CN2831190Y - Developing agent supplying vessel - Google Patents
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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- G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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- G03G15/0867—Arrangements for supplying new developer cylindrical developer cartridges, e.g. toner bottles for the developer replenishing opening
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Abstract
The utility model relates to a developing agent supplying container which comprises a main body, a discharge outlet of the developing agent and a valve member, wherein the main body is used for accommodating the developing agent; the discharge outlet of the developing agent is arranged on the main body and is used for discharging the developing agent; the valve member is used for opening and closing the discharge outlet of the developing agent, and the valve member is provided with a grasp part. The utility model has the advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, few steps of installation, etc., and the utility model also has the advantages that the developing agent is not easy to leak in the process of storage and transportation.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to that be removably mounted on being used in the imaging device developer supply case of developer, this imaging device to be provided can be electric photography type or electrostatic recording type, for example duplicating machine, printer, facsimile recorder or similar devices.
Background technology
Imaging device in use can constantly consume developer, thereby needs to replenish after developer uses up.By replenishing different modes, developer supply case can be divided into two kinds, and a kind of is the dispensable mould developer supply case, and during its replenishment developer, the developer in the developer supply case is by the developer receptacle of disposable input imaging device main frame; Another kind is the fixed developer supply case, and developer little by little infeeds imaging device from this container, until the developer in the container is exhausted.The latter needs long-term relatively developer reservoir is placed in the developing apparatus.
For being reduced to the needs of picture device volume, trend recently is to adopt the fixed container.For preventing when changing developer reservoir, to make the developer that is retained in the container be scattered, seal the valve component of usefulness usually in developer floss hole configuration one from floss hole.
Existing a kind of developer supply case comprises the valve component that is located at the developer floss hole, is located at the revolving member of container body one end, is equipped with gear on revolving member and valve component.When developer replenishing container is placed in the imaging device master component, by cooperating between the gear on the drive disk assembly in the imaging device master component and revolving member and the valve component, the rotary driving force of rotation revolving member is delivered to valve component, thereby realizes the opening and closing of developer floss hole.
Rotate along the direction of opening valve component in order to limit rotatable components, the CN1460901A Chinese invention patent application that name is called " developer supply case " discloses a kind of developer replenishing container, it further comprises a limiting member, be used to limit rotatable member and rotate along opening the valve component direction, it comprises that is integral and stretches to along the prolongation of closing the rotation direction extension of rotatable member and one from prolongation basically restriction projection master component, that be used for the retention tab on the main body with rotatable member.
There is following problem in above-mentioned developer replenishing container, and the firstth, the gear of transmission rotating drive power often skids when cooperatively interacting, and causing easily can not the opening/closing valve component, or opening/closing is not in place; The secondth, number of parts is more, causes installation step many and manufacturing cost is higher relatively; The 3rd is in transportation, and spacing member causes container body to leak developer easily by without the releasing of changing places.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of developer supply case, can directly rotate valve component, opening/closing developer floss hole;
Another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of developer supply case, can be by simple structural limitations valve component in the rotation along opening/closing developer floss hole direction;
An also purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of developer supply case, and when it was not installed to imaging device, valve component was locked.
For achieving the above object, the developer supply case that provides of the utility model comprises the main body that is used for receiving photographic developer; Be arranged on the developer floss hole that is used to discharge developer on the main body; Be used to open and close the valve component of developer floss hole.Wherein, valve component is provided with a grip part.
This developer supply case can further include: be located at the guide rail on main body one end face, be located at the prominent muscle of valve component grip part, during the rotation valve component, prominent muscle and guide rail lean, with the rotation of restriction valve component.Wherein, guide rail is a circular arc, and is coaxial with valve component.
Developer supply case also comprises the retention tab near the body end of valve component grip part, be used to prevent the locking component that valve component rotates, wherein locking component comprises one with valve component grip part one and stretch to main body along the prolongation of valve component closing direction extension and one from the extension basically, be used for the locking projection of the retention tab on the main body; Retention tab has two.
By above scheme as can be seen, not only the operation of opening/closing valve mechanism is more easy, accurate according to developer supply case of the present utility model, and structure is more simple, installation step is few, low cost of manufacture, and can guarantee that valve mechanism can not opened voluntarily in storage and transport process, cause developer to leak.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the utility model embodiment in the valve component open mode;
Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged drawing of the utility model embodiment near the valve component place.
Embodiment:
The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments.
Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, developer supply case 1 comprises the developer-accommodating part 2 that is used to hold developer, is used to discharge the developer floss hole 3 of developer, is used for the valve component 4 of opening/closing developer floss hole 3.
Developer-accommodating part 2 is roughly the cylindrical shell of a hollow, can adopt the plastic resin material by injection moulding, blowing, injection blow molding or similar technology manufacturing.
Developer floss hole 3 is arranged on the circumferential surface of developer-accommodating part 2 contiguous axial end portions, and is rectangular basically, and can be sealed by valve component 4.
In developer-accommodating part 2, be provided with the developer feed mechanism that is used for developer is fed into floss hole 3.In the present embodiment, this feed mechanism is a mixing component, but also can use the parts of other known type.
Valve component 4 one be provided with valve part 4a and grip 4b two parts.Valve part 4a is used to seal developer floss hole 3, and it is curved, along the outside surface extension of developer-accommodating part 2; Grip 4b is rectangular basically, but also can be other shape.Be provided with a targeting part 4f in relative developer floss hole one side of valve part 4a, this part has the xsect of channel shaped.By this targeting part 4f, valve part 4a engages with near two parallel ribs 5 along the circumferentially extension developer discharging 3 of developer-accommodating part 2, thereby realizes the circumferential to-and-fro movement of valve part 4a along developer-accommodating part 2.End in the close developer-accommodating part 2 of the grip 4b of valve component 4 has a prominent muscle 6, it engages with channel shaped guide rail 7 on being located at corresponding developer-accommodating part 2 end faces, with the motion of restriction grip, guarantee that valve part 4a can only rotate on the angle of opening/closing developer floss hole.Guide rail 7 is circular arc, and coaxial with the valve part 4a of valve component 4, its arc length can select according to radius size the angle of central angle, the above-mentioned angle of present embodiment middle guide 7 is got about 33 °.
Like this, according to present embodiment, the grip 4b of operator grasps valve component 4 rotation can directly realize the opening and closing of developer floss hole 3.
The processing of preferred valve component 4 is to adopt the plastic resin injection moulding to make, but also can adopt other material and manufacture method.Valve part 4a preferably has rigidity and slidably property preferably, and this example adopts the ABS resin material.
For preventing that developer reservoir 1 valve component 4 in storage and transport process is opened, cause developer to leak, developer reservoir 1 is provided with self-locking mechanism.Self-locking mechanism comprises the locking mechanism that is located on the valve component 4 and is located at developer reservoir near two retention tab 8a, 8b on the end face periphery of valve mechanism 4 sides.Locking mechanism comprises with grip 4b one, and an arm 4c who extends along valve component 4 closing directions is at the free-ended locking projection 4d of arm 4c, separate latching projection 4e.Locking projection 4d stretches to developer-accommodating part 2, before developer reservoir 1 is not installed to imaging device, locking projection 4d is resisted against between two retention tab 8a, the 8b, and valve component 4 is locked, all can not rotate on the direction of opening/closing developer floss hole 3.Separate latching projection 4e extending radially outwardly along the circumferential surface of developer-accommodating part 2, after developer reservoir 1 is installed to imaging device, separate latching projection 4e and be resisted against a block (not shown) on the imaging device, promoted along the direction opposite with installation, locking projection 4d is ejected from retention tab 8a, 8b, lock is opened automatically, and valve component 4 can be rotated.
During installation, the operator can hold the grip 4b of valve component 4, developer reservoir 1 is inserted in the developing apparatus along the Xa direction, and makes and separate on the block that latching projection 4e is resisted against imaging device.At this moment, locking projection 4d ejects from retention tab 8a, 8b, and lock is opened automatically.At this moment, the grip 4b of direction (Ya direction) the rotation valve component of opening along developer floss hole 34 can drive valve part 4a and rotate, and opens the developer floss hole.
During dismounting, along closing developer floss hole direction (Yb direction) rotation grip 4b, the developer floss hole is closed, when outwards pulling out developer supply case along the Xb direction, separate latching projection 4e lose with imaging device in the engaging of block, locking projection 4d is against in the middle of retention tab 8a, the 8b, and valve component 4 is locked.Pull down developer supply case this moment, residual developer can not leak out yet in the container, thereby prevents to pollute developing apparatus and operator's hand.
Be provided with the indication of sense of rotation on the end face of developer-accommodating part 2, on behalf of developer floss hole 3, " on " open direction, and on behalf of developer, " off " discharge 3 closing directions.During installing/dismounting, the operator can rotate grip 4b by direction indication.
One slide block 9 is arranged in developer container, and slide block 9 has an opening (not shown).When developer supply case is installed to imaging device, the valve part 4a of valve component 4 is inserted in the slide block 9, thereby make moving that slide block 9 and valve component 4 connect each other, can realize that the opening of slide block 9 of floss hole 3, developing apparatus side of developer reservoir 1 and the opening (not shown) of developer receiving portion open simultaneously, close.
Variation based on the utility model design is not limited in the foregoing description; also multiple variation can be arranged; structure in the foregoing description can also be accepted or rejected targetedly, the embodiment that combination makes new advances, these simple structural changes still belong to the protection domain of the utility model requirement.
Claims (4)
1, developer supply case comprises
The main body that is used for receiving photographic developer;
Be arranged on the developer floss hole on the main body, be used to discharge developer;
Be used to open and close the valve component of described developer floss hole;
It is characterized in that:
Described valve component is provided with a grip part.
2, developer supply case according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
One end face of described main body is provided with the arc-shaped rail coaxial with described valve component;
The grip part of described valve component is provided with a prominent muscle, and during the rotation valve component, described prominent muscle and described guide rail lean, with the rotation of restriction valve component.
3, developer supply case according to claim 1 and 2 further comprises:
The retention tab of the body end of close described valve component grip part;
Be used to prevent the locking component that valve component rotates, comprise one with described valve component grip part one and stretch to described main body from described extension, be used for locking projection along the prolongation of described valve component closing direction extension and one basically against described retention tab.
4, developer supply case according to claim 3 is characterized in that:
Described retention tab has two, and the spacing of two retention tab can be held described locking projection.
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| CN 200520063604 CN2831190Y (en) | 2005-08-24 | 2005-08-24 | Developing agent supplying vessel |
| PCT/CN2006/001997 WO2007022690A1 (en) | 2005-08-24 | 2006-08-07 | Developer supply container |
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