CN207301635U - Delevoping cartridge and image processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides Delevoping cartridge and image processing system, which includes：Box body, for containing developer, inside is set up in parallel including two and mutually independent storage silo, an agitating paddle is separately installed with two storage silos, the lower part of one of storage silo is provided with opening, the top of another storage silo sets opening, and the closure member of activity closing opening is respectively arranged with two openings.Present embodiment will be divided into two independent storage silos inside Delevoping cartridge, for storing new reagent and old developer respectively, operated accordingly by different openings, the developer box that Mobile image forming apparatus is not required is the discharge for the supplement and old developer that new reagent can be achieved, replacement process is simplified, improves replacement efficiency.

Description

Delevoping cartridge and image processing system

Technical field

Image formation field is the utility model is related to, it is new using developer and supplement more particularly to the convenient recycling of one kind The Delevoping cartridge of developer, and the image processing system using Delevoping cartridge progress developer supplement.

Background technology

Existing office space, is to use a set of image processing system (MFP mostly：Multi-Functional Peripheral) to be acted as public office equipment, image processing system by following steps：Image read-out leads to The scanning of overscan imaging apparatus is placed on the original copy on transparent reading glass, generates view data and sends to image forming part, image Forming portion makes the surface of photoreceptor powered using charged roller, and the development of opposite polarity in developing apparatus is absorbed by powered photoreceptor Agent and toner image is formed on the surface of photoreceptor, then the toner image on photoreceptor is transferred to belt transfer device, turned Print band apparatus body toner image is transferred on medium, transferred with toner image medium by fixing device to medium Two sides is pressurizeed and is heated, and toner image is fixed on medium, and the medium after being fixed is discharged to discharge tray.

Using being needed replacing after a period of time, when replacement, is needed whole developer box by scheming for developer in developing apparatus As being taken out inside forming apparatus, after the old developer for pouring out inside, new reagent is reloaded into, then pacifies back original position.The process It is cumbersome, and easily lead in replacement process the diffusion of developer.

Utility model content

To solve above-mentioned prior art problem, it is new using developer and supplement that the utility model provides a kind of convenient recycling The Delevoping cartridge of developer, and the image processing system using Delevoping cartridge progress developer supplement.

Specifically, one embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of Delevoping cartridge, including：

Box body, for containing developer, inside is set up in parallel including two and mutually independent storage silo, is deposited at two An agitating paddle is separately installed with warehouse, the lower part of one of storage silo is provided with opening, the top of another storage silo Opening is set, the closure member of activity closing opening is respectively arranged with two openings.

A kind of image processing system is provided in the utility model another embodiment, including housing and installed in housing On：

Original copy mounting table, for placing original copy, so that the information on original copy can be read；

Image forming part, by scan manuscript to obtain optical analog picture signal, then optical analog picture signal is turned Shift on photographic department；

Development section, makes the optical analog image on photographic department form toner image, including contains the developer of developer Box, movable mouth corresponding with foregoing Delevoping cartridge split shed is respectively arranged with the upper and lower part of developer box, movable mouth is by sealing Closing plate activity closing.

Present embodiment will be divided into two independent storage silos inside Delevoping cartridge, for storing new reagent and old aobvious respectively Shadow agent, is operated accordingly by different openings, it is not necessary to mobile developer box be can be achieved new reagent supplement and The discharge of old developer, simplifies replacement process, improves replacement efficiency.It can also be kept away using special old powder storage silo at the same time The phenomenon that developer is spread after process free of replacement or replacement.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the image processing system structure diagram of one embodiment of the utility model；

Fig. 2 is the Delevoping cartridge structure diagram of one embodiment of the utility model；

Fig. 3 is the developer box structure diagram of one embodiment of the utility model；

Fig. 4 is the connected structure schematic diagram of one embodiment of the utility model；

Fig. 5 is the closure arrangement schematic diagram of one embodiment of the utility model；

Fig. 6 is that the Delevoping cartridge of one embodiment of the utility model is the view of developer box replenishment developer.

Embodiment

Hereinafter, the image processing system that embodiment is related to is described in detail with reference made to the accompanying drawings.In addition, same place in each figure Marked with same symbol.

Fig. 1 is the image processing system structure diagram of one embodiment of the utility model.

In Fig. 1, image processing system 100 is the MFP (Multi-Function for example as compounding machine Peripherals, multi-function peripheral), printer, duplicator etc..Illustrated in the following description by taking MFP as an example.

There is document board (document table) on the top of the body 11 of MFP 100, document board upper switch is set freely It is equipped with auto document transport unit (ADF) 12.In addition, the top of body 11 sets operation panel 13.Operation panel 13 has by each The operation portion 14 and the display unit 15 of touch plate type that kind key is formed.

The lower part of ADF 12 on body 11 is provided with scanning element 16.Scanning element 16 reads the original transmitted by ADF12 Original text (document) or the original copy being document put on, and generate view data.Beaten in addition, the central portion in body 11 has Print portion 17, has the multiple paper feeding cassettes 18 that can accommodate various sizes paper in the lower part of body 11.

Printing portion 17 includes photoreceptor and laser etc., and handles the view data read in scanning element 16 or PC The view data of making such as (Personal Computer), forms image on paper (detailed is described later).Printing portion 17 It is the color laser printer using such as series system, passes through the laser beam flying from light scanning apparatus (laser cell) 19 Photoreceptor generates image.

Printing portion 17 include yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), black (K) a variety of colors image forming part 20Y, 20M、20C、20K.Image forming part 20Y, 20M, 20C, 20K are in the downside of intermediate transfer belt 21 along being from upstream to downstream simultaneously The configuration of row ground.

Toner cartridge 28 to developer supply toner is set on the top of image forming part 20Y~20K.Toner cartridge 28 include yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), the toner cartridge (28Y, 28M, 28C, 28K) of black (K) a variety of colors.

Intermediate transfer belt 21 cyclically moves, it is contemplated that heat resistance and abrasion performance, such as semiconduction polyamides can be used Imines.Intermediate transfer belt 21 is erected on driven roller 32 and driven voller 33,34, and intermediate transfer belt 21 is opposite with photoreceptor and connects Touch.Primary transfer voltage is applied by primary transfer roller on the position opposite with photoreceptor of intermediate transfer belt 21, so that will sense Toner image primary transfer in body of light is to intermediate transfer belt 21.

The driven roller 32 for setting up intermediate transfer belt 21 is oppositely disposed with secondary transfer roller 35.Paper S by driven roller 32 with When between secondary transfer roller 35, secondary transfer printing voltage is applied by secondary transfer roller 35, so that by the color on intermediate transfer belt 21 Toner image secondary transfer printing is on paper S.Band cleaner 36 is provided near the driven voller 34 of intermediate transfer belt 21.

Light scanning apparatus 19 scans the laser beam projected from semiconductor Laser device on the axis direction of photoreceptor, and light is swept Imaging apparatus 19 includes polygon prism 19a, imaging lens system 19b, speculum 19c etc..

In addition as shown in Figure 1, between paper feeding cassette 18 arrives secondary transfer roller 35, equipped with the paper S taken out in paper feeding cassette 18 Separate roller 37 and transfer roller 38, the downstream of secondary transfer roller 35 is provided with fixation unit 39.Again under fixation unit 39 Trip sets transfer roller 40, transmits paper S by transfer roller 40 and is discharged to paper discharge unit 41.

Further, reversion transmission path 42 is provided with the downstream of fixation unit 39.After reversion transmission path 42 inverts paper S Guided to 35 direction of secondary transfer roller, the use when carrying out printed on both sides.

In addition, reorganizer (finisher) also can be adjacently configured with image processing system 100.Connectable to reorganizer Image processing system 100 in the downstream of transfer roller 40, other transfer rollers are set again, with to reorganizer discharge paper S.Arrange Device binds paper, punches or doubling and discharges.

The action of the image processing system 100 of Fig. 1 will be illustrated next.From the input image data such as scanning element 16 or PC When, sequentially form image in each image forming part 20Y~20K.

Described by taking image forming part 20Y as an example, the illuminated laser corresponding with the view data of yellow (Y) of photoreceptor Beam, and form electrostatic latent image.And then the electrostatic latent image of photoreceptor is developed by developer, and form the toner figure of yellow (Y) Picture.

Photoreceptor is contacted with rotating intermediate transfer belt 21 and by primary transfer roller by the toner image one of yellow (Y) It is secondary to be transferred on intermediate transfer belt 21.Photoreceptor by after toner image primary transfer to intermediate transfer belt 21, by cleaner with And blade removes residual toner, so as to form next image.

In the same manner as the toner image formation process of yellow (Y), magenta is formed by image forming part 20M~20K (M), cyan (C), the toner image of black (K), each toner image are transferred on intermediate transfer belt 21 and yellow successively (Y) the identical position of toner image, so as to transfer yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan to overlapping on intermediate transfer belt 21 (C), black (K) toner image, obtains full-color toner image.

Full-color toner image is summed up ground secondary transfer printing by intermediate transfer belt 21 by the transfer bias of secondary transfer roller 35 Onto paper S.Secondary transfer roller 35 is reached with the full-color toner image on intermediate transfer belt 21 at the same time, from paper feeding cassette 18 to two Secondary transfer roll 35 supplies paper S.

The paper S that secondary transfer printing has toner image reaches fixation unit 39, and fixing toner image.It is fixing coloured The paper S of toner image is discharged by transfer roller 40 to paper discharge unit 41.In addition pass through after 21 secondary transfer printing of intermediate transfer belt Band cleaner 36 removes residual toner.

As shown in Fig. 2, the Delevoping cartridge 50 of the utility model includes being used for the box body 52 for containing developer in general manner, in box Body 52 is internally provided with two arranged side by side and mutually independent storage silos, and an agitating paddle is separately installed with two storage silos 53, the lower part of one of storage silo is provided with opening, and the top of another storage silo sets opening, distinguishes in two openings It is provided with the closure member of activity closing opening.

A storage silo in present embodiment is used to store new reagent, is new powder storage silo 521, it is open to set New 521 lower part of powder storage silo with facilitate discharge new reagent new powder outlet 523.

It is old powder storage silo 522 and another storage silo is used for the old developer for containing development section discharge, it is open to set Put on old 522 top of powder storage silo to accept the old powder import 524 of old developer.

Agitating paddle 53 is used to the developer of two storage silo openings being moved to side by way of rotation, avoids blocking up Plug opening.

Specific agitating paddle 53 can include a main shaft 525 arranged along storage silo length direction, and spiral way is consolidated The blade 526 being scheduled on main shaft 525.Its blade 526 can remove the developer between blade 526 after main shaft 525 rotates.For Convenient to drive, the main shaft 525 in two storage silos can be fixedly connected by opposite one end so that only need a driving dynamic Power can drive the blade 526 in two storage silos to rotate at the same time.

Before being not used, new reagent is stored with box body 52 in new powder storage silo 521, and old powder storage silo 522 is sky Storehouse.

Fig. 3 is the developer box structure diagram that development section is used to provide developer.

The developer box 51 includes the receiving storehouse 511 for possessing cavity, is respectively arranged with the upper and lower part for accommodating storehouse 511 The new powder import 512 closed by closure member and old powder outlet 513, the new powder import 512 and old powder outlet 513 can distinguish position In accommodating the opposite both ends in storehouse 511, new powder import 512 is used for the new reagent for receiving the supplement of Delevoping cartridge 50, and old powder exports 513 For discharging the old developer after 51 use of developer box.Same installation agitating paddle 514 in storehouse 511 is being accommodated, is being connect with facilitating Receive or move developer when discharging developer.

, it is necessary to first discharge the old developer in developer box 51 before new reagent is required supplementation with, at this point it is possible to will be aobvious Shadow box 50 is placed on the lower section of developer box 51, and makes the old of old powder import 524 on box body 52 and 51 lower surface of developer box 513 docking of powder outlet, then both closure members are opened, make the developer in developer box 51 straight under the movement of agitating paddle 514 Connect in the old powder storage silo 522 for falling into lower square box 52.

After the discharge of old developer, then Delevoping cartridge 50 is moved to the top of developer box 51, by the new powder of box body 52 Outlet 523 is docked with the new powder import 512 of developer box 51, then opens both closure members, is made new in new powder storage silo 521 Developer is fallen directly into the receiving storehouse 511 of the developer box 51 of lower section, during this, can make to fall into by agitating paddle 514 Developer movement at new powder import 512 extremely accommodates the opposite side in storehouse 511.When new reagent is moved by new powder storage silo 521 completely Move to after accommodating in storehouse 511, then remove Delevoping cartridge 50, then by the closure member of new powder outlet 523 and new powder import 512 by two Person closes.

Closure member in present embodiment can be the materials such as existing plastic foil, the tinfoil paper that opening is closed using gluing mode Material.

Present embodiment will be divided into two independent storage silos inside Delevoping cartridge 50, for storing new reagent and old respectively Developer, is operated accordingly by different openings, it is not necessary to which mobile developer box 51 is the benefit that new reagent can be achieved The discharge with old developer is filled, simplifies replacement process, improves replacement efficiency.Special old powder storage silo 522 is utilized at the same time The phenomenon that developer is spread after can also avoiding replacement process or replacing.

In an embodiment of the utility model, in the new powder outlet 523 that is mutually butted and new powder import 512, old Powder outlet 513 is with that at old powder import 524, can set the grafting knot for making both to be mutually clamped after docking together respectively Structure.Delevoping cartridge 50 and developer box 51 can be made when new reagent supplement or old developer are discharged by connected structure, made pair The new powder outlet 523 connect forms the transfer passage of opposing seal with new powder import 512, old powder outlet 513 with old powder import 524, Prevent developer loss.

Specific connected structure can be provided in the rectangle for being mutually clamped a side or step cutting pattern shape boss, and mutual Engaging the opposing party sets the concave station engaged with the boss, and when in use, directly concave station can be inserted on boss, realizes both Docking.

It is mutually clamped a side (such as box body 52) as shown in figure 4, the connected structure can also be to be arranged on and possesses phase by two The track 55 formed to the fixed strip on prominent side, and be arranged on be mutually clamped the opposing party's (such as developer box 51) can with track 55 Form the clamp rail 54 of plugged and fixed.Two tracks 55 can be separately positioned on opposite the two of new powder import 512 and old powder outlet 513 Side, and the width of clamp rail 54 sets corresponding with 55 medial surface shape of track card slot 541, clamp rail 54 by card slot 541 by One end insertion of track 55, then makes two opening shapes into docking.

Two tracks 55 can also be the cross section structure of L-shaped, its bending edge 551 extends to opening direction, between opening Form that an opening is small and internal big passage, during docking, the opening of installation clamp rail 54 can be by the opening one of attachment rail 55 Side, the passage of the formation of bending edge 551 of two tracks 55 is inserted into using card slot 541 makes two opening shapes into docking.

As shown in figure 3, in an embodiment of the utility model, to be distributed the developer inside developer box 51 Evenly, partition plate 56 can be set in the receiving storehouse 511 of developer box 51, which will accommodate inside storehouse 511 and be partitioned into Two interconnected parallel spaces of head and the tail, install the agitating paddle 514 of a transport developer respectively in each space, two The carriage direction of agitating paddle 514 is on the contrary, the structure of agitating paddle 514 can be consistent with the stirring paddle structure in aforementioned embodiments. In stirring, the developer accommodated in storehouse 511 is transported through under the stirring of two agitating paddles 514 in two spaces, is made whole A developer accommodated in storehouse 511 is more evenly distributed.In addition, when developer box 51 needs to discharge old developer, pass through two Agitating paddle 514 can also make the old developer of inside completely clean by 513 discharge of old powder outlet positioned at lower surface.

As shown in figure 5, in an embodiment of the utility model, there is provided a kind of 57 structure of specific closure member, should Closure member 57 can include sealing plate 571, elastic component 572 and locating piece 573, and sealing plate 571 can be slidably installed by rail structure In each opening, and elastic component 572 is located at the side of 571 glide direction of sealing plate, is limited to sealing plate 571 by pulling force or elastic force Each opening, locating piece 573 are used to be limited to after sealing plate 571 leaves each opening to leave position, prevent sealing plate 571 from returning Position.

The rail structure of present embodiment can make 571 realization of sealing plate is horizontal to slide and cannot longitudinally depart from, and such as possess phase To the fixed edge of recess, sealing plate 571 is inserted into corresponding recess and realizes slip closing respectively by opposite both sides.

Elastic component 572 can be spring, and sealing plate 571 can be withstood on detent position all the time by it using elastic force.Can also profit Sealing plate 571 is set to be maintained at detent position with pulling force.

When sealing plate 571 overcomes the elastic force of elastic component 572 or pulling force to leave detent position, can be incited somebody to action by locating piece 573 It is fixed, to prevent its movement.

Specific locating piece 573 can be the block for being separately positioned on each opening side opposite with elastic component 572, mutually The stop location of two openings of docking staggers, and the height of block can be corresponding with the height of sealing plate 571.

When in use, such as the new powder outlet 523 of 52 lower surface of box body by connected structure and 51 upper surface of developer box During new powder 512 grafting of import, both blocks are first contacted with the sealing plate 571 of other side, and during grafting, progressively overcome elasticity The elastic force of part 572 and by sealing plate 571 completely by new powder outlet 523 and new powder import 512 push open, make two opening shapes paired Connect, complete the supplement of new reagent.Then box body 52 is pulled round about again, sealing plate 571 is acted in the elastic force of elastic component 572 Under with the movement of block progressively by corresponding closure of openings, when box body 52 completely disengages developer box 51, sealing plate 571 is also completed The process closed again.

In an embodiment of the utility model, locating piece 573 can also be a bolt for passing through sealing plate 571, Can also be resiliently arranged in 571 one or both sides of sealing plate, the buckle flexibly clamped and fixed is formed with sealing plate 571.

When needing to open corresponding opening, manual mode can be utilized to pull sealing plate 571, it is positioned part 573 solid Live calmly.After having performed corresponding operating, then the fixation of locating piece 573 is released, by corresponding closure of openings.The closing of present embodiment Part 57 may be reused, and improve the utilization rate of Delevoping cartridge 50.

Agitating paddle 53 in foregoing each embodiment can be driven by individual motor, can also be by the driving device of development section It is driven.For convenience of driving, one end of the main shaft 525 in box body 52 can be stretched out outside box body 52, be stretched out in main shaft 525 A fixed gear 58 is fixedly mounted on end, when Delevoping cartridge 50 reaches new powder supplementary view or the old powder reception position of developer box 51 When, which can engage with some drive gear in development section driving device, should at this time by the action of driving device Drive gear can drive fixed gear 58 to rotate, so that the agitating paddle 53,514 in box body 52 and developer box 51 turns at the same time It is dynamic, so that by developer movement therein to precalculated position.

As shown in fig. 6, for the Delevoping cartridge 50 of the application, it can set and divide in the housing 11 of image processing system 100 The passage of Delevoping cartridge 50 is installed not above and below developer box 51, the passage of top can be the open-close lid on housing 11, And the passage of lower section can utilize the position for placing paper feeding cassette 18, when needing to install Delevoping cartridge 50 from below, confession can be pulled down Carton 18 exposes the passage, through this structure, will not change the size of main body of original image forming apparatus 100.In addition it is side Just the placement of Delevoping cartridge 50, the guide rail that guiding Delevoping cartridge 50 can be set to advance in passage, while set on box body 52 to The edge of left and right width extension.When Delevoping cartridge 50 is placed by guide rail, the edge on box body 52 is directly inserted into aobvious Above or below shadow agent box 51 in corresponding guide rail, both openings can be easily made to form inserting state.

Wherein, installment state when A represents Delevoping cartridge 50 to the supplement new reagent of developer box 51 in Fig. 6 is illustrated, and B is represented Delevoping cartridge 50 receives installment state signal during old developer in developer box 51.

Furthermore, it is possible to corresponding sensor is set inside Delevoping cartridge 50 or image processing system 100, so that image is formed The control panel of device 100 can show and detect current use state, and then be developed according to corresponding sensing start signal Agent box 51 carries out the discharging operation of old developer.At this moment, the agitating paddle 53 in box body 52 can form dress by being arranged on image Put the motor driving fixed gear 58 in 100 main bodys, by the agitating paddle 514 with conveying function, by the old developer fallen into Opposite side conveys, and thus, prevents old developer from blocking in old powder import 524, motor here can also be paper supply drive system Driving device.

After special time is driven to developer box 51 and Delevoping cartridge 50, then the discharge knot of old developer is may determine that Beam, then shows the information that discharge finishes on the control panel of image processing system 100.Can also when supplementing new reagent Using above-mentioned control mode, automatic replacement is realized, to simplify the supplement of developer and discharge on image processing system.

Although the description of the several embodiments of the utility model, but these embodiments are intended only as example and propose , it is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.These new embodiments, can be implemented in a manner of other are various, In the range of the main idea of utility model is not departed from, various omissions, displacement, combination and change can be carried out.These embodiments All it is contained in the scope of the utility model and main idea with its deformation, and it is new to be contained in this practicality described in claims In type and its equivalency range.

Claims (10)

1. Delevoping cartridge, it is characterised in that including：

Box body, for containing developer, inside is set up in parallel including two and mutually independent storage silo, in two storage silos An agitating paddle is separately installed with, the lower part of one of storage silo is provided with opening, and the top of another storage silo, which is set, opens Mouthful, it is respectively arranged with the closure member of activity closing opening in two openings.

2. Delevoping cartridge according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The agitating paddle includes main shaft, and spiral way is fixed on the blade on the main shaft, the master in two storage silos Axis is fixedly connected by opposite one end.

3. Delevoping cartridge according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The closure member includes sealing plate and elastic component, and the sealing plate is slidably mounted on the opening by rail structure, described Elastic component is located at the side of the sealing plate glide direction, and the sealing plate is limited to the opening by pulling force or elastic force.

4. Delevoping cartridge according to claim 3, it is characterised in that

The closure member further includes locating piece, the locating piece be used to being limited to after the sealing plate leaves the opening from Open position.

5. Delevoping cartridge according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The top of the box body is provided with the edge of width extension to the left and right.

6. a kind of image processing system, it is characterised in that including housing and in the housing：

Original copy mounting table, for placing original copy, so that the information on the original copy can be read；

Image forming part, optical analog picture signal is obtained by scanning the original copy, then the optical analog image is believed Number conversion is on photographic department；

Development section, makes the optical analog image on the photographic department form toner image, including contains the aobvious of developer Shadow agent box, is respectively arranged with and any Delevoping cartridge split sheds of claim 1-5 in the upper and lower part of the developer box Corresponding activity mouth, the activity mouth are closed by closed plate activity.

7. image processing system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that

Place is respectively arranged with the rail being made of two opposite inner groovies above and below the developer box of the development section Road.

8. image processing system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that

The passage being moved to for any Delevoping cartridges of claim 1-5 at the developer box is provided with the housing.

9. image processing system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that

The driving device of the development section is provided with the sliding tooth coordinated with fixed gear in any Delevoping cartridges of claim 1-5 Wheel.

10. image processing system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that

The sensor whether the identification any Delevoping cartridges of claim 1-5 are installed is provided with the development section.