered by dielectric film Lid.In other words, contact terminal 671,672 is in 4 electrodes formed side by side on described width D12, by by described Two electrodes (contact terminal 673,674) of the opposite side (front side) of width D12 with dielectric film cover and remaining two Individual electrode.In 5 contact terminals 67, only contact terminal 673,674 is covered by dielectric film, does not play electrode function, and other connect Contravention 671,672,675 is not covered by dielectric film, as electrode function.It addition, exemplified with IC base in present embodiment The composition of 5 contact terminals 67 is set on plate 64, but contact terminal 673,674 can also be not provided with on IC substrate 64, as long as extremely It is provided with contact terminal 671,675 less.

(the first contact terminal, the first example fixing terminal) is arranged in 4 contact terminals 671 additionally, contact terminal 675 ～the downside of 674.The contact area of contact terminal 675 is more than other contact terminals 671～674, substantially other contact terminals Two times of sizes of 671～674.Additionally, that grows in other contact terminals 671～674 described short transverse D11 of formation is perpendicular elongated Shape.And contact terminal 675 forms wide cut shape long on described width D12.In present embodiment, contact terminal 675 configures In the central authorities side the most rearward than described width D12.In other words, contact terminal 675 is arranged in 4 contact terminals 671 ～by the lower section of contact terminal 672,673 of central authorities and the position by contact terminal 672 in 674.Contact terminal 675 is ground connection Electrode.That is, contact terminal 675 is ground terminal.In present embodiment, the surface 641 of IC substrate 64 is provided with two earth terminals Son.Contact terminal 675 utilizes graph wiring and contact terminal 671 to connect on IC substrate 64.

In present embodiment, when toner container 3M is installed to installation portion 58, the contact terminal 675 of toner container 3M First contacting the contact terminal 1425 (with reference to Figure 14) of terminal unit 140 described later, contact terminal 671,672 contact subsequently is aftermentioned Contact terminal 1421,1422.

As shown in figure 13, installation portion 58 is provided with terminal unit 140.Terminal unit 140 is fixed on the bracket of installation portion 58 On 59.Terminal unit 140 is arranged on top and the position corresponding with IC substrate 64 of bracket 59.Terminal unit 140 is provided with and props up Support group seat 141 (example of terminal support portion) and 3 contact terminals 142 (1421,1422,1425).

As shown in figure 14, support pedestal 141 and support 3 contact terminals 142.Supporting on pedestal 141,3 contact terminals Contact terminal 1421,1422 in 142 and contact terminal 1425, interval configuration, contact terminal on described above-below direction D1 1425 are arranged in than contact terminal 1421,1422 on the lower.Specifically, support pedestal 141 and there is the first supporting part 1411, and It is arranged on the second supporting part 1412 on the downside of the first supporting part 1411.And, two contact terminals 1421,1422 are supported on first On supporting part 1411, contact terminal 1425 is supported on the second supporting part 1412.

3 contact terminals 142 by the contact terminal 671 in the contact terminal 67 that possessed with toner container 3M, 672,675 contact, can conductively connected, be an example of flexible terminal.3 contact terminals 142 respectively with contact terminal 671, 672, certain one_to_one corresponding of 675, when toner container 3M is installed to installation portion 58,3 contact terminals 142 configure With the relative position of contact terminal 671,672,675.The metal wire making there is electric conductivity or metal elongate strip Board member flexural deformation and form each contact terminal 142.Under this composition, contact terminal 142 has elasticity.That is, contact jaw The shape of energy elastic deformation when son 142 is formed at depressed power.

First supporting part 1411 has two resettlement sections 144 housing two contact terminals 1421,1422.Each resettlement section 144 are set up in parallel on described fore-and-aft direction D2.That is, two contact terminals 1421,1422 are arranged side by side on described fore-and-aft direction D2 Arrange.The fixing end of the side of contact terminal 1421,1422, is fixed on the sidewall 1441 marked off on the left of each resettlement section 144. Contact terminal 1421,1422 is formed on described above-below direction D1 long shape.The opposite side of contact terminal 1421,1422 has Contact site 146, described contact site 146 from resettlement section 144 to the right (wall 781 side of toner container 3M) highlight, formed curved Curved shape.Described contact site 146 contacts with contact terminal 671,672.

It addition, in present embodiment, although explanation be in terminal unit 140 3 contact terminals 142 be arranged on can be with Example on the position of contact terminal 671,672,675 contact that toner container 3M is possessed, but such as, and contact terminal The contact terminal (not shown) of 1421 similar shapes, it is also possible to be arranged in the first supporting part 1411 and contact terminal 673,674 is right On the position answered.

Contact terminal 1421 contacts with contact terminal 671, is arranged in rearmost side in the first supporting part 1411.Additionally, connect Contravention 1422 contacts with contact terminal 672, is arranged in the first supporting part 1411, side more closer to the front than contact terminal 1421 Position.Contact terminal 1421 (example of the second ground terminal) is ground electrode, i.e. ground terminal.Additionally, contact terminal 1422 It it is the electrode for described power line communication.

Contact terminal 1425 (example of the first ground terminal) is ground electrode, i.e. ground terminal.Second supporting part 1412 On have house contact terminal 1425 resettlement section 145.Contact terminal 1425 is formed on described fore-and-aft direction D2 long shape. Specifically, on the front side of resettlement section 145, it is provided with for the fixed lobe that the end of the front side of contact terminal 1425 is fixing 148.When the end of the front side of contact terminal 1425 is fixed, contact terminal 1425 is to described fore-and-aft direction D2's Rear side stretches out.The rear side of contact terminal 1425 has contact site 149, and described contact site 149 is from resettlement section 145 to the right (wall 781 side of toner container 3M) highlights, and forms curved shape.Described contact site 149 contacts with contact terminal 675.

The extension of contact terminal 1425 in present embodiment, more than the extension of contact terminal 1421,1422. That is, the contact site 149 of contact terminal 1425, is positioned at and (adjusts more on the right side than the respective contact site 146 of contact terminal 1421,1422 Wall 781 side of toner container 3M).

Owing to being arranged such contact terminal 1425, so the contact terminal 675 in contact terminal 671,672,675, adjusting Toner container 3M is installed in the installation process of installation portion 58, prior to other contact terminals 671,672, with contact terminal 1425 Contact site 149 contacts.Its result, is not likely to produce noise, in being possible to prevent the storage part of IC substrate 64 during contact terminal contact Destroying and the breakage of IC substrate 64 itself of data.

Additionally, terminal unit 140 in the embodiment, as long as toner container 3 includes having right angle setting portion 58 The contact terminal 675 of the contact surface of installation direction, no matter which kind of type, in described installation process, contact terminal 675 all can be First contact the contact site 149 of contact terminal 1425.

Hereinafter, with reference to Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Figure 15 to Figure 17, the composition of the toner container 3K of black is described.It addition, as above Described, for being commonly constructed with toner container 3M, mark the identical reference of composition with toner container 3M and save Slightly its explanation.Wherein, below according to needs, the structure member of toner container 3M is additional " M ", toner in its reference The structure member of container 3K is additional " K " in its reference.

The on this point that IC substrate 64 being installed on the top of the wall 781 of top outer housing 78, toner container 3K and toning Agent container 3M is common., in toner container 3K, the top of wall 781 is provided with the depression different with depressed part 783 Portion 784 (with reference to Figure 17), is provided with IC substrate 64 this point in described depressed part 784, different from above-mentioned toner container 3M.Recessed Fall into portion 784 lower than the wall 781 of top outer housing 78 one layer.As shown in figure 17, depressed part 784 is with continuous with the upper end of wall 781 Mode, be arranged on wall 781.Depressed part 784 is arranged on the top of wall 781, the side of described width D12, tool Body is side on the front.IC substrate 64 is arranged in depressed part 784, and concrete configuration is in depressed part 784, described width D12 Central authorities.

Due to so configured contact terminal 671,672,675, so in toner container 3K, when user transports toner When container 3K or replacing operation grip toner container 3K, even if the contact terminal 67 of the finger contact IC substrate 64 of user, Compare contact terminal 671,672,675 and be distributed the situation on the surface 641 at IC substrate 64, it is also possible to reduce the finger of user The chance of touching contact terminal 671,672,675.Particularly, owing to depressed part 784 is near described width in toner container 3K The side (front side) of direction D12 is arranged, and during so user grips toner container 3K, the finger of user easily encounters IC substrate 64.When this position arranges depressed part 784, preferably contact terminal 671,672,675 is on the surface 641 of IC substrate 64, collection In be arranged on position contrary with the front side being provided with depressed part 784, rear side.So, the finger of user is made further It is difficult to touch contact terminal 671,672,675.

It addition, as it has been described above, in toner container 3K, be not only the described useless toning discharged from drum cleaning device 42 Agent, the described useless toner discharged from band cleaning device 38 is also housed in the resettlement section 72K of downside.Therefore, as described later, downside The volume of resettlement section 72K is more than resettlement section, upside 71K.For installing the depressed part 784 of IC substrate 64 in present embodiment, arrange On top outer housing 78.This be in order to avoid depressed part 784 be arranged on bottom outer housing 79 time, receiving space 86K is because of depressed part 784 and narrow, so that volume less than resettlement section, downside 72K.

Additionally, the difference of toner container 3K and above-mentioned toner container 3M also resides in: toner container 3K is than adjusting Profile and the capacity of toner container 3M are big；Replace grip part 122, there is grip part 132；And formed on the 72K of resettlement section, downside Two stage portion 151,152.

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, resettlement section, the upside 71K of toner container 3K, the size of described width D12, greatly Size in resettlement section, the upside 71M of toner container 3M.It addition, described short transverse D11 and described depth direction D13's is each Equivalently-sized.Therefore, the volume of the receiving space 85K within the 71K of resettlement section, upside, the collecting more than resettlement section, upside 71M is empty Between the volume of 85M, can house more described in do not use toner.

Resettlement section, the downside 72K of toner container 3K described short transverse D11, described width D12 and described deeply The size of degree direction D13 all directions, the size of resettlement section, the downside 72M more than toner container 3M.Therefore, resettlement section, downside The volume of the receiving space 86K within 72K, more than the volume of the receiving space 86M of resettlement section, downside 72M, can house more Described useless toner.Especially since the size of three directions D1, D12, D13 of resettlement section, downside 72K, both greater than downside are received The size of appearance portion 72M, so the volume of the receiving space 86K of resettlement section, downside 72K, the collecting more than resettlement section, downside 72M is empty Between the volume of 86M, additionally, the volume of the receiving space 85K also greater than resettlement section, upside 71K.That is, in toner container 3K, The volume of the downside resettlement section 72K volume more than resettlement section, upside 71K.

The most as shown in figure 16, resettlement section, the downside 72K of toner container 3K size on described depth direction D13, Size more than resettlement section, upside 71K.That is, the chi of toner container 3K, resettlement section, downside 72K described depth direction D13 Very little, more than resettlement section, upside 71K, the size of described depth direction D13.Additionally, resettlement section, upside 71K and resettlement section, downside 72K size respective, described short transverse D11 is roughly the same size, and the size of described width D12 is also substantially Identical size.

According to above-mentioned composition, enough volumes can be ensured respectively in resettlement section, upside 71K and resettlement section, downside 72K. Additionally, due to the volume that the volume of resettlement section, downside 72K is more than the receiving space 85K of resettlement section, upside 71K, therefore receiving space 86K can not only house the described useless toner from drum cleaning device 42, moreover it is possible to fully house and carry cleaning device 38 Described useless toner.

As shown in Figure 15 to Figure 17, toner container 3K possesses with recess 133 (example of the first recess) and recess 134 The grip part 132 of (example of the second recess).Grip part 132 is the portion that user grips when transporting or change toner container 3K Point.Present embodiment center dant 133 is formed at the sidepiece of the side of width D12 container body 75, described.More specifically and Speech, recess 133 is formed between resettlement section 71, upside and resettlement section, downside 72, under the mounting position being installed to installation portion 58, It is formed at the sidepiece of front side.Additionally, recess 134 is formed at the side of the opposite side of width D12 container body 75, described Portion.More specifically, recess 134 is formed between resettlement section 71, upside and resettlement section, downside 72, is being installed to installation portion 58 Under mounting position, it is formed on the sidepiece at rear.That is, toner container 3K has the both sides in described width D12 both sides Portion, the recess 133,134 (example of a pair recess) formed the most in pairs.

Recess 133,134 all runs through toner container 3K on described depth direction D13, observes toner from lid 76 side During container 3K, recess 133,134 be formed as rectangle.By arranging recess 133,134, in toner container 3K, by recess 133 The eel-like figure shape narrowed is formed with the part of recess 134 clamping.The part of described eel-like figure shape is grip part 132.So, owing to gripping Portion 132 forms the eel-like figure shape that user easily holds, so user easily hooks grip part 132 with finger, and then, transport toner Container 3K becomes easy, operation when being the most easily replaced.Especially since toner container 3K is than toner container 3M width Degree width, so by being narrowed from the both sides of described width D12 by container body 75, grip part 132 forms easily gripping Size.It addition, the form fit of lid 76 and container body 75 is formed, and formed carefully in the part with grip part 132 correspondence Waisted.

The size of present embodiment center dant 133 is more than the size of recess 134.Specifically, the described height side of recess 133 To the length of D11, more than the length of described short transverse D11 of recess 134, the length of the described width D12 of recess 133 Degree, more than the length of the described width D12 of recess 134.Therefore, thumb is easily hooked recess 133 by user, transports toning Agent container 3K becomes easy, thus operation when being easily replaced.

Additionally, as shown in Figure 6, according to the reason identical with the recess 123 of above-mentioned toner container 3M, at toner container In 3K, recess 133,134 is arranged on the top (part of upside) of resettlement section 72, downside.

Additionally, according to the reason identical with the recess 123 of above-mentioned toner container 3M, in toner container 3K, recess 133 vicinity being formed at the first delivery section 92, more specifically, are formed at the first delivery section 92 is possessed, component of the strobe 101 Underface.Therefore, user grips grip part 132 when changing toner container 3K, easily afterburning to grip part 132, additionally, can Directly power is delivered to component of the strobe 101.So, work efficiency during replacing is improved.

It addition, the grip part 132 of toner container 3K, it is not limited to be made up of recess 133,134.Such as, grip part 132 can To be only made up of any one party of recess 133 or recess 134.Additionally, the grip part 122 of toner container 3M can also be by a pair Recess is constituted.

As shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16, resettlement section, downside 72K forms two stage portion 151,152.Stage portion 151,152 shape Become on resettlement section, downside 72K, bottom outer housing 79 wall 791.On wall 791, stage portion be 151 (first step portion One example) it is formed at the end of the side (rear side) of described width D12.Specifically, on wall 791, stage portion 151 shape Become in the position arranging position opposite side with recess 133, and be formed on the end of recess 134 side.Stage portion 151 is formed From the shape that the private side of wall 791 resettlement section, side 72K further downward is recessed.Additionally, wall (is compared in the bottom surface of stage portion 151 791 low faces) in bottom outer housing 79, arrive the side (side of recess 134 side) vertical with wall 791.That is, at wall On 791, stage portion 151 reduces from wall 791 internally side and is formed, relative wall 791, the depth dimensions of stage portion 151, Such as 2～about 3mm.

Additionally, on wall 791, stage portion 152 (example in second step portion) is formed at the another of described width D12 The end of side (front side).Specifically, on wall 791, stage portion 152 be formed at described short transverse D11 side (under Side side) end.Stage portion 152 is formed from the recessed shape of the private side of wall 791 resettlement section, side 72K further downward.This Outward, the bottom surface (face lower than wall 791) of stage portion 152, in bottom outer housing 79, arrives the side vertical with wall 791 (recessed The side of side, portion 133).That is, on wall 791, stage portion 152 reduces from wall 791 internally side and is formed.Stage portion 152 phase Bigger than stage portion 151 to the depth dimensions of wall 791, its depth dimensions is such as 3.5～about 4.5mm.

So, owing to forming stage portion 151,152 on the 72K of resettlement section, downside, so user transports or grips toner container During device 3K, hands easily rides in stage portion 151 or stage portion 152, thus easily grips toner container 3K.Additionally, under Yin Wei It is not provided with IC substrate 64, so user tends to resettlement section 72K on the downside of gripping, therefore, in order to user makes on the 72K of resettlement section, side With convenient, preferably downside resettlement section 72K is provided with stage portion 151,152.Especially since resettlement section, downside 72K, described deeply The size of degree direction D13 is big, so by the stage portion 151,152 arranging appropriate depth, it is easier to hold.Set additionally, utilize Putting stage portion 151,152, user visually can easily hold and stage portion 151,152 be gripped as handle.

Particularly, in toner container 3K, in addition to there is the grip part 132 of recess 133,134, it is additionally provided with above-mentioned Stage portion 151,152.Therefore, user, can jail by holding grip part 132 when the replacing operation carrying out toner container 3K Admittedly keep toner container 3K, such that it is able to be reliably replaced operation.Additionally, when transporting toner container 3K, especially When being for being replaced, transport the toner container 3K taken off, contain described useless toner, resettlement section, downside by holding The stage portion 151,152 of 72K, user can stably transport toner container 3K.

It addition, resettlement section, downside 72K is not necessarily formed with stage portion 151,152 both sides, stage portion 151,152 any one Side is formed on the resettlement section 72K of downside.Additionally, platform can also be formed on resettlement section, the downside 72M of toner container 3M Rank portion 151,152.

Scope of the present utility model is not limited to foregoing, but is defined by the record of claim, so this theory The embodiment that bright secretary carries is merely illustrative, and is not defined.Therefore, all scopes without departing from claim, The change of boundary, and be equal to the scope of claim, the content of boundary is included in the range of claim.

Claims (8)

1. a toner container, it is characterised in that including:

The container body of strip, can house toner in inside；And

Surface is provided with the substrate of multiple contact terminal, is arranged on the wall of the regulation in described container body, and described wall In the opposed faces that face is relative, memorizer is installed,

The plurality of contact terminal is on the surface of described substrate, and centralized configuration is at the long side direction of vertical described container body , on the position of the side of width.

Toner container the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the plurality of contact terminal includes: be described First contact terminal of shape long on width；And be the second contact jaw of shape long on described long side direction Son.

Toner container the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described first contact terminal is ground terminal.

Toner container the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that

Multiple described second contact terminals are disposed in parallel in the surface of described substrate along described width,

Described first contact terminal is arranged on than in described second contact terminal region on the lower.

Toner container the most according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that the plurality of contact terminal is at described base In multiple electrodes that the surface of plate is formed side by side along described width, by the described electrode of the opposite side of described width It is coated with and other electrodes remaining by dielectric film.

Toner container the most according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that

Described container body includes:

First toner resettlement section, can house toner, be arranged on the side of the long side direction of described container body in inside；With And

Second toner resettlement section, can house toner, be arranged on described long side direction another of described container body in inside Side,

Described substrate is arranged on the described wall of described first toner resettlement section.

Toner container the most according to claim 6, it is characterised in that described substrate is arranged on described first toner and receives On the described wall in appearance portion, by the opposite side of described width.

Toner container the most according to claim 6, it is characterised in that

Mode that described toner container is above-below direction with described long side direction, it is arranged on the peace that image processing system is possessed In dress portion,

Described first toner resettlement section houses in inside and does not uses toner, is installed to described installation at described toner container Under mounting position in portion, it is arranged on the top of described container body,

Described second toner resettlement section houses in inside and uses complete toner from what described image processing system reclaimed, Under described mounting position, it is arranged on the bottom of described container body and in the downside of described first toner resettlement section, described First toner resettlement section described in the volumetric ratio of two toner resettlement sections is big,

Described substrate is arranged on the described wall of described toner container in the depressed part formed.