This case is the Application No. 2016200477918, entitled that applicant submitted in China on January 18th, 2016
The division of the utility application of " toner cartridge and there is the image processing system of toner cartridge ".
Detailed description of the invention
In order to know more about technology contents of the present utility model, especially exemplified by specific embodiment and coordinate institute's accompanying drawings to be described as follows.
It is described with reference to each side of the present utility model in the disclosure, the enforcement illustrated shown in the drawings of many
Example.Embodiment of the disclosure and must not be intended to include all aspects of the present utility model.Should be appreciated that multiple structure presented hereinbefore
Think and embodiment, and describe in more detail below those design and embodiment can in many ways in any one
Implement, this is because design disclosed in the utility model and embodiment are not limited to any embodiment.It addition, this practicality
Novel discloseder aspects can be used alone, or with this utility model disclosed in otherwise any appropriately combined come
Use.
Fig. 1, Fig. 2 represent the schematic diagram of a toner cartridge, as it can be seen, this toner cartridge 100 is configured to ㄈ type structure, have photosensitive
Drum 101, toner 102, waste powder hopper 103, sealing wheat draw 107, cleaning doctor 109 and carbon dust working bin 115.Seal wheat to draw
107 are provided in the initially a closed carbon dust working bin 115 connected with toner 103 when toner cartridge does not uses.These components or
Assembly can be configured the mode according to prior art and other structures indicated the most in the example shown or show the most in this manual
Part or assembly (such as magnetic rollers, cloth electricity roller, carbon powder scraper, carbon dust stirring rod, waste powder hopper, gear, drive mechanism etc.)
Fit together, form one and be available for toner cartridge that image processing system (such as printer, photocopier, all-in-one etc.) uses (also
It is referred to as handle box, powdered ink casket, individual toner cartridges etc.).
Toner 102, it is internally formed the memory space of a carbon dust, is used for accommodating carbon dust, and installs at toner cartridge 100
During to image processing system (will illustrate as a example by printer below), worked by such as carbon dust powder feeding axle 102A, carbon dust
Carbon dust is provided in photosensitive drums 101 by the components such as storehouse 115, magnetic rollers, exports on lamellar consumptive material to be formed by image.
Fig. 2 show toner cartridge 100 and is installed to the schematic diagram of printer, and label 120 represents the shell of printer, label 120A
Represent the inside wall of printer.
Shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, in the structure of some examples, toner cartridge 100 further comprises a carbon dust and supplements storehouse
104, this carbon dust supplements the inside in storehouse 104 and is also formed with the memory space of a carbon dust, is used for accommodating carbon dust.
In this example, carbon dust supplements storehouse 104 and removably installs, is connected in toner 102, and supplements storehouse at carbon dust
104 carbon dusts when being connected in toner 102 supplement storehouse 104 and can connect with toner 102 so that carbon dust supplements storage in storehouse 104
Carbon dust be able to be dropped in toner 102 by connector, automatically supplement, it is achieved continuously for powder.
So that this is designed to obtain reality, reasonably realization and application, in this example, toner cartridge 100 also includes
One useless powder expands storehouse (not shown), is arranged on the inside of the shell of whole toner cartridge, is used for coordinating Large Copacity, continuously for powder toner cartridge
Using, the especially detachable carbon dust of previous embodiment supplements the design in storehouse 104.Use when aforementioned carbon dust supplements storehouse 104
After, can directly dismantle and change a new carbon dust and supplement storehouse 104 or repeatedly change carbon dust when supplementing storehouse 104, this
Time, iff the waste powder hopper design using tradition individual toner cartridges, it is impossible to meet the demand used, useless powder will can not get effectively
Collect so that the aforesaid continuous design for powder is difficult to.
Meanwhile, expand at waste powder hopper and useless powder and between storehouse, communication apparatus is set, such as unilaterally connected mechanism, unidirectional guiding valve
Door etc. so that useless powder is able to enter into useless powder from waste powder hopper and expands inside storehouse, to vacate the space of waste powder hopper, is beneficial to changing carbon
Print job is not affected when powder supplements storehouse 104.
In other examples, waste powder hopper and useless powder expand and also set up useless powder between storehouse and guide mechanism, be able to by useless powder from
Waste powder hopper is inducted into useless powder and expands inside storehouse.
It is noted that previous embodiment expands the design in storehouse about waste powder hopper and useless powder, it is also possible to reference to the
The structure proposed in No. 201410530999.0 Chinese patent application or No. 201420583718.3 Chinese patent, draws at this
Enter in full as reference.
So, utilize above-mentioned toner cartridge 100, by by multiple carbon dust storage silo (toner+carbon dust supplement storehouse combine) and many
Individual useless powder accommodates storehouse (waste powder hopper+useless powder expands storehouse) combination in a toner cartridge, it will thus provide have more several times than traditional toner cartridge
Carbon dust amount, waste powder hopper is provided that the useless powder storage capacity than original several times than many one original of waste powder hopper to several simultaneously, supplements
Carbon dust and the useless powder manually or automatically mode of cleaning add or remove, and so improve the amount of prining that can reach several times, fully kind money
Source, saves the use cost of user.
Meanwhile, carbon dust is supplemented storehouse (as shown in Figure 1, 2) and is designed as movable, the most dismountable structure, can realize quickly
It is detachably mounted on toner cartridge, the position being such as connected with toner 102, such that it is able to provide the selenium of more capacity further
Drum design, is on the one hand beneficial to the improvement and design of toner cartridge, it is only necessary to the least takes up room, without disposably designing one
The carbon dust that can accommodate the capacity suitable with the photosensitive drums life-span accommodates space (the most necessarily bringing the increase of toner cartridge structure and volume),
On the other hand, the beneficially installation of user and maintenance, when certain carbon dust supplement storehouse Printing Problem or other problems occur time, only need
Replace new carbon dust and supplement storehouse, and without changing whole toner cartridge.
Utilize this toner cartridge 100 can significantly improve tradition toner cartridge use and the most directly abandon the brought wasting of resources, eliminate
Environmental pollution.Use toner+carbon dust to supplement the combination in the storehouse waste powder hopper supporting with it+useless powder and expand design and the carbon in storehouse
Powder supplements the combination of the detachable design in storehouse, can allow user realize voluntarily printing continuously carbon powder supplying should while, can from
Waste powder hopper is vacated in row cleaning, increases toner cartridge physical life, reduces and prints cost.
Shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, carbon dust supplements storehouse 104 to be had a body and integrally or divides with body
The connecting portion (104A, 104B) on the spot constituted, in example as shown in Figure 1, 2, 3, toner cartridge 100 has two such connections
Portion, is numbered 104A and 104B, and these connecting portions are configured to be connected with described toner 102, and by being arranged on toner
Connector (102-1,102-2) on 102 forms carbon dust and supplements the communicating passage in storehouse 104 and toner 102.
As shown in Figure 1,3, toner cartridge 100 is correspondingly provided with two such connectors, is numbered 102-1 and 102-2.
Shown in Fig. 1, aforesaid connector 102-1,102-2 are positioned at following position:
For ㄈ type toner cartridge, the electrofax that two ends to this toner cartridge of the imaging width determined at toner cartridge is installed to becomes
Outer two side positions of the angle formed as the lasing light emitter of device are to the space, left and right that shell is connector of the both sides of toner cartridge.
In like manner, for two aerofoil profiles, the toner cartridge of U-shaped structure, the position of aforesaid connector 102-1,102-2 equally meet on
Rheme installs fixed.
Shown in Fig. 2, for ㄈ type toner cartridge, described carbon dust supplements the free space in storehouse 104 and is positioned at:
After electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus put into by ㄈ type toner cartridge, front and back space is waste powder hopper cleaning doctor top structure and selenium
Drum is put between the angle 10 degree to 90 degree of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus guiding structural, and space, left and right is outside the both sides of ㄈ type toner cartridge
Between shell, upper and lower space is that the horizontal line that is connected with the lasing light emitter of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus of the photosensitive drums of ㄈ type toner cartridge is to electronics
Between the upper cover of electrophotographic imager.
In some instances, if described toner cartridge is configured to U-shaped toner cartridge, then carbon dust supplements the free space in storehouse 104 and is positioned at:
After electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus put into by U-shaped toner cartridge, front and back space is photosensitive drums and the electronics photograph of U-shape structure toner cartridge
Between the vertical curve left and right sides translation 6cm that the lasing light emitter of phase imaging device connects, space, left and right is the both sides of U-shape structure toner cartridge
Between shell, upper and lower space is the vertical curve that the photosensitive drums of U-shape structure toner cartridge is connected with the lasing light emitter of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus
Normal to the lasing light emitter direction of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus translation 6cm between the upper cover of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus.
In some instances, if described toner cartridge is configured to two aerofoil profile toner cartridges, then carbon dust supplements the free space position in storehouse 104
In:
After electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus put into by two wing type structure toner cartridges, front and back space is above waste powder hopper cleaning doctor
Structure and toner cartridge are put between the angle 0 degree to 90 degree of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus guiding structural, and space, left and right is ㄈ type toner cartridge
Both sides shell between.
Shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, carbon dust supplements and is additionally provided with an adjusting means between storehouse 104 and toner 102
(106A, 106B), this adjusting means has a closing carbon dust and supplements first of the communicating passage between storehouse 104 and toner 102
Position and at least one open the second position of described communicating passage.So, can be realized carbon dust by this adjusting means
The replenishment control of the carbon dust in supplementary storehouse 104: when closing aforementioned channels, carbon dust supplements between storehouse 104 and toner 102 mutual
Independent;When opening aforementioned channels, carbon dust supplements between storehouse 104 with toner 102 and connects, and carbon dust supplements storage in storehouse 104
Carbon dust can such as be shaken by suitable operation, be dropped in toner 102 by action of gravity etc., it is achieved continuously for powder.Just
As described by foregoing teachings, (such as use complete, printing appearance exception when such carbon dust supplements when storehouse 104 needs to change
Deng), the carbon dust that can remove rapidly more to renew supplements storehouse.
Certainly, in other example, such adjusting means (106A, 106B) can also be configured to regulate carbon dust
Supplementary speed and/or magnitude of recruitment, in such as user does not knows toner, remaining consumable quantity worries printout simultaneously
When quality or needs print continuously in a large number, can be by the incomplete open mode of this adjusting means (106A, 106B), i.e. portion
Point make described passage be in connected state, thus control carbon dust from carbon dust supplement storehouse 104 to toner 102 supplementary speed/
Total amounts etc., prevent from toner 102 is supplemented excess, cause print job cannot be carried out.
In some instances, aforementioned toner 102 uses transparent material to make at least in part so that user can be from outward
Portion observes the residue consumable quantity in toner 102.
Such as, toner 102 is used integrally with transparent, trnaslucent materials and makes, and these materials such as plastics, glass, has
Machine glass or other materials.And for example, toner 102 partly uses transparent, trnaslucent materials making.
In some instances, aforementioned toner 102 can be configured to water white transparency, or colored transparent, such as blue
Transparent, Lycoperdon polymorphum Vitt is transparent, red, transparent etc..
In other examples, carbon dust supplements storehouse 104 and equally uses the transparence structure such as aforementioned toner 102 to set
Meter.
In the example shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, aforementioned adjusting means (106A, 106B) is configured to a sealing wheat and draws, it is achieved
Sealing to aforementioned communicating passage, and can operatively be extracted out by user to open described communicating passage.
In other examples, such adjusting means (106A, 106B) is also configured to a reducible valve
Mechanism, such as, use orthoscopic spring (or other elastic return mechanisms) or return spring (torsional mode elastic return mechanism)
Reset.When, after such valve mechanism stress, change in location occurring thus opens described communicating passage, when outside applies
Power eliminate after, made valve mechanism reset by the effect of elastic return mechanism, thus close described in communicating passage.
The most such detachable carbon dust supplements recycling of storehouse 104, in some instances, as in figure 2 it is shown,
Carbon dust supplements and is also provided with at least one on storehouse 104 for the packing carbon powder mouth 104A filling carbon dust from outside, meanwhile, packing carbon powder
Mouth 104A is provided with a sealing-plug, is used for sealing described packing carbon powder mouth 104A.
In some instances, such sealing-plug supplements storehouse by the moving connecting mechanism such as hinge, short rope and described carbon dust
104 connect to prevent it from losing, and allow it install or remove from packing carbon powder mouth 104A.
In some instances, carbon dust supplement storehouse 104 internal formed in the position closing on toner 102 inverted cone shape structure or
Inverted trapezoidal shape structure, it is intended to be easy to carbon dust and supplement the carbon dust in storehouse 104 and flow into toner 102 smoothly, and reduce or eliminate carbon
Powder remains in carbon dust and supplements in storehouse 104.
Fig. 4 show another embodiment signal of the toner cartridge of some embodiment of this utility model.As shown in Figure 4, front
On the basis of stating Fig. 1, embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, two carbon dusts supplement storehouse 104 respectively with the connector in described toner 102
(102-1,102-2) is detachably connected, such as, realize quickly dismounting by locking/relieving mechanisms such as buckles.
Each carbon dust supplements storehouse, as shown in Figure 4, is connected with one side between described toner 102 respectively.
In the example of the toner cartridge shown in Fig. 4, exemplarily illustrate and there are two such carbon dusts supplement the structure in storehouse,
In other optional examples, toner cartridge can also arrange less or more such carbon dust and supplement storehouse.
Fig. 5 show another embodiment signal of the toner cartridge of some embodiment of this utility model.As it is shown in figure 5, front
On the basis of stating embodiment illustrated in fig. 4, two or more shown in Fig. 4 carbon dust supplements storehouse 104 and is replaced and is configured to one
The structure of individual entirety, its connecting portion (104-1,104-2) having as being similar in earlier figures 1, Fig. 3 embodiment, it is configured to
Detachably connected with two connectors (102-1,102-2) in toner 102, such as by locking/machine for releasing such as buckles
Structure realizes quickly dismounting.
It is connected as it is shown in figure 5, carbon dust supplements bilateral between storehouse 104 with described toner 102.
Shown in Fig. 1-Fig. 5, although in the one or more embodiments described by above content, with ㄈ type structure
Toner cartridge illustrates as example, and according to the teaching of this utility model previous embodiment, those skilled in the art can be by so
Design use on the toner cartridge of two aerofoil profiles or U-shaped structure.
In the topology example of the toner cartridge (ㄈ type structure) shown in Fig. 1, shown in Fig. 2, toner cartridge 100 also has a carbon
Powder return flow line 116, is arranged on aforesaid useless powder and expands between storehouse and carbon dust working bin 105, and this carbon dust return flow line 116 is set
It is set to connect described useless powder and expands the inner space in storehouse and described carbon dust working bin 105, it is achieved the inside connection of the two, as
This, the useless powder that (i.e. the use process of toner cartridge 100) is expanded collected by storehouse by useless powder in print procedure can enter directly into
In carbon dust working bin 105, cycling and reutilization can be realized inside toner cartridge 100, and useless without the most first pouring out
Recycled by filling again after powder.
It is noted that aforesaid sealing wheat draws 107 to close carbon dust working bin 115 when toner cartridge has not been put to use
Time, also enclose useless powder simultaneously and expand the connection between storehouse and carbon dust return flow line 116.
In some instances, this toner cartridge also has an one way stop peturn valve, is arranged on useless carbon dust return flow line, works as selenium
After removing the sealing mylar film of toner when drum uses, prevent the carbon dust in carbon dust working bin 115 to be back to useless powder and expand in storehouse.
Shown in Fig. 2, say, that useless powder expands storehouse and is arranged between waste powder hopper 103 and carbon dust return flow line 116.
Carbon dust return flow line 116 be arranged on useless powder expand then play between storehouse and carbon dust working bin 105 interior connect the powder that gives up expand storehouse with
The effect of carbon dust working bin 105 so that useless powder is able to as soon as possible and realizes recycling inside toner cartridge, reduces and prints cost,
Save the energy and reduce environmental pollution simultaneously.
Fig. 6, Fig. 7 exemplarily illustrate another structural representation of the toner cartridge with aforementioned carbon dust return flow line 116,
In this example, toner cartridge is U-shaped tectonic sieving.Shown in Fig. 6, carbon dust return flow line 116 be similarly disposed at useless powder expand storehouse with
Between carbon dust working bin 105, carbon dust return flow line 116 can connect described useless powder and expand the interior of storehouse and described carbon dust working bin 105
Space, portion, it is achieved the inside connection of the two, so, (i.e. the use process of toner cartridge 100) is expanded by useless powder in print procedure
Useless powder collected by storehouse can enter directly in carbon dust working bin 105, it is achieved recycles.
Similarly, when aforesaid sealing wheat draws 107 to close carbon dust working bin 115 when toner cartridge has not been put to use, simultaneously
Also enclose useless powder and expand the connection between storehouse and carbon dust return flow line 116.
Fig. 8 exemplarily illustrates another structural representation of toner cartridge, and in the example shown in Fig. 8, toner cartridge 100 has ㄈ
The design of type structure.This toner cartridge 100 has a toner 102, waste powder hopper 103, seal that wheat draws 107, useless powder expands storehouse 110 and
Component/the assemblies such as the photosensitive drums that represents the most in the drawings, cleaning doctor, these component/assemblies are configured to according to aforementioned enforcement
The mode of example is grouped together into one and is available for what image processing system (such as printer, photocopier, all-in-one etc.) used
Toner cartridge (also referred to as handle box, powdered ink casket, individual toner cartridges etc.).
Toner 102, it is internally formed the memory space of a carbon dust, is used for accommodating carbon dust, and installs at toner cartridge 100
During to image processing system (will illustrate as a example by printer below), it is provided that on carbon dust to photosensitive drums, so that image is formed
Export on lamellar consumptive material.
As shown in Figure 8, this toner cartridge 100 also has a movable carbon power filling bottle 150, and carbon power filling bottle 150 is removable
It is installed to unloading on toner cartridge 100, and is supplied by rotary motion powder to toner 102 continuously.
As shown in Figure 8,9, carbon power filling bottle 150 has a rotary fixing base 150A, rotating body 150B and carbon dust is mended
Fill connecting portion 150C.Rotary fixing base 150A is positioned at one end of rotating body 150B, and carbon dust supplements connecting portion 150C and is positioned at rotation
The other end of body 150B.Rotating body 150B can according to from toner cartridge for powder conveyance assembly and/or photosensitive drums transmission
The revolving force of assembly drives and rotates around its longitudinally axis, and when rotated, is held the inside of rotating body 150B
The carbon dust stored in space of receiving flows slowly into carbon dust by the spiral-shaped guiding carbon dust of rotating body and supplements connecting portion
150C thus supplemented by the carbon dust arranged on toner cartridge and the mouth that is in transmission connection enters in toner 102, so realize the most not
Discontinuously for powder.
Meanwhile, as it has been described above, such carbon power filling bottle 150 uses dismountable mode to be installed to toner cartridge
On, it is achieved quickly dismount, thus beneficially user is changed and uninterrupted print job at any time.
In some preferred examples, aforementioned carbon power filling bottle 150 can also is that transparent, translucent or uses other saturating
The design of lightness, thus beneficially user carbon dust surplus in 150 from external observation to carbon power filling bottle, to change in time.
As shown in Figure 8,9, position toner cartridge 100 closing on toner 102 is provided with a fixing 102B, this fixing seat
102B is configured to insert for the rotary fixing base 150A of described carbon power filling bottle 150 coordinate, it is provided that install fixing, and firm institute
State carbon power filling bottle 150.
In conjunction with Fig. 8, shown in 9, carbon dust arbitrary way uses gear to drive the gear on carbon power filling bottle 150, thus drives
Carbon power filling bottle 150 rotates, and the spiral-shaped guiding carbon dust of recycling carbon power filling bottle 150 flow in toner 102, especially
Arrive carbon dust working bin 115, it is achieved carbon dust supplementary functions.
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram of the toner cartridge of ㄈ type structure design, and Figure 11 illustrates the spiral of this toner cartridge and illustrates for powder, in figure
In the direction of the arrow represent carbon dust from carbon power filling bottle 150 to the flowing of toner 102.In figure, label 190 represents that useless powder expands
Storehouse.
Shown in Figure 10, Figure 11, toner cartridge 100 closes on toner 102 another relative to rotary fixing base 150A
The position of one end is additionally provided with carbon dust and supplements and the mouth 160 that is in transmission connection, and carbon dust arbitrary way uses gear to drive carbon power filling bottle
Gear 180 (in diagram 10, label 130 represents powder feeding axle) on 150, thus drive carbon power filling bottle 150 to rotate, recycle carbon
Powder supplements the spiral-shaped guiding carbon dust of bottle 150 and flow to carbon dust and supplement and the mouth 160 that is in transmission connection enters in toner 102, especially
It it is to arrive carbon dust working bin 115, it is achieved carbon dust supplementary functions.
In conjunction with foregoing teachings and diagram, the powered power source of carbon power filling bottle 150 for utilize machine (i.e. printer,
The electrofax electrostatic image forming apparatus such as photocopier) drive the gear of toner cartridge to connect transmission.
Shown in Figure 12, in carbon dust supplements storehouse 115, represent carbon dust with label 200, use for print job.Useless
Powder cabin 103 and useless powder expand in storehouse 190, and we represent useless powder with label 230.
Figure 13 is the structural representation of the toner cartridge with carbon power filling bottle according to some embodiment of this utility model, this selenium
Drum is configured to U-shape structure design.In conjunction with diagram, carbon power filling bottle 150 to facilitate the fast dismounting form of dismounting to be arranged on toner cartridge,
And when such toner cartridge is installed on printer carry out print job, by the gear drive of printer driver toner cartridge also
Drive carbon power filling bottle 150 to rotate the most further, thus flow to carbon by the spiral-shaped guiding carbon dust of carbon power filling bottle 150
In powder cabin 102, especially arrive carbon dust working bin 115, it is achieved carbon dust supplementary functions.
In fig. 13, we represent the useless powder backflow connector of useless powder interface channel 116 with label 116a.
In the example of the aforementioned toner cartridge with carbon power filling bottle, in particular, for example in the toner cartridge shown in Fig. 8-Figure 13,
When such toner cartridge loading printer carries out print job, carbon power filling bottle 150 receives the gear drive from toner cartridge
Driving force and rotate so that the carbon dust in the carbon dust memory space of this carbon power filling bottle 150 rotate time and/or rotate after fall into
Described toner, hence in so that be able to when print job be carried out continuously for powder.
Meanwhile, in some instances, we can also utilize a useless powder being formed in described toner cartridge to expand storehouse (such as
The useless powder represented with 190 in illustrated above expands storehouse) shift the useless powder entering waste powder hopper 103 in described operation process, and
The return flow line (with 116 passages represented in the most aforementioned diagram) being formed in described toner cartridge via one by these useless powder is to selenium
The working bin of drum provides carbon dust.
Although this utility model is disclosed above with preferred embodiment, so it is not limited to this utility model.This reality
With novel art has usually intellectual, without departing from spirit and scope of the present utility model, each when making
The change planted and retouching.Therefore, protection domain of the present utility model is when being as the criterion depending on those as defined in claim.