JPH0511566Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a case in which a cleaning blade used for removing deposits from a rotating body such as a drum or a belt is housed for transportation or the like.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Such a cleaning blade usually has a rectangular blade that slides on the circumferential surface of a rotating body, and a holder that holds the non-sliding part of the blade. For example, it is incorporated into an electrophotographic copying machine to remove toner adhering to the peripheral surface of the drum.

Incidentally, a box-shaped case made of cardboard is conventionally known as a case for storing this type of cleaning blade for transportation or the like.

However, in such a cardboard case, there is a risk that the housed cleaning blade may swing within the case due to vibrations during transportation, and may slip out of the case. Therefore, it is conceivable that an inner lid with a shape that corresponds to the outer shape of the cleaning blade to be stored could be provided inside the case to prevent the stored cleaning blade from swinging. It takes a lot of time and effort to do this, and there are problems in terms of storage efficiency.

Therefore, it is desired to develop a cleaning blade storage case that can easily store the cleaning blade and prevent the stored cleaning blade from swinging.

(Purpose of the invention) An object of the invention is to provide a storage case suitable for storing a cleaning blade.

(Summary of the invention) The invention has a case body that is at least semi-transparent and a lid that fits into the case body, and at least a protrusion that restricts the swinging of the cleaning blade and a dimension detection portion on the case body. It is characterized by having a mark section.

(Embodiments of the invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a cleaning blade 1 housed in a storage case according to the present invention. This cleaning blade 1 has a blade 1A made of a rectangular plate material, and a holder 1B fixed to one end along the longitudinal direction of the blade 1A, and the holder 1B has a substantially S-shaped cross section. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage case 2 of the present invention includes a case body 3 and a lid 4 made of at least semi-permeable plastic material such as vinyl chloride. These case bodies 3
and the lid body 4 is the cleaning blade 1 to be stored.
(See FIG. 3), and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. A plurality of protrusions 5A and 5B for restricting rocking are formed along the longitudinal direction of the storage half 3A of the case body 3, in which the holding body 1B is disposed, and protrude inwardly from opposite sides. ing. Furthermore, a plurality of protrusions 5A and 5B for restricting rocking are formed in the storage half 4A of the lid 4, in which a portion of the holder 1B is disposed, similarly protruding inward. The storage side half 3 of the case body 3
The edge of A is provided with recesses 6, which serve as markers for size detection, at regular intervals along its longitudinal direction.

Next, the usage and operation of the storage case 2 of the present invention will be explained.

First, the operator holds the case body 3 with one hand and one end of the cleaning blade 1 to be stored with the other hand, and places the holder 1 in the storage half 3A.
The cleaning blade 1 is inserted into the case body 3 with the blade 1A corresponding to the blade B and the other storage half 3B.

Next, the lid 4 is fitted onto the insertion opening side of the case body 3.

Therefore, the cleaning blade 1 can be stored in the storage case 2 with a simple operation.

When the cleaning blade 1 is stored in the storage case 2 of the present invention, the holder 1B is located between the inwardly protruding case body 3 and the protruding parts 5A, 5B of the lid 4, as shown in Fig. 1, and the swinging in the thickness direction is restricted. Therefore, even if the storage case 2 is subjected to vibration or impact, the cleaning blade 1 does not swing inside the storage case 2, and it is possible to effectively prevent the lid 4 from coming off the case body 3 during transportation, causing the cleaning blade 1 to slip out of the storage case 2.

In addition, since the semi-transparent case body 3 is provided with recesses 6 for size detection at equal intervals, cleaning blades 1 having various lengths can be attached to the storage case 3.
Even after the cleaning blade is stored in the cleaning blade, the length of the stored cleaning blade can be easily determined by visually detecting the recess 6. Therefore, sorting operations such as when transporting the cleaning blade 1 can be performed easily and without errors.

Furthermore, since the protrusions 5A and 5B are provided at regular intervals, and the contact area with these protrusions 5A and 5B is reduced when the cleaning blade 1 is inserted,
Inserting the cleaning blade 1 is easy.

In the above embodiment, the protrusions 5A and 5B may be provided on both the storage half portions 3A and 3B, and the recesses 6 may be provided at equal intervals on the storage half portion 3B.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, in the storage case consisting of the case body and the lid, at least the protrusion that protrudes inward to restrict rocking is provided on the case body, so that the cleaning blade can be easily stored. Moreover, the cleaning blade stored in the storage case does not swing within the case, and therefore, even if vibrations or shocks are applied during transportation, the cleaning blade can be effectively prevented from falling out of the storage case. obtain. In addition, at least the semi-transparent case body has markings for dimension detection at equal intervals, so
Even when cleaning blades with different length dimensions are stored, they can be sorted accurately and easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a storage case according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the storage case of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cleaning blade to be stored. 1...Cleaning blade, 1B...Holding body, 2...Storage case, 3...Case body, 4...
...Lid body, 5A, 5B... Protrusion, 6... Recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cleaning blade comprising: a blade that slides on the circumferential surface of the rotary body to remove deposits on the circumferential surface of the rotary body; and a holder for holding a non-sliding contact portion of the blade; at least a semi-transparent case body in which is housed; a lid body fitted on the storage opening side of the case body; What is claimed is: 1. A storage case for a cleaning blade, comprising a plurality of protrusions for regulating rocking, and dimension detection mark portions provided on the case body at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the case body.