WO2017143939A1

WO2017143939A1 - Driving component and processing cartridge having the driving component

Info

Publication number: WO2017143939A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/073862
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘均庆; 文雪亮
Original assignee: 中山诚威科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-02-26
Filing date: 2017-02-17
Publication date: 2017-08-31
Also published as: CN107132746A; CN106773582A; CN106200337A; CN205787615U; CN106483813A; CN110376864A; CN206421164U; CN110376864B; CN206353246U; CN110780569A; CN107132736A; CN206450973U; CN206421163U; CN206224144U; CN110412850A; CN111367156A; CN106773581A; CN107132736B; CN206282082U; CN106597826A

Abstract

A processing cartridge (C) removably mounted in an electronic photograph imaging device and a driving component (D0) arranged within the processing cartridge (C). The driving component (D0) comprises a power transmission apparatus (2) and an actuating rod (3) joined with each other. The power transmission apparatus (2) is fixedly mounted at one longitudinal distal extremity of a rotating element. The actuating rod (3) comprises a middle rod (30) and, arranged at either extremity of the middle rod (30), a force bearing part (31) and a lifting part (32). The lifting part (32) is joined with the power transmission apparatus (2). When an external force is applied to the actuating rod (3), the actuating rod (3) swings from a free position to a work position in the plane comprising the longitudinal direction (X) and transverse direction (Y) of the processing cartridge (C). Compared to when the force bearing part (31) is arranged at a free position, the force bearing part (31) is closer to an electrically-conductive extremity (E) of the processing cartridge when arranged at a work position. The power transmission apparatus (2) obviates the need for a ball to be mounted; therefore, the stability of the processing cartridge (C) or of the rotating element during transport is ensured.

Description

Drive component and process cartridge having the same

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electrophotographic imaging, and more particularly to a process cartridge detachably mountable in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a drive assembly located in the process cartridge.

Background technique

Electrophotographic imaging equipment (hereinafter referred to as "equipment") is one of the indispensable equipments in the modern office field. Common equipment includes laser printers, laser copiers, etc., both of which scan the photosensitive elements with a laser beam loaded with target information. The surface forms an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photosensitive member, and then develops the electrostatic latent image with a developer, and finally transfers the developed electrostatic latent image to the dielectric material through a transfer device in the apparatus, thereby completing the image forming process.

The above developer is generally housed in a process cartridge detachably mounted in the apparatus, and the above-mentioned photosensitive member can be installed inside the apparatus as a rotary member or can be installed in the process cartridge.

Taking the laser printer and the photosensitive member mounted in the process cartridge as an example, the photosensitive member includes a photosensitive cylinder whose surface is coated with a photosensitive material, and a power transmission device mounted at one end of the photosensitive cylinder, the power transmission device being inside the laser printer The driving force is received, and the received driving force is transmitted to the photosensitive member to drive the photosensitive member to rotate.

A power transmission device of the prior art includes a gear portion fixedly mounted at one end of the photosensitive cylinder and a power receiving member mounted in the gear portion and swinging freely, the power receiving member having a ball at one end and being powered by a pin The receiving member is coupled to the gear portion, and the other end receives a driving force from the inside of the laser printer, and the driving force is transmitted to the gear portion by the pin, thereby driving the photosensitive cylinder to rotate. The power receiving member in such a structure is a spherical body at one end of the power receiving member. Therefore, the rotation axis of the power receiving member can be freely yawed with respect to the rotation axis of the photosensitive cylinder, that is, the rotation axes of the two can be coaxial. It can have a certain angle of inclination.

As described above, the existing power receiving member is freely swingable in the gear portion, and therefore, the ball of the power receiving member and the gear portion are not tightly engaged, and when the process cartridge or the rotating member is in the process of transportation, the power receiving member has It may be disengaged from the gear portion, causing the power transmission device to fail as a whole, thereby causing an unfavorable situation in which the end user cannot use the process cartridge. Therefore, the existing power transmission device and even the existing process cartridge need further improvement.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a drive assembly and a process cartridge having the same, the power receiving member mounted in the process cartridge is not mounted with a ball, and its rotation axis is always coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotary member, and the power receiving member and the gear portion pass Since the connecting mechanism is integrated, the power receiving member according to the present invention does not have the possibility of being disengaged from the gear portion.

To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following scheme:

a drive assembly detachably mounted at a longitudinal end of the rotary member, the rotary member being rotatably mounted in a process cartridge having opposite conductive ends and a drive end, the drive assembly including a power transmission device and a lever The power transmission device is fixedly mounted on a longitudinal end of the rotating member, the acting rod comprises an intermediate rod and a force receiving portion and a lifting portion respectively located at two ends of the intermediate rod, the lifting portion is combined with the power transmission device, and when the acting rod is subjected to an external force, the acting rod is in the longitudinal direction of the processing box The plane in which the transverse direction lies is swung from the free position to the working position, and the force receiving portion is closer to the conductive end of the process cartridge when it is in the working position than when the force receiving portion is in the free position.

Preferably, the driving component is located at a driving end of the process cartridge, and the action bar further includes a second escaping portion disposed therein, the second escaping portion being in a groove shape.

A process cartridge provided by the present invention includes a process cartridge housing, a rotary member rotatably mounted in the housing, and a drive assembly as described above, the drive assembly being detachably mounted at one longitudinal end of the rotary member, A bracket mounted on the housing is provided, the bracket being provided with a notch that allows the rod to pass.

The process cartridge is detachably mounted in an image forming apparatus having a door, and the force receiving portion includes an adjacent pressing surface and a holding surface for receiving the door door force, and the holding surface is used for the door Keep in touch.

In one embodiment, the second relief portion is disposed on the intermediate rod and adjacent to the force receiving portion; specifically, the second relief portion is recessed by the intermediate rod toward the process cartridge housing, or by The intermediate rod is bent away from the holding surface.

In another embodiment, the second relief portion may be disposed on the force receiving portion. At this time, the second relief portion is recessed from a direction of the holding surface away from the holding surface.

The power transmission device of the present invention does not need to be mounted with a ball. Therefore, when the process cartridge or the rotating member is in the process of transportation, the power receiving member does not have the possibility of being disengaged from the gear portion, thereby effectively ensuring the overall power transmission device. Stability, there is no disadvantage of the end user being unable to use the process cartridge due to the failure of the power transmission device.

DRAWINGS

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing the overall structure of a process cartridge according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic structural view of a power output device in the device.

Fig. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the process cartridge according to the present invention.

Fig. 3A is a schematic view showing the combination of the action rod and the power transmission device in the present invention.

Fig. 3B is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the action rod in the present invention.

Fig. 3C is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the intermediate member in the present invention.

Fig. 3D is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the gear portion in the present invention.

Fig. 3E is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the stent of the present invention.

Fig. 3F is a schematic view showing the overall structure of another stent in the present invention.

Fig. 3G is a cross-sectional view of the action bar and the power transmission device in the Y direction in the present invention.

Figure 3H is a cross-sectional view of the action rod and the power transmission device in the X direction in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of a connecting member in another embodiment of the power transmitting device of the present invention.

Fig. 5A is a schematic view showing a state before the process cartridge is loaded into a predetermined position of the apparatus.

Fig. 5B is a schematic view of Fig. 5A as viewed in the -Z direction.

Fig. 6A is a view showing a state in which the process cartridge reaches a predetermined position when the power receiving member is in the dead angle position.

Fig. 6B is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guide member as viewed perpendicularly to the mounting direction when the power receiving member is in the mounted dead angle position.

Fig. 6C is a schematic view of Fig. 6A as viewed in the -Z direction.

6D is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guide member in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction when the power receiving member is in the non-installed dead angle position.

6E is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member and the power output member and the guide member in the mounting direction when the power receiving member is in the non-installed dead angle position.

Fig. 7A is a schematic view showing a state in which the process cartridge is mounted to a predetermined position, and the door is brought into contact with the action bar.

Fig. 7B is a schematic view of Fig. 7A as viewed in the -Z direction.

Fig. 7C is a schematic view of the process cartridge in a normal state as viewed in the Y direction.

Fig. 7D is a schematic view of the process cartridge in a normal state as viewed in the Z direction.

Fig. 8A is a schematic view showing a state in which the door is completely closed and the power receiving member is completely coupled with the power output member.

Fig. 8B is a schematic view showing the movement path of the contact point of the door and the action bar on the action bar.

Fig. 8C is a schematic view of the process cartridge viewed in the Y direction after the door is completely closed.

Fig. 8D is a schematic view of the process cartridge viewed in the Z direction after the door is completely closed.

Fig. 9A is a schematic view showing that the power output member stops rotating and the power receiving member is ready to be disengaged from the power output member.

Fig. 9B is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the relative position of the power receiving member and the power output member when they are ready to be disengaged.

Fig. 10A is a view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member, and the guide portion in a direction perpendicular to the disengagement direction when the power receiving member is in a position other than the dead angle.

Figure 10B is a partial enlarged view of the relative position of the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding portion of Figure 10A.

Fig. 11A is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding portion as viewed perpendicularly to the detaching direction when the power receiving member is in the detached position.

Figure 11B is an enlarged, fragmentary, partial elevational view of the relative position between the power receiving member, the power take-off member and the guide portion of Figure 11A.

12A-12C are schematic views of the process of completely disengaging the power receiving member from the power output member from the detachment position.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing the overall structure of a process cartridge according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the length direction of the process cartridge C is defined as the longitudinal direction X, the installation direction of the process cartridge is the lateral direction Y, and the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y is the vertical direction Z, and the following longitudinal, lateral and vertical directions are Consistent with this definition.

In the longitudinal direction X, the two ends of the process cartridge C are respectively a driving end F and a conductive end E. When the process cartridge C is loaded into the device, the conductive end E contacts the conductive contact in the device to receive electric energy, and the driving end F and the driving end F and The power output member 4 in the device is combined to receive the driving force.

The process cartridge C includes a process cartridge housing 1 and a rotary member (not shown) rotatably mounted in the housing, the rotary member having a rotation axis L1 including a rotation unit and a drive assembly D0 coupled to the rotation unit, The drive assembly D0 is detachably mounted at one longitudinal end of the rotary member and at the drive end F of the process cartridge C. The drive assembly D0 includes a power transmission device 2 and an action rod 3 coupled to each other, and the power transmission device 2 is fixedly mounted. At one longitudinal end of the rotary member, when the action lever 3 is subjected to an external force, the action lever 3 swings in a plane including the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge.

In the present invention, when the process cartridge C to which the power transmission device 2 and the action lever 3 are mounted is mounted in the apparatus and an external force is applied to the action lever 3, the action lever 3 can be in the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y including the process cartridge. The plane is swung from the free position to the working position, and the power transmission device 2 is completed and separated from the power output member 4 (which will be described later) provided in the apparatus as the swinging of the action lever 3.

[Structure of power output device in equipment]

2 is a schematic structural view of a power output device in the device.

The power output device includes a power output member 4 and a guide member 5 which are disposed at intervals. The power output member 4 includes a drive shaft 41 which is generally cylindrical, a tapered portion 42 at one end of the drive shaft, and extends radially outward along the drive shaft. The power output rod 43, the drive shaft end surface 44 at the free end of the tapered portion, and a recess 45 extending from the end surface to the drive shaft in the direction away from the end surface along the rotation axis L4. The end face 44 is located at one end of the drive shaft 41, and the recessed portion 45 is disposed adjacent to the power output rod 43. The power output rod 43 is on the drive shaft near the end where the tapered portion 42 is located, and along the rotation axis L1, The recessed portion 45 extends beyond the power output rod 43. In the embodiment of the present invention, the power output rods 13 are preferably two, and are located at diametrically opposite positions of the drive shaft 11; as shown in FIG. 2, along the drive shaft 41. Radially, the recessed portion 45 has a recessed depth of h1.

The power output member 4 is connected to a motor in the device to receive the power output from the motor, and the power output member 4 rotates about the rotation axis L4 in the direction indicated by r2; meanwhile, the end of the drive shaft 41 opposite to the end surface 44 is further Connected to a spring (not shown), when the end face 44 receives a force in the direction of the rotation axis L4 toward the power output rod 43, the drive shaft 41 compresses the spring, and when the force disappears, the restoring force of the drive shaft 41 at the spring The action is to move in the opposite direction, so that the drive shaft 41 has a certain amount of expansion and contraction in the direction of the rotation axis L4.

The guide member 5 includes a base 51 and a guide protrusion 52 extending from one side of the base. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide has a base top surface 55 on the base and facing the drive shaft 41 and is located at the guide The pushing protrusion 53 faces the pressing surface 53 of the end surface 44, and the pressing surface 53 is a sloped surface. At the same time, the guiding protrusion 52 is further provided with a pushing groove 54 for pushing the groove 54 concave from the tip end of the protrusion toward the direction of the base 51 Trapped and intersected with the push surface 53. As described above, the power output member 4 is spaced apart from the guide member 5, and according to the relative positions of the two, when the power output member 4 is in a natural state, the space formed between the guide member 5 and the end face 44 is defined as The first space S1, the space formed between the base top surface 55 and the drive shaft 41 is the second space S2, and the power output rod 43 passes through the second space S2 when the drive shaft 41 rotates.

3 is a schematic partial exploded view of the process cartridge according to the present invention; FIG. 3A is a schematic view showing the combination of the action rod and the power transmission device in the present invention; FIG. 3B is a schematic view showing the overall structure of the action rod in the present invention; 3D is a schematic view of the overall structure of the gear portion of the present invention; FIG. 3E is a schematic view of the overall structure of the bracket of the present invention; FIG. 3F is a schematic view of the overall structure of the bracket of the present invention; FIG. In the present invention, a cross-sectional view of the action rod and the power transmission device in the Y direction; and Fig. 3H is a cross-sectional view of the action rod and the power transmission device in the X direction in the present invention.

[action bar]

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to support the rotating member, the process cartridge C further includes a bracket 12 mounted on the casing 1, and at the same time, to support and protect the gear set in the process cartridge C, the process cartridge casing 1 includes An end cover 11 mounted on the drive end F of the process cartridge C, as shown, the end cover 11 is on the same side as the power transmission device 2, and the action rod 3 is mounted on the process cartridge housing 1, specifically, the end cover 11 , when the process cartridge is installed into the device and the device cover door 6 is closed, the action bar 3 is in contact with the cover door, and is subjected to the force of the cover door in a plane including the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge. swing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the action rod 3 is a lever, that is, the action rod 3 will rotate around the rotating portion during operation, and the rotating portion is formed to provide a concave portion on the end cover 11, and is disposed at a corresponding position of the action rod 3. A convex portion combined with the concave portion or a convex portion is provided on the end cover 11, and a concave portion coupled to the convex portion is provided at a corresponding position of the action rod 3. To simplify the process cartridge structure, the bracket 12 is also provided with a notch 120 (which will be described later) that allows the action rod 3 to pass.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the action rod 3 includes an intermediate rod 30 and a force receiving portion 31 and a lifting portion 32 respectively located at both ends of the intermediate rod, and the force receiving portion 31 includes adjacent pressing faces 31a and a holding surface 31b which is a slope for receiving a force from the door during closing of the door, the inclination direction being relative to the rotating member in a plane including the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge The rotation axis L1 is inclined, and in the -X direction, the distance between the slope and the rotation axis L1 of the rotating member is increased, and the holding surface 31b is used to keep in contact with the door after closing the door, and continuously The force from the door is received; the lift 32 includes an insert block 321 disposed at the free end of the action rod 3, the insert block 321 being coupled to the power transmission device 2. In the embodiment of the present invention, the rotating portion is provided with a concave portion on the end cover 11, and the convex portion combined with the concave portion is disposed at a corresponding position of the acting rod 3 as an example for explaining the action rod 3. Therefore, the action rod 3 is further The rotation protrusion 33 protruding from the intermediate rod 30 is included. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 3, the end cover 11 is further provided with a rotation groove 113 engaged with the rotation protrusion 33, in order to ensure the working stability of the action rod 3. The rotating protrusion 33 and the rotating groove 113 are both disposed in two; as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the two rotating protrusions 33 protrude from the intermediate rod 30 in a direction perpendicular to the length of the intermediate rod, or Projecting in the direction in which the process cartridge is vertically oriented (as shown in FIG. 3), but the two rotary projections 33 are separated from each other, and this design helps to reduce the rotary projection when the rotary projection 33 is engaged with the rotary recess 113. 33 and the friction between the rotating groove 113, thereby increasing the spirit of the action rod 3 active.

When the door is closed, the holding surface 31b is kept in contact with the door, and in order to avoid the partial door, the action bar 3 further includes a second escaping portion 301 disposed therein, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. The second relief portion 301 has a groove shape and is disposed on the intermediate rod 30 and adjacent to the force receiving portion 31. Specifically, the second relief portion 301 is recessed toward the process cartridge housing 1 by the intermediate lever 30, or the second relief portion 301 is bent by the intermediate lever in a direction away from the holding surface 31b.

In order to further enhance the stability of the working rod 3 during operation, as shown in FIG. 3, the end cover 11 is further provided with a guiding groove 110 for guiding the action rod 3 when the action rod 3 is moved, and It is good to ensure that the trajectory of the action rod 3 is in the plane including the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge. Meanwhile, in order to prevent the action lever 3 from coming off the end cover 11, the process cartridge housing 1 further includes a cover 13 mounted on the end cover 11, and after the action lever 3 is mounted, the cover 13 is attached to On the end cover 11, the action rod 3 is clamped between the end cover and the cover. Similarly, the cover 13 can also function to maintain the movement of the action rod 3.

[support]

The bracket 12 will be described below with reference to Figs. 3A, 3E, and 3F. For convenience of description, only the joint state of the bracket 12, the power transmitting device 2, and the action lever 3 is shown in Fig. 3A.

First, as shown in FIG. 3E, the bracket 12 includes a third through hole 124 for allowing the power transmission device to pass therethrough, a first bump 121 and a portion disposed along the circumference of the third through hole in the circumferential direction of the third through hole. The second bump 122 and the notch 120 between the first bump 121 and the second bump 122. The gap 120 is located upstream of the center line C12 of the third through hole 124 along the installation direction A of the process cartridge. Preferably, the notch 120 is located upstream of the first bump 121 and the second bump 122, when the bracket 12 and the power transmission After the device 2 and the action bar 3 are combined with each other, along the installation direction A of the process cartridge, the notch 120 is also located upstream of the power transmission device 2. Of course, the first bump 121 and the second bump 122 may also be along the edge. a bump integrally formed in the circumferential direction of the third through hole. At this time, the notch 120 is located upstream of the integrally formed bump. Preferably, the notch 120 is a U-shaped portion having a notched bottom surface 123, and the notched bottom surface 123 is a flat surface. It should be noted that the notch bottom surface 123 may also be a curved surface or an irregular surface, that is, the notch bottom surface 123 may be defined as a surface of the notch 120 that is closest to the rotating unit along the rotation axis L1.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the action rod 3 is coupled to the power transmission device 2 through the notch 120, and the power transmission device 2 passes through the third through hole 124 and is mounted on the process cartridge by being mounted at a longitudinal end of the rotary member. 12 is also fixedly mounted on the process cartridge. After the action bar 3 is combined with the power transmission device 2, the action bar 3 forms a third space S3 between the position of the action bar on the notch bottom surface 123, that is, the bottom surface of the action bar 3 and the action bar are in the gap. The position on the bottom surface 123 where the projection is located is not in contact, as shown, with a height difference h3 therebetween, the third space S3 is used to provide permission when the power transmitting device 2 moves in the direction of approaching the rotating member The lifting portion 32 also moves to a space moving in the direction of the rotating unit, preventing the problem that the power transmission device 2 and the power output member are difficult to be detached due to the movement of the lifting portion 32 being blocked.

Considering that the function of the notch 120 is to allow the action rod 3 to pass through the power transmission device 2 and provide a partial action rod 3 with power The movement space of the transmission device 2 during the telescopic movement is obvious. The notch 120 can be not only a U-shaped portion having a notched bottom surface 123 but also a through hole, that is, the notch 120 also has a notched top surface (not shown). The notch 120 at this time is a mouth portion, and the action rod 3 passes through the space between the top surface of the notch and the bottom surface of the notch; at the same time, in order to ensure that the lifting portion 32 has a moving space away from the rotating unit, when the action rod 3 and the power transmission After the device 2 is combined, the action bar 3 forms a third space S3 except for the position where the projection of the action bar on the notch bottom surface 123 is located, and the projection of the action bar 3 and the action bar on the top surface of the notch is located. Similarly, a space is formed between the positions; likewise, the top surface of the notch may be defined as a face of the notch 120 that is furthest from the rotating unit along the axis of rotation L1. Further, as shown in FIG. 3F, the notch 120 may also be a space where there is no notch top surface and no notch bottom surface. At this time, the notch 120 and the third through hole 124 are integrally formed, when the bracket 12 and the power are When the transfer device 2 and the action rod 3 are combined, the action rod 3 will be directly projected onto the gear portion 25. Of course, the notch 120 in the present invention may have a shape with only a notched top surface and no notched bottom surface.

The shape of the notch 120 may have several variations described above. However, from the viewpoint of product material cost, product structural stability, and ease of product assembly, the notch 120 is more advantageous when it has a U-shaped portion having only the notch bottom surface 123. Since the top surface of the notch at this time does not exist, the gap 120 is not blocked along the rotation axis L1 from the power transmission device 2 toward the rotating unit, so that the action rod 3 can pass through the notch 120 faster and has a U-shaped gap. The brackets require less material and are more stable in construction and therefore cost less.

[Power transmission device]

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 3, the power transmission device 2 includes a power receiving member 21, a connecting member 27, a gear portion 25, and a reset member 24, and the reset member 24 is coupled to the connecting member 27 and the gear portion 25, and the power receiving member 21 and the connecting member 27, the connecting member 27 is also engaged with the gear portion 25 for transmitting the driving force received from the outside by the power receiving member 21 to the gear portion 25; the gear portion 25 is also fixedly coupled to one longitudinal end of the rotating unit, After the driving force is received, the rotating unit is rotated; the lifting portion 32 of the action rod 3 is combined with the connecting member 27 for controlling the extension and retraction of the power receiving member 21 by controlling the movement of the connecting member 27, thereby The power receiving member 21 can be extended and retracted in the direction of its rotation axis L2. In the present invention, after the power transmission device 2 is mounted, the reset member 24 will always be in a state of applying a force, and regardless of the state of the power transmission device 2, the rotation axis L2 of the power receiving member 21, the gear portion 25 The rotation axis L3 is always coaxial with the rotation axis L1 of the rotary member, and therefore, the power receiving member 21 can also protrude and retract along the rotation axis L1 of the rotary member.

The power receiving member 21 includes a first portion 211 and a second portion 212 connected to each other, and the second portion 212 is for combining with the power output member 4 and receiving a driving force from the power output member, the first portion 211 being a columnar body. It is used for connection with the connecting member 27 and further to the end of the rotating member. As shown in FIG. 3, the reset member 24 is a pair of tension springs, one end of the tension spring is fixed on the connecting member 27, the other end is fixed on the gear portion 25, and the tension spring is always in a stretched state; The connection between the receiving member 21 and the connecting member 27 is generally: a first connecting hole 211a is disposed on the first portion 211 of the power receiving member, and correspondingly, a second connecting hole (not shown) is disposed on the connecting member 27, The connecting pin 26 passes through the second connecting hole and the first connecting hole 211a, respectively; of course, the connection of the power receiving member 21 and the connecting member 27 can also be provided on the connecting portion 27 by providing a protrusion on the power receiving member first portion 211. The card slot is implemented in a way.

The second portion 212 of the power receiving member includes a support portion 212a coupled to the first portion 211 and a power receiving portion 212b projecting away from the first portion from the support portion, the power being coupled when the power receiving member 21 is coupled with the power output member 4 The receiving portion 212b is coupled to the power output rod 43. Preferably, the power receiving portion 212b is oppositely disposed, the support portion 212a is in the shape of a disk, and the power receiving portion 212b is radially disposed opposite to each other in the circumferential direction of the supporting portion 212a. An inlet port 212c is formed between the two power receiving portions 212b in the circumferential direction of the support portion 212a.

In the present invention, the connecting member 27 includes a separately disposed intermediate member 22 and a support member 23, the power receiving member 21 passes through the intermediate member 22 and enters the support member 23, and the power receiving member 21 and the support member 23 are passed through the above manner. The connection, and thus, the intermediate member 22, the support member 23, and the power receiving member 21 are integrally connected.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support member 23 includes a support table 230, a support hole 232 facing the intermediate member 22, and a power transmission portion 233 protruding outward from the support table, and the first portion 211 of the power receiving member enters the support hole 232. The power transmission portion 233 is coupled to the gear portion 25 for transmitting a driving force to the gear portion 25. The support hole 232 may be a through hole or a blind hole as long as the first portion of the power receiving member can be accommodated. When the connecting member 27 and the power receiving member are connected by the connecting pin 26, the supporting member 23 further includes a third connecting hole 231 passing through the supporting table 230; as described above, one end of the tension spring 24 is fixed to the connecting member 27, Therefore, one end of the tension spring 24 may be fixed on the support member 23 or may be fixed on the intermediate member 22. In the embodiment of the present invention, one end of the tension spring 24 is fixed on the support member 23 as an example. The support member 23 further includes a protruding portion 234 that protrudes outward from the support table 23, and one end of the tension spring 24 is fixed to the protruding portion 234.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the intermediate member 22 includes a base 221, a joint portion 222 extending outward from the base upper surface 221a along the rotation axis L2/L3, a first through hole 223 passing through the base 221, and a passage through the joint portion 222. a second through hole 224 and a first relief portion 225 disposed at a top end of the joint portion; the first relief portion 225 is located above the second through hole 224 along the rotation axis L2/L3, and is supported when the power receiving member 21 is retracted The portion 212a faces the first relief portion 225. The center line of the first through hole 223 intersects with the center line of the second through hole 224, wherein the first through hole 223 is for allowing the first portion 211 of the power receiving member to pass through, and the second through hole 224 is for functioning The rod 3 is coupled. Therefore, the center line of the first through hole 223 is the rotation axis L2 of the power receiving member. In the present invention, the base 221 is a cylindrical table, and the joint portion 222 is from a partial circumferential direction of the upper surface 221a of the cylindrical table. Extend outward rather than the entire circumference. As described above, the lifting portion 32 of the action lever 3 is coupled with the connecting member 27, specifically, the insertion block 321 of the lifting portion 32 is inserted into the second through hole 224 (as shown in Figs. 3G and 3H).

As shown in FIG. 3D, the gear portion 25 includes a cylindrical flange body 250, a flange cavity 251 formed by the flange body, and a first housing portion 253 and a second housing portion 254 formed on the inner wall of the flange cavity. a gear 255 disposed at one end of the flange body 250 along the rotation axis L3, and an extension portion 252 extending from the flange body 250 in a direction away from the gear 255 along the rotation axis L3 for the power transmission portion The driving force transmitted by 233 is transmitted to the other components of the process cartridge, and the extension portion 252 is used to fix the other end of the tension spring 24 (as shown in FIGS. 3G and 3H). When the power transmitting device 2 is assembled, the tension spring 24 is housed in the second housing portion 254, and the power transmission portion 233 is housed in the first housing portion 253.

As described above, the lifting portion 32 of the action lever is combined with the connecting member 27 for controlling the power receiving by controlling the movement of the connecting member 27. The member 21 is extended and retracted, and the connecting member 27 includes a separately disposed intermediate member 22 and a support member 23, and the power receiving member passes through the intermediate member 22 and enters the support member 23 when the intermediate member 22 is subjected to the lift portion 32. After the force is applied, the force is transmitted to the power receiving member 21 through a transmission mechanism. In the present invention, the transmission mechanism is coupled to the first portion 211 of the power receiving member and abuts against the base upper surface 221a of the intermediate member. Specifically, the transmission mechanism is a circlip 28 fixed to the first portion 211 of the power receiving member or A step portion extending outward from a surface of the power receiving member first portion 211.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3G and FIG. 3H, when the transmission mechanism is the circlip 28, in order to prevent the circlip 28 from falling off, the outer surface of the first portion 211 of the power receiving member is further provided with a bayonet slot 211b, and a circlip The 28 card is attached to the bayonet slot 211b. After the power transmission device 2 is assembled and the action rod 3 is connected to the power transmission device, as shown in FIGS. 3G and 3H, the insertion block 321 of the lifting portion 32 is inserted into the second through hole 224 of the intermediate member 22, The power receiving member 21 passes through the intermediate member 22 into the support member 23, and the connecting pin 26 passes through the support member 23 and the power receiving member 21. One end of the tension spring 24 is fixed to the support member 23, and the other end is fixed to the extending portion 252.

As described above, the action lever 3 is a lever that rotates around the rotating portion, and in order to ensure that the lift portion 32 generates a sufficiently large force, as shown in Fig. 3H, the distance from the free end face 31c of the force receiving portion to the midpoint of the rotating portion The distance t2 from the end face of the insertion block 321 to the midpoint of the rotating portion satisfies: t1>5t2, and the above t1 and t2 refer to the distance in the longitudinal direction of the action bar 3, and specifically in the direction of the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge in FIG. length.

Embodiment 2

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the connecting member 27 in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the difference between the present embodiment and the above embodiment is that the support member 23 and the intermediate member 22 are integrally formed in the embodiment, and the power receiving member 21 still passes through the intermediate member 22 into the support member 23, and The joint portion 222 of the present embodiment is formed to extend outward from the entire circumferential direction of the upper surface 221a of the base, and an annular groove 226 for receiving the insertion block 321 is disposed in the circumferential direction of the joint portion 222; at this time, the annular groove 226 corresponds to the second through hole 224, and the base upper surface 221a corresponds to the second through hole bottom surface 224b.

Since the intermediate member 22 is integrally formed with the support member 23, and the power receiving member 21 and the support member 23 are connected by the connecting pin 26, when the inserting block 321 applies a force to the intermediate member 22, the force can be passed through the intermediate member 22 and The support member 23 is applied to the power receiving member 21 such that the power receiving member 21 is extended and retracted.

The mounting of the process cartridge C and the process of extending and retracting the power receiving member 21 will be described in detail below with reference to other drawings. To facilitate the observation of the movement of the power receiving member 21, the bracket 12 is not shown in the following drawings.

5A is a schematic view showing a state before the process cartridge is loaded into a predetermined position of the apparatus; FIG. 5B is a schematic view of FIG. 5A viewed in the -Z direction; and FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing a state in which the process cartridge reaches a predetermined position when the power receiving member is in a dead angle position; 6B is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding member in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction when the power receiving member is in the installation dead angle position; FIG. 6C is a schematic view of FIG. 6A viewed in the -Z direction; FIG. 6D When the power receiving member is in the non-installed dead angle position, the power is observed in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction. A schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the receiving member, the power output member and the guiding member; FIG. 6E is a view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member and the power output member and the guiding member in the mounting direction when the power receiving member is in the non-installed dead angle position; schematic diagram.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the device door 6 includes a main body 60 and an action portion 61 projecting from the main body into the apparatus, the main body 60 being rotatable about the rotation axis L5 in the direction indicated by r2 and opposite to the direction indicated by r2. The direction moves between the open and closed positions. After the process cartridge C is loaded into the apparatus, the user moves toward the power output member 4 and the guide member 5 in the direction indicated by A in the drawing. As described above, the tension spring 24 is always stretched, and therefore, the power receiving at this time The piece 21 will be in a retracted state.

[Installation of the process cartridge when the power receiving member is in the dead corner position]

As shown in Fig. 6B, the power receiving member 21 is in the mounted dead angle position, and in order to more clearly describe the dead angle position, only the power receiving member 21, the power output member 4, and the guide member 5 are shown in Fig. 6B.

At this time, the connection of the two power receiving portions 212b is parallel to the mounting direction A, and the projection center line of the two inlet ports 212c on the support portion 212a is perpendicular to the mounting direction A, perpendicular to the mounting direction A and the rotation axis L2/ When the direction of the L4 is viewed, the power receiving portion 212b and the tapered portion 42 have an overlapping region of height h2 in the direction in which the rotation axis L2/L4 is located. Therefore, when the power receiving portion 212b touches the tapered portion 42, That is, when the tapered portion 42 forms an interference with the power receiving portion 212b, the process cartridge cannot be continuously moved in the direction A due to the existence of the overlapping region, that is, the mounting dead angle is formed.

As described above, since the drive shaft 41 has a certain amount of expansion and contraction in the direction of the rotation axis L4, and the surface of the tapered portion 42 is a slope, when the force is continuously applied to the process cartridge in the direction A, the power receiving portion 212b The tapered portion 42 will be pressed such that the power output member 4 is retracted in the direction indicated by d3, and finally, the power receiving portion 212b located downstream of the direction A passes through the tapered portion 42, and the process cartridge C reaches a predetermined mounting position. The power receiving member 21 is in a retracted state.

Since the tension spring 24 applies a pulling force to the power receiving member 21 through the support member 23, the power receiving member 21 approaches the rotating unit in the direction indicated by d1 in the drawing, and as described above, the insertion block 321 of the acting rod 3 passes through the second passage of the intermediate member. The hole 224 is connected to the intermediate member 22, and the intermediate member 22 transmits the force to the power receiving member 21 through the above-mentioned transmission mechanism. Therefore, when the power receiving member 21 is subjected to the pulling force of the tension spring 24, the transmission mechanism can be passed through The member 22 transmits the force to the insertion block 321, specifically, the top surface 224a of the second through hole 224 is in contact with the insertion block 321 (as shown in FIGS. 3G and 3H). At this time, the action rod 3 does not overlap with the guide groove 110. The contact, the rotation axis L1 of the rotary member, the rotation axis L2 of the power receiving member, the rotation axis L3 of the gear portion, and the rotation axis L4 of the power output member are coaxial.

[Installation of the process cartridge when the power receiving member is in a non-installed dead angle position]

As shown in Figs. 6D and 6E, the power receiving member 21 is in a non-installed dead angle position, and similarly, in order to more clearly describe the position, only the power receiving member 21, the power output member 4, and the guide are shown in Figs. 6D and 6E. Lead 5.

At this time, the connection between the two power receiving portions 212b forms an angle with the mounting direction A, the angle is greater than 0° and less than 180°, and the projection center connection of the two inlets 212c on the support portion 212a is no longer in the mounting direction. A vertical. The optimal position of the non-installation dead angle is: the angle is 90°, that is, the connection between the two power receiving portions 212b is perpendicular to the mounting direction A, and the projection center of the two inlets 212c on the support portion 212a is connected with The mounting direction A is parallel, as shown in FIG. 6D, although there is still an overlapping area of height h2 between the power receiving portion 212b and the tapered portion 42, but the projection center of the two inlet ports 212c on the supporting portion 212a The wire is parallel to the mounting direction A. As shown in FIG. 6E, the tapered portion 42 can enter the inlet port 212c without being in contact with the power receiving portion 212b, and thus, the tapered portion 42 does not form the power receiving portion 212b. Interference, the process cartridge C can smoothly reach a predetermined installation position. Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6C, the rotation axes L1, L2, L3, and L4 are coaxial.

[Extension process of power receiving parts]

7A is a schematic view showing a state in which the process cartridge is mounted at a predetermined position, and the door is brought into contact with the action bar; FIG. 7B is a schematic view of FIG. 7A viewed in the -Z direction; and FIG. 7C is a schematic view of the process cartridge in a normal state viewed in the Y direction; 7D is a schematic view of the process cartridge in a normal state viewed in the Z direction; FIG. 8A is a schematic view showing a state in which the cover door is completely closed, the power receiving member is completely coupled with the power output member; and FIG. 8B is a contact point of the cover door and the action bar on the action bar; FIG. 8C is a schematic view of the process cartridge viewed in the Y direction after the cover door is completely closed; FIG. 8D is a schematic view of the process cartridge viewed in the Z direction after the cover door is completely closed.

The relevant structure of the action rod 3 is further described in conjunction with Figs. 3 and 3B before describing the motion process of the power receiving member.

As described above, the action rod 3 includes the intermediate rod 30 and the force receiving portion 31 and the lifting portion 32 respectively located at both ends of the intermediate rod, the force receiving portion 31 including the pressing surface 31a and the holding surface 31b disposed adjacently, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3B, the force receiving portion 31 further includes a first side surface 31e adjacent to the pressing surface 31a and a second side surface 31f adjacent to the first side surface 31e and the pressing surface 31a. When the lid door 6 is closed, the rod 3 and the lid are actuated. The door touches and receives the force from the door; to ensure a smooth contact between the door 6 and the action bar 3, as shown in Figures 3 and 3B, the action bar 3 further includes a guide portion 31d disposed therein. The guide portion 31d extends from the force receiving portion 31. Specifically, the guide portion 31d includes a first guide portion 31d1 and a second guide portion 31d2. The first guide portion 31d1 extends from the first side surface 31e, and the second guide portion 31d2 extends from the first guide portion 31d2. The second side surface 31f extends, and the first guide portion 31d1 and the second guide portion 31d2 are integrally connected. At this time, the free end surface 31c of the force receiving portion 31 is the free end surface of the second guide portion 31d2.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the first guiding portion 31d1 and the second guiding portion 31d2 are both planar and flush with the pressing surface 31a. Further, to enhance the stability of the guiding portion 31d, the second guiding portion 31d2 It is preferable that the second guide portion 31d2 is perpendicular to the second side surface 31f with respect to the inclination of the pressing surface 31a.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the process cartridge C is mounted to a predetermined position. At this time, the force receiving portion 31 is not biased and is in a free position, and the user closes the door 6 around the rotation axis L5 in the direction indicated by r2, with the door being closed. Movement, the action portion 61 gradually moves to a position in contact with the force receiving portion 31; as shown in Fig. 7B, the action point P on the action portion 61 comes into contact with the first guide portion 31d1, it is easily understood that due to the cover The door 6 is loosely engaged with the device. Therefore, the position at which the action point P first touches the force receiving portion 31 is not fixed, and the point of action P directly contacting the pressing surface 31a is the most ideal shape. It is also possible that the point of action P first falls outside the pressing surface 31a. For example, the point of action P first falls on the area corresponding to the first side 31e or the second side 31f, and will continue to be produced when the door 6 is closed in the r2 direction. Obvious frustration, the action point P can return to the pressing surface 31a, and even the phenomenon that the door is closed cannot be closed, and the setting of the guiding portion 31d is necessary. It is.

It should be noted that the area corresponding to the first side surface 31e is a region including the first side surface 31e itself and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side surface away from the force receiving portion 31, and the area corresponding to the second side surface 31f is The reference includes the second side surface 31f itself and a region extending in a direction perpendicular to the second side surface away from the force receiving portion 31.

Continuing with Fig. 7B and Fig. 8B, when the cover door 6 is continued to be closed in the direction indicated by r2, the force receiving portion 31 will move in the direction indicated by d1 in the drawing, while the lifting portion 32 is in the direction indicated by d2 in Fig. 7B. Movement, through the contact of the insertion block 321 with the second through hole top surface 224a, the insertion block 321 drives the intermediate member 22 to move together in the direction indicated by d2, and through the transmission mechanism, the power receiving member 21 is pulled in the direction indicated by d2. The tension spring 24 is continuously stretched; the action point P starts to move from point B or point C.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the cover door is completely closed and the action portion 61 is moved to abut against the retaining surface 31b, the action lever 3 reaches the bottom end of the guide groove 110, while the power receiving member 21 is extended to a predetermined position, and The action point P moves to the position of the D point. At this time, the force receiving portion 31 reaches the working position, and the action point P enters the second avoiding portion 301; with the rotation of the power output member 4, the power receiving portion 212b and the power output The rod 43 is coupled; the force receiving portion 31 is continuously held by the action portion 61 by the holding portion 31b to be held at the pressing position shown in Fig. 8A, and accordingly, the power receiving member 21 is also held at a position to be coupled with the power output member 4.

Due to the presence of the second relief portion 301, the door portion that passes over the holding surface 31b after the door 6 is closed can enter the second relief portion 301, assuming that the second relief portion 301 is not provided, the door 6 is closed. In the middle, the door portion that passes over the holding surface 31b will abut against the top surface of the intermediate rod 30 (as indicated by a broken line in Fig. 9A), thereby generating a large resistance. It can be seen that the main function of the second relief portion 301 is to accommodate the door portion passing over the holding surface 31b to reduce the resistance of the cover door 6 during the closing process. Therefore, the second relief portion 301 is further It may be disposed on the force receiving portion 31. Referring to FIG. 8A, the holding surface 31b extends toward the lifting portion 32 along the longitudinal direction of the action bar 3, and the second relief portion 301 is recessed from the holding surface 31b toward the process cartridge housing 1, or It is said that the second relief portion is recessed from the holding surface 31b in a direction away from the holding surface 31b.

When the force receiving portion 31 is subjected to the force of the cover door 6 and moves from the free position to the working position, the movement distance of the force receiving portion 31 is k in the longitudinal direction X; see FIGS. 7C and 8C and FIGS. 7D and 8D With reference to the holding surface 31b, the force receiving portion 31 moves to the working position in the direction indicated by d1 at the free position, and is closer to the processing when the force receiving portion 31 is in the working position than when the force receiving portion 31 is in the free position. The conductive end E of the cartridge C.

[Retraction process of power receiving parts]

9A is a schematic view showing the power output member stops rotating, and the power receiving member is ready to be disengaged from the power output member; FIG. 9B is a partial R1 enlarged view of the relative position between the power receiving member and the power output member when they are ready to be disengaged; 10A is a schematic view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding portion in a direction perpendicular to the disengaging direction when the power receiving member is in a position other than the dead angle; FIG. 10B is the power receiving member and the power output of FIG. 10A. A partial R2 enlarged view of the relative position between the member and the guiding portion; FIG. 11A is a view showing the positional relationship between the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding portion viewed perpendicularly to the disengagement direction when the power receiving member is in the disengaged position; FIG. 11B is a partial enlarged view of the relative position of the power receiving member, the power output member and the guiding portion of FIG. 11A; FIG. 12A to FIG. 12C are the process of completely separating the power receiving member from the power output member from the position of the dead angle. schematic diagram.

When the power output member 4 stops rotating, when the user needs to take out the process cartridge C from the device, the power receiving portion 212b of the power receiving member 21 and the power output rod 43 of the power output member 4 are still in a state of being combined with each other, and the power is maintained. The receiving portion 212b faces the recess portion 45. In order to disengage the power receiving member 21 from the power output member 4, the force applied to the force receiving portion 31 is first released, so that the force receiving portion 31 moves in the direction indicated by d2 in FIG. 9A, and at the same time, the lifting portion 32 is The tension spring 24 moves in the direction indicated by d1 in FIG. 9B, and the power receiving member 21 and the intermediate member 22 are disengaged from the power output member 4 by the resilience of the tension spring 24, and thus, the power receiving portion 212b and the power output The rod 43 is disengaged.

As shown in Fig. 9A, the door 6 is moved about the rotation axis L5 in the direction indicated by r3, and the direction indicated by r3 is opposite to the direction indicated by r2. With the movement of the door, the action portion 61 gradually moves away from the holding surface 31b, and the action point P moves along the moving direction from point D to point B in Fig. 8B, and the point to be applied P and the force receiving portion 31 do not. Upon contact, the force applied to the force receiving portion 31 completely disappears, and the support portion 212a moves to a position against the pressing surface 53 in the direction indicated by d1 as the power receiving member 21 is acted upon by the tension spring 24.

In the same process as the above process cartridge C, when the process cartridge C is taken out from the apparatus in the Q direction, the power receiving member 21 also has a position of being out of a dead angle and a position of a non-disengaged corner, and the take-out direction Q is opposite to the mounting direction A, and therefore, the power is The detachment position and the non-disengagement position of the receiving member 21 are the same as the installation dead angle position and the non-installation dead angle position, respectively.

Next, the take-out process of the process cartridge C when the power receiving member 21 is separated from the blind spot position and the non-disengaged dead angle position, respectively, will be described with reference to Figs. 10A, 10B, 11A and 11B.

[The detachment of the process cartridge when the power receiving member is in a position other than the dead angle]

As shown in FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, the action portion 61 is completely out of contact with the force receiving portion 31, and the projection center line of the entrance port 212c on the support portion 212a is not perpendicular to the disengagement direction Q, and the power receiving portion 212b and the power are The output rod 43 has been disengaged, and therefore, when the process cartridge C is pulled in the disengaging direction Q, the power output lever 43 does not interfere with the movement of the power receiving portion 212b in the Q direction, and the process cartridge C can be taken out smoothly, thereby It can be seen that the retracting process of the power receiving member 21 can be realized by the resilience of the tension spring 24. The rotation axes L1, L2, L3, L4 are coaxial during the movement of the power receiving member 21 from the extended direction.

[The detachment of the process cartridge when the power receiving member is out of the dead angle position]

As shown in FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B, the action portion 61 is completely out of contact with the force receiving portion 31, but the projection center line of the entrance port 212c on the support portion 212a is perpendicular to the disengagement direction Q, and the two power receiving portions 212b are The wire is in the same direction as the disengagement direction Q. Although the power receiving portion 212b and the power output lever 43 have been disengaged at this time, when the process cartridge C is pulled in the disengaging direction Q, the movement of the power receiving portion 212b in the disengagement direction Q will be It is blocked by the drive shaft 41.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the support portion 212a is pulled by the tension spring 24 in the direction indicated by d1 to abut against the pressing surface 53, the power receiving portion 212b is opposed to the recess portion 45, and in the direction of the rotational axis L4 of the power output member, The power receiving portion 212b and the drive shaft 41 have a height h3 In the overlap region, since there is still a distance l between the power receiving portion 212b and the outer circumferential surface of the drive shaft 41, the power receiving member 21 can still move by 1 in the disengaging direction Q, once the power receiving member 21 moves in the disengaging direction Q. The abutment of the supporting portion 212a and the pressing surface 53 is released, and thus the power receiving member 21 can continue to move in the d1 direction by the pulling force of the tension spring 24.

As described above, when the power output member 4 stops rotating, the power receiving portion 212b opposes the recessed portion 45, and then the power receiving member 21 moves in the direction indicated by d1 under the action of the tension spring 24, and the direction of rotation thereof is not stressed. Therefore, the power receiving member 21 and the recessed portion 45 are still in a state of being opposed to each other.

It is assumed that the depressed portion 45 is absent, that is, the drive shaft 41 is a complete cylinder, and although the power receiving member 21 is moved in the direction indicated by d1 while moving in the Q direction in Fig. 12A, when the power receiving member 21 is After the distance l is moved in the Q direction, the power receiving portion 212b and the drive shaft 41 still have an overlapping region in the direction of the rotation axis L4 of the power output member 4, and the movement of the drive shaft 41 to the power receiving portion 212b in the Q direction at this time. Interference still forms.

Due to the existence of the recessed portion 45, after the power receiving portion 212b is moved by the distance l in the Q direction, it can continue to move in the Q direction and enter the recessed portion 45; FIG. 12B is a schematic view of the state after the power receiving portion 212b enters the recessed portion 45. In the figure, the front edge f1 of the power receiving portion 212b has entered the recess portion 45. At this time, in the direction of the rotation axis L4 of the power output member 4, the height of the overlapping portion of the power receiving portion 212b and the drive shaft 41 is reduced to H4; as described above, the recessed portion 45 has a recessed depth h1, and therefore, during the detachment of the power receiving member 21 from the power output member 4, the distance that the power receiving portion 212b moves in the Q direction with respect to the power output member 4 is h1 +l, the distance moved in the direction of the rotational axis L4 of the power output member 4 is the overlapping region height h3 of the two.

After entering the recessed portion 45, the power receiving portion 212b continues to move in the Q direction until the power receiving portion 212b and the drive shaft 41 have no overlapping region in the direction of the rotational axis L4 of the power output member 4, as shown in FIG. 12C, power receiving The top end f2 of the portion 212b is at least flush with the end surface 44 of the drive shaft in the Q direction, and the drive shaft 41 no longer interferes with the movement of the power receiving portion 212b in the Q direction, and the power receiving member 21 and the power output member 4 are completely disengaged. The process cartridge C can be smoothly detached from the device.

[Auxiliary reset]

The inventors of the present invention have found in practice that since the tension spring 24 is in a stretched state for a long period of time, after a period of use of the process cartridge C, the tension of the tension spring 24 may be weakened, causing the cover door 6 to be pulled during the opening process. The pulling force of the spring 24 is insufficient to disengage the power receiving member 21 from the power output member 4, so that the power receiving member 21 cannot return to the original retracted state.

In order to ensure a more stable operation of the process cartridge C, the process cartridge C further includes an auxiliary reset member 14 disposed between the action rod and the housing. Preferably, the auxiliary reset member 14 is an elastic member, and further, the auxiliary reset The piece 14 is a spring. As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the spring 14 is mounted on the end cover 11, specifically, a protrusion 111 is disposed in the guide groove 110. One end of the spring 14 is mounted on the protrusion 111, and the other end is opposite to the action rod 3, and is powered. When the receiving member 21 is in the retracted state, the action rod 3 is not in contact with the spring 14. When the cover door 6 is closed, the action rod 3 comes into contact with the spring 14, and compresses the spring 14; to prevent the spring 14 from being yawed or dislodged, The action lever 3 further includes a receiving groove 302 disposed therein, and when the cover door 6 is closed, the other end of the spring 14 is received by the receiving groove 302.

As described above, the distance t1 from the free end surface 31c of the force receiving portion to the midpoint of the rotating portion and the distance t2 from the end surface of the insertion block 321 to the midpoint of the rotating portion satisfy: t1>5t2, that is, the acting rod 3 can be regarded as actually A force amplifying mechanism, or a labor-saving lever, when the force receiving portion 31 receives a small force, the lifting portion 32 will feed back a larger force. When the cover door 6 is opened, if the tension of the tension spring 24 is insufficient, the insertion block 321 of the lifting portion will abut against the second through hole bottom surface 224b under the restoring force of the spring 14, and is fed back by the lifting portion 32. The larger force pressing intermediate member 22 moves together with the power receiving member 21 and the support member 23 in the direction indicated by d1, thereby ensuring that the power receiving member can smoothly return to the initial retracted state, thereby knowing that when the tension spring is When the pulling force of 24 is insufficient, the retracting process of the power receiving member 21 is realized by the cooperation of the tension spring 24, the spring 14, and the acting rod 3.

[Position of the power receiving member in the extended and retracted state]

As described above, in the process cartridge C of the present invention, the rotation axis L2 of the power receiving member 21 is always coaxial with the rotation axis L1 of the rotary member during the mounting and disengaging, and therefore, the rotation axes L1 and L2 will always be mounted. Direction A or the direction of departure Q is vertical.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the power receiving member 21 is retracted, and the power receiving member 21 is defined as the first position of the power receiving member when the power receiving member 21 is retracted. At this time, the power receiving member 21 is disengaged from the power output member 4 in the process box. During the installation or disengagement of C, the power receiving portion 212b and the drive shaft 41 have an overlapping area of height h2 along the direction of the rotational axis L4 of the power output member 4, in other words, the power receiving portion 212b is supported from the free end toward the support. The portion of the portion 212a having the height h2 is located in a region in which the second space S2 extends in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the disengaging direction Q, and the other portion of the power receiving portion 212b is located in the first space S1 in a direction parallel to the mounting direction. A or the region formed by the direction extending away from the direction Q; as described above, during the contact of the power receiving member 21 with the power output member 4, the power output member 4 is retracted in the direction indicated by d3 in the figure, After the process cartridge C reaches the predetermined mounting position, the power receiving member 21 also reaches the predetermined position, and the power output member 4 returns to the initial retracted position, in the direction of the rotational axis L4 of the power output member 4, the power receiving portion 212b However, holding the drive shaft has a height h2 of the overlapping area.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the power receiving member 21 is extended to be coupled with the power output member 4, and here is defined as a second position of the power receiving member when the power receiving member 21 is extended to be combined with the power output member 4. At this time, the power receiving member The action lever 3 is pulled out in the direction d2 opposite to the direction indicated by d1 in the drawing, and when the power output member 4 starts to rotate, the power receiving portion 212b receives the driving force. As shown in the figure, the power receiving portions 212b all enter the region in which the second space S2 extends in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the detaching direction Q, that is, from the free end of the power receiving portion 212b toward the support portion 212a. The power receiving portions 212b are all located in a region in which the second space S2 extends in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the detachment direction Q.

Thus, the power receiving member 21 is movable between the first position and the second position, and when the power receiving member 21 is in the retracted first position, during the process of installing or disengaging the process cartridge C, the power receiving portion 212b The region having the height h2 from the free end toward the support portion 212a is located in a region in which the second space S2 extends in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the detachment direction Q, and the other portion of the power receiving portion 212b is located in the first space S1. In a region extending in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the disengaging direction Q; when the power receiving member 21 is located at a second position projectingly coupled with the power output member 4, the power receiving portion 212b completely enters the second space S2 in parallel In the installation direction A In a region formed by extending in the direction away from the direction Q, that is, the direction in which the power receiving portion 212b is directed from the free end toward the support portion 212a is located in a region in which the second space S2 extends in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the detachment direction Q.

In the present invention, the power receiving portion 212b is preferably two, and the power receiving portion 212b expands and contracts along the rotation axis L1 of the rotating member with the power receiving portion 21, and therefore, the movement processes of the two power receiving portions 212b are the same. That is, when the power receiving member is retracted, the overlapping region of the height h2 is simultaneously formed on the two power receiving portions 212b; when the power receiving member is extended, the two power receiving portions 212b all enter the first The two spaces S2 are formed in a region extending in a direction parallel to the mounting direction A or the disengaging direction Q.

As described above, the action lever 3 of the present invention is oscillated in a plane including the longitudinal direction X and the lateral direction Y of the process cartridge, and the initial force of the action lever 3 comes from the device cover door, and when it is necessary to take out the process cartridge C, it is only required Opening the door, the power receiving member 21 can be returned to the initial retracted state by the tension spring 24 or the tension spring 24 and the spring 14; the imaging process of the process cartridge C is performed around the photosensitive member, as described in the present invention. The rotating member is not specifically a photosensitive member, and may be a developing roller and a charging roller disposed around the photosensitive member. Therefore, the driving assembly D0 may be directly or indirectly disposed on at least one of the photosensitive member, the developing roller, and the charging roller. a longitudinal end; when the driving component D0 is indirectly disposed at one longitudinal end of at least one of the photosensitive element, the developing roller, and the charging roller, at least one of the driving component and the photosensitive element, the developing roller, and the charging roller may be coupled through an intermediate gear .

The power receiving member in the embodiment of the present invention does not have a ball mounted, and the rotation axis thereof is always coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotating member, and the power receiving member and the gear portion are integrated through the connecting member, and therefore, when the process cartridge or the rotating member is in the transportation process In the middle, the power receiving member of the present invention does not have the possibility of being disengaged from the gear portion, thereby effectively ensuring the overall stability of the power transmission device, and the end user cannot use the process box due to the failure of the power transmission device. Unfavorable situation.

Claims

a drive assembly detachably mounted at a longitudinal end of the rotary member, the rotary member being rotatably mounted in a process cartridge having opposite conductive ends and a drive end,

The drive assembly includes a power transmission device and a lever that are coupled to each other.

The power transmission device is fixedly mounted on a longitudinal end of the rotating member, and the action rod includes an intermediate rod and a force receiving portion and a lifting portion respectively located at two ends of the intermediate rod, and the lifting portion is combined with the power transmission device.

The utility model is characterized in that, when the action bar is subjected to an external force, the action bar swings from the free position to the working position in a plane including the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the process cartridge, and the force receiving portion is in the working position compared with when the force receiving portion is in the free position. It is closer to the conductive end of the process cartridge.
The drive assembly of claim 1 wherein said lever further includes a second relief disposed therein.
The drive assembly of claim 2 wherein said drive assembly is located at a drive end of the process cartridge.
A process cartridge comprising a process cartridge housing, a rotary member rotatably mounted in the housing, and a drive assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the drive assembly being detachably mounted on the rotation A longitudinal end of the piece.
A process cartridge according to claim 4, wherein said process cartridge further comprises a bracket mounted on the casing, said bracket being provided with a notch allowing passage of the action rod.
The process cartridge according to Claim 5, wherein said process cartridge is detachably mounted in an image forming apparatus having a door, said force receiving portion including an adjacent pressing face and a holding face, said pressing The face is for receiving the door force, and the retaining surface is for maintaining contact with the door.
The process cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the second relief portion is disposed on the intermediate lever.
The process cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the second relief portion is adjacent to the force receiving portion.
The process cartridge according to Claim 8, wherein said second relief portion has a groove shape.
The process cartridge according to claim 9, wherein the second relief portion is recessed by the intermediate lever in a direction approaching the process cartridge housing.
The process cartridge according to claim 9, wherein the second relief portion is bent by the intermediate lever in a direction away from the holding surface.
The process cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the second relief portion is provided on the force receiving portion.
The process cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the second relief portion is recessed from a direction in which the holding surface faces away from the holding surface.
A process cartridge according to claim 5, wherein said bracket includes a third through hole for allowing the power transmission means to pass therethrough, the notch being located at a center line of the third through hole in a mounting direction of the process cartridge Upstream.
The process cartridge according to claim 14, wherein the bracket further includes first and second bumps disposed at a periphery of the third through hole in a circumferential direction of the third through hole, the notch setting Between the first bump and the second bump.
The process cartridge according to claim 15, wherein the notch is located upstream of the first bump and the second bump.
The process cartridge according to Claim 4, wherein said power transmitting means includes a power receiving member for receiving a driving force from the outside, a connecting member, a gear portion, and a reset member, said reset member and the connecting member and the gear The connecting portion is connected to the connecting member, and the connecting member is further engaged with the gear portion. The gear portion is also fixedly coupled to a longitudinal end of the rotating member, and the lifting portion of the acting rod is coupled with the connecting member.
A process cartridge according to claim 17, wherein said connecting member comprises a separate intermediate member and a support member, and the power is connected The receiving member passes through the intermediate member and enters the support member, and the raised portion is coupled to the intermediate member.
A process cartridge according to claim 18, wherein said intermediate member comprises a base, a joint portion extending outward from an upper surface of the base, a first through hole penetrating through the base, and a second through hole passing through the joint portion The power receiving member includes a first portion for receiving a driving force, a second portion passing through the first through hole, and a lifting portion coupled with the second through hole.
The process cartridge according to Claim 19, wherein said process cartridge further comprises a transfer mechanism coupled to the first portion of the power receiving member, said transfer mechanism abutting the upper surface of the base of the intermediate member.