CN217425929U - Storage component, drum box, developing box and processing box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a storage component, drum box, development box and processing box relates to electrophotographic imaging equipment technical field, and the position that the storage component in the development box of having solved common current structure is located the development box has great limitation to the problem of be convenient for install, its technical scheme main points are, include: the mounting frame is provided with a mounting opening and can be clamped in the mounting hole; an electrical contact surface provided in the mounting opening and capable of being electrically connected to the storage medium and the imaging device, respectively; the electric contact surface can be detachably clamped in the drum box through the mounting frame, so that the storage medium and the electric contact surface can be conveniently and detachably mounted in the drum box indirectly; the structure of the developing box is simplified through the detachable structure, the position design of the storage medium is enabled to be more free, and the position of the storage medium can be designed according to the specific working environment through the detachable structure of the mounting frame so as to avoid interference with the imaging device.

Description

Storage component, drum box, developing box and processing box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic photographic imaging equipment technical field, in particular to storage component, drum box, development box and processing box.

Background

The process cartridge is detachably mounted to the image forming apparatus, and includes a developing cartridge and a drum cartridge, and the developing cartridge is detachably mounted to the drum cartridge. The developing cartridge is a detachable portion widely used in the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus needs to be replaced with a new developing cartridge after the printing consumables are consumed. The developing box is provided with a developing roller, the developing roller is rotatably arranged on the developing box, and the developing roller comprises a developing roller shaft and a main body part wrapped outside the developing roller shaft. The developing cartridge is provided with a storage medium, and when the developing cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus, an electrical contact surface of the storage medium is brought into contact with a contact terminal in the image forming apparatus, so that the image forming apparatus can recognize the developing cartridge.

However, the position of the storage component on the developing box in the developing box with the existing structure has great limitation and is not convenient for installation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a storage component, the electric contact surface of the scheme can be conveniently installed or disassembled from a mounting frame, and then can be connected with a drum box in a detachable manner through the mounting frame, so that the electric contact surface can be indirectly installed in the drum box in a detachable manner; from this, this scheme is through the structure that develops the box of can dismouting formula structure simplification, enables the position design of electric contact surface freer, not restraint more, and this scheme still can be according to concrete operational environment design electric contact surface position through the dismouting formula structure of mounting bracket to avoid producing with image device and interfere.

The above technical purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: a storage assembly applicable to a drum cartridge having a mounting hole, comprising:

the mounting frame is provided with a mounting opening and can be clamped in the mounting hole;

and the electrical contact surface is arranged in the mounting opening and can be electrically connected with the storage medium and the imaging device respectively.

By adopting the technical scheme, the electric contact surface can be detachably clamped in the drum box through the mounting frame, so that the electric contact surface can be indirectly and conveniently detachably mounted in the drum box; therefore, the structure of the developing box is simplified through the detachable structure, the position design of the electric contact surface is more free and not restrained, and the position of the electric contact surface and the position of the storage medium can be designed according to the specific working environment through the detachable structure of the mounting rack so as to avoid interference with the imaging device.

The utility model discloses a further setting, include:

the clamping structure is arranged on the mounting frame, and the mounting frame can be clamped in the mounting hole through the clamping structure.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides a mounting bracket joint in the concrete implementation of drum box.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the joint structure includes:

the third clamping part is arranged on the mounting frame, can move away from or approach the offset of the mounting opening and can be clamped in the mounting hole.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides a storage component can install and remove formula structure on drum box, and it has simple structure's characteristics, and it can further make the position design of electric contact surface more free.

The utility model discloses a further setting, elastic deformation can take place for third joint portion, and it makes through the elastic deformation of self the mounting bracket can install in the mounting hole of tearing open the formula.

By adopting the technical scheme, the third clamping part can be used for clamping the mounting frame in the mounting hole of the drum box; the third clamping part also has the characteristic of simple structure, so that the mounting and the dismounting of the storage medium are simplified.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the joint structure includes:

the telescopic piece is arranged on the mounting frame in a telescopic mode;

through the extension of extensible member, make the mounting bracket can the joint in the mounting hole, through the shortening of extensible member, make the mounting bracket can be followed the mounting hole is dismantled.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides another kind of joint structure's embodiment, and it just can realize the joint installation of mount on the drum box through the extension of extensible member.

The utility model discloses a further setting, including first elastic component, its cover is located the extensible member, it can do the extensible member provides the elasticity that resets.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, first elastic component can make the extensible member reset sooner.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the telescopic hole has been seted up on the mounting bracket, the extensible member in telescopic hole slip extension or shorten.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides a flexible gliding concrete implementation structure on the mounting bracket of extensible member.

The utility model discloses a further set up, including storage medium, its set up in the mounting bracket, it with the electric contact surface electricity is connected, and it is used for the storage information.

The utility model discloses a further setting, storage medium removable set up in the mounting bracket.

By adopting the technical scheme, the electric contact surface is electrically connected with the storage medium by adopting the electric wires and other media, and the electric contact surface is electrically connected with the imaging device in a contact way. In particular, the storage medium itself has an electrical contact surface, i.e. the electrical contact surface is integral with the storage medium.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the mounting bracket includes:

a mounting body having a mounting cavity;

the installation department, its movable set up in the installation inner chamber, the electric contact surface set up in the installation department, the electric contact surface can be relative installation main part displacement makes the electric contact surface can contact or separate with image device.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides one kind through the installation department in the installation main part displacement in order to drive the concrete structure of implementing of storage medium's electrical contact surface displacement.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the installation department can in installation inner chamber translation.

The utility model discloses a further setting, installation department sliding connection in install the inner chamber.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, make the displacement process of installation department more smooth and easy smoothness from this.

The utility model discloses a further setting, it is protruding to be equipped with the slip in the installation main part, the installation department has the slide rail, slip protruding with slide rail sliding connection.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides installation department sliding connection's concrete implementation structure in the installation main part.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the installation department rotate connect in the installation main part.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides one kind through the installation department in the installation main part displacement in order to drive the concrete structure of implementing of storage medium displacement.

The utility model discloses a further setting, the installation department has rotatory protruding, rotatory protruding rotate connect in the installation main part.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides the installation department at the concrete structure of implementing of installation main part internal rotation connection.

The utility model discloses a further setting, a drum box, it has the mounting hole, it has including using storage component.

The utility model discloses a further setting, a developing box, it can match and be applied to the drum box.

In a further aspect of the present invention, a process cartridge includes the developing cartridge and the drum cartridge.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, this scheme provides the specific service environment of multiple storage component on the drum box.

In summary, the storage medium of the utility model can be conveniently mounted or dismounted from the mounting frame, and then can be detachably clamped in the drum box through the mounting frame, so that the storage medium can be indirectly and conveniently mounted in the drum box in a detachable manner; therefore, the structure of the developing box is simplified through the detachable structure, the position design of the storage medium is more free and not restrained, and the position of the storage medium can be designed according to the specific working environment through the detachable structure of the mounting rack so as to avoid interference with the imaging device.

Drawings

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a drum cartridge in one view according to the first embodiment;

fig. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of another perspective view of the drum cartridge according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic overall structure diagram of the mounting frame according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of a memory device according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of a memory device according to a second embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic overall structure diagram of the mounting frame according to the second embodiment;

fig. 7 is a schematic overall structure diagram of the mounting bracket of the third embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a mounting body according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a mounting portion according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a mount according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a mounting body according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a mounting portion according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of a developing cartridge of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a mounting frame according to the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the entire structure of the fifth embodiment of the mount in another perspective;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural view of a protective cover of a developing cartridge of the fifth embodiment;

reference numerals: 1. a storage component; 15. a storage medium; 151. an electrical contact surface; 16. a mounting frame; 160. a first fitting section; 169. a second fitting section; 161. a first outer surface; 1611. a first clamping part; 1612. a second clamping part; 1613. a first portion; 1614. a second portion; 162. a second outer surface; 1621. a third clamping part; 1622. a fourth clamping part; 1623. a vertical portion; 163. a third outer surface; 1631. a fifth clamping part; 164. a fourth outer surface; 1653. an installation opening; 1654. an installation part; 1654a, contact openings; 1655. rotating the protrusion; 1656. a first connection portion; 1657. a first connecting column; 1658. a slide rail; 1659. a sliding protrusion; 166. a telescoping member; 1660. a telescopic hole; 1661. a butt joint plate; 1662. a first protrusion; 1663. a second protrusion; 1671. a first elastic member; 1672. a second elastic member; 1673. a third elastic member; 168. mounting the main body; 1680. installing an inner cavity; 1681. a second connecting portion; 1682. a second connecting column; 17. a clamping structure; 2. a developing cartridge; 21. a case body; 22. a drive member; 27. a protective cover; 279. a third fitting section; 3. a drum cartridge; 30. a frame body; 301. a first frame; 302. a second frame; 303. a front end; 304. a back end; 305. mounting holes; 31. a photosensitive drum; 34. an electrification device; 35. a locking switch; 36. a paper feed roller; 37. a first handle.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order to better describe the storage assembly 1, the developing cartridge 2, and the drum cartridge 3, reference is made to the concept of X, Y, Z axes, three spatial axes orthogonal to each other are taken as X, Y, and Z axes, as shown in coordinate axes in fig. 1 to 16, the length direction of the drum cartridge 3 is defined as the X axis, the direction indicated by a specific arrow is + X axis, the width direction of the drum cartridge 3 is defined as the Y axis, the specific arrow is + Y axis, the direction perpendicular to the mounting hole 305 is defined as the Z axis, and specifically, the direction in which the storage assembly 1 is mounted in the mounting hole 305 is-Z. The movement in the back-and-forth or up-and-down direction or the movement in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions in the embodiments are not limited to the movement in the vertical, horizontal, or parallel direction, and the movement having an inclination angle may be calculated as long as there is a component movement in the direction.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the drum cartridge 3 includes a frame body 30, a photosensitive drum 31, a charger 34, a lock switch 35, a paper feed roller 36, and a first handle 37. The photosensitive drum 31 is rotatably supported on the frame body 30, and the frame body 30 is detachably attached to the developing cartridge 2. The photosensitive drum 31 is made of a photosensitive material for forming an electrostatic latent image, and the charger 34 is for charging the photosensitive drum 31. The sheet feed roller 36 is used to guide the direction of conveyance of the sheet, and the first handle 37 is used to hold the drum cartridge 3.

As shown in fig. 2, the frame body 30 includes a first frame 301 and a second frame 302 which are disposed opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction of the drum cartridge 3. The longitudinal direction of the drum cartridge 3 is parallel to the rotational axis direction of the photosensitive drum 31. The photosensitive drum 31, the charger 34, the paper feed roller 36, and the first handle 37 are located between the first frame 301 and the second frame 302. The frame body 30 also has a front end 303 and a rear end 304 which are oppositely disposed in the Y-axis direction of the drum cartridge 3, the middle position of the portion between the front end 303 and the rear end 304 being the middle, the Y-axis direction of the drum cartridge 3 being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the drum cartridge 3, the photosensitive drum 31 and the charger 34 being disposed at the front end 303, the first handle 37 and the lock switch 35 being disposed at the rear end 304, and the paper feed roller 36 being disposed at the middle. The frame body 30 is further provided with a mounting hole 305 into which the storage module 1 can be inserted, the mounting hole 305 is a through hole adjacent to the first frame 301, the mounting hole 305 is shaped like a Chinese character 'tu', and the mounting hole 305 is formed in such a manner that the end of the Chinese character 'tu' that is narrower in the longitudinal direction of the drum cartridge 3 is closer to the front end 303 than the end that is wider. The charger 34 is located above the photosensitive drum 31.

As shown in fig. 2, a lock switch 35, located on the first frame 301, for locking the developing cartridge 2 and the drum cartridge 3 when the developing cartridge 2 (not shown) and the drum cartridge 3 are mounted, the lock switch 35 acting with a locking portion on the developing cartridge 2; when the user presses the lock switch 35, the lock switch 35 applies an urging force capable of lifting the developing cartridge 2 upward from the drum cartridge 3 to the lifting portion of the developing cartridge 2, thereby realizing separation of the developing cartridge 2 from the drum cartridge 3 and facilitating the user to mount and dismount the developing cartridge 2. The locking portion and the raised portion are located at the rear of the protective cover 27.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4, the storage assembly 1 is detachably mounted and applied to a drum cartridge 3 having a mounting hole, and includes a mounting frame 16, a storage medium 15, and a clamping structure 17.

The mounting bracket 16 is detachably mounted in the mounting hole 305 of the drum cartridge 3. The mount 16 has a mounting opening 1653 and a mounting portion 1654, the mount 16 is of a rectangular parallelepiped structure as a whole for mounting and supporting the storage medium 15, and the mount 16 is adjacent to the first frame 301 (shown in fig. 2) and in contact with the first frame 301. A mounting opening 1653 is provided at the upper end of the mounting bracket 16 and faces in the + Z-axis direction for loading the storage medium 15. The mounting portion 1654 is for mounting the storage medium 15, and the mounting portion 1654 is provided with a groove that is shape-fitted to the storage medium 15. The mount 16 further has a first outer surface 161 and a second outer surface 162 which are oppositely disposed in the Y-axis direction, and a third outer surface 163 and a fourth outer surface 164 which are oppositely disposed in the X-axis direction, the first outer surface 161 and the second outer surface 162 are two planes parallel to each other, the third outer surface 163 and the fourth outer surface 164 are two planes parallel to each other, the first outer surface 161 is closer to the front end 303 than the second outer surface 162 (the position of the front end 303 is shown in fig. 2), and the third outer surface 163 is farther from the first frame 301 than the fourth outer surface 164 (the position of the first frame 301 is shown in fig. 2).

Clamping structure 17, it sets up in mounting bracket 16, and mounting bracket 16 can be through clamping structure 17 joint in mounting hole 305. This scheme provides a specific embodiment where the mounting bracket 16 is snapped to the drum cartridge 3.

The clamping structure 17 includes a first clamping portion 1611, a second clamping portion 1612, a third clamping portion 1621 and a fourth clamping portion 1622; specifically, the third engaging portion 1621, which is disposed on the mounting frame 16 and can be shifted away from or close to the mounting opening 1653, can be engaged with the mounting hole 305 of the drum cartridge 3.

The first outer surface 161 is provided with a first clamping portion 1611 extending from the middle part of the upper end edge of the first outer surface 161, and two second clamping portions 1612 extending from two tail ends of the lower end edge of the first outer surface 161, and the first clamping portion 1611 and the second clamping portions 1612 are perpendicular to the first outer surface 161 and are symmetrically distributed in the X-axis direction; in a direction perpendicular to the first outer surface 161, the first clip portion 1611 completely overlaps with a projection of the first outer surface 161, and a projection of the second clip portion 1612 at least partially does not overlap with a projection of the first outer surface 161. The second clip 1612 includes a first portion 1613 and a second portion 1614, the first portion 1613 is a square column extending in the vertical direction and parallel to the first outer surface 161, and the first portion 1613 has a significant gap from the other portions of the mounting frame 16 in the circumferential direction, so that the first portion 1613 can be elastically deformed. The second portion 1614 extends from the first portion 1613, and extends in the Y-axis direction.

The second outer surface 162 includes a vertical portion 1623 and two fourth catching portions 1622 extending from both ends of an upper end edge of the second outer surface 162 in the X-axis direction. The vertical portion 1623 is provided with a U-shaped notch at each of two sides in the X-axis direction, the third clamping portion 1621 extends from the vertical portion 1623, the distance from the third clamping portion 1621 to the upper surface of the mounting frame 16 is greater than the distance from the third clamping portion 1621 to the lower surface of the mounting frame 16, and the third clamping portion 1621 and the fourth clamping portion 1622 are perpendicular to the second outer surface 162 and are symmetrically distributed in the X-axis direction; in a direction perpendicular to the second outer surface 162, the projection of the third clamping portion 1621 and the projection of the second outer surface 162 completely overlap, and the projection of the fourth clamping portion 1622 at least partially does not overlap with the projection of the second outer surface 162. The third outer surface 163 has a fifth clamping portion 1631 extending from an upper end edge of the third outer surface 163. In the X-axis direction, a projection of the fifth clamping portion 1631 is trapezoidal. The first clamping portion 1611 and the fourth clamping portion 1622 are square protrusions. The second clamping portion 1612 and the third clamping portion 1621 are projections with arc-shaped ends, so that clamping is facilitated.

The storage medium 15 is supported by the mounting frame 16, and is disposed in the mounting frame 16 by being snapped or adhered in a direction of downwardly snapping the storage medium 15 into the mounting portion 1654 together with the electrical contact surface 151 from a + Z axis direction of the mounting frame 16, and the storage medium 15 is used for storing information related to the developing cartridge 2, but is not limited thereto and can also store other information.

An electrical contact surface 151, which is disposed in the mounting opening 1653, is electrically connected to the storage medium 15 by a medium such as an electrical wire, and is electrically connected to the image forming apparatus in a contact manner through the contact opening 1654 a. In particular, in this embodiment, the storage medium 15 itself has an electrical contact surface 151, i.e. the electrical contact surface 151 is integral with the storage medium 15. The upper surface of the storage medium 15 is provided with a battery, the electrical contact surface 151 of the storage medium 15 is a lower surface, and the frame body 30 and the mounting frame 16 each expose at least a portion of the electrical contact surface 151 of the storage medium 15, the electrical contact surface 151 of the storage medium 15 being contactable with the image forming apparatus when the process cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus. The distance between the storage medium 15 and the first frame 301 is smaller than the distance between the storage medium and the second frame 302. In this embodiment, the lower surface of the mounting portion 1654 in the mounting bracket 16 has a contact opening 1654a for exposing the electrical contact surface 151 in the storage medium 15.

The developing cartridge 2 includes a cartridge body 21, a driver 22, a developing roller electrode, and a mechanism to be detected. The cartridge body 21 contains developer therein, the length direction of the cartridge body 21 extends in the X-axis direction, and the cartridge body 21 has a first side wall and a second side wall disposed opposite to the first side wall in the X-axis direction. The developing roller is arranged on the box body 21 and used for bearing and transporting developer, the developing roller comprises a developing roller shaft and a main body part wrapped outside the developing roller shaft, and the extending direction of the rotating axis of the developing roller shaft is the X-axis direction. The main body portion of the developing roller may carry the developer. The developing roller electrode is electrically connected with the developing roller shaft and is positioned on the second side wall. The detected mechanism is disposed on the second side wall, and when a new developing cartridge 2 is mounted in the image forming apparatus, the detected mechanism can interact with the detecting device of the image forming apparatus to provide information such as the old and new specifications of the developing cartridge 2 of the image forming apparatus. The driver 22 is for receiving a rotational driving force of the image forming apparatus and transmitting the rotational driving force through a transmission means, the driver 22 being located at the first sidewall. The driver 22 has a power receiving portion at an end of the driver 22 remote from the cartridge body 21 in the X-axis direction, the power receiving portion being connected to a driving portion of the image forming apparatus in a state where the developing cartridge 2 is mounted to the image forming apparatus.

Alternatively, the detecting structure may be disposed on the first sidewall of the box 21 to adapt to different imaging devices.

The process cartridge includes a developing cartridge 2 and a drum cartridge 3, the developing cartridge 2 is detachably mounted on the drum cartridge 3, when the process cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus, the contacts of the image forming apparatus are located below the mounting holes 305, and the contacts of the image forming apparatus can be brought into contact with the electrical contact surface 151 of the storage medium 15. Before use, the user needs to hold the mounting bracket 16 and press the storage assembly 1 downwards from above the drum cartridge 3 into the mounting hole 305 of the drum cartridge 3 according to the specification. Specifically, the first clamping portion 1611 and the second clamping portion 1612 are clamped at the edge of the mounting hole 305, the mounting frame 16 is pressed downward, the third clamping portion 1621 falls below the edge of the mounting hole 305 from above the edge of the mounting hole 305, finally, the first clamping portion 1611 and the fourth clamping portion 1622 are located above the edge of the mounting hole 305, and the second clamping portion 1612 and the third clamping portion 1621 are located below the edge of the mounting hole 305. The third clamping portion 1621 may deform in the Y-axis direction during the installation process, and the end of the third clamping portion 1621 is smooth enough. When the storage module 1 needs to be detached, a user needs to apply a force in a direction close to the first outer surface 161 in the Y-axis direction by holding the vertical portion 1623 according to the specification, so that the third engaging portion 1621 is avoided from the edge of the mounting hole 305, and then lift the storage module 1 upward, so that the storage module 1 can be pulled out. The storage component 1 is used with a developing box 2 without a storage medium 15, and the developing box 2 can be provided with a notch or a groove which avoids the storage component 1. The third engaging portion 1621 is elastically deformable, and the storage module 1 is detachably mounted in the mounting hole 305 by its own elastic deformation. The third engaging portion 1621 can be used for engaging the mounting bracket 16 in the mounting hole 305 of the drum cartridge 3, and can also be used for detachably engaging the storage medium 15 in the mounting bracket 16; the third engaging portion 1621 also has a simple structure, so that the mounting and dismounting of the storage medium 15 can be simplified.

In an alternative of the present embodiment, the upper surface of the storage medium 15 may not be provided with a battery. The storage module 1 may be further provided with terminals through which the storage medium 15 is connected to the image forming apparatus without the storage medium 15 coming into contact with the image forming apparatus. The third fitting portion 279 and the first fitting portion 160, which are fitted to each other, may be further provided on the developing cartridge 2 and the storage assembly 1, respectively, to distinguish different models of developing cartridges 2 from the storage medium 15, and specifically, may be a groove and a protrusion, without being limited thereto.

In an alternative of this embodiment, the mounting opening 1653 may also be oriented in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction, and correspondingly, the mounting direction of the storage medium 15 is the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. The mounting opening 1653 may also face downward, and correspondingly, the storage medium 15 may be loaded into the mounting bracket 16 from below.

In an alternative to this embodiment, the storage assembly 1 may also be provided with a second handle, which may or may not be resilient. The provision of the second handle may facilitate gripping and removal of the storage assembly 1 by a user.

In an alternative of this embodiment, in order to protect the storage medium 15, the storage assembly 1 may further include a buffer member disposed above the storage assembly 1 and capable of contacting the developing cartridge 2, so as to reduce the influence of the vibration generated when the developing cartridge 2 operates on the storage medium 15, thereby prolonging the service life of the storage medium 15. Further, a buffer member may be provided between the storage medium 15 and the mounting frame 16.

In an alternative of the present embodiment, a guide portion for guiding the developer cartridge 2 to be accurately loaded into the drum cartridge 3 may be further provided on the storage assembly 1, and preferably, the guide portion is engaged with the protective cover 27 of the developer cartridge 2.

In the present embodiment, the latch structure 17 of the mounting bracket 16 is formed integrally with the mounting bracket 16 by injection molding, and may be made of plastic, resin, rubber, or the like, without limitation. Alternatively, the clamping structure of the mounting frame 16 may be separated from the mounting frame 16, that is, the clamping structure 17 may be detachably mounted on the mounting frame 16, and the clamping structure 17 may be detached to facilitate detachment of the mounting frame 16. Furthermore, with the joint structure 17 of mounting bracket 16 components of a whole that can function independently, can adopt elastic material to make, like rubber, sponge etc. do not do the restriction here, elastic material fixes on mounting bracket 16 through the joint or the mode of pasting, during dismouting mounting bracket 16, elastic material can produce deformation, convenient to detach mounting bracket 16.

Advantageous effects

The storage medium 15 and the electric contact surface 151 can be conveniently mounted on or dismounted from the mounting frame 16, and then the storage medium 15 can be conveniently mounted in the drum box 3 in a detachable manner through the mounting frame 16 in a clamping manner; therefore, the structure of the developing box 2 is simplified through the detachable structure, the position design of the storage medium 15 is more free and not restrained, and the position of the storage medium 15 can be designed according to the specific working environment through the detachable structure of the mounting frame 16, so that the interference with the imaging device is avoided.

Example two

The specific structure of the developing cartridge 2 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the specific description.

The present embodiment is identical to the first embodiment in that the storage assembly 1 comprises an electrical contact surface 151, a storage medium 15 and a mounting frame 16. Wherein the lower surface of the mounting frame 16 has contact openings exposing the electrical contact surfaces 151 of the storage medium 15 (in fig. 5, the electrical contact surfaces 151 cover the contact openings, and are not labeled in the figure), but the contact openings are also provided on the lower surface of the mounting frame 15, i.e. the same as in the first embodiment.

The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the latch 17.

Specifically, a telescoping member 166 telescopically disposed to the mounting bracket 16; the mounting bracket 16 is provided with a telescopic hole 1660, and the telescopic member 166 slides in the telescopic hole 1660 to extend or contract. The present embodiment provides a specific implementation structure of the telescopic member 166 sliding on the mounting rack 16.

Through the extension of extensible member 166, make mounting bracket 16 can joint in mounting hole 305, through the shortening of extensible member 166, make mounting bracket 16 can follow mounting hole 305 and dismantle. This embodiment provides another embodiment of the snap-fit structure 17, which allows the mounting frame 16 to be snap-fitted to the drum cartridge 3 by extending the extension member 166. The retractable member 166 is flexibly retractable in the Y-axis direction to facilitate the engagement and disengagement of the storage module 1.

As shown in fig. 5 to 6, in the present embodiment, the storage assembly 1 includes a mounting frame 16 and a storage medium 15. The mount 16 has a first outer surface 161 and a second outer surface 162 which are oppositely disposed in the Y-axis direction. The mounting bracket 16 has a first elastic member 1671 and a telescopic member 166, and the telescopic member 166 includes an abutting plate 1661, and a first protrusion 1662 and a second protrusion 1663 extending from the abutting plate 1661, and the first protrusion 1662 and the second protrusion 1663 are disposed opposite to each other in the Y-axis direction and perpendicular to the abutting plate 1661. First projection 1662 is a cylindrical projection that terminates in a flat surface that extends away from second projection 1663. Second boss 1663 is a cylindrical boss terminating in a hemispherical shape. The number of the elastic members 166 is four, the number of the first elastic members 1671 is two, the first outer surface 161 and the second outer surface 162 are symmetrically provided with two elastic holes 1660 for inserting the second protrusions 1663 in the X-axis direction, the two first elastic members 1671 are arranged in parallel, the ends of the first elastic members 1671 are connected with the first protrusions 1662, and the first elastic members 1671 are preferably compression springs. The first outer surface 161 further has a second catching portion 1612 extended from a lower end edge of the first outer surface 161. The second outer surface 162 also has a third catching portion 1621 extending from the middle of the lower end edge of the second outer surface 162.

When installation storage component 1, arrange storage component 1 in mounting hole 305 below, exert an ascending external force to it, storage component 1 upward movement, the slick and sly end of second arch 1663 receives the extrusion force at mounting hole 305 edge and contracts into telescopic hole 1660, when storage component 1 moves the position staggered with mounting hole 305 edge in telescopic hole 1660, the second arch 1663 stretches out telescopic hole 1660 again under the pressure of first elastic component 1671, after the installation is accomplished, four second arch 1663 all are located the mounting hole 305 top, second joint 1612 and third joint 1621 are located the mounting hole 305 below. When it is necessary to detach the storage assembly 1, only a downward force is applied to the storage assembly 1, and the rounded end of the second projection 1663 is retracted into the telescopic hole 1660 by the pressing force of the edge of the mounting hole 305, so that the storage assembly 1 can be detached from the lower end of the drum cartridge 3.

In the alternative of this embodiment, can also set up second joint portion 1612 and third joint portion 1621 in the upper end of mounting bracket 16, the extensible member 166 sets up in the below of second joint portion 1612 and third joint portion 1621, and correspondingly, in storage component 1 was pressed into mounting hole 305 by the top of drum box 3 downwards, after the installation was accomplished, four second archs 1663 all were located mounting hole 305 below, and second joint portion 1612 and third joint portion 1621 are located mounting hole 305 top. When it is desired to detach the storage assembly 1, the storage assembly 1 can be detached from the upper end of the drum cartridge 3 by only applying an upward force to the storage assembly 1 and retracting the rounded tip of the second projection 1663 into the telescopic hole 1660 by the pressing force of the edge of the mounting hole 305.

Other technical features are the same as those of the first embodiment and can achieve the same or similar technical effects, and thus, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted, and specific reference may be made to the description of the first embodiment.

EXAMPLE III

The third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for the specific structure of the developing cartridge 2.

The present embodiment is identical to the first embodiment in that the storage assembly 1 comprises an electrical contact surface 151, a storage medium 15 and a mounting frame 16. A lower surface of mounting portion 1654 in mounting bracket 16 has contact openings 1654a for exposing electrical contact surfaces 151 in storage media 15.

The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the mounting frame 16 includes a mounting body 168 and a mounting portion 1654, the mounting body 168 and the mounting portion 1654 are separately provided, the mounting body 168 has a mounting cavity 1680, the mounting portion 1654 is displaceable in the mounting cavity 1680 of the mounting body 168, specifically, the mounting portion 1654 is slidably connected to the mounting cavity 1680, and since the storage medium 15 and the electrical contact surface thereon are provided on the mounting portion 1654, the electrical contact surface 151 of the storage medium 15 can be contacted with or separated from the imaging device.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the storage assembly 1 includes a mounting frame 16 and a storage medium 15 (not shown), and the storage medium 15 is not shown in order to more visually display the structure of the mounting frame 16. Mounting bracket 16 includes a mounting body 168 and a mounting portion 1654, with mounting body 168 and mounting portion 1654 being provided separately. The mounting portion 1654 is a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and is provided with a slot for mounting the storage medium 15 therein, and the mounting opening 1653 faces the + Z axis. The mounting portion 1654 has two square shaped slide rails 1658 and a first connecting post 1657. A first post 1657 is located on an outer surface of the mounting portion 1654 near the front end 303, the first post 1657 being a cylindrical protrusion extending in the Y-axis direction. The square slide rail 1658 is provided as a square groove on two outer surfaces of the mounting portion 1654 oppositely provided in the X-axis direction, and the square slide rail 1658 extends in the Y-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 8, the mounting body 168 has a U-shaped overall structure, and has a second connecting column 1682 (not shown) and two sliding protrusions 1659, the second connecting column 1682 is located on the inner surface of the mounting body 168 near the front end 303, the sliding protrusions 1659 are located on two inner surfaces of the mounting body 168 oppositely arranged in the X-axis direction, the sliding protrusions 1659 are matched with the sliding rail 1658 in shape and can slide along the sliding rail 1658, and the ends of the sliding protrusions 1659 have end protrusions for preventing the mounting portion 1654 from being detached.

A second elastic member 1672, which is connected to the first connection post 1657 at one end and the second connection post 1682 at the other end, may hold the storage medium 15 at a position separated from the contacts of the image forming apparatus, and the second elastic member 1672 is preferably a compression spring. Mounting portion 1654 is positioned inside mounting body 168 by slide rail 1658 and second resilient member 1672. Second elastic member 1672 holds mounting portion 1654 at a position where storage member 1 does not contact with the contact of the image forming apparatus when cartridge 2 is not mounted after storage member 1 is mounted to drum cartridge 3; after the developing cartridge 2 is loaded, the developing cartridge 2 pushes the mounting portion 1654 to slide along the slide rail 1658, so that the storage medium 15 moves to a position where it contacts with a contact of the image forming apparatus; after the developing cartridge 2 is removed, the storage medium 15 is separated from the contacts of the image forming apparatus again by the elastic force of the second elastic member 1672.

In an alternative embodiment, the second elastic member 1672 may also be a tension spring, and the second elastic member 1672 is disposed on the outer surface of the mounting portion 1654 far from the front end 303, which is not limited herein.

Other technical features are the same as those of the first embodiment and can achieve the same or similar technical effects, and thus, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted, and specific reference may be made to the description of the first embodiment.

Example four

The specific structure of the developing cartridge 2 of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the specific description.

The present embodiment is identical to the first embodiment in that the storage assembly 1 comprises an electrical contact surface 151, a storage medium 15 and a mounting frame 16. Likewise, a lower surface of mounting portion 1654 in mounting bracket 16 has contact openings 1654a for exposing electrical contact surfaces 151 in storage media 15.

This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the mount 16 includes a mount body 168 and a mount portion 1654, the mount body 168 and the mount portion 1654 are provided separately, and the mount portion 1654 is rotatable with respect to the mount body 168.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12, the storage assembly 1 includes a mounting frame 16 and a storage medium 15 (not shown), and the storage medium 15 is not shown in order to more visually show the structure of the mounting frame 16. Mounting bracket 16 includes a mounting body 168 and a mounting portion 1654, with mounting body 168 and mounting portion 1654 being provided separately. The mounting portion 1654 is a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and has a slot for mounting the storage medium 15 therein, and the mounting opening 1653 faces the + Z axis direction.

The mounting portion 1654 has two rotary protrusions 1655 and a first connection portion 1656, the two rotary protrusions 1655 are respectively located on two outer surfaces of the mounting portion 1654, which are oppositely arranged in the X-axis direction, on a rotation axis of the mounting portion 1654, and the rotary protrusions 1655 are rotatably connected to the mounting main body 168, so that the specific implementation structure that the mounting portion 1654 is rotatably connected in the mounting main body 168 is provided. .

Rotating protrusion 1655 is cylindrical and extends in the X-axis direction, and rotating protrusion 1655 is located at an end of mounting portion 1654 near leading end 303. The first connecting portion 1656 is located on an outer surface of the mounting portion 1654 remote from the front end 303 and is located at an upper end edge of the mounting portion 1654. The first connecting portion 1656 is integrally a square protrusion extending in the Y-axis direction, and the first connecting portion 1656 has two square holes symmetrically distributed in the X-axis direction, and a first connecting post 1657 is formed between the two square holes.

The mounting body 168 has a second connecting portion 1681, the second connecting portion 1681 is similar to the first connecting portion 1656 in shape and has a second connecting post 1682, and the second connecting portion 1681 is located at the lower end edge of the inner surface of the mounting body 168 far away from the front end 303. Third elastic member 1673 is connected to first connecting post 1657 at one end and second connecting post 1682 at the other end, and third elastic member 1673 is preferably a compression spring.

Third elastic member 1673 holds mounting portion 1654 at a position where storage member 1 does not contact with the contact of the image forming apparatus when cartridge 2 is not mounted after storage member 1 is mounted to drum cartridge 3; after the developing cartridge 2 is loaded, under the gravity of the developing cartridge 2, the mounting portion 1654 is pushed by the developing cartridge 2 to rotate around the rotating protrusion 1655, so that the storage medium 15 rotates to a position contacting with the contact of the image forming apparatus; after the developing cartridge 2 is removed, the storage medium 15 is lifted upward by the elastic force of the third elastic member 1673, and is separated from the contacts of the image forming apparatus again.

In an alternative embodiment, the third elastic member 1673 may also be a tension spring, and the third elastic member 1673 is disposed above the mounting portion 1654, which is not limited herein. Other technical features are the same as those of the first embodiment and can achieve the same or similar technical effects, and thus, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted, and specific reference may be made to the description of the first embodiment.

EXAMPLE five

The specific structure of the developing cartridge 2 of the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the specific description.

The present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the storage assembly 1 includes the electrical contact surfaces 151, the storage medium 15, and the mounting bracket 16, and the lower surface of the mounting bracket 16 has the contact openings 1654a for exposing the electrical contact surfaces 151 in the storage medium 15.

The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the mounting bracket 16 has a first fitting portion 160 and a second fitting portion 169, the first fitting portion 160 is used for engaging with the developing cartridge 2 to fix the developing cartridge 2, and the second fitting portion 169 is used for engaging with the drum cartridge 3.

As shown in fig. 13, the developing cartridge 2 has a protective cover 27, and the protective cover 27 covers the driver 22 and is fixed to the cartridge body 21 by screws and snaps.

As shown in fig. 14 to 15, the storage assembly 1 includes a mounting frame 16 and a storage medium 15 (not shown), and the storage medium 15 is not shown in order to show the structure of the mounting frame 16 more intuitively. The mounting bracket 16 has a first fitting portion 160 and a second fitting portion 169, and the mounting opening 1653 faces downward, i.e., the storage medium 15 is loaded from below the mounting bracket 16.

The end of the mounting frame 16 away from the front end 303 has two square columns extending in the up-down direction and arranged in the X-axis direction, and a groove is formed between the two square columns, and the first adapting portion 160 is the groove. The second adapting part 169 extends from the first outer surface 161 and extends in the Y-axis direction, the second adapting part 169 is closer to the mounting hole 305 than the first clamping part 1611, the second adapting part 169 has an end far away from the first outer surface 161 and another end close to the first outer surface 161, the other end close to the first outer surface 161 is connected with the first outer surface 161 and the first clamping part 1611, the end far away from the first outer surface 161 protrudes downward than the other end close to the first outer surface 161, that is, the end far away from the first outer surface 161 is closer to the mounting hole 305 than the other end close to the first outer surface 161, and the length of the end far away from the first outer surface 161 in the X-axis direction is smaller than the minimum length of the mounting hole 305 in the X-axis direction.

As shown in fig. 16, the cover 27 has a third fitting portion 279, the third fitting portion 279 is used to fit with the first fitting portion 160, and the third fitting portion 279 is provided as a protrusion of the lower surface of the cover 27, the length of which in the X-axis direction is smaller than the interval between two square columns. The third fitting portion 279 extends from the outer surface of the cover 27 and extends downward. The upper edge of the mounting frame 16 has an arc surface adapted to the shape of the protective cover 27.

The storage unit 1 is engaged with the drum cartridge 3 by pressing from above the drum cartridge 3, and the second fitting portion 169 is engaged with an end of the square hole near the front end 303, thereby positioning the storage unit 1. Then, the developing cartridge 2 is mounted again, the two square columns hold the third fitting part 279, and the first fitting part 160 is fitted with the third fitting part 279, thereby positioning the developing cartridge 2. When the storage component 1 needs to be disassembled, the square column can be grabbed and pulled up, and then the storage component 1 can be disassembled.

In an alternative of this embodiment, the third adapting portion 279 may also extend from the inner surface of the protecting cover 27 or the case 21 or the bracket.

Other technical features are the same as those of the first embodiment and can achieve the same or similar technical effects, and are not repeated herein, and specific reference may be made to the description of the first embodiment.

Claims (18)

1. A storage assembly applicable to a drum cartridge having a mounting hole, comprising:

the mounting frame is provided with a mounting opening and can be clamped in the mounting hole;

and the electrical contact surface is arranged in the mounting opening and can be electrically connected with the storage medium and the imaging device respectively.

2. The storage assembly of claim 1, comprising:

the clamping structure is arranged on the mounting frame, and the mounting frame can be clamped in the mounting hole through the clamping structure.

3. The memory assembly of claim 2, wherein the snap-fit structure comprises:

the third clamping part is arranged on the mounting frame, can move away from or approach the offset of the mounting opening, and can be clamped in the mounting hole.

4. The storage assembly of claim 3, wherein the third engaging portion is elastically deformable to allow the mounting bracket to be detachably mounted in the mounting hole by its own elastic deformation.

5. The memory module of claim 2, wherein the clamping structure comprises:

the telescopic piece is arranged on the mounting frame in a telescopic mode;

through the extension of extensible member, make the mounting bracket can the joint in the mounting hole, through the shortening of extensible member, make the mounting bracket can be followed the mounting hole is dismantled.

6. The storage assembly of claim 5, comprising a first elastic member sleeved on the retractable member and capable of providing a restoring elastic force to the retractable member.

7. The storage assembly of claim 5, wherein the mounting bracket defines a telescoping aperture, and the telescoping member slidably extends or retracts within the telescoping aperture.

8. The memory assembly of claim 1, including a storage medium disposed on the mounting bracket in electrical communication with the electrical contact surface for storing information.

9. The storage assembly of claim 8, wherein the storage medium is removably disposed to the mounting bracket.

10. The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket comprises:

a mounting body having a mounting cavity;

the installation department, its movable set up in the installation inner chamber, the electric contact surface set up in the installation department, the electric contact surface can be relative installation main part displacement makes the electric contact surface can contact or separate with image device.

11. The storage assembly of claim 10, wherein the mounting portion is translatable within the mounting cavity.

12. The storage assembly of claim 10, wherein the mounting portion is slidably coupled to the mounting cavity.

13. The storage assembly of claim 12, wherein the mounting body defines a sliding projection therein, and the mounting portion defines a sliding track, the sliding projection being slidably coupled to the sliding track.

14. The storage assembly of claim 10 wherein the mounting portion is rotatably coupled within the mounting body.

15. The storage assembly of claim 14 wherein the mounting portion has a swivel projection that is rotatably coupled within the mounting body.

16. A drum cartridge having a mounting hole including a storage assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 15 applied thereto.

17. A developing cartridge characterized by being fittingly applicable to the drum cartridge according to claim 16.

18. A process cartridge characterized by comprising the developing cartridge according to claim 17 and said drum cartridge.

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