CN113759683A - Developer supply container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The developer supply container is characterized in that a powder silo is connected outside the container box body, a movable sealing closure is coaxially sleeved outside the powder silo, a wrench position is arranged on the movable sealing closure, an inner powder outlet and an outer powder outlet are respectively arranged on the powder silo and the movable sealing closure, a radially-protruding stop buckle is arranged at the end part of the powder silo, and a clamping groove position is arranged at one end inside the movable sealing closure; the powder silo is also sleeved with a spring, two ends of the spring are in contact with the container box body and the movable sealing closure, and the spring always has thrust on the movable sealing closure. According to the developer supply container provided by the invention, the sealing mechanism of the developer replenishing opening is arranged outside the container and is limited by the two buckles to be prevented from popping out, so that the developer supply container can be accurately and quickly assembled in the production process; the sealing mechanism of the container is arranged outside, the top opening of the container is omitted, and therefore the developer outflow probability caused by the bouncing of the sealing mechanism in the transportation process is reduced.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of developer supply containers, and more particularly, to a developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer replenishing apparatus and usable in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine, a printer, or a multifunction machine having two or more of these functions as an apparatus.
Background
Conventionally, an image forming apparatus includes a carrier, a developing device, a developer supply container, and a storage container, and if developer is supplied from the developing device to an image carrier, an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier is visualized as a developer image. The developer supply container is provided with a developer discharge port for supplying a developer to a supply port provided in the developing device, and a developer waste toner receiving port for collecting developer waste toner generated during operation of the developing device.
The specific working method of the developer supply container in the prior art is as follows: when the container is loaded into the equipment, the corresponding container sealing mechanism is pushed open by a fixed bone position in the equipment, so that the purposes of opening the developer replenishing opening and the developer waste powder containing opening are achieved. The developer replenishing opening of the container and the developer receiving opening of the apparatus are completely fitted, and the developer waste toner accommodating opening of the container and the developer waste toner discharging opening of the apparatus are completely fitted. On one side of the developer replenishing container, a driving wheel is matched with a gear inside the device, the gear on the container surface cover is driven to transmit through the rotation of the driving wheel, and the gear on the container surface cover simultaneously drives a small rotating shaft and a large rotating shaft inside the container to rotate, so that the purpose of conveying the developer is achieved.
However, in the conventional supply structure, since the sealing mechanism of the developer replenishment port of the container is disposed inside the container, the structural part is not visible during the assembly process, which affects the working efficiency; on the other hand, the fixed bone position through the equipment the inside during the supply developer will correspond the container sealing mechanism mode of pushing up, this top and the side that just needs to supply the mouth position at the developer of container are equipped with two trompils, so set up and make in the transportation of developer because inertia or mistake touch lead to sealing mechanism elasticity amplitude too big the mistake to open, and then can lead to the developer to flow.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is provided to solve the problems posed by the background art, and the present invention is further described below.
The developer supply container comprises a container box body, wherein a gear shaft system is arranged at the top of the container box body, a powder silo is connected outside the container box body and is communicated with a developer storage cavity in the container box body, a spiral conveying structure is arranged in the powder silo, and the end part of the spiral conveying structure is connected with the gear shaft system; a movable sealing closure is coaxially sleeved outside the powder silo, a wrench position is arranged on the movable sealing closure, an inner powder outlet and an outer powder outlet are respectively arranged on the powder silo and the movable sealing closure, a radially-raised stop buckle is arranged at the end part of the powder silo, and a clamping groove position is arranged at one end inside the movable sealing closure; the powder silo is also sleeved with a spring, two ends of the spring are in contact with the container box body and the movable sealing closure, and the spring always has thrust on the movable sealing closure.
Preferably, the powder silo is provided with an arc groove covering the inner powder outlet, the inner part of the movable sealing gate is provided with an arc protrusion, the arc protrusion is matched on the arc groove, and the arc protrusion is in contact with the surface of the arc groove; the arc protrusion slides on the arc groove, and the arc groove has a limiting effect on the arc protrusion, so that the inner powder outlet and the outer powder outlet are completely overlapped.
Preferably, the stop buckle is of a rigid structure; the inner wall of the movable sealing shutter is provided with an installation groove communicated with the clamping groove position, and the width of the arc groove is larger than that of the arc protrusion; when the installation is carried out, the stop buckle slides to the clamping groove position through the installation groove, and then the movable seal is rotated to enable the stop buckle to be matched with the clamping groove position, so that the installation is completed.
Preferably, the stop buckle has elasticity, and the width of the arc groove is consistent with that of the arc protrusion; the arc groove has axial limiting function and rotation limiting function for the arc protrusion.
Preferably, the powder silo is provided with an axial guide pillar, the movable sealing closure is internally provided with a guide groove, and the guide pillar is matched with the guide groove; the guide pillar also has a guiding function on the guide groove.
Preferably, a bearing platform is arranged at one end of the movable sealing ring, which is different from the clamping groove, and one end of the spring is contacted with the bearing platform; the side wall of the movable sealing cover has a limiting effect on the spring, and the spring is prevented from moving laterally.
Preferably, the powder cartridge is provided with a circulation chamber communicated with the container box body, so that the sectional area of the circulation passage is enlarged, and the smooth circulation is kept.
Preferably, a reinforcing rib is arranged outside the powder silo to reinforce the strength of the powder silo.
Preferably, the top of the reinforcing rib is coplanar with the top of the circulation cavity, the end of the spring is contacted with the top surface of the reinforcing rib and the circulation cavity, and the reinforcing rib and the circulation cavity jointly support the spring.
Has the advantages that: compared with the prior art, the developer supply container provided by the invention has the advantages that the sealing mechanism of the developer replenishing opening is arranged outside the container and is limited by the two buckles to be prevented from popping out, so that the developer supply container can be accurately and quickly assembled in the production process; the sealing mechanism of the container is arranged outside, the top opening of the container is omitted, and therefore the developer outflow probability caused by the bouncing of the sealing mechanism in the transportation process is reduced.
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FIG. 1: the invention has a structure schematic diagram;
FIG. 2: the structure at A in FIG. 1 is enlarged schematically;
FIG. 3: a schematic explosion of a structure of the present invention;
in the figure: the powder discharging device comprises a container box body 1, a powder barrel bin 2, an inner powder outlet 21, a stop buckle 22, an arc groove 23, a guide pillar 24, a circulating cavity 25, a reinforcing rib 26, a spiral conveying structure 3, a gear shaft system 4, a movable sealing closure 5, an outer powder outlet 51, a wrench position 52, a clamping groove position 53, an arc protrusion 54, a guide groove 55, a bearing platform 56 and a spring 6.
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A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment provides a developer supply container, which changes the existing sealing mode, changes the sealing structure from the existing structural characteristic arranged inside the container box body 1 to the design mode arranged outside the container box body under the condition of keeping the other structures inconvenient, in particular, a powder silo 2 is connected outside the container box body 1, the powder silo 2 is communicated with a developer storage cavity in the container box body 1, a spiral conveying structure 3 is arranged in the powder silo 2, the end part of the spiral conveying structure 3 is connected with the output end of a gear shaft system 4 arranged on the container box body 1, after the developer supply container of the embodiment is arranged on a developing device, a driving source on the existing device is connected with the input end of the gear shaft system and drives the gear shaft system to rotate, the spiral conveying structure 3 stirs and conveys the developer in the container box body into the powder silo 2 in the rotating process, since the present embodiment does not modify the gear shaft system, the existing mature technology is still adopted, and the present embodiment will not be described in detail.
In this embodiment, a movable sealing closure 5 is coaxially sleeved outside a powder silo 2, a wrench position 52 is arranged on the movable sealing closure 5, a wrench structure on a developing device after installation is fastened at the wrench position 52 and pushes the movable sealing closure 5 to be capable of axially and unidirectionally sliding on the powder silo, an inner powder outlet 21 and an outer powder outlet 51 are respectively arranged on the powder silo 2 and the movable sealing closure 5, when the inner powder outlet 21 and the outer powder outlet 51 are coincident, a supply container is opened to convey a developer outwards, and when the inner powder outlet 21 and the outer powder outlet 51 are dislocated, a channel for supplying the developer outwards is blocked, and the supply container is closed.
According to the explanation of the background art, the sealing structure is arranged outside the container box body in the embodiment, so that the risk of mistakenly opening the supply container due to the mistaken touch with the outside in the transportation and storage processes is increased, on the basis of the structure, the spring 6 is further sleeved outside the powder silo 2 in the embodiment, two ends of the spring 6 are in contact with the container box body and the movable sealing closure 5, the spring 6 always has thrust on the movable sealing closure 5, in the transportation and storage processes, the pre-thrust of the spring 6 on the movable sealing closure 5 enables the inner powder outlet 21 and the outer powder outlet 51 to be always in a staggered state, namely, the sealing state of the supply container is maintained, the supply container can be opened only by overcoming the action of the spring under the pushing of the pulling structure arranged on the developing device, and the transportation sealing performance of the supply container is maintained.
Under the condition that the spring 6 always has thrust on the movable seal 5, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the powder silo 2 from being disengaged from the movable seal 5, the end of the powder silo 2 is provided with the radially protruding stop buckle 22, and the opposite end is provided with the slot 53 at one end inside the movable seal 5, when the powder silo is not installed, the thrust of the spring on the movable seal stops the slot 53 at the stop buckle 22, that is, the stop buckle 22 limits the movable seal 5 through surface contact with the slot 53.
The powder silo 2 is provided with an arc groove 23 covering the inner powder outlet 21, the movable sealing closure 5 is internally provided with an arc protrusion 54, when the movable sealing closure 5 and the powder silo 2 are coaxially arranged, the arc protrusion 54 is matched on the arc groove 23, the arc protrusion 54 is in surface contact with the arc groove 2, the arc protrusion 54 slides on the arc groove 23, the arc groove 2 has a limiting effect on the arc protrusion 54, namely, the movable sealing closure 5 slides under the driving of developing equipment and is static under the action of the arc groove 23, and the inner powder outlet 21 is ensured to be completely coincided with the outer powder outlet 51 at the moment.
In one embodiment, the stop buckle 22 is of a rigid structure, the service life of the movable seal closure 5 can be maintained during the reciprocating motion of the movable seal closure, and the occurrence of fracture caused by fatigue stress is avoided, at this time, in order to install the movable seal closure 5 on the powder silo 2, an installation groove communicated with the clamping groove position 53 is arranged on the inner wall of the movable seal closure 5, the depth of the installation groove meets the installation requirement of the rigid stop buckle 22, in addition, the width of the arc groove 23 is greater than that of the arc protrusion 54, when the installation, the stop buckle 22 slides to the clamping groove position 53 through the installation groove, and then the movable seal closure 5 is rotated to enable the stop buckle to be matched with the clamping groove position 53, so that the installation is completed. In the present embodiment, although the strength of the stop buckle 22 is ensured, the width of the arc groove 23 is larger than the width of the arc protrusion 54, so that the relative rotational freedom between the inner powder outlet 21 and the outer powder outlet 51 is not ensured, and the complete overlapping cannot be ensured.
In this embodiment, the stop buckle 22 has elasticity and can deform to a certain extent, the width of the arc groove 23 is consistent with that of the arc protrusion 54, the arc groove 23 has an axial limiting effect on the arc protrusion 54 and also has a rotation limiting effect, that is, the arc groove 2 has an axial guiding effect on the arc protrusion 54, when the installation is carried out, the stop buckle 22 deforms to slide to the clamping groove position 53 along the inner wall of the movable sealing switch 5, and the positioning is completed by restoring the deformation.
Further, in the present embodiment, the powder cartridge 2 is provided with an axial guide post 24, the movable sealing cover 5 is provided with a guide groove 55, the guide post 24 is matched with the guide groove 55, and the guide post 24 also has a guiding function on the guide groove 55.
The end, different from the clamping groove position 53, in the movable sealing closure 5 is provided with a bearing platform 56, one end of the spring 6 is contacted on the bearing platform, and the side wall of the movable sealing closure 5 has a limiting effect on the spring to prevent the spring from moving laterally.
In the embodiment, the sealing structure is arranged externally, the flow passage for conveying the developer to the powder silo 2 by the internal spiral conveying structure 3 is narrowed, and in order to keep smooth flow, the powder silo 2 is provided with the flow cavity 25 communicated with the container box body 1, so that the sectional area of the flow passage is enlarged.
Furthermore, a reinforcing rib 26 is arranged outside the powder silo 2 to reinforce the strength of the powder silo 2.
Still further, the top of the reinforcing rib 26 is coplanar with the top of the circulation chamber 25, the end of the spring 6 is in contact with the top surface of the reinforcing rib 26 and the circulation chamber 25, and the reinforcing rib 26 and the circulation chamber 25 jointly support the spring.
According to the developer supply container provided by the invention, the sealing mechanism of the developer replenishing opening is arranged outside the container and is limited by the two buckles to be prevented from popping out, so that the developer supply container can be accurately and quickly assembled in the production process; the sealing mechanism of the container is arranged outside, the top opening of the container is omitted, and therefore the developer outflow probability caused by the bouncing of the sealing mechanism in the transportation process is reduced.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. Developer supply container, including container box body (1), container box body (1) top is provided with gear shaft system, its characterized in that:
a powder silo (2) is connected outside the container box body (1), the powder silo (2) is communicated with a developer storage cavity in the container box body (1), a spiral conveying structure (3) is arranged in the powder silo (2), and the end part of the spiral conveying structure (3) is connected with a gear shaft system (4);
a movable sealing closure (5) is coaxially sleeved outside the powder silo (2), a wrench position (52) is arranged on the movable sealing closure (5), an inner powder outlet (21) and an outer powder outlet (51) are respectively arranged on the powder silo (2) and the movable sealing closure (5), a radially-raised stop buckle (22) is arranged at the end part of the powder silo (2), and a clamping groove position (53) is arranged at one end inside the movable sealing closure (5);
the powder silo (2) is also sleeved with a spring (6), two ends of the spring (6) are in contact with the container box body and the movable sealing closure (5), and the spring (6) always has thrust on the movable sealing closure (5).
2. A developer supply container according to claim 1, wherein:
an arc groove (23) covering the inner powder outlet (21) is arranged on the powder silo (2), an arc protrusion (54) is arranged inside the movable sealing closure (5), the arc protrusion (54) is matched on the arc groove (23), and the arc protrusion (54) is in surface contact with the arc groove (2).
3. A developer supply container according to claim 2, wherein:
the stop buckle (22) adopts a rigid structure;
the inner wall of the movable sealing closure (5) is provided with an installation groove communicated with the clamping groove position (53), and the width of the arc groove (23) is larger than that of the arc protrusion (54).
4. A developer supply container according to claim 2, wherein:
the stop buckle (22) has elasticity;
the width of the arc groove (23) is consistent with that of the arc protrusion (54).
5. A developer supply container according to claim 4, wherein:
an axial guide post (24) is arranged on the powder silo (2), a guide groove (55) is arranged in the movable sealing closure (5), and the guide post (24) is matched with the guide groove (55).
6. A developer supply container according to claim 5, wherein:
and a bearing platform (56) is arranged at one end of the movable sealing closure (5) different from the clamping groove position (53), and one end of the spring (6) is contacted on the bearing platform.
7. Developer supply container according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that:
the powder silo (2) is provided with a circulating cavity (25) communicated with the container box body (1).
8. A developer supply container according to claim 7, wherein:
the powder silo (2) is externally provided with a reinforcing rib (26).
9. A developer supply container according to claim 8, wherein:
the tops of the reinforcing ribs (26) are coplanar with the top of the circulating cavity (25), and the ends of the springs (6) are in contact with the tops of the reinforcing ribs (26) and the circulating cavity (25).
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