CN211403126U

CN211403126U - Developer replenishing device

Info

Publication number: CN211403126U
Application number: CN202020391005.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 毛宏程; 其他发明人请求不公开姓名
Original assignee: Guangzhou Zhono Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Zhongnuo Microelectronics Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-24
Filing date: 2020-03-24
Publication date: 2020-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses a developer replenishing device, developer replenishing device includes: developer cartridge, lid and control assembly, the developer cartridge includes: the box body is internally provided with a plurality of containing cavities which are distributed along the circumferential direction of the box body and are spaced from each other, and a pushing piece which can be switched to any one of the containing cavities; the cover body is detachably connected with the box body and is provided with a discharge port, and the accommodating cavity and the discharge port are communicated with each other under a preset condition; and the control assembly comprises a chip and a control switch electrically connected with the chip, and the control switch is used for controlling the electrical characteristics of the chip or controlling the working state of the chip. Through setting up the control assembly that can communicate with the printer many times, can supply the developer in the printer many times to can hold the intracavity with developer refill, realized developer replenishing device's reuse, can reduce cost when green.

Description

Developer replenishing device

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the developer and specifically relates to a developer replenishing device is related to.

Background

The developer replenishing device is used for replenishing developer to an electronic device with a developing unit, such as a printer, and is provided with a chip.

In the related art, since the developer replenishing device can only replenish the predetermined capacity of the developer to the printer, the developer replenishing device cannot be used for many times, and after the developer is used, the developer replenishing device cannot be used again and can only be discarded, which is not beneficial to energy conservation and environmental protection, and a plurality of developer replenishing devices are needed for replenishing the required capacity of the printer, so that the cost is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a developer replenishing device, which can be reused and is environmentally friendly.

According to the utility model discloses developer replenishing device, include: developer box, lid and control assembly, the developer box includes: the box body is internally provided with a plurality of containing cavities which are distributed along the circumferential direction of the box body and are separated from each other, and a pushing piece which is movably connected with the box body and can be opposite to any one of the containing cavities; the cover body is detachably connected with the box body and is provided with a discharge port, and the accommodating cavity and the discharge port are communicated with each other under a preset condition; the control assembly comprises a chip and a control switch electrically connected with the chip, and the control switch is used for controlling the electrical characteristics of the chip or controlling the working state of the chip.

According to the utility model discloses developer replenishing device through setting up the control assembly that can communicate with the printer many times, can supply the printer with the developer many times to can fill the intracavity with the developer again, realized developer replenishing device's reuse, can reduce cost in the time of green.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the developer cartridge further comprises: a rotating shaft is arranged on the rotating shaft,

the rotating shaft penetrates through the box body along the axial direction of the box body, the box body is movably connected with the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is provided with a notch, at most one accommodating cavity is aligned with the notch, and the box body rotates relative to the rotating shaft so that the pushing piece can be selectively opposite to any one of the accommodating cavities.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the developer cartridge further comprises: the shaft end covering piece is fixed with the end part of the rotating shaft and seals the containing cavity, and the pushing piece penetrates through the shaft end covering piece and can move along the axial direction of the box body.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the developer cartridge further comprises: a plurality of push plates disposed in the receiving cavities, the push members being adapted to urge the push plates located in the respective receiving cavities toward the discharge port to move between an initial position and a final position.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the border of push pedal with the shape that holds the inner wall in chamber is consistent, the inner wall that holds the chamber is equipped with along axially extended slide rail, the push pedal have with slide rail sliding fit's spout.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, it is cylindrical to hold the chamber, the push pedal with the inner wall that holds the chamber passes through screw-thread fit.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first cover covers the case body, and the discharge port is formed on the first cover; the second cover body is detachably connected with the first cover body, one of the control switch and the chip is arranged on the first cover body, and the other one of the control switch and the chip is arranged on the second cover body; and a third cover body for blocking the discharge port.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first cover comprises: a first cover and a first pipe portion, the first pipe portion passing through the second cover; the lateral wall of first lid is equipped with the switch mounting groove. According to some embodiments of the utility model, the second lid has second lid and second pipe portion, the second lid cover detain in first lid just first pipe portion is worn out the second pipe portion, the lateral wall of second lid is equipped with the switch mounting support, the switch mounting support inserts in the switch mounting groove, control switch install in the switch mounting groove with between the switch mounting support. According to some embodiments of the utility model, the lateral wall of first pipe portion is equipped with the chip supporting bench, the lateral wall of second pipe portion is equipped with the chip mounting groove, the chip install in the chip mounting groove just the back of chip supports on the chip supporting bench.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the control assembly still includes first conducting strip and second conducting strip, first conducting strip with the second conducting strip is fixed in first lid with at least one in the second lid, the first end of first conducting strip with chip electricity connect and the second end with control switch is relative, the first end of second conducting strip with chip electricity connect and the second end with the second end phase-match of first conducting strip, control switch can move to insert the second end of first conducting strip with between the second end of second conducting strip, in order to control the chip can send and supply the completion signal.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, control switch has the wedge head, first conducting strip has the movable elastic piece, the second conducting strip has quiet shell fragment, the wedge head can be inserted the movable elastic piece with between the quiet shell fragment so that the movable elastic piece is kept away from quiet shell fragment motion and with quiet shell fragment separation.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a developer replenishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective-split view of a developer replenishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a receiving chamber according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a shaft and shaft end cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a control assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a wedge head according to an embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

a developer replenishing device 100;

a developer cartridge 10; a case 11; a housing cavity 111; a slide rail 1111; a pusher member 12;

a rotating shaft 13; a notch 131; an axial end cover 14;

a push plate 15; a chute 151; a shaft hole 16;

a lid body 30; a first cover 31; an exhaust port 311; a first cover portion 312; a switch mounting groove 3121; a first tube portion 313; a chip supporting table 3131; a second lid 32; the second cover portion 321; a switch mounting bracket 3211; a second tube portion 322; a chip mounting groove 3221; a third cover 33;

a control assembly 40; a control switch 41; a wedge head 411; a first conductive sheet 42; a movable spring plate 421; a second conductive sheet 43; a static spring sheet 431; inclined surface 4311; a first end 44; a second end 45.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are exemplary.

A developer replenishing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a developer replenishing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a developer cartridge 10, a cover 30, and a control assembly 40.

Specifically, the developer cartridge 10 includes a cartridge body 11 and a pushing member 12. A plurality of accommodating cavities 111 distributed along the circumferential direction of the cartridge 11 and spaced from each other are defined in the cartridge 11, and the pushing member 12 is movably connected to the cartridge 11, that is, the pushing member 12 can be switched to any one of the plurality of accommodating cavities 111. The pushing member 12 may include a pushing end and a rod, and when a force is applied to the pushing end from the box 11 to the cover 30, the pushing end can slide in the accommodating cavity 111 toward the cover 30; the pushing end is slidable within the receiving cavity in a direction away from the cover 30 upon application of a reverse force. The cover 30 is detachably attached to the case 11 and has a discharge port 311, the discharge port 311 and the accommodating chamber 111 are configured to communicate with each other when the developer in the accommodating chamber 111 is pressed, the control assembly 40 includes a chip (not shown) and a control switch 41 electrically connected to the chip, and the control switch 41 is used to control an electrical characteristic of the chip or to control an operating state of the chip.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a plurality of annularly arranged accommodating chambers 111 in the cartridge body 11 sequentially extend along the length direction of the cartridge body 11 (i.e., the direction of the shaft end covering member 14 toward the cover body 30, such as the axial direction of the cartridge body 11 in fig. 2), the accommodating chambers 111 can be filled with developer, the pushing member 12 can be pushed in the cartridge body 11, and when the pushing member 12 is pushed from the outside of the cartridge body 11 to the inside of the cartridge body 11, the developer in the accommodating chambers 111 can be pushed out of the cartridge body 11 and thus enter the discharge port 311 of the cover body 30. After the chip is communicatively connected to an electronic device (e.g., a printer) having a developing unit, the developer in the developer replenishing apparatus 100 may enter the electronic device through the discharge port 311, thereby replenishing the electronic device with the developer.

Specifically, the developer in the accommodating chamber 111 may be provided as a plurality of times of a predetermined capacity of the developer, the chip may be in communication with the printer a plurality of times, the chip may be reset so that the developer replenishing apparatus 100 may place the developer a plurality of times, and the pushing members 12 may push out the developer in the plurality of accommodating chambers 111, respectively, so that the developer replenishing apparatus 100 may be reused.

According to the utility model discloses developer replenishing device 100 through adopting foretell developer cartridge 10, lid 30 and control assembly 40, can make developer replenishing device 100 and printer communicate many times to in supplementing the printer with the developer many times, can refill the developer and hold chamber 111 in, realized developer replenishing device 100's reuse, can reduce cost when green.

For example, the developer may be powder or liquid such as carbon powder and ink which can be used for development.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the chip can store a plurality of data for holding the chamber 111, and when the printer is connected to the chip in communication, the printer can verify the data for holding the chamber 111. If the currently sent data of the accommodating cavity 111 is identified as data that the developer is used up by the printer, the data of the other accommodating cavity 111 is sent to the printer for communication, and if the data is not used up, the data of the current accommodating cavity 111 is identified as the data of the available accommodating cavity 111, so that the developer can be replenished for the printer until the data of the accommodating cavity 111 is used up. And the data of the accommodating chamber 111 at least includes the data of the remaining capacity of the developer, when the data of the remaining capacity of the developer is zero or in an empty state, and the data of the remaining capacity of the developer is lower than a certain proportion, for example, 5% of the initial capacity, the printer will recognize that the data of the accommodating chamber 111 is used up, otherwise, the data of the accommodating chamber 111 can be used continuously.

In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the chip may be reset by an external device. For example, the data of the containing cavity 111 currently sent is recognized by the printer as the data used completely, and the data of a new containing cavity 111 can be rewritten through external setting, so that the printer recognizes that the data of the containing cavity 111 of the chip is not used completely.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the developer cartridge 10 further includes a rotary shaft 13 and a shaft end cover 14, the rotary shaft 13 penetrates the cartridge body 11 in the axial direction of the cartridge body 11, the cartridge body 11 is rotatable relative to the rotary shaft 13, for example, the cartridge body 11 is rotatable relative to the rotary shaft 13 when subjected to a rotational force, the rotary shaft 13 has a notch 131, and at most one of the accommodating chambers 111 is aligned with the notch 131. The shaft end covering piece 14 is fixed with the end of the rotating shaft 13 and closes the accommodating cavity 111, the pushing piece 12 passes through the shaft end covering piece 14 and is movable along the axial direction of the box body 11, and the box body 11 rotates relative to the rotating shaft 13 so that the pushing piece 12 can be selectively opposite to any one of the accommodating cavities 111.

Further, the case 11 is provided with a shaft hole 16, and the shaft hole 16 is provided at the center in the axial direction of the case 11. The rotation shaft 13 may be inserted into the shaft hole 16, and when the rotation shaft 13 is installed in the shaft hole 16, the shaft end cover 14 is located at the outermost side of one end of the case 11 to seal the one end of the case 11. Shaft end cover 14 is provided with a through hole through which pusher 12 can pass. The cartridge 11 is rotatable about the shaft 13, and the cartridge 11 is rotated so that the pushing members 12 correspond to the plurality of accommodating chambers 111, and the pushing members 12 can push out the developer in the accommodating chambers 111.

Specifically, the developer cartridge 10 further includes a plurality of push plates 15, the plurality of push plates 15 being provided in the accommodating chambers 111, and the pushing members 12 are adapted to push the push plates 15 located in the respective accommodating chambers 111 toward the discharge port 311 to move between the initial position and the final position. One push plate 15 is provided for each accommodation chamber 111. Each of the pushing plates 15 may be configured to conform to the cross-sectional area of the accommodating chamber 111, and thus the arrangement is such that the developer is effectively pushed out in its entirety when the pushing member 12 pushes the developer.

Alternatively, a sealing film such as a paper film or a plastic film is provided at an end of the accommodating chamber 111 near the discharge port 311, and when the push rod pushes the developer in the accommodating chamber 111 to move toward the sealing film, the sealing film is crushed by the developer, so that the developer enters the discharge port 311.

According to some optional embodiments of the present invention, the circumference of the push plate 15 is consistent with the shape of the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 111, the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 111 is provided with a slide rail 1111 extending along the axial direction, and the push plate 15 has a slide groove 151 slidably fitted with the slide rail 1111. The push plate 15 can be uniformly lowered or raised by the cooperation of the slide rail 1111 and the slide groove 151, so that when the developer cartridge 10 is used, the developer in the accommodating cavity 111 can be effectively discharged out of the accommodating cavity 111, and the utilization rate of the developer cartridge 10 can be improved. Moreover, when the accommodating cavity 111 is replenished with the developer, the arrangement can effectively reduce the air content in the accommodating cavity 111 and ensure the content of the developer in the accommodating cavity 111.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, the receiving cavity 111 may be cylindrical, and the push plate 15 is screwed to the inner wall of the receiving cavity 111. The combination of the plurality of receiving chambers 111 in the case 11 may form a cylindrical shape. The arrangement can realize the developer in the accommodating cavity 111 to be supplemented into the printer by rotating the push plate 15, and can realize the developer supplement into the accommodating cavity 111 by rotating the push plate 15, and is more convenient. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other examples of the present invention, the sliding rail 1111 may be provided in a straight shape.

Specifically, the cover 30 includes a first cover 31, a second cover 32, and a third cover 33. The first cover 31 covers the case body 11, the discharge port 311 is formed in the first cover 31, the second cover 32 is detachably connected to the first cover 31, one of the control switch 41 and the chip is provided in the first cover 31 and the other is provided in the second cover 32, and the third cover 33 is used for blocking the discharge port 311.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 5, a control switch 41 is disposed on the second cover 32, the control switch 41 is adapted to be electrically connected to the chip, and the control switch 41 can be used to control the electrical characteristics of the chip or control the operating state of the chip, so that the developer replenishing apparatus 100 can replenish the developer for the printer. The third cover 33 may be rotated to open or close the discharge port 311. When the developer replenishing apparatus 100 replenishes the printer with developer, the third cover 33 opens the discharge port 311 by rotating by a predetermined angle. Of course, the third cover 33 may be rotated by an external force to open the discharge port 311, and the developer may be filled into the plurality of accommodating chambers 111 by opening the third cover 33, so that the developer replenishing apparatus 100 may be reused. The second cover 32 is detachably connected to the third cover 33, so that the replacement of the chip and the maintenance of the control switch 41 are more convenient, and the discharge port 311 is more attached to the printer, thereby preventing the leakage of the developer during the replenishment of the developer.

Further, referring to fig. 5, the first cover 31 includes: the switch cover comprises a first cover 312 and a first pipe part 313, wherein the first pipe part 313 penetrates through the second cover body 32, a switch mounting groove 3121 is arranged on the side wall of the first cover 312, the second cover body 32 comprises a second cover 321 and a second pipe part 322, the second cover 321 is covered and buckled on the first cover 312, the first pipe part 313 penetrates out of the second pipe part 322, a switch mounting support 3211 is arranged on the side wall of the second cover 321, the switch mounting support 3211 is inserted into the switch mounting groove 3121, and the control switch 41 is mounted between the switch mounting groove 3121 and the switch mounting support 3211. Therefore, the stability of the control switch 41 after installation can be ensured while the control switch 41 is convenient to install. The extension of first tube portion 313 beyond second tube portion 322 ensures that discharge port 311, which is located at the end of first tube portion 313, is in close contact with the printer, and further prevents leakage of developer when replenishing developer.

According to some optional embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 5, the side wall of the first pipe portion 313 is provided with a chip supporting table 3131, the side wall of the second pipe portion 322 is provided with a chip mounting groove 3221, a chip is mounted in the chip mounting groove 3221 and the back surface of the chip is supported on the chip supporting table 3131. Thus, the reliability of the chip after installation can be ensured, the chip is convenient to disassemble and assemble, and the control switch 41 can be ensured to be in good contact with the chip.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the control assembly 40 further includes a first conductive sheet 42 and a second conductive sheet 43, the first conductive sheet 42 and the second conductive sheet 43 are fixed to at least one of the first cover 31 and the second cover 32, a first end 44 of the first conductive sheet 42 is electrically connected to the chip and a second end 45 of the first conductive sheet 42 is opposite to the control switch 41, a first end 44 of the second conductive sheet 43 is electrically connected to the chip and a second end 45 of the second conductive sheet 43 is matched with the second end 45 of the first conductive sheet 42, and the control switch 41 is movable to be inserted between the second end 45 of the first conductive sheet 42 and the second end 45 of the second conductive sheet 43, so that the control chip can send a supplement completion signal. The first conductive plate 42 and the second conductive plate 43 may be respectively provided with a plurality of mounting holes, so as to be fixedly mounted on the first cover 31 and the second cover 32.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 7, the control switch 41 has the wedge head 411, the first conducting strip 42 has the movable elastic piece 421, the second conducting strip 43 has the static elastic piece 431, the pointed end of the wedge head 411 faces the movable elastic piece 421 and the static elastic piece 431, and the wedge head 411 can be inserted between the movable elastic piece 421 and the static elastic piece 431 to make the movable elastic piece 421 keep away from the motion of the static elastic piece 431 and separate from the static elastic piece 431.

Specifically, when the first conductive plate 42 and the second conductive plate 43 are in a contact state, the control switch 41 may push a predetermined distance in the switch installation groove 3121, the wedge head 411 on the control switch 41 may be inserted between the movable elastic plate 421 and the static elastic plate 431, so that the first conductive plate 42 is disconnected from the second conductive plate 43, and thus the chip may communicate with the printer, for example, the chip may send a signal that the developer is completely replenished to the printer, after the printer recognizes that the developer is successfully replenished, the control switch 41 moves in the direction away from the movable elastic plate 421 and the static elastic plate 431 in the switch installation groove 3121, the wedge head 411 leaves from between the movable elastic plate 421 and the static elastic plate 431, the control switch 41 resets, and the first conductive plate 42 is reconnected with the second conductive plate 43, so that the next developer replenishing step may be performed.

Further, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the stationary spring piece 431 has an inclined surface 4311 for guiding the wedge 411, and one end (e.g., the lower end of fig. 6) of the wedge 411 may be effectively inserted between the movable spring piece 421 and the stationary spring piece 431 by being guided by the inclined surface 4311.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A developer replenishing apparatus, comprising:

a developer cartridge, the developer cartridge comprising:

a box body, which is internally provided with a plurality of accommodating cavities which are distributed along the circumferential direction of the box body and are separated from each other, an

The pushing piece is movably connected to the box body and can be opposite to any one of the accommodating cavities;

a cover detachably coupled to the case and having a discharge port, the receiving chamber and the discharge port communicating with each other under a predetermined condition; and

the control assembly comprises a chip and a control switch electrically connected with the chip, and the control switch is used for controlling the electrical characteristics of the chip or controlling the working state of the chip.

2. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the developer cartridge further comprises:

the rotating shaft penetrates through the box body along the axial direction of the box body, the box body is movably connected with the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is provided with a notch, at most one accommodating cavity is aligned with the notch, and the box body rotates relative to the rotating shaft so that the pushing piece can be opposite to any one of the accommodating cavities.

3. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the developer cartridge further comprises:

the shaft end covering piece is fixed with the end part of the rotating shaft and closes the accommodating cavity, and the pushing piece penetrates through the shaft end covering piece and can move along the axial direction of the box body under a preset condition.

4. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the developer cartridge further comprises:

a plurality of push plates disposed in the receiving cavities, the push members being adapted to urge the push plates located in the respective receiving cavities toward the discharge port to move between an initial position and a final position.

5. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a peripheral edge of said pushing plate conforms to a shape of an inner wall of said accommodating chamber, said inner wall of said accommodating chamber being provided with a slide rail extending in an axial direction, said pushing plate having a slide groove slidably fitted with said slide rail.

6. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said accommodating chamber is cylindrical, and said push plate is screw-fitted to an inner wall of said accommodating chamber.

7. The developer replenishing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover body comprises:

a first cover covering the case, the discharge port being formed on the first cover;

the second cover body is detachably connected with the first cover body, one of the control switch and the chip is arranged on the first cover body, and the other one of the control switch and the chip is arranged on the second cover body; and

and the third cover body is used for blocking the discharge port.

8. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first cover body comprises: a first cover and a first pipe portion, the first pipe portion passing through the second cover; the lateral wall of first lid is equipped with the switch mounting groove.

9. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said second cover has a second cover portion and a second tube portion, said second cover portion is covered with said first cover portion and said first tube portion is passed through said second tube portion, a switch mounting bracket is provided on a side wall of said second cover portion, said switch mounting bracket is inserted into said switch mounting groove, and said control switch is mounted between said switch mounting groove and said switch mounting bracket.

10. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a side wall of said first tube portion is provided with a chip supporting stage, a side wall of said second tube portion is provided with a chip mounting groove, said chip is mounted in said chip mounting groove and a back surface of said chip is supported on said chip supporting stage.

11. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the control member further comprises a first conductive sheet and a second conductive sheet, the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet being fixed to at least one of the first cover and the second cover, a first end of the first conductive sheet being electrically connected to the chip and a second end thereof being opposite to the control switch, a first end of the second conductive sheet being electrically connected to the chip and a second end thereof being matched with the second end of the first conductive sheet, the control switch being movable to be inserted between the second end of the first conductive sheet and the second end of the second conductive sheet under a predetermined condition to control the chip to send a replenishment completion signal.

12. The developer replenishing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the control switch has a wedge head, the first conductive plate has a movable spring, the second conductive plate has a stationary spring, and the wedge head is insertable between the movable spring and the stationary spring under a predetermined condition to move the movable spring away from the stationary spring and separate from the stationary spring.