KR20120050859A - Photosensitive drum assembly and cartridge including it - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a photosensitive drum assembly for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a cartridge comprising the same.
An image forming apparatus is a device for forming characters or images on paper or the like, and includes a copying machine and a laser printer.
Laser printers, for example, are non-impact printers that print using the principle of electrostatic phenomena, which form image information on a photosensitive drum through a laser, temporarily adhere to an image on which toner is formed, and then compress the film at a high temperature. . At this time, it is common to refer to the electrostatic phenomenon to fix the toner to the photosensitive drum.
Such an image forming apparatus is provided with a cartridge detachably provided with a toner container, a photosensitive drum assembly, a charging unit, a cleaning unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, and the like for resupply of the toner and periodic replacement of the consumable member.
As the cartridge is detachable from the image forming apparatus, the position of the photosensitive drum and the like provided in the cartridge may vary depending on the combination. On the other hand, the alignment of the photosensitive drum is essential to obtain precise print quality.
In addition, since the photosensitive drum and the developing unit provided in the cartridge must be rotated properly to perform a printing operation, the photosensitive drum assembly provided in the cartridge is rotated only when a driving force is transmitted from the main body of the image forming apparatus.
In order to align the photosensitive drum and transmit the driving force, the photosensitive drum assembly is provided with members for aligning the photosensitive drum while receiving rotational force.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has an object of stably transmitting the driving force provided from the image forming apparatus main body to the photosensitive drum assembly.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power transmission unit rotatably coupled to a cartridge housing, and a photosensitive drum which is rotated in response to a rotation of the power transmission unit, wherein the photosensitive drum is a rotating shaft of the power transmission unit. It is slidable in a direction parallel to the, while the photosensitive drum receives the rotational force of the power transmission portion, the photosensitive drum is formed with a thrust to slide in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation, the power transmission portion is the rotation axis direction of the power transmission portion Movement is limited to, and proposes a photosensitive drum assembly rotatably installed in the cartridge housing.
The thrust may be generated by a first helical gear provided on an outer circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum and a second helical gear rotated on an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the photosensitive drum. In addition, the thrust may act in a direction away from the photosensitive drum power transmission unit.
In addition, the power transmission portion is formed with a projection protruding inside the cartridge housing, the photosensitive drum is a power having a receiving portion which is freely movable with respect to the projection direction of the projection while restraining the projection in the circumferential direction A receiving unit may be provided.
In another embodiment, the cartridge housing is provided with a power receiving shaft portion that is rotated in an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the power transmission portion, the rotation of the power transmission portion is transmitted to the photosensitive drum via the power receiving shaft portion, the thrust is the It may be generated by the bite of the helical gears that are provided on the power receiving shaft portion and each outer peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum to mesh with each other.
In this case, the power transmission unit may further include a shaft fixing means for matching the rotation axis of the photosensitive drum.
At this time, the shaft fixing means is a bracket having one end fixed to the cartridge housing, the front shaft portion is provided on the front of the bracket rotatably coupled, and the same axis of rotation as the front shaft portion on the rear of the bracket It is provided, and may include a rear axis portion rotatably coupled to the photosensitive drum.
On the other hand, the above-mentioned photosensitive drum assembly, a developing unit which supplies toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum of the photosensitive drum assembly to form a toner image, a charging unit for charging the photosensitive drum to a potential, and a toner in the photosensitive drum It provides a cartridge of the image forming apparatus comprising a cleaning unit to scrape off.
In another embodiment, the above-described photosensitive drum assembly includes a developing unit configured to supply a toner image to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum of the photosensitive drum assembly and to form a toner image, and provided on an outer circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum. The second helical gear meshing with the helical gear presents a cartridge of the image forming apparatus coupled to the developing unit.
Furthermore, the above-described power receiving shaft portion may be the developing unit.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the driving force provided from the image forming apparatus main body is stably transmitted to the photosensitive drum assembly provided in the cartridge, thereby improving print quality. In addition, since the photosensitive drum is aligned with the rotation, the shaking of the photosensitive drum is reduced during the printing process, thereby further improving the printing quality.
1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the photosensitive drum assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the main portion of FIG.
4 is a schematic perspective view of a power transmission unit and a power receiving unit employed in the photosensitive drum assembly shown in FIG. 2;
5 is a cross-sectional view of a photosensitive drum assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a photosensitive drum assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration, function and operation of the cartridge of the photosensitive drum assembly and the image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, the reference numerals for components having the same or similar functions are used in unison.
1 shows a cartridge according to an embodiment of the invention.
The
The
The
The developing
The transfer unit causes the toner image developed on the photosensitive drum to be transferred onto the recording medium. For this purpose, a transfer bias voltage is applied to the transfer unit. The toner image transferred to the recording medium is fixed to the recording medium by high temperature compression by rollers.
The
2 shows a photosensitive drum assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The
The
At this time, the rotation of the
In addition, since the
In this case, the space in which the photosensitive drum is slidable may be due to the clearance of the shaft fixing of the photosensitive drum mounted in the cartridge housing. Precise printing through the photosensitive drum requires that the photosensitive drum is aligned at a certain position and stably rotated.
The
This thrust may be generated by the first helical gear H1 provided on the outer circumferential surface of the
That is, when the
The thrust generated by engaging rotation of the first helical gear H1 and the second helical gear H2 moves the
At this time, the thrust may allow the photosensitive drum to act in a direction away from the power transmission unit. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the
With reference to Figures 2 to 4 will be described a configuration for transmitting the rotational force of the main body.
The
Specifically, the
Coupling
In addition, when the
On the other hand, the
The
The
As a result, the
These protrusions and the receiving portion may have another configuration that is constrained with each other in the circumferential direction so that the rotational force is transmitted and free movement in the axial direction.
On the other hand, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the photosensitive drum assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The
Specifically, the
On the other hand, the power receiving
The power receiving
In the
At this time, the power receiving
Furthermore, it may further include a shaft fixing means (5) for matching the rotation axis of the
Specifically, the shaft fixing means 5 is a
One side of the
On the other hand, the first and second helical gears may be located at either end in the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive drum. In FIG. 6, helical gears H1 and H2 are provided at the end of the
100: cartridge
110: cartridge housing 120: fitting hole 130: step
10: photosensitive drum assembly
1: photosensitive drum
11: high-level government 2: power transmission 21: projection
211: shaft pillar 212: pin 22: rotating body portion 221: flange
23: coupling portion 231: pillar member
3: power receiving unit
31: accommodating part 311: insertion hole 312: pin groove 32: stepped portion
4: power receiving shaft
5: shaft fixing means
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G1, G2: gear H1. H2: Helical Gear
20: developing unit
30: charging unit
40: cleaning unit
200: rotating body
210: groove 220: electrode
Claims (10)
It includes a photosensitive drum that is rotated by receiving the rotation of the power transmission unit,
The photosensitive drum is slidable in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the power transmission unit,
While the photosensitive drum receives the rotational force of the power transmission unit, the photosensitive drum is provided with a thrust for sliding movement in a direction parallel to the rotation axis,
The power transmission unit
The photosensitive drum assembly is limited in movement in the direction of the rotation axis of the power transmission unit, rotatably installed in the cartridge housing.
The thrust is
A first helical gear provided on an outer circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum;
A photosensitive drum assembly generated by a second helical gear rotated on an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the photosensitive drum.
The thrust is a photosensitive drum assembly that acts in a direction away from the photosensitive drum power transmission.
The power transmission portion is formed with a projection protruding into the cartridge housing,
The photosensitive drum assembly has a photosensitive drum assembly having a power receiving portion is formed in the circumferential direction of the photosensitive drum, the receiving portion is formed to be freely moved in the projecting direction of the projection.
The cartridge housing is provided with a power receiving shaft portion that is rotated in an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the power transmission portion,
Rotation of the power transmission unit is transmitted to the photosensitive drum via the power receiving shaft,
The thrust is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the power receiving shaft portion and the photosensitive drum, the photosensitive drum assembly is generated by the bite of the helical gears engaged with each other.
And a shaft fixing means for matching the rotation axis of the power transmission unit and the rotation axis of the photosensitive drum.
The shaft fixing means
A bracket fixed to the cartridge housing,
It is provided on the front of the bracket and the front shaft portion rotatably coupled to the power transmission portion, And
A photosensitive drum assembly having the same axis of rotation as the front shaft portion and provided on the rear side of the bracket, and including a rear shaft portion to which the photosensitive drum is rotatably coupled.
A developing unit that supplies toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum of the photosensitive drum assembly to form a toner image.
A charging unit for charging the photosensitive drum to a potential; and
And a cleaning unit for scraping off the toner in the photosensitive drum.
A developing unit for supplying toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum of the photosensitive drum assembly to form a toner image,
And a second helical gear engaged with the first helical gear provided on the outer circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum is coupled to the developing unit.
A developing unit for supplying toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum of the photosensitive drum assembly to form a toner image,
And the power receiving shaft portion is the developing unit.
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