CN216387750U - Print powder box and imaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a print powder box and imaging device, relates to imaging device's technical field. The print cartridge includes: the powder box body is used for guiding paper and imaging the paper; and the powder box support is configured to accommodate at least one part of the powder box body, one side of the powder box support, which is far away from the powder box body, is configured with an accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is used for accommodating at least one part of the storage part so as to expose the storage part. Set up the powder box body on the powder box support, and be provided with the holding tank with storage piece adaptation on the powder box support to the storage piece exposes out in the holding tank, makes the print powder box in-process that uses, can apply the surface subsides of storage piece in imaging equipment's contact point, guarantees that storage piece and imaging equipment's contact performance is good.

Description

Print powder box and imaging device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of imaging equipment, in particular to a print powder box and imaging equipment.

Background

As printers have been increasingly developed, manufacturers have become more and more demanding on printers in which a developing cartridge, also called a "toner cartridge", capable of configuring an electrophotographic image forming apparatus such as a laser type or a non-laser type printer with a replaceable developing cartridge having a memory (IC chip). When the developing cartridge is mounted on the printer, the printer can read information for print control from the memory; for example, the developing cartridge memory stores information indicating whether the developing cartridge is brand new, and the antenna on the printer reads the information in the memory so that the rotational speed of the developing roller changes according to the information.

The existing developing box structure has the phenomenon of poor contact when a memory is in communication connection with a printer.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the application is to provide a print powder box and imaging device, aim at solving current development box structure and have the technical problem with imaging device communication failure.

In order to achieve the purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the application:

in a first aspect, the present application is directed to a toner cartridge comprising: the powder box body is used for guiding paper and imaging the paper; the powder box support is configured to accommodate at least one part of the powder box body, and one side of the powder box support, which faces away from the powder box body, is provided with an accommodating groove which is used for accommodating at least one part of the storage part, so that the storage part is exposed.

In the process of the realization, the powder box body is arranged on the powder box support, the accommodating groove matched with the storage piece is formed in the powder box support, and the storage piece is exposed out of the accommodating groove, so that the surface of the storage piece can be attached to the contact point of the imaging equipment in the use process of the printing powder box, and the good contact performance of the storage piece and the imaging equipment is ensured.

In some embodiments, a surface of the storage member is disposed parallel to a surface of the cartridge holder, and the chip includes a substrate, a storage unit connected to the substrate, and a contact.

In the process of the realization, the storage part is arranged to be parallel to the powder box support, so that when the printing powder box is installed on the imaging equipment, the storage part can be attached to the contact point of the imaging equipment, and the electric contact performance of the storage part and the imaging equipment is improved.

In some embodiments, the substrate is coupled to the receiving groove, and the contact member is disposed on a side of the substrate close to the receiving groove such that the contact member is exposed from the receiving groove.

At the in-process of above-mentioned realization, connect whole storage piece in the holding tank for the print cartridge is at the in-process that uses, can more apply storage piece in imaging device, guarantees that chip and imaging device's contact performance is good.

In some embodiments, the storage member includes an adaptor configured on the accommodating groove and a chip configured on the powder box body, and the chip is in conduction with the adaptor.

In the process of realizing, the chip is connected with the contact point of the imaging device through the adapter piece, so that the structure of the storage piece is diversified and the adaptability of the chip is improved while the electric contact performance of the chip and the imaging device is good.

In some embodiments, the memory element further comprises metal contacts disposed between the interposer and the chip to connect the interposer to the chip.

In some embodiments, the contact member includes at least two conductive members, and the metal contact is elastically connected between the interposer and the chip.

In some embodiments, the adaptor is disposed parallel with respect to a surface of the compact holder.

In some embodiments, the chip is disposed obliquely with respect to the body of the compact body.

In the implementation process, the chip is arranged to incline relative to the powder box support, so that the area of the contact relative to the contact point of the imaging device is increased, and the electrical contact performance of the chip and the imaging device is improved.

In some embodiments, a length of the chip is configured to be not less than a length of the accommodating groove.

In a second aspect, the present application is also directed to an imaging apparatus comprising: printing the body; and the print powder box according to any one of the above items, wherein the print powder box is installed on the print body.

The imaging device provided in the second aspect of the present application includes the toner cartridge according to any one of the technical solutions of the first aspect, so that all technical effects of any one of the embodiments described above are achieved, and details are not repeated herein.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of this application scheme is: set up the powder box body on the powder box support, and be provided with the holding tank with storage piece adaptation on the powder box support to the storage piece exposes out in the holding tank, makes the print powder box in-process that uses, can apply the surface subsides of storage piece in imaging equipment's contact point, guarantees that storage piece and imaging equipment's contact performance is good.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for a user of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a print powder cartridge disclosed in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another powder box of an imaging device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a container body of another image forming apparatus container disclosed in an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals

10. Printing the powder box; 101. a powder box body; 102. a powder box bracket; 1021. accommodating grooves; 20. a storage member; 201. an adapter; 202. a chip; 203. and a metal contact.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments obtained by a user of ordinary skill in the art without any inventive work based on the embodiments in the present application are within the scope of the present application.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or orientations or positional relationships that are conventionally placed when the products of the present invention are used, and are used only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements to be referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used merely to distinguish one description from another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it is further noted that, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case to a user of ordinary skill in the art.

Examples

The printer is provided with replaceable printing consumables such as toner cartridges, ink cartridges and the like. A chip is generally provided in a printing consumable, and the chip can store information related to the consumable, such as consumable amount information, color information, production date, and the like. Therefore, the stability of the electrical connection of the chip in the printing consumables and the image forming apparatus is very important.

With the development of semiconductor technology, more and more printer manufacturers keep data in a storage medium (generally called a chip) to record the usage of printing consumables (such as cartridges, etc.). The storage medium is usually fixed on a powder box or a toner cartridge, and is in electric signal connection with an electric contact point of a printer through an electric contact surface to realize data communication.

The inventor finds that, in the design process, because the printer and the chip are physically connected, the position of the electric contact surface is fixed relative to the printing consumable (a powder box or a toner cartridge), however, after the printing consumable is installed on the powder box, the printing consumable may be installed in place, so that the contact point of the printer and the chip on the printing consumable cannot be contacted, normal printing cannot be performed, and the contact position of the chip is small, so that the contact point cannot be contacted.

In view of this, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a print powder box 10 disclosed in the embodiment of the present application; in a first aspect, the present application is directed to a toner cartridge 10 comprising: the printing device comprises a powder box body 101 and a powder box support 102, wherein the powder box body 101 is connected with the powder box support 102, the powder box support 102 is used for accommodating at least one part of the powder box body 101, and the powder box body 101 is used for printing paper.

Specifically, the cartridge body 101 is used to guide and image a sheet of paper; the compact holder 102 is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the compact body 101, and a receiving groove 1021 is configured on a side of the compact holder 102 facing away from the compact body 101, where the receiving groove 1021 is used for receiving a structure of at least a portion of the storage member 20, so as to expose the storage member 20.

For example, the storage element 20 may be completely disposed in the receiving groove 1021 and connected to the contact of the image forming apparatus, or a part of the storage element 20 may be disposed in the receiving groove 1021 and connected to the contact of the image forming apparatus, and another part of the storage element 20 may be disposed in the compact body 101.

The powder box support 102 is used for being mounted on an imaging device, a first opening is formed in the bottom of the powder box support 102, the first opening can be used for mounting and dismounting the powder box body 101 and can also be used for entering paper, a second opening is formed in the top of the powder box support 102, the second opening can be used for outgoing of the paper, and the accommodating groove 1021 is further formed in the top of the powder box support 102; it should be noted that the sizes and shapes of the first opening, the second opening, and the accommodating groove 1021 are not specifically limited, and may be set according to practical application conditions, which is not described herein again.

In the process of the implementation, the cartridge body 101 is disposed on the cartridge support 102, the accommodating groove 1021 adapted to the storage component 20 is disposed on the cartridge support 102, and the storage component 20 is exposed from the accommodating groove 1021, so that the surface of the storage component 20 can be attached to the contact point of the imaging device in the use process of the print cartridge 10, and the storage component 20 and the imaging device are ensured to have good contact performance.

Referring to fig. 1, a surface of the storage member 20 is parallel to a surface of the cartridge holder 102, so that the storage member can be attached to a contact point of an image forming apparatus when a print cartridge is mounted on the image forming apparatus, and the storage member 20 includes a base plate, a storage unit connected to the base plate, and a contact member.

For example, the storage member 20 includes a chip having the substrate, a storage unit and a contact member, and the surface of the storage member may be further disposed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the cartridge holder 102, that is, the height of the left side of the storage member 20 is lower than that of the right side, so that the storage member 20 forms an angle with the surface of the cartridge holder 102; in a preferred embodiment of the present application, the angle between the storage member 20 and the surface of the compact holder 102 is set between 0 and 90 °; generally, the smaller the angle of inclination of the storage member 20 with respect to the cartridge holder 102, the larger the area of the contact member 201 of the storage member 20 with respect to the contact point of the image forming apparatus.

In the above implementation, by arranging the storage member 20 to be inclined with respect to the cartridge holder 102, the area of the contact point of the contact member 201 with respect to the imaging device is increased, and the electrical contact performance of the chip 20 with the imaging device is improved.

In some embodiments, the substrate is connected to the receiving groove 1021, and the contact is disposed at a side of the substrate close to the receiving groove 1021, so that the contact is exposed at the receiving groove 1021.

For example, a protruding strip may be disposed on a periphery of the receiving groove 1021 to form a slot for being engaged with the storage element 20, and it should be noted that a height of the protruding strip on a left side of the receiving groove 1021 is lower than a height of the protruding strip on a right side, so that the storage element 20 is disposed obliquely; of course, the storage component 20 can also be adhered to the receiving groove 1021 by means of an adhesive; alternatively, a part of the storage component 20 may be engaged with the receiving groove 1021, and the other part may be adhered by means of an adhesive, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

In the process of the implementation, the whole storage part 20 is connected to the accommodating groove 1021, so that the storage part 20 can be closer to the imaging device in the use process of the toner cartridge 10, and the good contact performance between the storage part 20 and the imaging device is ensured.

As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another powder box of an imaging device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application; the storage part 20 comprises an adaptor 201 configured on the accommodating groove 1021 and a chip 202 configured on the powder box body 101, wherein the chip 202 is conducted with the adaptor 201; wherein the chip 202 includes a substrate, a contact, and a storage unit connected to the substrate, and a length of the chip 202 is configured to be not less than a length of the receiving groove 1021.

For example, the adaptor 201 may be fixed to the receiving groove 1021 in a clamping manner, or may be adhered to the receiving groove 1021 in an adhesive manner, and the adaptor 201 may be completely disposed in the receiving groove 1021, but of course, a part of the adaptor 201 may be disposed in the receiving groove 1021, and another part of the adaptor may extend out of the receiving groove 1021, etc.

In the implementation process, the chip 202 is connected to the contact point of the imaging device through the adapter 201, so that the electrical contact performance between the storage component 20 and the imaging device is good, the structure of the storage component 20 can be diversified, and the adaptability of the storage component 20 is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another powder box body 101 of a powder box of an imaging device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application, the storage component 20 further includes a metal contact 203, the metal contact 203 is disposed between the adaptor 201 and the chip 202, so that the adaptor 201 and the chip 202 form a connection, the contact of the chip 202 includes at least two conductive members, and the metal contact 203 and the conductive members are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

For example, when the adaptor 201 is completely disposed in the receiving groove 1021, the positions of the two conductive members corresponding to the adaptor 201 may be set to be parallel, and of course, the length of the chip 202 is configured to be not less than the length of the receiving groove 1021, that is, another part of the conductive members extending out of the receiving groove 1021 may be set to be parallel, or each of the conductive members may be set to be irregular.

The metal contacts 203 can achieve conduction between the adaptor 201 and the chip 202, and the number of the metal contacts 203 can be set according to the number of the conductive members, for example, two conductive members are provided, that is, two metal contacts 203 are also provided, and when four conductive members are provided, that is, four metal contacts 203 are also provided, and so on, which are listed here.

In order to ensure good contact between the interposer 201 and the chip 202, the metal contacts 203 may be configured as metal elastic members, i.e., the metal contacts 203 are elastically connected between the interposer 201 and the chip 202.

In some embodiments, the adaptor 201 is disposed parallel to the surface of the compact holder 102, and the chip 202 is disposed obliquely to the surface of the compact body 101, although the adaptor 201 may also be disposed obliquely to the surface of the compact holder 102; for example, the inclination angle of the chip 202 relative to the powder box body 101 may be set to be 0-90 °, and the smaller the inclination angle is, the larger the area of the contact point of the adaptor 201 relative to the imaging device is.

In the implementation process, the adapter 201 is arranged to be inclined relative to the powder box support 102, so that the area of a contact point of the adapter 201 relative to the imaging device is increased, and the electrical contact performance of the chip 202 and the imaging device is improved.

In some embodiments, the chip 202 may be made of a flexible material, which may improve the adaptability of the chip 202; that is, the substrate of the chip 202 may be made of a flexible material, and the substrate may be attached to the powder cartridge body 101.

In a second aspect, the present application is also directed to an imaging apparatus comprising: printing the body; and the print powder box 10 as described in any of the above, the print powder box 10 is mounted to the print body; illustratively, the image forming apparatus includes a printer, a copier, a facsimile machine, a multifunction machine, etc., wherein the image forming apparatus may further include a photosensitive apparatus including a photosensitive drum, a charging roller, a cleaning member, etc., and the image forming cartridge is detachably mounted on the photosensitive apparatus.

The imaging device provided in the second aspect of the present application includes the print powder cartridge 10 according to any one of the technical solutions of the first aspect, so that all technical effects of any one of the embodiments described above are achieved, and are not described herein again.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A print cartridge, comprising:

the powder box body is used for guiding paper and imaging the paper;

the powder box support is configured to accommodate at least one part of the powder box body, and one side of the powder box support, which faces away from the powder box body, is provided with an accommodating groove which is used for accommodating at least one part of the storage part, so that the storage part is exposed.

2. The print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the storage member is disposed in parallel with respect to a surface of the cartridge holder, and the storage member includes a base plate, a storage unit connected to the base plate, and a contact member.

3. The toner cartridge of claim 2, wherein the base plate is coupled to the receiving slot, and the contact member is configured to be disposed on a side of the base plate adjacent to the receiving slot such that the contact member is exposed at the receiving slot.

4. The print cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the storage member includes an adaptor member disposed on the accommodating groove and a chip disposed on the cartridge body, the chip being in conduction with the adaptor member.

5. The print powder cartridge of claim 4, wherein the storage member further comprises a metal contact disposed between the adapter member and the chip to connect the adapter member to the chip.

6. The print powder cartridge of claim 5, wherein the metal contact is resiliently connected between the adapter and the chip.

7. The print cartridge of claim 5, wherein the adapter is disposed parallel relative to a surface of the cartridge support.

8. The print cartridge of claim 4, wherein the chip is disposed obliquely with respect to a surface of the cartridge body.

9. The print powder cartridge of claim 4, wherein the length of the chip is configured to be no less than the length of the receiving slot.

10. An image forming apparatus, characterized by comprising:

printing the body; and

the print powder cartridge of any one of claims 1-9, mounted to the print body.

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