JP2007178972A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (37)

In the developer replenishment container that is detachably provided in the developer receiving apparatus and is set in the developer receiving apparatus by a setting operation involving at least rotation in the setting direction,
An accommodating portion for accommodating the developer;
A developer discharge port provided on the peripheral surface of the developer supply container so as to face from the top to the side with the set operation;
A rotatable transport member that transports the developer in the housing portion toward the developer discharge port;
Rotating force from the driving gear is provided so as to be able to mesh with the driving gear of the developer receiving device and rotates in the direction opposite to the setting direction so that a force in the setting direction is generated in the developer supply container. Drive transmission means for transmitting to the transport member and rotating the transport member in a direction opposite to the set direction;
A developer supply container characterized by comprising:   The developer supply container according to claim 1, further comprising a stop portion that stops the rotation of the developer supply container in the setting direction at a developer discharge position.   The drive transmission means includes a first drive transmission member provided so as to be able to mesh with the drive gear, and a second drive transmission member rotatable coaxially with the transport member. The developer supply container according to claim 1 or 2.   The first drive transmission member has a gear that can rotate around a position eccentric from the rotation center of the developer supply container, and the second drive transmission member can rotate coaxially with the transport member. The developer supply container according to claim 3, further comprising a gear.   5. The developer supply container according to claim 4, wherein the second drive transmission member is rotatable about a rotation center of the developer supply container.   2. The developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein the drive transmission means includes a belt that can mesh with the drive gear, and a plurality of suspension members that suspend the belt.   7. The developer supply container according to claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of suspension members is rotatable about a position eccentric from a rotation center of the developer supply container.   The load for rotating the developer supply container toward the developer discharge position in the set direction with the rotation of the drive gear is applied to the drive transmission means. Item 8. The developer supply container according to Item 7.   And a regulating member for regulating the mounting posture of the developer supply container to the developer receiving device so that the direction of the developer discharge port is within a range of ± 30 ° with respect to the vertical upward direction. The developer supply container according to claim 1.   10. The developer supply container according to claim 9, wherein the restricting member restricts the mounting posture of the developer supply container to the developer receiving device so that the drive transmission means does not mesh with the drive gear.   11. The restriction member restricts a mounting posture of the developer supply container so that the developer supply container is mounted on the developer receiving device along a longitudinal direction thereof. Developer supply container.   The developer discharge port is provided on a peripheral surface, and has a cylindrical portion that can rotate around the accommodating portion. The cylindrical portion is configured to rotate with respect to the accommodating portion in accordance with the setting operation. 12. The developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein the developer supply container is any one of claims 1 to 11.   12. The developer according to claim 1, wherein the developer discharge port is provided on a peripheral surface of the housing portion, and the housing portion is rotated with the setting operation. A replenishment container for development.   The said conveyance member has a shaft part and the wing | blade part fixed to the said shaft part, and provided in the inner surface of the said accommodating part so that sliding was possible, The Claim 1 thru | or 13 characterized by the above-mentioned. Developer supply container.   The developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein the transport member is rotatable about a rotation center of the developer supply container.   15. The developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein the transport member is rotatable around a position eccentric from a rotation center of the developer supply container.   It has an interlocking portion that can be engaged with a shutter that opens and closes a developer receiving port of the developer receiving device and interlocks the rotation operation of the developer supply container in the setting direction and the opening operation of the shutter. The developer supply container according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein In the developer replenishment container that is detachably provided in the developer receiving apparatus and is set in the developer receiving apparatus by a setting operation involving at least rotation in the setting direction,
An accommodating portion for accommodating the developer;
A developer discharge port provided on the peripheral surface of the housing portion so as to face the side from above with the setting operation;
A rotatable transport member that transports the developer in the housing portion toward the developer discharge port;
Rotating force from the driving gear, which is provided so as to be able to mesh with the driving gear of the developer receiving device and rotates in the direction opposite to the setting direction so as to generate a force in the setting direction in the housing portion, is conveyed. Drive transmission means for transmitting to the member and rotating the conveying member in a direction opposite to the set direction;
A developer supply container characterized by comprising: In the developer replenishment container that is detachably provided in the developer receiving apparatus and is set in the developer receiving apparatus by a setting operation involving at least rotation in the setting direction,
An accommodating portion for accommodating the developer;
A developer discharge port provided on the peripheral surface of the housing portion so as to face the side from above with the setting operation;
A rotatable transport member that transports the developer in the housing portion toward the developer discharge port;
A first gear provided so as to be able to mesh with a drive gear of the developer receiving device;
Relay the drive transmission between the first gear and the transport member that rotate in the same direction as the set direction by meshing with the drive gear so that the transport member rotates in the direction opposite to the set direction. The second gear,
A developer supply container characterized by comprising:   A third gear rotating coaxially with the first gear, wherein the second gear is in engagement with the third gear and rotates coaxially with the conveying member; The developer supply container according to claim 19, wherein the developer supply container is provided. In a developer supply system for supplying developer from a developer supply container to a developer receiving device,
The developer receiving device includes a mounting portion that allows the developer supply container to be detachably mounted and allows a setting operation with rotation of the developer supply container in the setting direction, and a direction opposite to the setting direction. A drive gear rotatable to
The developer supply container includes a storage portion for storing the developer, a developer discharge port provided on a peripheral surface of the developer supply container so as to face from the upper side in association with the setting operation, and an inside of the storage portion. A rotation conveying member that conveys the developer toward the developer discharge port, and a setting direction such that a force in the setting direction is generated in the developer supply container provided to be able to mesh with the drive gear. Drive transmission means for transmitting a rotational force from the drive gear rotating in the opposite direction to the conveying member and rotating the conveying member in a direction opposite to the setting direction.
A developer replenishment system.   The developer replenishing system according to claim 21, further comprising a stop portion that stops the rotation of the developer replenishing container in the setting direction at a developer discharging position.   The drive transmission means includes a first drive transmission member provided so as to be able to mesh with the drive gear, and a second drive transmission member rotatable coaxially with the transport member. Item 23. The developer replenishing system according to Item 21 or 22.   The first drive transmission member has a gear that can rotate around a position eccentric from the rotation center of the developer supply container, and the second drive transmission member can rotate coaxially with the transport member. 24. The developer supply system of claim 23, comprising a gear.   25. The developer supply system according to claim 24, wherein the second drive transmission member is rotatable about a rotation center of the developer supply container.   The developer replenishing system according to claim 21, wherein the drive transmission means includes a belt that can mesh with the drive gear, and a plurality of suspension members that suspend the belt.   27. The developer supply system according to claim 26, wherein one of the plurality of suspension members is rotatable about a position eccentric from a rotation center of the developer supply container.   A load for rotating the developer supply container toward the developer discharge position in the set direction with rotation of the drive gear is applied to the drive transmission means. Item 27. The developer supply system according to any one of Items 27.   And a regulating member for regulating the mounting posture of the developer supply container to the developer receiving device so that the direction of the developer discharge port is within a range of ± 30 ° with respect to the vertical upward direction. The developer replenishing system according to any one of claims 21 to 28.   30. The developer replenishing system according to claim 29, wherein the restricting member restricts the mounting posture of the developer replenishing container to the developer receiving device so that the drive transmission means does not mesh with the drive gear.   31. The regulating member is configured to regulate a mounting posture of the developer supply container so that the developer supply container is mounted on the developer receiving device along a longitudinal direction thereof. Developer replenishment system.   The developer discharge port is provided on a peripheral surface, and has a cylindrical portion that can rotate around the accommodating portion. The cylindrical portion is configured to rotate with respect to the accommodating portion in accordance with the setting operation. 32. The developer replenishing system according to claim 21, wherein the developer replenishing system is any one of claims 21 to 31.   32. Any one of claims 21 to 31, wherein the developer discharge port is provided on a peripheral surface of the housing portion, and the housing portion is rotated in accordance with the setting operation. Replenishment system during development.   The said conveyance member has a shaft part and the wing | blade part fixed to the said shaft part, and provided in the inner surface of the said accommodating part so that sliding was possible, The any one of Claim 21 thru | or 33 characterized by the above-mentioned. Developer supply system.   35. The developer supply system according to claim 21, wherein the conveying member is rotatable about a rotation center of the developer supply container.   The developer supply system according to any one of claims 21 to 34, wherein the transport member is rotatable about a position eccentric from a rotation center of the developer supply container. The developer receiving device includes a developer receiving port and a shutter that opens and closes the developer receiving port.
The developer supply container is provided so as to be engageable with the shutter, and has an interlocking portion that interlocks the rotation operation of the developer supply container in the setting direction and the opening operation of the shutter. 37. The developer supply system according to any one of items 21 to 36.