CN109725518A - Developer replenishing container - Google Patents

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CN109725518A
CN109725518A CN201910210735.XA CN201910210735A CN109725518A CN 109725518 A CN109725518 A CN 109725518A CN 201910210735 A CN201910210735 A CN 201910210735A CN 109725518 A CN109725518 A CN 109725518A
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易新华
杨晓锋
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of developer replenishing container, and receiving cartridge and the feed part being set in receiving cartridge, the outer surface of receiving cartridge are provided with driving force receiving unit;Developer replenishing container is additionally provided with shell, and shell is set to one end of receiving cartridge, and shell is provided with meal outlet, flashboard is removably equipped on shell, and flashboard can be opened and closed meal outlet;Wherein, developer storage unit is provided in shell, and developer storage unit is connected to meal outlet, agitating device is provided in developer storage unit, agitating device includes axis rotary part and spring leaf, the fixing end of spring leaf is fixed on axis rotary part, and the free end of spring leaf may pass through meal outlet and abut flashboard.The present invention can allow developer to keep soft fluffy state, and improve the developer conveying capacity of developer replenishing container.

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Developer replenishing container
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic imaging device consumptive material field, specifically a kind of developer for electronic imaging device supplies Send container.
Background technique
Electro photography type imaging device usually has image processing unit and is detachably mounted to image processing unit Developer feed container, developer feed container are provided with the developers such as carbon dust (toner), to be formed on image processing unit Latent electrostatic image developing to form visual picture on the media such as paper.Since developer is as consumables, need constantly to Supplement in electro photography type imaging device, and it is past to be releasably attached to having for developing cell in electro photography type imaging device It is past to load a certain amount of developer, it is therefore desirable to frequent replacement developer feed container.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is the developer replenishing container that existing one kind can be removably mounted on image processing unit respectively Exploded view and cross-sectional view, developer replenishing container 100 includes the receiving portion 110 for accommodating developer, also have feed Portion 120, feed portion 120 are used for the developer come in feed receiving portion 110 along with the rotation of itself, developer replenishing container 100 are additionally provided with discharge unit 130, are equipped with the outlet 131 for allowing the developer of 120 feed of feed portion to be discharged, developer There are also pumping section 140, pumping section 140 acts on discharge unit 130 and has along with the appearance for moving repeatedly and changing supply container 100 Product, developer replenishing container 100 are additionally provided with driving force receiving unit 111, for making receiving portion 110 from developer replenishing apparatus reception The rotatory force of rotation, developer replenishing container 100 is additionally provided with driving converter section 150, for driving force receiving unit 111 is received Rotatory force is converted to the power for operating pumping section 140.
Wherein, pumping section 140 is scalable and this is stretched and is enough to be changed using volume variation in developer replenishing container 100 Pressure.Driving converter section 150 drives pumping section 140 to do axial stretching movement, drives 100 air pressure inside positive/negative-pressure of developer replenishing container Between change repeatedly.Under the action of 140 normal pressure of pumping section, developer is flowed out from outlet 131, and enters developing cell. During the reinstatement of pumping section 140, negative pressure drives the developer inside developer replenishing container 100, makes internal development agent Soft fluffy state is kept, avoids developer from forming bulk and is not easy to be discharged from outlet 131.
However, pumping section 140 has along with moving repeatedly and the volume that changes changes in developer replenishing container 100 Pressure, during pumping section 140 restores, there are negative pressure by developer toward resorption the case where, cause developer replenishing to have some setbacks Freely.
Therefore, an air blast chamber is set in existing some developer feed containers, in air blast one wind wheel of intracavitary setting, The wind wheel is provided with multiple blades, and when the rotation of developer feed part, wind wheel is also rotated, and forms air-flow by the rotation of wind wheel, The flowing of developer is driven by air-flow so that developer keeps soft fluffy state.And other developer feed containers then exist Meal outlet upstream end setting discharge chamber, be discharged it is intracavitary be provided with spiral helicine transmission parts, developer is stirred by transmission parts It mixes so that developer keeps soft fluffy state.It, can be to avoid developer since above two scheme does not all need setting pumping section The problem of supplying not smoothly, and the soft fluffy state of developer can be kept.
But after cancelling pumping section due to above scheme, the conveying capacity of developer is affected, and causes developer feed part every The developer level that transmits is on the low side after secondary one circle of rotation, influences image quality of developing, and results in text on paper, pattern face Color is shallower.
Summary of the invention
The main object of the present invention is to provide a kind of development for ensuring developer and passing out to holding soft fluffy state at meal outlet Agent supply container.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a kind of developer replenishing containers for improving developer conveying capacity.
Main purpose to realize the present invention, developer replenishing container provided by the invention include receiving cartridge and are set to Feed part in receiving cartridge, the outer surface of receiving cartridge are provided with driving force receiving unit;Developer replenishing container is additionally provided with shell, Shell is set to one end of receiving cartridge, and shell is provided with meal outlet, flashboard is removably equipped on shell, and flashboard can be opened Close meal outlet;Wherein, developer storage unit is provided in shell, and developer storage unit is connected to meal outlet, developer storage Agitating device is provided in portion, agitating device includes axis rotary part and spring leaf, and the fixing end of spring leaf is fixed on On axis rotary part, the free end of spring leaf may pass through meal outlet and abut flashboard.
By above scheme as it can be seen that being shown by the agitating device being located in developer storage unit into developer storage unit Shadow agent is stirred, it can be ensured that the developer into developer storage unit is in soft fluffy state.Also, since developer stores Portion is connected to meal outlet, is conducive to the developer of soft fluffy state being fed through meal outlet, it is ensured that developer can smoothly pass over Meal outlet.
Further, since developer enters the stirring after developer storage unit by agitating device, so that developer is more accelerated Speed flows to meal outlet, and the spring leaf free end of agitating device can abut flashboard, and the developer on flashboard is pushed to send Powder mouth, so that developer replenishing container per revolution, has more developer to flow out from powder feeding mouth, improve the transmission of developer Amount.
One Preferable scheme is that, the quantity of spring leaf is two or more, more pieces of resilient blade pivoting part week To arrangement.In this way, passing through setting more pieces of resilient blade, it can be ensured that developer can be stirred adequately in the second storage unit, Developer is effectively avoided to form bulk in meal outlet upstream end.
Further embodiment is that at least one lug boss, lug boss autography are formed on the peripheral wall of developer storage unit The peripheral wall of agent storage unit extends to the axis direction of developer storage unit;On spring leaf direction of rotation, boss is in out The upstream end of powder mouth.
It can be seen that elastic potential energy is abutted and is formed by lug boss by spring leaf, when spring leaf free end enters When meal outlet, biggish power will be applied to developer, be conducive to push more developers to powder feeding mouth, it is ensured that developer it is defeated The amount of sending.
Further embodiment is that feed part is provided at least two feed portions, two adjacent confessions close to one end of shell It send and forms the first storage unit between portion;It is provided with extension board in shell, forms transmission mouth, bullet between extension board and the peripheral wall of shell The free end of property blade can be connected on extension board.
It can be seen that the first storage unit is surrounded by the peripheral wall in feed portion and shell, so that the knot of developer replenishing container Structure is simple, and setting extension board can guide the flowing of developer, it is ensured that developer rotates in the predetermined direction, also The amount of the adjustable developer for entering the second storage unit each time.
Further scheme is, on spring leaf direction of rotation, extension board is located at the upstream end of transmission mouth, and elasticity The free end of blade may pass through transmission mouth.
As it can be seen that the elastic potential energy put aside by spring leaf, free end when transmission mouth by will can more develop Developer storage unit is pushed in agent to, to improve the conveying capacity of developer.
Further scheme is that powder feeding mouth is provided on flashboard, and when flashboard is located at open position, powder feeding mouth face goes out powder Mouth setting, it is preferred that the cross-sectional area of powder feeding mouth is less than the cross-sectional area of meal outlet.
In this way it can be ensured that the developer into developer storage unit effectively by powder feeding mouth and can be sent to development Outside agent supply container.
Further scheme is, along the axial direction of axis rotary part, the length of spring leaf is less than the length of meal outlet.This Sample, it can be ensured that the free end of spring leaf can pass through meal outlet and abut with flashboard, thus aobvious on flashboard to being located at Shadow agent applied force.
Further scheme is that the every rotation of agitating device one minute, the developer level by powder feeding mouth is 18 grams to 22 Between gram.In this way it can be ensured that each minute powder sending quantity of developer replenishing container.
Further scheme is that developer replenishing container further includes transmission component, and transmission component receives the output of feed part Rotatory force, and with moving axis rotary part rotate.
It can be seen that driving agitating device rotation by transmission component, it can be ensured that agitating device is synchronous with feed part to be turned Dynamic, i.e., when developer replenishing container rotates, agitating device is also rotated synchronously, so that it is guaranteed that after developer enters developer storage unit It is stirred device stirring, it is ensured that developer keeps soft fluffy state in the second storage unit.
Further scheme is that transmission component includes driving wheel, and the shaft of driving wheel is connect with feed part, driving wheel band Dynamic driven wheel rotation, shaft are fixedly attached to driven wheel.
As it can be seen that the shaft of driving wheel connect with feed part and driven wheel is driven to rotate, can effectively ensure to stir in this way The synchronism of device and the rotation of feed part.
Further scheme is that feed part is provided with axis hole close to one end of driving wheel, and the shaft of driving wheel is inserted into In axis hole.
Be driven it can be seen that feed part and driving wheel are realized by shaft hole matching, can be improved the reliability of transmission with together Step property.
Further scheme is that the direction of rotation of agitating device is identical as the direction of rotation of feed part, also, stirs dress Setting with the rotating ratio of feed part is 4:1 between 5:1.
In this way, device will be stirred along the same direction rotated with feed part after developer enters developer storage unit Stirring, is conducive to developer and is sufficiently agitated and keeps soft fluffy state.Further, since developer, which is fed part, is transmitted to first With certain inertia when storage unit, into developer storage unit after be stirred by the agitating device of identical rotation direction, have Conducive to the transmission quantity for improving developer.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural exploded view of existing developer replenishing container.
Fig. 2 is the partial sectional view of existing developer replenishing container.
Fig. 3 is the structure chart of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the structural exploded view that developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention hides receiving cartridge.
Fig. 5 is the schematic enlarged-scale view that developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention hides receiving cartridge.
Fig. 6 is the shell of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention and the structural exploded view of flashboard.
Fig. 7 is the schematic enlarged-scale view that developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention hides receiving cartridge, outer cover and gear cap.
Fig. 8 is the structural exploded view of transmission component and agitating device in developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the schematic enlarged-scale view of agitating device in developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the schematic enlarged-scale view of feed part in developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the first visual angle of feed part, transmission component and agitating device in developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention Structural exploded view.
Figure 12 is the second visual angle of feed part, transmission component and agitating device in developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention Structural exploded view.
Figure 13 is the structure chart at the first visual angle of shell of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 14 is the structure chart at the second visual angle of shell of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 15 is the partial sectional view of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention in the first state.
Figure 16 is the partial sectional view of developer replenishing container embodiment of the present invention in the second condition.
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Specific embodiment
Developer replenishing container of the invention can be installed in the image processing unit of electro photography type imaging device, excellent Choosing, developer replenishing container is to be detachably mounted in electro photography type imaging device, and developer feed container is built-in There are the developers such as carbon dust, developer can flow out from developer replenishing container and be the electrostatic latent image formed on image processing unit Development is to form visual picture on the media such as paper.
Referring to Fig. 3, the developer replenishing container of the present embodiment has generally cylindrical receiving cartridge 10, and receiving cartridge 10 wraps A cylinder 11 is included, spiral helicine guide groove 12 is formed on the peripheral wall of cylinder 11, guide groove 12 is from outside the peripheral wall of cylinder 11 Surface is recessed to the axis of cylinder 11.One end of receiving cartridge 10 is provided with shell 20 and outer cover 18, outer cover 18 covers on shell On 20.The developers such as carbon dust are mounted in receiving cartridge 10, it can be seen from figure 3 that guide groove 11 is from one end far from shell 20 to leaning on One end spiral inclination setting of nearly shell 20, in this way, the developer in receiving cartridge 10 is in guide groove 11 when receiving cartridge 10 rotates Promotion under it is constantly mobile to the side of shell 20, to be sent receiving cartridge 10.
In the present embodiment, cylinder 11 is closed at one end far from shell 20, but one end of shell 20 is provided with opening, and And one end of shell 10 is provided with sleeve 13 in cylinder 11, it is preferred that the open end that sleeve 13 is set in cylinder 11 is circumferential Outside.Referring to fig. 4, teeth 14 of the circle as the driving force receiving unit of the present embodiment are provided on the outer surface of sleeve 13, Teeth 14 can receive the driving force of the driving part output of electro photography type imaging device, for example, driving part is gear, it should Gear is engaged with teeth 14, drives teeth 14 to rotate when which rotates, and then is rotated with moving sleeve 13.
Also, setting is there are two card slot 15 on the inner wall of sleeve 13, be provided on the open end periphery wall of cylinder 11 by Power piece, stress piece are inserted into card slot 15, and when sleeve 13 rotates, cylinder 11 will follow 13 synchronous rotary of sleeve.
Feed part 40 is provided in receiving cartridge 10, specifically, feed part 40 is a puddle support, and one end of feed part 40 Two pieces of fixinig plates 43 are provided with, there are two card slots, fixinig plate 43 to be clamped on 11 inner wall of cylinder for setting on the inner wall of cylinder 11 Card slot in.When cylinder 11 rotates, feed part 40 will follow 11 synchronous rotary of cylinder.Therefore, sleeve 13, cylinder 11 and confession Send part 40 by synchronous rotary, i.e. rotation speed, direction of rotation is identical.
One end of receiving cartridge 10 is arranged in shell 20, but shell 20 does not follow receiving cartridge 10 to rotate, and outer cover 18 is fastened on shell The side of body 20.Referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, meal outlet 24, the developer warp of receiving cartridge 10 are provided on a side wall of shell 20 It is transferred into shell 20 after crossing feed part 40, and can be sent out from meal outlet 24.Not in order to avoid developer replenishing container Before being installed to electro photography type imaging device, developer is flowed out from meal outlet 24, is provided with one on a side wall of shell 20 Shoe brake plate 35 is provided with powder feeding mouth 37 on flashboard 35, as seen from Figure 6, meal outlet 24 be it is rectangular, powder feeding mouth 37 is circle, and is sent The area of powder mouth 37 is less than the area of meal outlet 24.
Flashboard 35 can be moved relative to shell 20, therefore, the two sides of flashboard 36 be provided with buckle 36, in shell 20 Two sides are provided with sliding slot, and buckle 36 can slide in sliding slot 20.Developer replenishing container be not mounted to electro photography type at As before equipment, powder feeding mouth 37 is not be overlapped with meal outlet 24, i.e. the not face meal outlet 34 of powder feeding mouth 37 in this way can be to avoid developer Outflow.After developer replenishing container is installed to electro photography type imaging device, one in electro photography type imaging device Driving part drives flashboard 35 mobile and makes 37 face meal outlet 24 of powder feeding mouth, as shown in Figure 5.After receiving cartridge 10 rotates, Developer can enter in the other component of electro photography type imaging device by meal outlet 24 and powder feeding mouth 37, and by aobvious Movie queen forms required text, pattern on the media such as paper.
It send since developer is fed part 40 to shell 20, developer is easy to be deposited at meal outlet 24, is easy to cause The supply of developer is unsmooth, and therefore, agitating device is arranged in the present embodiment in shell, will be entered in shell 20 by agitating device Developer be sufficiently stirred enable developer smoothly pass through meal outlet 24 and powder feeding mouth 37.
Referring to fig. 4, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, is provided with mixing component in shell 20, and mixing component includes shell component 50 and sets The transmission component 60 in shell component 50 is set, mixing component further includes the agitating device 64 being arranged in shell 20.Shell component 50 Including pinion stand 51,51 open at one end of pinion stand is covered with gear cap 55 in open end, of course, it is possible in gear cap 55 and tooth Sealing ring is set between wheel seat 51, such as setting encloses the cavernous body of setting as sealing ring along 55 outer profile one of gear cap.
Transmission component 60 includes driving wheel 61 and driven wheel 63, as shown in figure 9, mixing component 64 includes a driven wheel 65, shaft 66 and spring leaf 67, driving wheel 61 engaged with driven wheel 63 and drive driven wheel 63 rotate, and driven wheel 63 with Driven wheel 65 engages and driven wheel 65 is driven to rotate.Also, driven wheel 65 is fixedly connected with shaft 66, and spring leaf 67 is fixed on In shaft 66, therefore, when driving wheel 61 rotates, driven wheel 63, driven wheel 65 will successively be driven to rotate, thus band dynamic elasticity leaf Piece 67 around the shaft 66 axis rotation.
In the present embodiment, the spring leaf 67 of agitating device 64 is fixed in shaft 66, when practical application, if stirring dress It installs and is set to frame structure, such as agitating device has a cricoid frame, a bar is set in frame and is rotated as axis Component, spring leaf are fixed on the axis rotary part, drive the axis rotary part to rotate in frame rotation, thus band is moved Property blade rotation.It is appreciated that the shaft 66 of the present embodiment is a kind of special axis rotary part.
In the present embodiment, driving wheel 60 is driven by feed part 40 and is rotated.Referring to Figure 10 to Figure 12, feed part 40 has one piece Plate body 41 is respectively formed with a plurality of guiding rib 42 on two sides of plate body 41, and each guiding rib 42 is from plate body 41 surface extends to two sides.Also, the extending direction of guiding rib 42 favours the axial direction of receiving cartridge 10, when receiving cartridge 10 revolves When turning, developer is mobile towards the direction of shell 20 under the guiding role of guiding rib 42, thus by developer constantly from Cylinder 11 is sent to the side of shell 20.As seen from Figure 10, one end of plate body 41 is arranged in fixinig plate 43, it is preferred that fixinig plate 43 are located at plate body 41 close to one end of cylinder 11.
One end of fixinig plate 43 is provided with axis hole 46 in plate body 41, is provided with key in axis hole 46.Also, pinion stand 51 It is installed to one end of shell 20, and is provided with axis hole 52 on the bottom wall of pinion stand 51, the shaft 62 of driving wheel 61 passes through axis hole 52 And it is inserted into axis hole 46.As can be seen from figure 11 that shaft 62 is non-circular shaft, in this way, working as feed after shaft 62 is inserted into axis hole 46 When part 40 rotates, driving wheel 61 will be driven to rotate, so that agitating device 64 be driven to rotate.
In the present embodiment, the rotation direction of driving wheel 61 is identical as the rotation direction of feed part 40, and turn of driven wheel 63 Direction is moved with the rotation direction of feed part 40 on the contrary, in this way, the rotation direction phase of the rotation direction of driven wheel 65 and feed part 40 Together, i.e., the rotation direction of spring leaf 67 is identical as the rotation direction of feed part 40.Preferably, agitating device 64 and feed part 40 Rotating ratio be 4:1 between 5:1, i.e. 40 per revolution of feed part, 4 circle of the rotation of agitating device 64 is to 5 circles, further, The rotating ratio of agitating device 64 and feed part 40 is 4.5:1, i.e. one circle of the rotation of feed part 40,4.5 circle of the rotation of agitating device 64.
In the present embodiment, spring leaf 67 is a piece of, and is fixed on shaft 66 in the middle part of 67 length direction of spring leaf On, i.e., the middle part of spring leaf 67 is fixing end, and the both ends of length direction are free end.Spring leaf 67 can be sent out when rotating Raw elastic deformation can apply biggish stirring power to developer, so that developer is adequately stirred.
In addition, there are two feed portions 45 for one end setting of the feed part 40 far from fixinig plate 43, two feed portions 45 are four / mono- circle, and two feed portions 45 are arranged at the outer circumferential of axis hole 46.
Referring to Figure 13 and Figure 14, shell 20 has the peripheral wall 21 of an arc-shaped, and one end of shell 20 is provided with bottom Plate 30 is provided with support plate 23 close to the side of peripheral wall 21 in bottom plate 30, and support plate 23 is parallel to each other with bottom plate 30, and supports Gap 34 is formed between plate 23 and bottom plate 30, flashboard 35 is mounted in gap 34 and can move back and forth in gap 34, from And flashboard 35 is made to turn on or off meal outlet 24.
The peripheral wall 21 of shell 20 surrounds an accommodating chamber 25, along the axial direction of receiving cartridge 10, the open at both ends of accommodating chamber 25, tooth Wheel seat 51 is mounted on an open end of accommodating chamber 25.One end of feed part 40 can be installed in accommodating chamber 25, therefore, development Agent will be sent in accommodating chamber 25.In order to avoid gap of the developer in accommodating chamber 25 between shell 20 and pinion stand 51 is let out Sealing ring 57, outer profile and the pinion stand 51 of sealing ring 57 is arranged as seen from Figure 4 in leakage between shell 20 and pinion stand 51 Outer profile is identical.Preferably, sealing ring 57 is made using sponge material.In addition, the shaft 61 due to driving wheel 61 needs to be inserted into To the axis hole 46 of feed part 40, in order to avoid the leakage of developer, a circular sealing ring 58 is set with outside shaft 61, It is axially external that sealing ring 58 is connected to axis hole 46.Preferably, sealing ring 58 is also to be made using sponge material.
There are three threaded holes 22 for 21 radial outside of the peripheral wall setting of shell 20, as shown in figure 8, the outer wall on pinion stand 51 It is upper that three through-holes 53 are set accordingly, three through-holes 56 are also provided in gear cap 55, the through-hole of pinion stand 51 is passed through using screw 53 and gear cap 56 through-hole 56, screw screws in threaded hole 22, to realize gear cap 55, pinion stand 51 and shell 20 It is fixed.
Meal outlet 24 is arranged in support plate 23, and the side of meal outlet 24 is provided with extension board 26 in accommodating chamber 25, Extension board 26 extends from the inner surface of peripheral wall 21 to 24 curving of meal outlet, also, extension board 26 only has one end and peripheral wall 21 Connection, the other end of extension board 26 is not connect to form a transmission mouth 27 with peripheral wall 21, from Figure 13 and Figure 14 as it can be seen that transmission Mouthfuls 27 be the gap by being formed between extension board 26 and peripheral wall 21, and in the present embodiment, accommodating chamber 25 is by peripheral wall 21, extension board 26 And transmit the cavity for the open at both ends that mouth 27 surrounds.Also, using the axis of feed part 40 as the center of circle, extension board 26 is located at feed 45 radial outside of portion, the i.e. diameter of extension board 26 are greater than the diameter of 45 outer edge of feed portion.It in this way can be to avoid extension board 26 Hinder the rotation of feed part 40.
It is formed with developer storage unit 32 close to the side of meal outlet 24 in extension board 26, is entered aobvious in accommodating chamber 25 Shadow agent can be sent in developer storage unit 32 by transmission mouth 27, and be sent to meal outlet 24.Referring to Figure 15, feed part 40 one end is located in accommodating chamber 25, specifically, two feed portions 45 are respectively positioned in accommodating chamber 25, and two feed portions 45 There is gap, in order to which feed portion 45 rotates in accommodating chamber 25 between radial outer profile and the peripheral wall 21 of shell 20.
When receiving cartridge 10 rotates, developer is fed part 40 and drives and be transferred into along guiding rib 42 close to feed The one end in portion 45, at this point, developer enters in accommodating chamber 25, from Figure 15 as it can be seen that two adjacent feed portions 45 and shell 20 Peripheral wall 21 between surround the first storage unit 31, after developer enters accommodating chamber 25, be actually transferred into the first storage unit 31. Since feed part 40 is arranged there are two feed portion 45, there are two the first storage units 31 for formation in accommodating chamber 25.With axis hole 46 Axis be center line, the two side walls at the circumferential both ends of each first storage unit 31 are two ends in two feed portions 45 respectively In wall, such as Figure 15 the two side walls of first storage unit 31 in the upper left corner be respectively a feed portion 45 end wall 47 and another The end wall 48 in feed portion 45.With the rotation of feed part 40, the first storage unit 31 is rotated also along the axis of receiving cartridge 10.
After developer supply is installed to electro photography type imaging device, the first storage unit 31 is located at transmission mouth 27 and is connected to Top, i.e., state as shown in figure 15, due to the first storage unit 31 with transmission mouth 27 be connected to, and transmit mouth 27 be located at first store up The lower section in portion 31 is deposited, therefore, after developer is sent to the first storage unit 31, transmission mouth 27 will be passed through under gravity simultaneously Into in developer storage unit 32.In the present embodiment, developer storage unit 32 is the second storage unit.
In addition, the meal outlet 24 of shell 20 is located at the lower section of developer storage unit 32, therefore developer can be in gravity Meal outlet 24 is passed through from developer storage unit 32 under effect, is then discharged developer replenishing container by powder feeding mouth 37, and send To the other component of electro photography type imaging device.
Since developer is easy to be stacked in developer storage unit 32, developer is caused to form bulk and be not easy to be sent Meal outlet 24 out, therefore, agitating device 64 are arranged in developer storage unit 24 and feed part 40 are followed to rotate, thus to development Developer in agent storage unit 32 is stirred, and developer is avoided to accumulate.
In the present embodiment, the rotation direction of agitating device 64 is identical as the rotation direction of feed part 40, i.e., along Figure 15's Arrow direction rotation, when developer from the first storage unit 31 by transmission mouth 27 enter developer storage unit 32 after, agitating device 64 adequately stir developer.From Figure 15 as it can be seen that using a point of the axis of shell 20 as the center of circle, 27 pairs of mouth are transmitted The central angle answered is less than the corresponding central angle of the first storage unit 31, i.e., in the circumferential direction of 20 peripheral wall 21 of shell, transmits the length of mouth 27 Spend the length less than the first storage unit 31.Such design is so that the length of transmission mouth 27 is smaller, to avoid the first storage unit Developer in 31 quickly passes through transmission mouth 27, but during the rotation of the first storage unit 31, the warp of developer successively It crosses transmission mouth 27 to enter in developer storage unit 32, effectively avoids entering developer storage unit in a large amount of developer short time and leading Cause occur the case where a large amount of developers accumulation in developer storage unit 32.
In addition, in the projection of 24 place plane of meal outlet, transmit mouth 27 and meal outlet 24 projection be it is nonoverlapping, this Sample developer enters after developer storage unit 32 from transmission mouth 27 needs that meal outlet 24 could be passed through by curved path, avoids Developer quickly enters meal outlet 24, is conducive to agitating device 64 and is adequately stirred to developer.In other embodiments In, in the projection of 24 place plane of meal outlet, transmission mouth 27 can be with the projection of meal outlet 24 it is a part of overlapping, and at least A part is not overlapped.
In the present embodiment, the length of spring leaf 67 is longer, and the free end of spring leaf 67 can abut to development On the peripheral wall of agent storage unit 32.As shown in figure 15, a lug boss 29 is formed on the peripheral wall of developer storage unit 32, protrusion The peripheral wall inner surface of 29 autography agent storage unit 32 of portion extends to the axis direction of developer storage unit, and revolves in spring leaf 67 Turn on direction, lug boss 29 is located at the upstream end of meal outlet 24.In this way, when spring leaf 67 rotate when, spring leaf 67 from It will be stopped by lug boss 29 by end and elastic deformation occurs, and put aside elastic potential energy.In addition, due to the freedom of spring leaf 67 End can also be connected on the peripheral wall of developer storage unit 32, elastic deformation can also occur, and put aside elastic potential energy.Certainly, In other embodiments, the quantity of lug boss 29 can also be two or more.
When agitating device 64 continues to rotate, and when rotating to state as shown in figure 16, the free end of spring leaf 67 is worn Cross meal outlet 24.Preferably, along the axial direction of the shaft 66 of agitating device 64, the length of spring leaf 67 is less than the length of meal outlet 24 Degree, in this way, the free end of spring leaf 67 extends on meal outlet 24.From Figure 16 as it can be seen that the free end of spring leaf 67 It can be contacted with the flashboard 35 for being located at 24 lower section of meal outlet, so that the developer being located on flashboard 35 is delivered to powder feeding mouth 37 In.
When flashboard 35 is in the open state, powder feeding mouth 37 is located at the underface of meal outlet 24, i.e. 37 face of powder feeding mouth goes out Powder mouth 24 is arranged, and the area of powder feeding mouth 37 is less than the area of meal outlet 24.In addition, being set between meal outlet 24 and flashboard 35 It is equipped with sealing element 33, the shape of sealing element 33 is identical as the shape of meal outlet 24, is all rectangular, and the through-hole at the middle part of sealing element 33 Area is greater than powder feeding mouth 37, avoids sealing element 33 from blocking powder feeding mouth 37 and influences the transmission of developer.
With the rotation of agitating device 67, the state of spring leaf 67 is from state shown in figure 15 to state shown in figure 15 When, the elastic potential energy of the savings of spring leaf 67 is released, to the developer being located on flashboard 35 apply biggish power and So that a large amount of developer is delivered in powder feeding mouth 37, so that it is guaranteed that the amount of the developer by powder feeding mouth 37.
On the other hand, on 67 direction of rotation of spring leaf, extension board 26 is located at the upstream end of transmission mouth 27, and 7 elasticity The free end of blade 67 may pass through transmission mouth 27.The free end of state as shown in figure 16, spring leaf 67 is extended 26 institute of plate Stop and elastic deformation occurs and puts aside elastic potential energy, when the free end of spring leaf 67 reaches transmission mouth 27, spring leaf 67 elastic potential energy is released, and pushes developer storage to the developer applied force by transmission mouth 27 and by developer In portion 32, and then the amount for the developer for ensuring to enter in developer storage unit 32.By test, using the scheme of the present embodiment, The every rotation of agitating device 64 one minute, the developer level by powder feeding mouth 37 is between 18 grams to 22 grams, it is preferred that agitating device 64 every rotations one minute, the developer level by powder feeding mouth 37 is 20 grams, may insure the development of developer replenishing container in this way Agent supply.
Finally it is emphasized that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, for example, the quantity of spring leaf can be set For multi-disc, more pieces of resilient blade is evenly arranged in the circumferential direction of shaft, in above-described embodiment, the quantity of spring leaf be it is a piece of simultaneously And be fixed in shaft in the middle part of spring leaf, when practical application, spring leaf can be one end and be fixed in shaft, the other end It is abutted for free end with the peripheral wall of developer storage unit.
In the present embodiment, feed part drives agitating device rotation by multiple gears, and when practical application, transmission component can be with It is comprising the transmission components such as chain or belt, worm and gear, such variation also should include in the claims in the present invention In protection scope.

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1. developer replenishing container, comprising:
Receiving cartridge and the feed part being set in the receiving cartridge, the outer surface of the receiving cartridge are provided with driving force reception Portion;
Shell, the shell are set to one end of the receiving cartridge, and the shell is provided with meal outlet, removable on the shell That unloads is equipped with flashboard, and the flashboard can be opened and closed the meal outlet;
It is characterized by:
Developer storage unit is provided in the shell, and the developer storage unit is connected to the meal outlet, the development Agitating device is provided in agent storage unit, the agitating device includes axis rotary part and spring leaf, the spring leaf Fixing end be fixed on the axis rotary part, the free end of the spring leaf may pass through the meal outlet and abut described in Flashboard.
2. developer replenishing container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:
The quantity of the spring leaf be two or more, spring leaf described in multi-disc around the axis rotary part circumferentially.
3. developer replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that:
It is formed at least one lug boss on the peripheral wall of the developer storage unit, the lug boss is from the developer storage unit Peripheral wall to the axis direction of the developer storage unit extend;
On the spring leaf direction of rotation, the boss is in the upstream end of the meal outlet.
4. developer replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that:
The feed part is provided at least two feed portions close to one end of the shell, between the feed portion of adjacent two Form the first storage unit;
It is provided with extension board in the shell, forms transmission mouth between the extension board and the peripheral wall of the shell;
The free end of the spring leaf can be connected on the extension board.
5. developer replenishing container according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:
On the spring leaf direction of rotation, the extension board is located at the upstream end of the transmission mouth, and the spring leaf Free end may pass through the transmission mouth.
6. developer replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that:
Powder feeding mouth is provided on the flashboard, when the flashboard is located at open position, meal outlet described in the powder feeding mouth face is set It sets.
7. developer replenishing container according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:
The cross-sectional area of the powder feeding mouth is less than the cross-sectional area of the meal outlet.
8. developer replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that:
Along the axial direction of the axis rotary part, the length of the spring leaf is less than the length of the meal outlet.
9. developer replenishing container according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:
Described the every rotation of agitating device one minute, the developer level by the powder feeding mouth was between 18 grams to 22 grams.
10. developer replenishing container according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that:
The developer replenishing container further includes transmission component, and the transmission component receives the rotatory force of the feed part output, And the axis rotary part is driven to rotate.
11. developer replenishing container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that:
The direction of rotation of the agitating device is identical as the direction of rotation of the feed part.
12. developer replenishing container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that:
The rotating ratio of the agitating device and the feed part is 4:1 between 5:1.
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