EP1156397B1 - Dispositif pour changer et transporter manuellement un rouleau de chauffage d'un appareil de reproduction par exemple d'une imprimante électrophotographique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour changer et transporter manuellement un rouleau de chauffage d'un appareil de reproduction par exemple d'une imprimante électrophotographique Download PDF

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EP1156397B1
EP1156397B1 EP01110024A EP01110024A EP1156397B1 EP 1156397 B1 EP1156397 B1 EP 1156397B1 EP 01110024 A EP01110024 A EP 01110024A EP 01110024 A EP01110024 A EP 01110024A EP 1156397 B1 EP1156397 B1 EP 1156397B1
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Andreas Konday
Peter Schmidt
Markus Weber
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    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • G03G15/2014Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat
    • G03G15/2064Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat using contact heat combined with pressure
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    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1639Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the fixing unit
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/18Cartridge systems

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  • the invention relates to a device for the manual replacement and transport of a roller of a duplicator or an electrophotographic printer.
  • rollers for passing and conveying a sheet- or tape-shaped, toner image-carrying recording medium, which are rotatably operable in an abutting, axis-parallel arrangement in bearings of the device, mounted with their axial ends, and on the other hand manually operable means for releasing the rollers in their bearings and for separating the rollers in the radial direction for the purpose of removal from and insertion are arranged in their bearings.
  • the EP-0 000 631-B1 discloses a copier of the type mentioned.
  • the fixing / heating roller also has for its replacement and carrying a support means in the form of a single U-shaped handle, which is centrally located between the axial ends of the fixing / heating roller and radially to the center axis of the roller rigidly mounted on a U-shaped support frame ,
  • the U-shaped holding frame has at its free U-leg ends in each case a bearing for one of the axial ends of the roller, in which it is freely rotatable.
  • the holding frame has cube-shaped outside on its free U-leg ends, rigidly connected to the leg ends separate bearing pads, by means of which the fixing / heating roller can be inserted and removed in U-shaped bearings of the fixing unit.
  • Disadvantage of this disclosed embodiment is that when using large, heavy Fixier / Wienwalzen for the purpose of improving the fixing quality, replacement and carrying the fixing / heating roller without jamming and damage by means of a single handle is difficult, and when removing a hot fixing / heating roller and storing in a transport container, this is not feasible without endangering the service person and damaging the roller.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a device of the type mentioned, which does not have these disadvantages, but makes the implementation of a device customer service, especially replacing and transporting hot, heavy and large rolls safer and easier, and also has a simple, compact inexpensive structure.
  • a protective container is provided, which is slipped over a released in the device roller and the support means, preferably attachable.
  • the roller can then be removed, for example, with the attached protective container by means of their projecting from the protective container support means from the bearing points of the device or set in this again.
  • the protective container has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile
  • the inner cavity for receiving a roller has a diameter which is greater than that of an outer diameter of the roller, such that when placed on the support means of the roller protective container no contact between the Protective container and the roller takes place; and the protective container recesses in its container wall for receiving the support means of the roller, whose clear inner width relative to an associated outer diameter of the support means such is predetermined that the protective container with its recesses on the carrying means can be arranged by clamping.
  • a transport container in which the equipped with a roller protective container is manually inserted and removed, wherein means for securing the position of the protective container and the roller are arranged in the transport container.
  • the invention also relates to a duplicating device or an electrophotographic printer according to the invention with an exchangeable roller having at its two axial ends in each case a carrying handle as a support means, by means of which the roller arranged at the bearing points of the device, extending radially from the outer periphery to the center axis of the bearing points , Guidable substantially slot-shaped openings, radially inserted into the bearings and can be removed from them. Because even in this way a safe removal of the roller from the copier without risk of injury is possible.
  • the carrying handles are arranged centrally to the axial center axis at the ends of the roller; and protrude the handles of the roller over the bearing points of the device and a protective container axially out; and on the other hand, at least one of the two carrying handles of the roller means for axially and radially centering and guiding the roller in their bearings in the device; and at least one of the two handles of the roller (1) means (11; 21) for axially and radially centering and guiding a possibly provided protective container (5) on the roller.
  • Fig. 1 to 4 refers to a preferred embodiment of the inventive device for manually replacing and transporting a roller of a duplicating device.
  • the device is in this case provided on a fixing / heating roller of a fixing unit F, wherein the fixing unit is arranged in a duplicating device, not shown, of known type, such as a copier.
  • inventive device can also be used in other devices such as printers, image transfer units, photo printers with fuser units and sheet / belt conveyors or in sheet sorter units with sheet transport units; and that the rolls may be in the form of pressure, image transfer or sheet feed rolls.
  • the fixing unit F shown in FIG. 1 is shown in a position laterally withdrawn from the copying machine on a carriage, not shown, and in an open upper position, with its fixing roller 1 in an upper position pivoted about a pivot axis Z by means of its upper chassis part.
  • the fixing unit F in this case has the fixing roller 1 in the upper chassis part and a pressure roller 2 in the lower chassis part in a pair of rollers for passing and conveying a sheet or tape-shaped recording medium S, which in the closed position of the fixing in an abutting, axis-parallel arrangement their axial ends in bearings L1; L2; L3; L4 of the chassis parts are rotatably operable stored.
  • the fixing roller 1 is provided with carrying means T1, T2, each having conventional pivot bearings, not shown, in which the fixing roller is freely rotatable about its center axis X1. Furthermore, the fixing roller 1 is equipped for the purpose of heating with a centrally mounted in her heating lamp H.
  • the fixing unit F has at the bearing points L1, L2 in the upper chassis part manually operable means 3 for releasing the fixing roller 1 in their bearings for the purpose of removing these from their and / or insertion of these in their bearings.
  • the roller has, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, at its two axial ends in each case a carrying handle T1, T2 as a support means, by means of which the roller arranged at the bearing points L1, L2 of the device, radially from the outer periphery to Center axis Y1 of the bearing points extending, substantially slot-shaped openings feasible, radially inserted into the bearings and can be removed from them.
  • a separate protective container 5 is provided, which can be turned over and slipped over the roller 1 or fixing roller 1 released in the device and its carrying means T1, T2; the roller 1 is removable with the attached protective container 5 by means of their projecting from the protective container support means T1, T2 from the bearing points L1, L2 of the device and / or used in this.
  • the protective container 5 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile, the inner cavity 1 for receiving the fixing roller 1 has a diameter which is greater than that of an outer diameter of the roller, such that when placed on the support means of the roller protective container no contact between the Protective container or its inner walls and the roller takes place.
  • the protective container 5 as shown in Fig. 1 and 2, recesses 52 in its container wall 53 for receiving the support means T1, T2 of the fixing roller 1, whose clear, inner width relative to an associated outer diameter of the support means is so predetermined, the the protective container with its recesses on the carrying means can be arranged by clamping.
  • the carrying handles T1, T2 of the carrying means are in this case arranged centrically to the axial center axis X1 at the ends of the fixing roller 1; and protrude the handles of the roller on the bearings L1, L2 of the device or the fixing unit F and on the protective container 5 axially.
  • the carrying handles T1, T2 are in this case in the form of substantially angular handles or eyelets.
  • Carrying handles designed as round or oval handles, eyelets or knobs.
  • the protective container 5 has at its two ends or axially arranged side walls 53 each substantially slot-shaped recesses 52 for receiving the arranged at the axial ends of the roller 1
  • the clear inner width of the recesses 52 is adjusted relative to the associated outer diameters of the centering / guiding / holding means 11 such that the protective container 5 with its side walls 53 and recesses 52 can be arranged thereon in a clamping manner.
  • the slot-shaped recesses 52 are arranged for the means 11 on the side walls 53 of the protective container 5 centrally to the axial center axis of the inner cavity 51 of the U-shaped protective container; and have the recesses and the inner cavity 51 for attaching and removing the protective container to / from the fixing roller 1 same radial orientations.
  • the protective container 5 also consists of a resilient, thermally resistant and insulating plastic material.
  • the two handles T1, T2 of the fixing roller 1 means 10 for axially and radially centering, guiding and holding the roller 1 in their bearings L1, L2 in the device or in the fixing unit F; and on the other hand have means 11 for axially and radially centering, guiding and holding the protective container 5 on the roller 1 or on the carrying means T1, T2.
  • the means 10; 11 1 for axial and radial centering, guiding and holding the fixing roller 1 in the bearing points L1, L2 of the fixing unit F and in the recesses 52 of the protective container 5 are summarized and integrally formed on the carrying handles T1, T2 arranged.
  • the means 10, 11 are designed in the form of concentric around the center axis X1 of the fixing roller 1 arranged annular discs, wherein in each case a disc in the region of each axial end of the roller 1 and is arranged spaced therefrom.
  • the two means 10 for centering, guiding and holding the fixing roller 1 in the bearing points L1, L2 are designed as substantially circular annular discs, which in inserting the fixing roller in the bearings L1, L2 in each case an annular circumferential groove (not shown) of the bearings be introduced.
  • the carrying handles T1, T2 are thereby introduced into radially extending slot-shaped recesses or openings of the bearing points, so that they are secured against rotation and only the fixing roller 1 is in its in the carrying means L1, L2 pivot bearings, e.g. can rotate freely in conventional ball bearings.
  • the two means 11 for centering, guiding and holding the protective container 5 are arranged as a rectangular area on the annular discs, which projects radially outwards, away from the bearing points L1, L2 and along the slot-shaped guides of the bearings, so that after releasing the fixing roller 1 in their bearing points L1, L2 by a release / locking lever 30 of the means 3, the protective container 5 by means of its grooves in the recesses 52 of the side walls 53 on this rectangular portion 11 of the two annular discs of the support means T1, T2 can be plugged.
  • a transport container 6 For transporting the fixing roller 1, as shown in Fig. 2 to 4, a transport container 6 is provided with two handles 63 on side walls, in which the fitted with a fixing roller protective container 5 is manually inserted and removed, wherein in the transport container means 61; Position assurance of the protective container and the roller are arranged.
  • arranged at the bottom of the transport container means 62 for securing the position of the fixing roller 1 on the carrying handles T1, T2 of the roller and act against the disposed on a longitudinal wall of the transport container position assurance means 61 of the protective container 5.
  • the means 61, 62 for securing the position of the Roller and the protective container are resiliently formed, wherein the means 62 are designed in the form of a spring clip and the means 61 in the form of retaining bolts on which eyes of the protective container 5 can be plugged.
  • the transport container 6 has a plurality of position securing means 61, 62 for receiving a plurality of rollers 1 with protective container 5.

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Claims (10)

  1. Dispositif de remplacement manuel et de transport d'un tambour (1) d'un moyen de reproduction ou d'une imprimante électro-photographique, ledit tambour étant équipé de poignées, une enceinte de protection (5) étant prévue qui peut être déposée sur le tambour (1) libéré dans le moyen de reproduction et sur les poignées (T1, T2) du tambour (1), ce dernier pouvant être retiré, avec son enceinte de protection (5), du moyen de reproduction à l'aide des poignées (T1, T2) dépassant hors de l'enceinte de protection et remis dans ce dernier, ladite enceinte de protection (5) ayant sensiblement un profil en U, le vide (51) de l'enceinte de protection servant à protéger le tambour (1) ayant un diamètre supérieur au diamètre extérieur dudit tambour de façon à exclure tout contact entre l'enceinte de protection et le tambour lorsque l'enceinte de protection est posée sur les poignées du tambour, ladite enceinte de protection (5) comprenant des dégagements (52) ménagés dans sa paroi (53) pour intégrer les poignées (T1, T2) du tambour, le diamètre intérieur desdits dégagements étant défini par rapport au diamètre extérieur des poignées correspondantes de façon à coincer les dégagements sur les poignées lors de la dépose de l'enceinte de protection,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le tambour (1) est un tambour chaud de fixation/chauffage et
    qu'un conteneur de transport (6) est prévu pour l'enceinte de protection (5) équipée d'un tambour (1), l'enceinte de protection (5) pouvant être placée manuellement dans ledit conteneur de transport (6), des moyens d'immobilisation (61, 62) de l'enceinte de protection et du tambour étant disposés dans ledit conteneur, des moyens d'immobilisation (62) du tambour (1) étant en contact avec les poignées (T1, T2) et en appui contre les moyens d'immobilisation (61) de l'enceinte de protection (5), les moyens d'immobilisation (61, 62) du tambour et de l'enceinte de protection étant réalisés sous forme élastique.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le tambour (1) possédant à ses deux extrémités axiales des poignées (T1, T2) servant de moyens de transport par lesquelles le tambour peut être guidé dans des orifices de forme sensiblement longitudinale disposés au niveau des points d'appui (L1, L2) du dispositif et orientés, dans le sens radial, de la circonférence extérieure vers l'axe central (Y1) peut être introduit dans le sens radial au niveau des points d'appui et extrait de ces derniers.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les poignées (T1, T2) sont disposées dans le sens central par rapport à l'axe central (X1) au niveau des extrémités du tambour (1) ; et que lesdites poignées du tambour dépassent l'extrémité axiale du dispositif au niveau des points d'appui (L1, L2).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les deux poignées (T1, T2) du tambour (1) comprennent des moyens (10) de centrage, de guidage et de maintien du tambour dans les sens axial et radial au niveau de leurs points d'appui (L1, L2) dans le dispositif ; que les deux poignées du tambour (1) comprennent des moyens (11) de centrage, de guidage et de maintien de l'enceinte de protection (5) sur le tambour dans les sens axial et radial ; et que les poignées (T1, T2) ont une forme se rapprochant sensiblement à celle d'anses, d'oeillets ou de pommeaux rectangulaires, ronds ou ovales.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les moyens (10, 11) de centrage et de guidage du tambour (1) dans les sens axial et radial sont regroupés au niveau des points d'appui (L1, L2) du dispositif et dans les dégagements (52) de l'enceinte de protection (5) et qu'ils sont réalisés sous forme monobloc au niveau des poignées.
  6. Moyen de reproduction et/ou imprimante électro-photographique avec un tambour échangeable selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enceinte de protection (5) comprend, au niveau de ses deux parois latérales (53) disposées dans le sens axial, des dégagements (52) de forme sensiblement longitudinale destinés à recevoir les moyens (11) de centrage/guidage des poignées (T1, T2), lesdits moyens étant disposés aux extrémités axiales du tambour (1) ; que le diamètre intérieur des dégagements (52) par rapport aux diamètres extérieurs correspondants des moyens (11) de centrage/guidage est adapté de façon à coincer l'enceinte de protection (5) par ses parois latérales (53) sur eux lors de sa dépose.
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les dégagements (52) longitudinaux prévus pour les moyens (11) dans les parois latérales (53) de l'enceinte de protection (5) sont disposés de manière co-axiale par rapport à l'axe du vide de l'enceinte de protection à profil en U ; et que les dégagements et le vide sont orientés dans le même sens pour déposer l'enceinte de protection sur le tambour (1) et pour la retirer de ce dernier.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce
    qu'il comprend plusieurs moyens d'immobilisation (61, 62) permettant de loger plusieurs tambours (1) dans leurs enceintes de protection (5) ; et que le conteneur de transport comprend deux poignées (63).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'enceinte de protection (5) est fabriquée en une matière plastique élastique à résistance thermique et isolante.
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