CN107688281B - Toner cartridge - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a toner cartridge, which comprises a cylinder, a transmission cover, a sealing belt and a powder stirring rod, wherein the cylinder is provided with an opening and a powder outlet, the transmission cover is rotatably arranged on the cylinder and seals the opening, the transmission cover is provided with an outlet and at least one inner driving part, the sealing belt is provided with a first end which is sealed on the outlet of the transmission cover and a second end which is fixedly arranged on the cylinder, the powder stirring rod is rotatably arranged in the cylinder, one end of the powder stirring rod is provided with at least one receiving part, during the rotation process of the transmission cover, the first end of the sealing belt is separated from the outlet, then the inner driving part is attached to the receiving part of the powder stirring rod, the powder stirring rod rotates together with the continuous rotation of the transmission cover and the powder stirring rod is driven by the transmission cover, and therefore, the transmission cover can firstly make the sealing belt fall off from the outlet and then drive the powder stirring rod to rotate together.
Description
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic imaging devices, and particularly to a toner cartridge for an electronic imaging device.
Background
The mode of toner cartridge row powder on the market at present can roughly be divided into two kinds, the first mode is that the surface of the barrel of toner cartridge has the screw thread portion of indent, at the rotatory in-process of barrel, the carbon dust that is located in the barrel can be through the rotation of screw thread portion and gradually by the propelling movement and towards the opening removal of barrel, thereby reach out the powder purpose, the second mode is then that having a rotatory powder device of dialling of barrel relatively in the barrel, along with dialling the rotation of powder device, the carbon dust in the barrel is stirred and is taken the opening part of barrel.
In the second mode, the toner cartridge has a rotatable transmission cover arranged at the opening of the cylinder to drive the toner stirring device to rotate, and the toner moves towards the opening in the cylinder firstly, then passes through an outlet of the transmission cover, and is discharged from a toner outlet on the cylinder; when the toner cartridge is in a brand-new unused state, the toner cartridge is provided with a sealing belt, the first end of the sealing belt is fixedly arranged on the cylinder body, the second end of the sealing belt is adhered to the outlet of the transmission cover to seal the outlet, the first end of the sealing belt is still fixedly arranged along with the start of rotation of the transmission cover, the second end of the sealing belt rotates along with the start of rotation of the transmission cover, the second end is separated from the outlet under the action of the tensile force of the first end at the moment, so that the outlet is not sealed any more, and carbon powder can pass through the outlet.
However, when the transmission cover rotates, the powder stirring device must be driven to rotate at the same time, and the second end of the sealing belt must be torn away from the outlet, because the torque force of the rotation of the transmission cover can only be applied to the rotation of the powder stirring device, and the adhesion force of the sealing belt must be overcome in addition under the condition of insufficient torque force, the transmission cover is often in a difficult situation of rotation.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a toner cartridge, wherein when the transmission cover rotates, the sealing tape adhered to the outlet of the transmission cover is torn off, and then the powder-pulling device is driven to rotate together.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a toner cartridge, which comprises a cartridge body, a transmission cover, a sealing belt, and a toner-stirring rod; one end of the cylinder body is provided with an opening, and the side periphery of the cylinder body is provided with a powder outlet; the transmission cover can be rotatably arranged at one end of the cylinder body and seals the opening, the outer side surface of the transmission cover is provided with at least one outer driving part, the side periphery of the transmission cover is provided with an outlet, and the inner side surface of the transmission cover is provided with at least one inner driving part; the sealing belt is provided with a first end which is sealed at the outlet of the transmission cover and a second end which is fixedly arranged on the cylinder body; the powder stirring rod can be rotatably arranged in the barrel, and one end of the powder stirring rod is provided with at least one receiving part; when the transmission cover rotates from an initial position to a first position, the first end of the sealing belt is separated from the outlet, when the transmission cover further rotates from the first position to a second position, the inner driving part is abutted against the receiving part of the powder stirring rod, and when the transmission cover continues to rotate from the second position, the powder stirring rod rotates along with the transmission cover.
Wherein, the second end of the sealing belt is arranged at the powder outlet of the cylinder body.
Wherein, should dial the powder pole and can locate this transmission lid rotatoryly.
Wherein, one end of the powder poking rod is provided with a convex shaft, and the transmission cover is provided with a shaft connecting part for the convex shaft to extend into.
When the transmission cover is located at the second position, the two inner driving parts are simultaneously attached to the two receiving parts.
Wherein, the inner circumference of the cylinder body is provided with a limit ring for the inner side edge of the transmission cover to lean against.
Wherein, the side periphery of the transmission cover is provided with two convex rings, the outlet is positioned between the two convex rings, and the powder outlet of the cylinder body is also positioned between the two convex rings.
Wherein, the lateral periphery of the transmission cover is provided with at least one elastic sheet positioned between the two convex rings, and the powder outlet of the cylinder body is provided with a powder guide piece extending into the space between the two convex rings of the transmission cover.
Wherein, the powder poking rod is provided with at least one poking sheet.
Therefore, the transmission cover can firstly make the sealing belt adhered on the outlet of the transmission cover fall off, and then drive the powder stirring rod to rotate together.
The invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the toner cartridge provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a cartridge provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a barrel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transmission cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the transmission cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the separation of the sealing belt and the driving cap according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the sealing belt and the driving cap in combination according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a powder poking rod according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a transmission cover in an initial position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the cover in a ready position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a transmission cover in a first position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the cover in a second position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, the reference numbers:
10 toner cartridge 33 side peripheral edge
20 barrel 331 convex ring
21 opening 333 outlet
22 side circumference 335 spring plate
Inner edge of the powder outlet 34 of 221
222 slide 40 seal tape
223 first end of seal 42
224 second end of powder guiding member 44
225 powder guiding sheet 50 powder stirring rod
24 inner peripheral edge 51 stir bar
241 position limiting ring 52 receiving part
30 driving cover 53 plectrum
31 outer side 54 protruding shaft
311 external drive part 60 head cover
32 inner side 70 tail cap
321 virtual center line of the inner driving part L
323 coupling part
Detailed Description
Fig. 1 and 2 show a toner cartridge 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the toner cartridge 10 includes a barrel 20, a transmission cover 30, a sealing tape 40 (refer to fig. 7), a powder-pulling rod 50, a head cover 60, and a tail cover 70, and the toner cartridge 10 has an imaginary center line L.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, an opening 21 is formed at one end of the cylinder 20, a powder outlet 221 is formed in a side periphery 22 of the cylinder 20, a sliding piece 222 is slidably disposed in the powder outlet 221, and a sealing member 223 is disposed on the sliding piece 222, the sliding piece 222 can slide between a closed position and an open position, when the sliding piece 222 is located at the closed position, the sealing member 223 can close the powder outlet 221, a powder guiding member 224 is disposed at a bottom edge of the powder outlet 221, a powder guiding piece 225 is disposed at each of two sides of the powder guiding member 224 and can collect carbon powder, and a limiting ring 241 is disposed at an inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20.
Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the transmission cover 30 is rotatably disposed at one end of the cylinder 20 and closes the opening 21, the outer side surface 31 of the transmission cover 30 has two driving portions 311, the inner side surface 32 of the transmission cover 30 has two inner driving portions 321 and a shaft portion 323, the side periphery 33 of the transmission cover 30 has two convex rings 331, an outlet 333 located between the two convex rings 331, and two elastic pieces 335 located between the two convex rings 331, the powder outlet 221 of the cylinder 20 is also located between the two convex rings 331, the end of the powder guiding member 224 extends into between the two convex rings 331, the inner edge 34 of the transmission cover 30 abuts against the limiting ring 241 of the cylinder 20, so that the transmission cover 30 is limited by the limiting ring 241 and cannot move into the cylinder 20.
Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the sealing belt 40 has a first end 42 sealed at the outlet 333 of the transmission cover 30, and a second end 44 fixed at the bottom edge of the powder outlet 221 of the cylinder 20, in this embodiment, the second end 44 of the sealing belt 40 is fixed below the powder guiding member 224 by a screw, and the first end 42 is adhered to the outlet 333.
The powder stirring rod 50 is rotatably disposed inside the barrel 20, as shown in fig. 9, one end of the powder stirring rod 50 is provided with two radially extending receiving portions 52, the powder stirring rod 50 is provided with a plurality of stirring rods 51 capable of stirring carbon powder, and a stirring sheet 53 capable of stirring the carbon powder in the barrel 20 toward the opening 21, in this embodiment, one end of the powder stirring rod 50 is provided with a protruding shaft 54 protruding from between the two receiving portions 52, the shaft connecting portion 323 of the transmission cover 30 is provided for the protruding shaft 54 to extend into, so that the powder stirring rod 50 is consistent with the rotation axis of the transmission cover 30, and the powder stirring rod 50 is rotatably disposed on the transmission cover 30; in other possible embodiments, the number of the poking pieces 53 can be multiple.
The head cover 60 is disposed at one end of the barrel 20 to limit the transmission cover 30, so that the transmission cover 30 will not fall off from the barrel 20, and the tail cover 70 is disposed at the other end of the barrel 20 and connected to the powder stirring rod 50.
Fig. 10 shows the transmission cover 30 at an initial position, fig. 11 shows the transmission cover 30 at a ready position, fig. 12 shows the transmission cover 30 at a first position, fig. 13 shows the transmission cover 30 at a second position, when the toner cartridge 10 is in a brand new unused state, as shown in fig. 10, the two receiving portions 52 of the powder stirring rod 50 are at a predetermined position, the two inner driving portions 321 touch the two receiving portions 52 but do not apply force to the two receiving portions 52, and the first end 42 of the sealing tape 40 is adhered to the outlet 333 of the transmission cover 30; when the toner cartridge 10 is inserted into an electrophotographic apparatus such as a copier, the external driving portion 311 of the transmission cover 30 is driven by a driving member (not shown) of the electrophotographic apparatus to rotate the transmission cover 30, and as seen from the perspective of fig. 11, the transmission cover 30 rotates from the initial position to the ready position in a clockwise direction, the outlet 333 of the transmission cover 30 and the first end 42 of the sealing tape 40 adhered to the outlet 333 also rotate in the clockwise direction, and the two receiving portions 52 remain at the predetermined position; when the transmission cover 30 rotates clockwise from the preparation position to the first position, the first end 42 of the sealing belt 40 is pulled by the second end 44 to be torn away from the outlet 333 of the transmission cover 30, as shown in fig. 12, and then the transmission cover 30 continues to rotate to the second position as shown in fig. 13, at this time, the two inner driving portions 321 simultaneously abut against the two receiving portions 52, when the transmission cover 30 continues to rotate clockwise from the second position, the two inner driving portions 321 push the two receiving portions 52, so that the powder stirring rod 50 can rotate around the imaginary center line L and relative to the cylinder 20 along with the transmission cover 30, and then the carbon powder in the cylinder 20 is stirred by the powder stirring rod 50 to move to the opening 21 and is discharged from the outlet 333 to between the two convex rings 331, and the two elastic pieces 335 rotating along with the transmission cover 30 can bring the carbon powder between the two convex rings 331 to the powder guide 224, finally, the toner cartridge 10 is discharged from the toner outlet 221.
Therefore, the driving cap 30 can first make the sealing tape 40 adhered to the outlet 333 fall off, and then drive the powder-pulling rod 50 to rotate together, so that the toner cartridge 10 can avoid the trouble that the sealing tape 40 cannot be torn off or the powder-pulling rod 50 cannot be driven to rotate due to insufficient torque of the driving cap 30.
Other variations of the construction of the toner cartridge 10 are possible in accordance with the spirit of the present invention, such as: the second end 44 of the sealing strip 40 can be fixed at other positions of the cylinder 20, and the fixing manner is not limited; the connection mode and the corresponding structure of the powder-pulling rod 50 and the transmission cover 30 can be changed according to the circumstances, but the inner side 32 of the transmission cover 30 is provided with at least one inner driving part 321, and one end of the powder-pulling rod 50 is provided with at least one receiving part 52 for driving the at least one inner driving part 321; the limiting ring 241 of the inner periphery 24 of the cylinder 20 can be omitted, and the transmission cover 30 can not move toward the cylinder 20 because the axial connection part 323 of the transmission cover 30 can be used for the protruding shaft 54 of the powder stirring rod 50 to extend into; the structure of the side periphery 33 of the transmission cover 30 can be changed at will, but the outlet 333 is required to be arranged on the side periphery 33 for the carbon powder to leave; any structure that facilitates the removal of toner from the toner cartridge 10 may be modified as appropriate, and thus, it is understood that the two resilient pieces 335 or the toner guide 224 may be omitted; the manner in which the first end 42 of the sealing strip is disposed at the outlet 333 of the cover 30 can vary, but the first end 42 must be detachable from the outlet 333 when subjected to an external force; the number of the outer driving portion 311 and the elastic sheet 335 can be changed according to the requirement, as long as the number is at least one.
The present invention is capable of other embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Claims (9)
1. A toner cartridge, comprising:
a cylinder, one end of which is provided with an opening, and the side periphery of the cylinder is provided with a powder outlet;
the transmission cover can be rotatably arranged at one end of the cylinder body and seals the opening, the outer side surface of the transmission cover is provided with at least one outer driving part, the side periphery of the transmission cover is provided with an outlet, and the inner side surface of the transmission cover is provided with at least one inner driving part;
the sealing belt is provided with a first end which is sealed at the outlet of the transmission cover and a second end which is fixedly arranged on the cylinder body; and
the powder stirring rod can be rotatably arranged in the barrel, and one end of the powder stirring rod is provided with at least one receiving part;
when the transmission cover rotates from an initial position to a first position, the first end of the sealing belt is separated from the outlet, when the transmission cover further rotates from the first position to a second position, the inner driving part is abutted against the receiving part of the powder stirring rod, and when the transmission cover continues to rotate from the second position, the powder stirring rod rotates along with the transmission cover.
2. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the second end of the sealing strip is disposed at the outlet of the barrel.
3. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the powder poking rod is rotatably disposed on the transmission cover.
4. The toner cartridge of claim 3, wherein the powder-pulling lever has a protruding shaft at one end thereof, and the transmission cover has a shaft portion into which the protruding shaft extends.
5. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the transmission cover has two inner driving portions, the toner ejecting bar has two receiving portions, and when the transmission cover is located at the second position, the two inner driving portions of the transmission cover simultaneously abut against the two receiving portions of the toner ejecting bar.
6. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the inner periphery of the barrel has a retaining ring for the inner edge of the transmission cover to abut against.
7. The toner cartridge of claim 6, wherein the transmission cover has two collars on its side periphery, the outlet is located between the two collars, and the powder outlet of the barrel is also located between the two collars.
8. The toner cartridge of claim 7, wherein the transmission cover has at least one elastic piece located between the two convex rings at the side periphery, and the toner outlet of the barrel has a toner guide extending into the space between the two convex rings of the transmission cover.
9. The toner cartridge of claim 1, wherein the powder poking bar is provided with at least one poking piece.
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