US20060191984A1 - Container storage box for deformable container containing fine particles for image formation - Google Patents

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US20060191984A1
US20060191984A1 US10/535,184 US53518405A US2006191984A1 US 20060191984 A1 US20060191984 A1 US 20060191984A1 US 53518405 A US53518405 A US 53518405A US 2006191984 A1 US2006191984 A1 US 2006191984A1
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  • the present invention relates to a container storage box for packing up a deformable container which is easy to deform.
  • the conventional container for storing the toner and the developer is a bottle or cartridge made of resin, and such a container is hard to deform so that the setting of the container to the main part of the image forming apparatus is easy to perform.
  • deformable containers such as bags, which are easy to deform, have become to be marketed for the purposes of reduction of the use material and reduction of the garbage at the time of the disposal. It has been become that the deformable containers are filled with fine particles and used as the direct cartridges or the complement containers.
  • the container When using the deformable container as a cartridge, it is likely that the container deforms during transportation or the contents coagulate with the container in the deformed state, and the problem may arise in that it cannot be set to the main part of the image forming apparatus.
  • the problem may arise in that the container is not correctly set to the apparatus due to the bending or deformation of the head portion of the container.
  • the problem may arise in that the volume of the container when the toner is discharged is not easily decreased and the toner discharging capability is not stabilized.
  • the problem may arise in that the volume of the container is not decreased completely and the handling at the time of resetting deteriorates.
  • shock absorbing material for the packing material of the toner or the developer is conceivable.
  • the use of the shock absorbing material may cause the problem in that the packing material being discarded and the packing cost will increase, or the transportation and storage efficiency will deteriorate because of the increase of the container size.
  • the recommendation of storage of the container in the transverse direction is needed.
  • the form of the container collapses. If the contents coagulate in the stored state, the setting of the product to the main part of the image forming apparatus becomes difficult. And the shock absorbing material increases in the amount, and the packing material being discarded also increases or the container storage box itself becomes large. Thus, the problem arises in that the transportation efficiency deteriorates and the packing cost increases. Moreover, it is likely that the corrugated cardboard box takes the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the design characteristic is low.
  • a general object of the present invention is to provide an improved container storage box in which the above-mentioned problems are eliminated.
  • a more specific object of the present invention is to provide a container storage box as the packing material wherein, when packing up a deformable container of the toner or the developer which is easy to deform, the deformation of the container at the time of transportation and the deformation of the container accompanying the coagulation of the contents are suppressed, the setting of the container to the main part of the image forming apparatus is not affected, the container is protected and fixed without using the shock absorbing material, and the design characteristic is excellent, and moreover, the assembly in the box form is easy to perform and the packing material hardness is excellent.
  • a container storage box for storage of a deformable container which comprises a flexible region and is capable of discharging fluidity contents for image formation when placed into a container loading part of an image forming apparatus
  • the container storage box comprising sidewall faces which are rigid to prevent random deformation of the deformable container during storage, characterized in that the sidewall faces are provided to regulate a configuration of the deformable container in a configuration accommodated in the container loading part when the deformable container is placed in the image forming apparatus.
  • the container When packing up a deformable container filled with the toner, the developer or the carrier, which is easy to deform, the container is packed up using a container storage box containing the container while regulating it in a predetermined magnitude or configuration that can be set to the main part of the image forming apparatus.
  • the container storage box of the present invention it is possible to inhibit the deformation of the container at the time of transportation and the deformation of the container by the coagulation of the contents, prevent the influences on the setting of the container to the main part of the image forming apparatus, and protect and secure the container without using the shock absorbing material.
  • the container contained in the contained storage box of the present invention can be easily set to the main part of the image forming apparatus by taking out it from the packing material, the packing material being discarded is reduced, there are few dead spaces, and the transportation and storage efficiency and the design characteristic are excellent.
  • the problem that the container deforms and it becomes impossible to set to the main part of the image forming apparatus can be prevented.
  • the buffer effect is acquired by providing space at the upper part of the container receiving portion in the container storage box.
  • the packing and extraction of the container can be easily performed, and the opening of the box can be easily performed.
  • the deformation of the head of the container at the time of falling is prevented, and the effect that the configuration of the container is automatically regulated in the configuration accommodated in the desired container loading part of the image forming apparatus is acquired.
  • the effect that the space saving at the time of transportation and storage can be attained is acquired since the two or more container storage boxes can be piled up and down vertically or arranged right and left horizontally.
  • the two or more container storage boxes can be piled up in the opened state, the space saving of the packing material storage can be attained.
  • the small surface at the specified position it is possible to prevent the reverse-attitude storage of the deformable container containing the contents. And, by performing bending and bonding of the packing material, the falling strength of the container storage box can be increased.
  • the right-angled ridgeline is tuned upside on the box so that the opening face is easy to open using the ridgeline as the hinge of the opening face, and the packing and extraction of the container can be performed automatically.
  • both the vertical arrangement and the horizontal arrangement have the sense of incongruity in the indication, and the effect that the operator is easy to check the indication on the box in either of the arrangements is acquired.
  • the opening face is turned upside automatically, and the effect that the operation procedure to open the box is certainly understandable to the operator is acquired.
  • the bag into which the contents of fine particles (for example, toner) which recommends every width by carrying out character arrangement so that it can read when it carries out every width, and coagulation is easy is put is long it is it is when large, the effect which prevents coagulation by tare of the toner deposited on lengthwise is acquired.
  • fine particles for example, toner
  • the deforming container can be fixed, it is it puts and easy to carry out, and the effect excellent also in design characteristic is acquired.
  • the effect which makes the container which is hard to shake easy to shake by recommending shaking the flexible container which is easy to deform the whole box is acquired.
  • the effect of preventing the pinhole, the crack, and the tear depended for rubbing in the container of the soft thin material is acquired by the inside making it rival and preparing the rounded surface in the part.
  • the deformation of the container is prevented and the effect of giving box strength is acquired.
  • FIG. 1 is a development diagram of an embodiment of the container storage box of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment which is configured and gathered so that it may be easily dealt with at the time of use or at the time of storage before use.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment which is configured and gathered so that it may be easily dealt with at the time of use or at the time of storage before use.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment which is configured and gathered so that it may be easily dealt with at the time of use or at the time of storage before use.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment which is configured and gathered so that it may be easily dealt with at the time of use or at the time of storage before use.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment which is configured and gathered so that it may be easily dealt with at the time of use or at the time of storage before use.
  • FIG. 7A , FIG. 7B and FIG. 7C are diagrams showing the composition of one example of the mechanism for discharging the contents of the flexible bag-like container of the container storage box into an external device.
  • FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are diagrams showing the composition of another example of the mechanism for discharging the contents of the flexible bag-like container of the container storage box into an external device.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the composition of an embodiment of the developer storage container used in the container storage box of the invention.
  • FIGS. 10A through 10F are diagrams showing the composition of another embodiment of the developer storage container used in the container storage box of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective diagram of the container storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1 when it is in assembly state.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective diagram of the container storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1 when it is folded to reduce its capacity.
  • the corrugated paper of E-flute/K6 is used, although not necessarily restricted to this.
  • the packing material is not limited to this.
  • general-purpose sheets such as a cardboard may be used, and preferably the corrugated paper material may be used.
  • FIG. 1 is a development diagram showing an embodiment of the container storage box of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective diagram of the container storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1 when it is in assembly state.
  • the container storage box of this embodiment is assembled from the sheet material of FIG. 1 , and it is generally in the shape of a hexahedron which has the four rigid sidewall faces (a), (b), (c) and (d), the large-area opening face (f), and the small-area face (e) opposed to the opening face (f).
  • the sheet material of FIG. 2 includes the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 ) which serves as the lid component of the large-area opening face (f) and is bent along the hinge part (m), the opening face reinforcement flap (f 6 ) which serves as the piece of reinforcement to the face opposed to the hinge part (m), and the opening face reinforcement pieces (f 1 ) and (f 2 ) which are located opposite to the other opening sides than the piece (f 4 ) and the flap (f 6 ) and serve as the piece of reinforcement to the opening face (f).
  • the flap (f 6 ) is bent along the fold (L 1 ) when assembled and serves as the piece of reinforcement to the opening face (f).
  • the insertion tongue-shaped piece (c 1 ) is provided at the leading edge of the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 ) via the insertion opening (f 5 ) and the fold (L 5 ) which is used as the hinge.
  • the slit-like cutout (S 1 ) is formed in the flap (f 6 ) which is opposed to the hinge part (m).
  • the insertion tongue-shaped piece (c 1 ) is inserted in the slit-like cutout (S 1 ) so that it is connected to the lid component of the opening face (f).
  • the opening face reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is provided in the portion of the sidewall (d).
  • the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is bent along the fold (L 4 ) and its leading part is bent along the fold (L 3 )
  • the leading part of the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is in the state where it can be inserted in the insertion opening (f 5 ) of the tongue-shape piece (f 4 ).
  • connection of the insertion tongue-shaped piece (c 1 ) and the slit-like cutout (S 1 ), and the connection of the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) and the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 ) enable the container storage box of this embodiment to safely connect the lid component of the opening face (f) (or the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 )) even when the contents of the container swell. It is a matter of course that the double connection mentioned above is not necessarily indispensable to the present invention.
  • the slit-like cutout (S 2 ) is formed in the base of the flap (F 6 ).
  • the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is inserted in the slit-like cutout (S 2 ).
  • the container storage box of this embodiment is allowed to prevent the separation of the flap (f 6 ) from the insertion opening (f 5 ) and safely connect the flap (f 6 ) and the insertion opening (f 5 ) even when the contents of the container swell.
  • the insertion opening (f 5 ) and the leading part of the opening (P 1 ) (which is included in the flap (f 6 )) are open to each other and form a single opening when the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is raised.
  • the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) is removed from the opening face (f) of the container storage box of this embodiment and the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 ) is removed from the cutout (S 1 )
  • the single opening is useful when operating the reinforcement piece (f 3 ) by the finger to open the lid.
  • the slit-like cutout (S 3 ) is formed also in the base of the reinforcement piece (f 3 ).
  • the container storage box of this embodiment can be easily assembled with the sidewall portion (e) which lies in the middle of the sheet material being located at the leading edge of the assembled box.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective diagram of the container storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1 when it is folded to reduce its capacity after the deformable container in the box is removed.
  • the fold (L 6 ) is provided for folding the sidewall face (a)
  • the fold (L 7 ) is provided for folding the sidewall face (b)
  • the fold (L 8 ) is provided for folding the tongue-shaped piece (f 4 ).
  • FIGS. 2 through 5 contain the bag-like container flexible in it, and use is faced on the occasion of the storage before use.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of the use mode of the container storage box of the present embodiment that configures and gathered automatically so that it might be easy to deal with it is shown.
  • FIGS. 7 through 9 Another example of the container storage box which contained such a flexible bag-like container is shown, and the one example of the mechanism which discharges the contents in the flexible bag-like container in another device from such a container storage box is shown in FIGS. 7 through 9 .
  • the container storage box of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 is thrown into the container loading part of the image forming apparatuses, such as the copier, and the fluidity contents for image formation is suitably used in the deformable or flexible container which can be discharged smoothly, for the purpose of storage.
  • the gap with the sidewall face (c) which counters as the sidewall face (d) does not stand up right-angled to the opening face (f), but stands up acutely more than the right angle and is from the opening face (f) side on the small-area face (e) side becomes narrow gradually.
  • opening face (f) side is broader so that the sidewall faces (c) and (d) may be clearly understood not from the rectangle but from FIGS. 2-6 .
  • the form is regulated by this and, as for the flexible container accommodated inside, the random deformation is avoided.
  • the space becomes easy to be made at the small-area face (e) side automatically, and the buffer effect is acquired.
  • the sidewall faces (c) and (d) can begin to catch the predetermined storage box easily from the set with which the opening face (f) side is not rectangle but has been configured for the alternations of the container storage box of the present embodiment by being broad.
  • the container storage box of the present invention is not necessarily restricted to the present embodiment.
  • the sidewall face (a) which opposes the sidewall face (a), (b), and (c) among (d), the gap of (b), or the sidewall face (c) and the gap of (d) may become narrow gradually.
  • the container storage box of the present invention does not necessarily need to be the rectangle. It may have the round shape and the rounded surface portion.
  • the flexible container accommodated in the inside is the of the cylinder form in many cases rather than the manufacturing method (the blow molding, inflation molding) is reflected and it is the rectangle.
  • the reinforcement portions (a 2 ) (b 2 ) of the sidewall faces (a) and (b) are made to stand up similarly by folding the fold (k 1 ) (k 2 ) of the both sides of the rigid sidewall face (d) inside.
  • the reinforcement portion (a 2 ) (b 2 ) which stood up is later stuck on the inside side of the sidewall face portions (a 1 ) and (b 1 ).
  • the position of the sidewall face portions (a 1 ) and (b 1 ) and the position of the reinforcement portions (a 2 ) and (b 2 ) are appropriate, even if it is exchanged mutually, the reinforcement portion (a 2 ) (b 2 ) is prepared in the both sides of the rigid sidewall face (c) and the sidewall face portions (a 1 ) and (b 1 ) are instead prepared in the both sides of the rigid sidewall face (d).
  • the sidewall face instead of only the part interchanging, for example, the reinforcement partial sidewall face portion (a 1 ) and the reinforcement portion (a 2 ) not changing, but the reinforcement portion (b 2 ) being prepared in the sidewall face portion (c) and (b 1 ). It may be prepared in the sidewall face (d).
  • the magnitude of the reinforcement portion (a 2 ) (b 2 ) may be the same as the magnitude of for example, the sidewall face portion (a 1 ) (b 1 ).
  • the fold (L 4 ) used as the hinge part prepared by the request is bent inside, the outside of the reinforcement portion (a 2 ) (b 2 ) is sized, and it enables it to stick this reinforcement portion (a 2 ) (b 2 ) inside the sidewall face portion (a 1 ) (b 1 ).
  • the intercalation mouth (f 5 ) for the intercalation tongue-shaped piece by the side of this and opposite (f 3 ) is prepared in the bending portion of the intercalation tongue-shaped piece (c 1 ) which the piece of the projection (g 1 ) which remains without being bent when the fold (j 2 ) is bent so that it may be projecting (G) after the box assembly is prepared in the small area side (e), and is prepared at the leading edge of the opening face piece (f 4 ).
  • the opening face (f) different from the sidewall faces is provided in the larger one gap among the both ends of the 2 surface of a wall (c) which carries out the opposite inclination, and (d), and extraction of the contents is made convenient.
  • the small area side (e) by the side of opposite of the opening face (f) makes the large-area opening face (f) easy to choose it as the bottom automatically, when standing and placing this container storage box for example, on the desk.
  • the surface of a wall (d) of the direction which inclines, and inclines in the container storage box of the present embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 among the two sides (c) which counters, and (d) the projection (G) is prepared in the small area (side e) side edge part of the component.
  • the contents which include the supply method of contents, such as the toner and the developer, in the surface of the indication about the surface contents and opposite side, and the indication which shows how to deal with the deformable container are configured.
  • This display includes the indication which recommends shaking the deformable container contained in the box the whole box, when the contents is what it is toner easy to condense.
  • the container storage box of the present embodiment the core box which the surface of a wall can bend.
  • the crease is made so that the strength in the assembly state may not be dropped.
  • the perforations which are so small in size and does not affect the strength in the assembly state may be provided on the ridgeline of the container storage box.
  • perforations finer than the above-mentioned perforations are prepared in the ridgeline which is the hinge (L 3 ) of the opening, and beside (m) so that the strength in the assembly state may not be dropped.
  • the container storage box of the present embodiment is satisfactory in the strength.
  • the container storage box has the partial lamination end as mentioned above.
  • the rounded surfaces R are formed at the bending portions on the side of the inner walls of the box and at the lamination ends as shown in FIGS. 2 through 6 .
  • shock absorbing material which secures the deformable container by contact-surface resistance may be installed in the container storage box, and the container storage box may be provided in a rectangular prism configuration.
  • the deformable containers contained are the toner and developer storage container, they are effective.
  • this outlet is usually made into the small area side (e) side and it is contained in the storage box, as the container contained inside in the present invention is shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the developer storage container characterized by forming the discharging part 322 for discharging the toner or developer contained on the main part 321 of the agent container which makes the sealing structure which may be the agent container 320 which contains the developer which mixes the toner or the toner, and the carrier and becomes as the one example is shown in FIG. 9 , and may be the bag, and the air feed zone 330 for flowing in the air in the main part of the container concerned.
  • this developer storage container is not indispensable the toner discharge part 322 of the toner storage container 320 the toner guide the nozzle the component 323 and the air feed zone 330 the object for air supply the nozzle the joining of the component 331 may be carried out by the supersonic wave etc., respectively, and it may be bonded integrally.
  • the bag 321 makes the flexible sheet which are the products made of the resin, such as the polyethylene and the nylon, and had the thickness of about 80-120 micrometers the composition of the lamina or the double layer, may be made, and the joining of the circumference part is carried out also for this bag 321 by the supersonic wave etc., and it may have sealing structure.
  • the toner guide the nozzle the component 323 and the object for air supply the nozzle if the component 331 can also be made the products made of the resin, such as the polyethylene and the nylon, and is set as the same material as bag 321 , it is convenient although recycled.
  • the toner guide the nozzle the component 323 can be formed from the material homogeneous as the main part 320 of the container, or can form the adhesion toner from the removable hard material easily.
  • the bag 321 the upper part setting between the toner discharge part 322 and the air feed zones 330 the partition the component 324 is formed.
  • the partition the component 324 is prolonged toward the lower part from the upper part, and forms the two chambers attained to near the bottom of bag 321 .
  • the partition the lower end of the component 324 and the open portion to the bag 321 bottom serve as the free passage part 326 which connects the two chambers.
  • the products made of the resin such as the about 80-200-micrometer polyethylene, the polypropylene, the nylon, and the polyester, or the flexible sheet made of paper at the lamina or the double layer
  • the toner guide the nozzle the component 323 can be formed from the material homogeneous as the main part 320 of the container, or can form the adhesion toner from the removable hard material easily.
  • the developer storage container can also be easily disassembled into the flexible main part 321 of the developer storage container, and the developer discharge part 322 after use.
  • the sheet-like sealant appends on the entrance of the main part of the container having the nozzle from the top since the component is inserted in the nozzle the component is not polluted by the toner.
  • this nozzle has compatible structure with the same structure as the tubular toner transfer and filling unit end which are used in the case of toner filling to the copier etc.
  • the toner storage container which is the toner storage container with which the toner of the fine particles used for the electrophotographic image forming apparatus is contained as one example is shown in FIGS. 10A to 10 F, is the polyhedron of the core box or the 6th page object etc. which is formed in the shape of a plane and characterized by having the at least two surfaces 402 and 407 which may be almost parallel into the portion except the toner discharge part 410 , and is obtained is indicated.
  • the front and back surfaces 402 and 407 may be formed in the same size and the same shaper and may be formed into the trapezoid in which the width of the lower portions becomes narrow, although this is not indispensable.
  • the case of the 6th page object other larger area than the 4th page having the inside of other 4th page the surface of the at least 1 part the rounded surface it is possible to be toner discharge the pore 410 may be closed by the piece of the seal.
  • the front 402 and the back surface 407 are the parallel even surface mutually, it can put and the constituted toner storage container can be kept.
  • the deformable container is used as the toner cartridge, and by the deformation, it is the purpose regulated so that it may not swell in the magnitude which cannot be set to the main part of the image forming apparatus, and could be 85mm ⁇ 120mm which is the magnitude which can set the magnitude of the container-storage-box bottom cross-section to the main part of the image forming apparatus.
  • the cross-section area at the bottom of the container storage box is not restricted to this.
  • the form of packing material as shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 is built so that neither the charge of fixed material of the position nor the shock absorbing material might be used but the container could be pressed down by contact-surface resistance.
  • the portion which is tapered among the form of packing material as shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 is made higher than the container, space is prepared, and the buffer effect is given.
  • the opening is prepared so that the inclining surface might be used as the hinge and the opening might be carried out from the container storage box bottom in the form of packing material as shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 .
  • the printing indication is given so that the inclining surface might become the front side, and the operation diagram has been configured in the opposite side.

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