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CN108762032B - Process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and method of attaching and detaching process cartridge - Google Patents

Process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and method of attaching and detaching process cartridge Download PDF

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CN108762032B
CN108762032B CN201810948996.7A CN201810948996A CN108762032B CN 108762032 B CN108762032 B CN 108762032B CN 201810948996 A CN201810948996 A CN 201810948996A CN 108762032 B CN108762032 B CN 108762032B
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冯杰斌
黄乐
石学良
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Abstract

本申请提供了一种处理盒、图像形成装置以及处理盒安装和拆卸方法,处理盒包括壳体,所述壳体具有外表面,所述壳体上设有第一转向支点部,所述第一转向支点部相对于所述壳体的外表面突出,所述处理盒能够以所述第一转向支点部为支点转动,以使所述处理盒倾斜安装。本申请可以方便处理盒倾斜安装到图像形成装置内。

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The present application provides a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus, and a method for installing and removing the process cartridge. The process cartridge includes a casing, the casing has an outer surface, and a first turning fulcrum portion is provided on the casing. A turning fulcrum portion protrudes relative to the outer surface of the casing, and the process cartridge can rotate with the first turning fulcrum portion as a fulcrum, so that the process cartridge is installed obliquely. The present application can facilitate the oblique installation of the process cartridge into the image forming apparatus.

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Process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge mounting and dismounting method
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of image forming apparatuses, and more particularly, to a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge mounting and dismounting method.
Background
The process cartridge is a toner cartridge detachably loaded into the main body of the image forming apparatus, and includes a housing, a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, and the like as an integral unit. The process cartridge is detachable with respect to the image forming apparatus main body, facilitating maintenance of the apparatus. When the process cartridge is mounted in the image forming apparatus, the conventional mounting manner is to be vertically or parallel, but there is also a process cartridge mounted in an inclined manner, such as the process cartridge disclosed in chinese application patent application publication nos. CN105785739A, CN106647208A, so that the process cartridge can be mounted in the image forming apparatus in an inclined manner by providing a mounting guide on an end plate of the process cartridge.
Since most of the process cartridges on the market are loaded in the image forming apparatus in a conventional vertical or parallel manner, it is always customary for a user to set the process cartridges upright and then load them when using the process cartridges loaded in an inclined manner, resulting in a failure to smoothly load such process cartridges into the image forming apparatus. Further, the linkage mechanism disclosed in the chinese application publication No. CN106647208A for facilitating the inclined mounting of the process cartridge is complicated in structure.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus and a process cartridge mounting and dismounting method, which are used for facilitating the process cartridge to be obliquely mounted in the image forming apparatus.
A first aspect of the present application provides a process cartridge, which includes a case having an outer surface, the case being provided with a first steering fulcrum portion, the first steering fulcrum portion protruding with respect to the outer surface of the case, the process cartridge being rotatable with the first steering fulcrum portion as a fulcrum, so that the process cartridge is mounted obliquely.
Optionally, the first steering fulcrum portion is located on one side of a center line of the housing in the front-rear direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing.
Optionally, a projection of the first steering fulcrum portion on the top wall of the housing is a curve, the curve extends along a length direction of the housing, and a side of the curve facing the front face of the housing is a convex surface.
Optionally, a projection of the first steering fulcrum portion on the top wall of the housing is a straight line, and the straight line extends along a length direction of the housing.
Optionally, the first steering fulcrum portion is pivotally connected to the housing.
Optionally, an axis of the first steering fulcrum portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the housing, a rear portion of the first steering fulcrum portion abuts against the housing, and a rotation space is provided between a front portion of the first steering fulcrum portion and the housing.
Optionally, a return torsion spring is further disposed on the housing, and the return torsion spring abuts against at least a part of the first steering fulcrum portion.
Optionally, the housing is further provided with a first steering guide portion, and the first steering guide portion and the first steering fulcrum portion are respectively located on two sides of a center line of the housing in the front-rear direction.
Alternatively, the first steering guide portion is a broken line or a curved line recessed in a direction toward the first steering fulcrum portion.
Optionally, the housing is further provided with a vertical guide portion, and the vertical guide portion is disposed in front of the first steering guide portion.
Optionally, a guide portion is further disposed on a surface of the housing, and the guide portion includes a first guide portion and a second guide portion that are disposed at an interval along a length direction of the housing.
Optionally, at least a part of the first guide part and the second guide part forms an included angle of not 90 degrees with the length direction of the housing.
Optionally, the housing is further provided with two limiting portions, and the two limiting portions are respectively located on two sides of the housing along the length direction and face the front of the housing.
Optionally, the housing is further provided with a second steering guide portion, and the second steering guide portion is disposed on the surface of the housing so as to form an included angle with respect to the length direction of the housing.
Optionally, the housing is further provided with a contact protrusion, the contact protrusion is disposed on a top wall of the housing, and the contact protrusion is configured to abut against a triggering mechanism of the image forming apparatus.
Alternatively, a part of the contact protrusion is disposed obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction of the housing.
Alternatively, a part of the contact protrusion is disposed in parallel with the front-rear direction of the housing.
Alternatively, a part of the contact projection forms a first steering guide of the process cartridge.
Optionally, the contact protrusion includes a first contact protrusion and a second contact protrusion, and the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion are arranged at an interval along a length direction of the housing.
Alternatively, the process cartridge may include a driving force receiving end, and the contact projection may be closer to the driving force receiving end than the first steering fulcrum portion.
Alternatively, the process cartridge may include a driving force receiving end, and the first turning fulcrum portion may be disposed on a side away from the driving force receiving end with respect to a longitudinal direction of the casing.
Optionally, one end of the housing along the length direction of the housing is provided with a first limiting protrusion, and the first limiting protrusion is provided with a first interference preventing structure to prevent the processing box from interfering with the image forming device when rotating.
Optionally, the first interference preventing structure includes a first interference preventing portion, and the first interference preventing portion is disposed on a front side of an end surface of the first limiting protrusion.
Optionally, the first interference preventing structure includes a second interference preventing portion, and the second interference preventing portion is disposed at a front side of an upper portion of the first limiting protrusion.
Optionally, one end of the housing along the length direction of the housing is provided with a second limiting protrusion, and one side of the second limiting protrusion is provided with a second interference preventing structure to prevent the processing box from interfering with the image forming device when rotating.
Optionally, the second interference prevention structure is a convex structure.
Alternatively, any of the foregoing process cartridges is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus provided with a turning fulcrum abutment portion therein, the first turning fulcrum portion being in contact with the turning fulcrum abutment portion to turn the process cartridge in a process of mounting the process cartridge to the image forming apparatus.
An image forming apparatus includes any one of the above process cartridges, which is detachably attached inside the image forming apparatus.
A process cartridge mounting and dismounting method using any one of the process cartridges described above, the process cartridge being detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus.
Alternatively, the process cartridge mounting and dismounting method, when mounted, includes the step P1:
the first turning fulcrum portion abuts against a turning fulcrum abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus to form a first turning fulcrum, and causes the process cartridge to turn about the first turning fulcrum.
Optionally, step P11 is further included after step P1:
the casing is provided with a first steering guide part which is abutted with a steering guide abutting part arranged in the image forming device to form a steering guide rail pair, and the processing box rotates around the first steering fulcrum and along the steering guide rail pair to incline the processing box.
Optionally, step P0 is further included before step P1:
the front of the first steering guide part is provided with a vertical guide part which is abutted with the steering guide abutting part to form a vertical moving guide rail pair, and the processing box moves along the vertical moving guide rail pair until the first steering fulcrum part is abutted with the steering fulcrum abutting part.
Optionally, step P12 is also included after step P1:
the first turning fulcrum portion is separated from the turning fulcrum abutting portion, the guide portion abuts against a guide abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus to form an inclined mounting rail pair, and the process cartridge is obliquely mounted to the image forming apparatus along the inclined mounting rail pair.
Optionally, step P1 is followed by step P13:
the processing box is characterized in that two sides of the shell along the length direction face the front of the shell, limiting surfaces are respectively arranged on the two sides of the shell, after the processing box is obliquely installed in place, one of the limiting surfaces is in contact with a first limiting block arranged in the image forming device, and a rotation fulcrum is formed to enable the processing box to rotate until the other limiting surface is in contact with a second limiting block arranged in the image forming device.
Optionally, the first steering fulcrum portion is pivotally connected to the housing, a pivot axis of the first steering fulcrum portion extends along a longitudinal direction of the housing, a rear portion of the first steering fulcrum portion abuts against the housing, a pivot space is provided between a front portion of the first steering fulcrum portion and the housing, and the detaching process includes step P2:
the first turning fulcrum portion is turned forward to prevent a turning fulcrum abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus from obstructing the removal of the process cartridge.
The technical scheme provided by the application can achieve the following beneficial effects:
the shell of the processing box is provided with the first steering fulcrum part, the processing box can rotate by taking the first steering fulcrum part as a fulcrum during installation so as to enable the processing box to be installed obliquely, and meanwhile, the first steering fulcrum part moves along the length direction of the shell along with the shell; when the process cartridge is tilted to the right position, the first turning fulcrum portion is disengaged, and the process cartridge is tilted and loaded into the image forming apparatus. The application provides a handle box simple structure, the slope installation is smooth-going, easy to assemble and dismantlement.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a process cartridge according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 1 from another angle;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 1 initially mounted to the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 3 when it is initially mounted to the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 1 when it is rotated obliquely;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 1 being set in rotation;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 1 when mounted in place;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of another process cartridge provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a first guide portion of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a state in which another process cartridge provided in the embodiment of the present application is mounted to an image forming apparatus;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing another state in which the process cartridge shown in FIG. 10 is mounted to the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial schematic view at B-2 of FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial schematic view taken at B-3 of FIG. 11;
FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing still another state in which the process cartridge shown in FIG. 10 is mounted to the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial schematic view at B-2 of FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is an enlarged partial schematic view taken at B-3 of FIG. 14;
FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing still another state in which the process cartridge shown in FIG. 10 is mounted to the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 18 is an enlarged partial schematic view at D of FIG. 17;
fig. 19 is a schematic view showing a state in which the process cartridge shown in fig. 10 is mounted in place;
FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the process cartridge shown in FIG. 19 taken along the direction C-C;
FIG. 21 is an enlarged partial schematic view at E of FIG. 20;
fig. 22 is a schematic view of the turning fulcrum abutment interacting with the stopper post when the process cartridge is removed from the image forming apparatus;
FIG. 23 is an enlarged partial schematic view at F of FIG. 22;
fig. 24 is a perspective view of still another process cartridge according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 25 is an enlarged partial view at G of FIG. 24;
FIG. 26 is a schematic view of a second interference prevention structure cooperating with a push member;
fig. 27 is a schematic view of a non-driving force receiving end of the process cartridge;
FIG. 28 is an enlarged partial view taken at H in FIG. 27;
fig. 29 is a schematic view showing a state in which a process cartridge is in contact with a side wall of an image forming apparatus;
FIG. 30 is an enlarged partial view at I of FIG. 29;
fig. 31 is a schematic view at a non-driving force receiving end of the process cartridge;
FIG. 32 is an enlarged partial schematic view at J of FIG. 31;
FIG. 33 is a schematic right side view of FIG. 32;
fig. 34 is a schematic view of fig. 32 with the urging member removed.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.
Detailed Description
The present application is described in further detail below with reference to specific embodiments and with reference to the attached drawings.
In the following description, the front and rear directions are defined as the loading direction of the process cartridge during the process of loading the process cartridge into the image forming apparatus 200, that is, the side that first enters the image forming apparatus 200 during the installation is the front, the opposite side that last enters the image forming apparatus 200 is the rear, and the front and rear directions are the Y direction shown in the drawing.
As shown in fig. 1 to 34, the present application provides an image forming apparatus 200 including a process cartridge detachably attached inside the image forming apparatus 200. As shown in fig. 3, a turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 may be provided in the image forming apparatus 200, and when the process cartridge contacts the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203, the forward linear movement of the process cartridge is hindered and the process cartridge is rotated, so that the process cartridge is obliquely mounted in the image forming apparatus, and specifically, the left-right direction of the process cartridge, i.e., the longitudinal direction of the housing of the process cartridge, can form an angle other than 90 degrees with the mounting direction of the process cartridge into the image forming apparatus before the process cartridge is rotated, i.e., the oblique mounting of the process cartridge is achieved. Further, the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 may be provided on a top wall of a cartridge mounting position provided in the image forming apparatus 200. The image forming apparatus 200 may further be provided with a first stopper 206 and a second stopper 207, and the process cartridge is mounted in place when the first stopper 206 and the second stopper 207 contact the process cartridge.
Further, a turn guide abutting portion 201 may be further provided in the image forming apparatus 200 to guide the rotation of the process cartridge.
It is to be understood that the process cartridge may be inclined to the left side or to the right side, or may be rotated counterclockwise or clockwise when being loaded in the image forming apparatus 200. The embodiments provided in the present application are described in detail as being inclined to the left side. When the inclined plate inclines to the right side, the whole of the embodiments provided by the application only needs to be in mirror symmetry. Specifically, the process cartridge includes a casing 100 and a developing unit provided in the casing 100, and the developing unit may include a photosensitive drum and/or a developing roller. The axis a of the developing unit is disposed along the length direction of the casing 100, and a driving force receiving end (simply referred to as a driving force receiving end) of the developing unit is disposed on one end surface of the casing 100 in the length direction. An end surface perpendicular to the axis of the developing unit defining the driving force receiving end is a driving force receiving end plane.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the case 100 has outer surfaces, which may include a front wall s1, a rear wall s2, a left side wall s3, a right side wall s4, a top wall s5, and a bottom wall (not shown). The bottom wall is disposed opposite to the top wall s5, the front wall s1 is connected between the top wall s5 and the bottom wall, and the left side wall s3 and the right side wall s4 are respectively located on both sides of the housing 100 in the longitudinal direction.
Further, the present application provides a process cartridge including a casing 100, the casing 100 being provided with a first steering fulcrum portion 101, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 protruding with respect to an outer surface of the casing, the process cartridge being rotatable about the first steering fulcrum portion 101 as a fulcrum to mount the process cartridge in an inclined manner. Specifically, the first turning fulcrum portion 101 comes into contact with the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 to form a first turning fulcrum at which forward linear movement (movement in the Y direction) of the process cartridge is hindered and oblique turning occurs. The first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be fixedly or movably connected to the housing 100.
Further, the first turning fulcrum portion is provided on a side away from the driving force receiving end of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction of the process cartridge case.
Specifically, the right side wall s4 may be provided with a mounting guide surface Q, an end plane of the mounting guide surface Q being disposed obliquely (non-perpendicularly) with respect to the axis of the developing unit, and a guide rib protruding from the end plane may be disposed on the end plane of the mounting guide surface Q, an outer contour of the guide rib being parallel to the end plane. The mounting guide surface Q allows the process cartridge to be loaded into the image forming apparatus 200 in an inclined manner during the process cartridge mounting or dismounting.
Further, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is located on one side of the center line of the casing in the front-rear direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the process cartridge, that is, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is disposed near one end of the casing in the longitudinal direction, so that the linear forward movement of the end of the process cartridge where the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is disposed is hindered, and the linear forward movement of the end of the process cartridge where the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is not disposed is continued unhindered, thereby causing the process cartridge to tilt.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the projection of the first turning fulcrum portion 101 on the top wall s5 of the casing 100 may be a curve that extends in the longitudinal direction of the casing and that is convex on the side toward the front of the casing 100. Preferably, the front side of the first steering fulcrum 101 is a cambered surface or a spherical surface, so that the structure is simple and the steering is smooth.
Specifically, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be disposed on the top wall s5 and protrude from the surface of the top wall s5, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is located at the front left of the top wall s5, and the front end of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is a cambered surface or a spherical surface.
More specifically, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be a cylinder protruding from the top wall s5, and a rear portion of the cylinder may be provided with an obliquely extending reinforcing structure (an extending direction of the reinforcing structure forms an angle different from 90 degrees with the driving force receiving end plane a) to reinforce the structural strength of the first steering fulcrum portion 101, and the reinforcing structure may be an obliquely extending rib or a plurality of obliquely continuously spaced convex columns. The front side of the first pivot portion 101 preferably protrudes beyond the front wall s1 so that the process cartridge can be tilted at the initial stage of loading into the image forming apparatus 200. It will be appreciated that the front side of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may also be located behind the front wall s1 (i.e., the front side of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 does not protrude beyond the front wall s1, as shown in fig. 8).
Further, referring to fig. 10, the projection of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 on the top wall s5 of the housing 100 is a straight line extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing 100. At this time, a curved surface or a corner structure contacting the straight line may be provided in the image forming apparatus 200. That is, the projections of the first turning support point portion 101 and the turning support point abutting portion 203 on the top wall s5, one of which is curved and the other of which is straight, form a dotted line to make contact.
Specifically, when the projection of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 on the top wall s5 of the housing 100 is a straight line, referring to fig. 10 to 16, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be provided as a stopper a 101. When the process cartridge is rotated obliquely, the stopper a101 mounted on the process cartridge is also rotated obliquely together with the process cartridge, and when the process cartridge is first tilted to the proper position, the stopper a101 is just away from the turning fulcrum abutment 203 provided on the image forming apparatus 200. Thereby enabling the process cartridge to move forward while maintaining the inclined state.
Further, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be rotatably connected to the housing 100. The axis of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 (e.g., the pin a103) extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing 100, the rear portion of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 abuts against the housing 100, and a turning space is provided between the front portion of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 and the housing 100.
Further, the first steering fulcrum portion may be provided with a return means, which may be an elastic member such as a return torsion spring a102, and the return torsion spring a102 may abut against at least a part of the first steering fulcrum portion 101.
When the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is pivotally coupled to the housing 100, referring to fig. 20 and 21, a detailed description will be given taking the stopper a101 as an example. It is to be understood that the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may have other configurations such as the above-described cylinder. Specifically, the stop post a101 is rotatably coupled to the housing 100 by a pin a103, and the stop post a101 is provided with a return torsion spring a 102. The stopper a101 is fixed to the housing 100 by a pin a103, and the rear face of the stopper a101 abuts against the housing 100, so that the stopper a101 cannot rotate backward. While the front of the stop post a101 is not constrained, the stop post a101 can be rotated forward, i.e., about the direction shown in fig. 23.
Referring to fig. 17 and 18, the purpose of the forward rotation of the stopper a101 is to facilitate the detachment of the process cartridge, i.e., the removal of the process cartridge from the image forming apparatus 200, the stopper a101 can be rotated forward to avoid the fulcrum abutment 203 provided on the image forming apparatus 200, so that the process cartridge can be smoothly removed. That is, when the process cartridge is moved backward and taken out, the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 contacts the stopper post a101 and rotates the stopper post a101 forward, and after the stopper post a101 which the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 has passed over, the process cartridge can be smoothly detached while the stopper post a101 is returned to the original position by the return torsion spring a 102.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the casing 100 may further include a first steering guide 103, and the first steering guide 103 and the first steering fulcrum 101 are respectively located on both sides of a center line of the process cartridge in the front-rear direction, so that a large torque is generated with a small force when the process cartridge is rotated, and the first steering fulcrum 101 or the first steering guide 103 is prevented from being damaged.
Specifically, the distance from the first steering fulcrum portion 101 to the driving force receiving end plane is greater than one-half the length of the developing unit (or greater than one-half the length of the casing of the process cartridge), and the distance from the first steering guide portion 103 to the driving force receiving end plane is less than one-half the length of the developing unit. It is to be understood that the first steering fulcrum portion 101 and the first steering guide portion 103 may be provided at any position of the housing 100.
Specifically, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 may be located on the left side of the housing 100, and the first steering guide portion 103 may be located on the right side of the top wall s5 of the housing 100. More specifically, the first steering fulcrum portion may be located on the left side of the top wall s5 of the casing 100, or may be located on the left side of the front wall s1 of the casing 100; the first steering guide 103 is located on the right side of the top wall s5 of the casing 100, and may be located on the right side of the front wall s1 of the casing 100.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the first steering guide 103 is a broken line or a curved line recessed toward the first steering fulcrum 101 so that the process cartridge is inclined by the guide of the first steering guide 103 while the first steering fulcrum 101 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the casing 100 to be detachable. Preferably, the distance between each point on the front and back and the first steering fulcrum portion 101 of the first steering guide portion 103 is gradually decreased or gradually increased to move the first steering fulcrum portion 101 in one direction. The first steering guide 103 extends forward beyond the front wall of the housing so that the process cartridge can be tilted at an early stage of entering the image forming apparatus 200. It will be appreciated that the first steering guide 103 may not extend beyond the front wall s1 of the housing (as shown in fig. 8).
Further, the housing may be further provided with a vertical guide portion 103a, the vertical guide portion 103a being disposed in parallel with the driving force receiving end plane, the vertical guide portion 103a being disposed in front of the first steering guide portion 103, so that the user can mount the process cartridge in a vertical direction, which is in accordance with the usage habit and is easier to mount. Preferably, the vertical guide 103a is disposed at a front end of the first steering guide 103 and is integrally connected with the first steering guide 103 to form a smooth steering transition.
Preferably, a guide portion may be further provided on a surface of the housing 100, the guide portion being disposed rearward of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 and the first steering guide portion 103, the guide portion being disposed obliquely (non-parallel) with respect to the front-rear direction of the housing 100. When the process cartridge is mounted, the first turning support point portion 101 contacts with the turning support point abutting portion 203 to form a turning center, the first turning guide portion 103 contacts with the turning guide abutting portion 201 to form a turning track to turn so as to incline the process cartridge, and simultaneously, the first turning support point portion 101 moves along the length direction of the casing 100 along with the casing 100 (for example, the first turning support point portion 101 rolls along the first turning support point abutting portion 203); when the process cartridge is tilted to the right position, the first steering fulcrum portion 101 is disengaged, and the guide portion comes into contact with the inside of the image forming apparatus 200 to form a tilting movement locus, so that the process cartridge is tilted and loaded into the image forming apparatus 200.
Specifically, the guide portion is a rib extending obliquely in the front-rear direction of the housing 100, or a plurality of protruding columns arranged at intervals obliquely and continuously in the front-rear direction of the housing 100.
Further, the guide part includes a first guide part 104 and a second guide part 102 spaced apart from each other in a length direction of the housing to form a dual guide rail to ensure smooth guiding. The first guide portion 104 may be adjacent to the first steering fulcrum portion 101, and the second guide portion 102 may be adjacent to the first steering guide portion 103. The first guide portion 104 may be in contact with the side surface of the above-described turning fulcrum contact portion 203 to form a trajectory of the inclined movement, or a separate first guide contact portion 202 may be provided in the image forming apparatus 200 so that the first guide portion is in contact with the first guide contact portion 202 to form a trajectory of the inclined movement; the second guide portion 102 may be in contact with the turn guide contact portion 201 to form a trajectory of the tilting movement, or a separate second guide contact portion may be provided in the image forming apparatus 200 to form a trajectory of the tilting movement.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the second guide portion 102 is provided on the top wall s5, the second guide portion 102 is located on the side of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 close to the driving force receiving end plane, and the distance from the front end of the second guide portion 102 to the driving force receiving end plane is smaller than the distance from the rear end of the second guide portion 102 to the driving force receiving end plane. The front end of the second guide portion 102 is located behind the front end of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 (i.e., the front end of the second guide portion 102 enters the image forming apparatus 200 behind the front end of the first steering fulcrum portion 101). The second guide portion 102 is located behind the first steering guide portion 103 (i.e., the second guide portion 102 enters the image forming apparatus 200 behind the first steering guide portion 103).
Preferably, the front end of the second guide part 102 is connected with the rear end of the first steering guide part 103 to form a smooth transition. Specifically, the first and second steering guides 103 and 102 may be arranged in a "" zigzag arrangement. It is understood that the front end of the second guide portion 102 and the rear end of the first steering guide portion 103 may be provided with a space.
Specifically, the first guide portion 104 is disposed on the top wall s5, and the first guide portion 104 is located between the first turning fulcrum portion 101 and the second guide portion 102 (i.e., the first guide portion 104 and the second guide portion 102 are respectively located on the same side of the first turning fulcrum portion 101), it is understood that the first guide portion 104 may also be located on a side of the first turning fulcrum portion 101 away from the second guide portion 102 (i.e., the first guide portion 104 and the second guide portion 102 are respectively located on both sides of the first turning fulcrum portion 101); the distance from the front end of the first guide portion 104 to the driving force receiving end plane is smaller than the distance from the rear end of the first guide portion 104 to the driving force receiving end plane. The front end of the first guide portion 104 is located behind the front end of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 (i.e., the front end of the first guide portion 104 enters the image forming apparatus 200 behind the front end of the first steering fulcrum portion 101). The first guide portion 104 is located behind the first steering guide portion 103 (i.e., the first guide portion 104 enters the image forming apparatus 200 behind the first steering guide portion 103).
Preferably, as shown in fig. 14 to 16, the front end of the first guide portion 104 is connected to one side of the first fulcrum portion 101 in the length direction of the housing 100 (the side where the first fulcrum portion 101 is disengaged, see fig. 15), that is, the first guide portion 104 and the first fulcrum portion 101 are integrally provided to form a smooth transition. For example, the front surface of the stopper a101 may serve as the first steering fulcrum 101, the side surface of the stopper a101 may serve as the first guide portion 104, and the first guide portion 104 (the side surface of the stopper a101) may be closely fitted to the side surface of the steering fulcrum contact portion 203 to form a pair of inclined movement guide rails.
When the process cartridge is mounted in the Y direction into the image forming apparatus 200, the stopper post a101 contacts the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 on the image forming apparatus 200, so that one end of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction of the casing (the end near the first turning fulcrum portion 101) cannot move further forward. Since the direction of pushing the process cartridge is not on the same straight line as the stopper a101, the other end of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction of the casing (the end away from the first turning fulcrum portion 101) is tilted and rotated about the stopper a101 as the center point. When the process cartridge is rotated to be in abutment with the side wall 208 of the image forming apparatus 200, the tilting rotation action of the process cartridge is completed.
Further, in order to make the process cartridge more smoothly in the process of being taken out, the end portion 1041 of the first guide portion 104 facing the rear wall s2 of the casing 100 may be provided with an inclined surface or a circular arc surface (as shown in fig. 9). It is to be understood that the end of the second guide portion 102 facing the rear wall s2 of the housing 100 may be provided with an inclined surface or a circular arc surface.
Further, still be equipped with spacing portion on casing 100, spacing portion plays the effect that blocks at the in-process that the cartridge installation got into image forming device, thereby spacing portion can have the effect that blocks to the cartridge with image forming device internal contact promptly, specifically, spacing portion includes two spacing faces, and two spacing faces are located casing 100 respectively along length direction's both sides and towards the preceding of casing 100 to form the installation termination point of processing the cartridge. Of course, the limiting surface is a preferred mode of this embodiment, and those skilled in the art can know that the limiting portion is not limited to the limiting surface, and can limit the protrusion, the limiting recess, and the limiting surface can be a plane, an arc surface, and a concave surface.
Further, the housing 100 is further provided with a second steering guide portion 107, the second steering guide portion 107 is opposite to the recessed direction of the first steering guide portion 103, and a limit surface (for example, a limit surface at the first limit block 206) on the recessed side of the second steering guide portion 107 forms a second steering fulcrum portion of the second steering guide portion, so as to implement a swing steering action and complete the installation.
Specifically, referring to fig. 17 and 18, when the process cartridge is moved forward obliquely to a certain position, a stopper surface of the process cartridge (the stopper surface located forward when the process cartridge is tilted, i.e., the stopper surface close to the driving force receiving end in this embodiment) comes into contact with the first stopper 206 on the image forming apparatus 200, and the forward movement of the end of the process cartridge close to the stopper surface is stopped, and at the same time, the first guide portion 104 (or the stopper post a101) on the process cartridge is just separated from the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 on the image forming apparatus 200, and the process cartridge starts to perform the yaw turning movement with the stopper surface at the first stopper 206 on the image forming apparatus 200 as the turning fulcrum portion. When the process cartridge is swung into rotation to move in place (see fig. 19), the other stopper surface of the process cartridge contacts the second stopper 207 on the image forming apparatus 200, the rotational movement of the process cartridge is stopped, the process cartridge is in a horizontal state, and the mounting is completed.
Further, the second steering guide 107 may be provided integrally with the first guide 104, i.e., the front end of the second steering guide 107 connects the rear end of the first guide 104 to form a smooth transition; it is to be understood that the second steering guide portion 107 may also be provided integrally with the second guide portion 102.
Further, the leading end of the first guide portion 104 may be provided with a leading guide portion 106 to more reliably enable the first guide portion 104 to perform the tilt guide butting. The front guide 106 may be integrally connected to the first guide 104, or may be spaced apart from the first guide 104.
The line between the leading guide portion 106 and the second steering guide portion 107 should be parallel to the second guide portion 102.
Further, the housing 100 is also provided with a contact projection provided on a side closer to the driving force receiving end than the first steering fulcrum portion, the contact projection being provided on the top wall s5 of the housing 100, the contact projection being provided to abut against a triggering mechanism of the image forming apparatus 200. Specifically, a part of the contact protrusion may be provided obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction of the casing 100 so as to be able to maintain an abutting state with the actuator of the image forming apparatus 200 when the process cartridge is obliquely mounted, the contact protrusion may be provided on the top wall s5, and the contact protrusion may be a rib or a boss-like structure.
Further, a part of the contact protrusion may form the first turn guide 103 to function as a guide, and specifically, referring to fig. 16, the contact protrusion forms the first turn guide 103, that is, a separate first turn guide 103 need not be provided on the housing 100, a side surface of the contact protrusion is provided in a shape of the first turn guide 103 to function as a turn guide, and a top wall of the contact protrusion is provided to abut against a trigger of the image phase difference device.
Further, another portion of the contact protrusion may form the second guide portion 102, that is, a front section of a side surface of the contact protrusion is configured to have a shape of the first turning guide portion 103 to perform a turning guide function, and a rear section of the side surface of the contact protrusion is configured to have a shape of the second guide portion 102 to form a moving guide pair.
Further, a part of the contact projection is disposed substantially in parallel with the front-rear direction of the process cartridge housing.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the contact protrusion is disposed on the top wall s5, and includes a first contact protrusion 109 and a second contact protrusion 108, the second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 of this embodiment are both protruding ribs (or may be convex pillars) protruding from the surface of the top wall s5, and the projections of the second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 on the top wall s5 and the projection of the axis a of the developing unit on the top wall s5 form acute angles (or the second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 form an included angle different from 90 degrees with the driving force receiving end plane).
Specifically, the first contact projection 109 or the second contact projection 108 has a first end portion facing the front in the cartridge mounting direction and a second end portion smaller in distance from the driving force receiving end portion than the second end portion, respectively. The second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 may push a triggering mechanism in the image forming apparatus 200 during the process cartridge mounting process to ensure smooth mounting of the process cartridge. The second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 may also be elastic members such as springs or elastic PP (polypropylene) material that are stretched in a direction substantially perpendicular to the top wall s5, or elastic members having a bottom portion fixed to the top wall and being swingable in a plane perpendicular to the top wall.
Referring to fig. 10 or 16, the inner top wall of the image forming apparatus 200 may be provided with a first trigger 205 and a second trigger 204, and when the process cartridge is mounted to the image forming apparatus 200, the first contact protrusion 109 provided on the process cartridge is first abutted against the first trigger 205, and then the second contact protrusion 108 is abutted against the second trigger 204, and the first trigger 205 and the second trigger 204 can move after being abutted against each other, thereby allowing the process cartridge to be mounted smoothly. The first contact protrusion 109 and the second contact protrusion 108 are provided on the top wall s5 of the process cartridge, and the first contact protrusion 109 and the second contact protrusion 108 are provided on the side of the top wall s5 near the driving force receiving end.
The image forming apparatus 200 may be provided therein with urging members (including a first urging member and a second urging member) which are capable of rotating about an axis and which act on at least a part of the process cartridge when the process cartridge is mounted, thereby urging the process cartridge to be in a stable state.
Further, referring to fig. 27 to 32, one end of the casing 100 along the length direction thereof is provided with a first limiting protrusion a108, and the first limiting protrusion a108 is provided with a first interference prevention structure to prevent interference with the image forming apparatus 200 when the process cartridge rotates. The first limit projection a108 is provided on the side of the casing where the driving force receiving end is not provided, and a shaft hole is provided in the first limit projection a108 for providing a conductive member capable of electrically connecting the photosensitive element provided in the process cartridge and the conductive member in the image forming apparatus 200.
Further, a limit projection is provided at the other end opposite to the end where the driving force receiving end is located in the length direction of the process cartridge housing.
Further, the first interference prevention structure includes a first interference prevention portion a1081 and a second interference prevention portion a1082, specifically, the first interference prevention portion is an interference prevention bevel angle a1081, and the second interference prevention portion is an interference prevention chamfer angle a 1082. The interference preventing chamfer A1082 is arranged at the front side of the upper part of the first limiting bulge A108, and prevents the processing box from contacting the first urging part (such as the torsion spring 211) in the image forming device 200 prematurely during installation so as to reduce the resistance of installation of the processing box and ensure that the installation of the processing box is smoother; an interference prevention bevel angle A1081 is provided on the front side of the end face of the first limit projection A108.
Preferably, referring to fig. 33, the angle between the inclined surface of the interference preventing bevel a1081 and the end surface of the first stopper protrusion a108 is in the range of 10 ° to 50 °.
Preferably, referring to fig. 34, the distance between the inclined surface of the interference preventing cut angle a1082 and the center of the first stopper protrusion a108 is between 4.5mm and 9mm, or the distance between the inclined surface of the interference preventing cut angle a1082 and the center of the circular hole provided on the first stopper protrusion a108 is between 4.5mm and 9 mm.
Further, one end of the housing along the length direction thereof is provided with a second limiting protrusion a107, and one side of the second limiting protrusion a107 is provided with a second interference preventing structure a106 to prevent interference with the image forming apparatus 200 when the process cartridge rotates. The second interference prevention structure a106 is a convex structure.
Specifically, referring to fig. 24 to 26, the driving force receiving end is provided with a power receiving part a121, the power receiving part a121 is capable of receiving power from the image forming apparatus 200, and the second stopper protrusion a107 may be an annular protrusion-like structure and surround the power receiving part a 121. When the process cartridge moves forward to a certain position in an inclined manner, the second interference prevention structure a106 firstly jacks up a second urging member (for example, a torsion spring 209) arranged in the image forming apparatus 200 for a certain distance, and along with the process cartridge swinging and turning motion, the second limiting protrusion a107 at the driving force receiving end can avoid the second urging member (for example, the torsion spring 209) of the image forming apparatus 200, so that the process cartridge is smoothly installed. When the process cartridge is completely installed, the second urging member (e.g., the torsion spring 209) urges the second limiting protrusion a107, and the second interference preventing structure a106 needs to avoid interfering with the second urging member (e.g., the torsion spring 209), that is, the distance between the second interference preventing structure a106 and the second urging member (e.g., the torsion spring 209) is greater than or equal to zero. Further, the end of the second limit projection a107 is also provided with a bevel a1071, which can further prevent the process cartridge from interfering with the image forming apparatus 200 when the process cartridge is loaded and unloaded obliquely.
In addition, the application also provides a mounting and dismounting method of the processing box, which comprises any processing box provided by the application, wherein the processing box is detachably connected in the image forming device 200.
Further, the process cartridge includes, when mounted, step P1:
the first turning fulcrum portion 101 abuts against a turning fulcrum abutting portion 203 provided in the image forming apparatus 200 to form a first turning fulcrum, and turns the process cartridge about the first turning fulcrum.
Further, a step P11 is also included after the step P1:
the casing is provided with a first turning guide 103 which abuts against a turning guide abutment portion 201 provided in the image forming apparatus 200 to form a turning guide pair, and the process cartridge is turned around a first turning fulcrum and along the turning guide pair to tilt the process cartridge.
Further, before the step P1, a step P0 is further included:
the vertical guide portion 103a is provided on the front surface of the turning guide portion, the vertical guide portion 103a abuts against the turning guide abutment portion 201 to form a vertically movable rail pair, and the process cartridge moves along the vertically movable rail pair until the first turning fulcrum portion 101 abuts against the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203.
Further, step P1 is followed by step P12:
the first turning fulcrum portion 101 is separated from the turning fulcrum abutting portion 203, the inclined guide portion abuts against an inclined guide abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus 200 to form an inclined mounting rail pair, and the process cartridge is obliquely mounted to the image forming apparatus 200 along the inclined mounting rail pair.
Further, step P1 is followed by step P13:
the two sides of the housing along the length direction are respectively provided with a limiting surface towards the front of the housing, after the processing box is obliquely arranged in place, one limiting surface is contacted with a first limiting block 206 arranged in the image forming device 200 and forms a rotating fulcrum to enable the processing box to rotate until the other limiting surface is contacted with a second limiting block 207 arranged in the image forming device 200.
Further, the process cartridge removal process includes the step P2 of pivotally connecting the first steering fulcrum portion 101 to the casing 100, wherein the axis a of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 extends in the longitudinal direction of the casing 100, the rear portion of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 abuts against the casing 100, and a pivotal space is provided between the front portion of the first steering fulcrum portion 101 and the casing 100:
the first turning fulcrum portion 101 is turned forward to avoid the turning fulcrum abutting portion 203 provided in the image forming apparatus 200 from obstructing the detachment of the process cartridge.
Specifically, the process of mounting a process cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to fig. 3 to 7, in which a housing 100 of the process cartridge is provided with a first turning fulcrum portion 101, a first turning guide portion 103 and a guide portion, the guide portion includes a first guide portion 104 and a second guide portion 102, and a vertical guide portion 103a is connected to a front end of the first turning guide portion 103, and the process is as follows: :
step P0: as shown in fig. 3 and 4, when the process cartridge is started to be mounted in the image forming apparatus 200, the vertical guide portion 103a at the front end of the first turn guide portion 103 first comes into contact with the turn guide abutment portion 201 on the image forming apparatus 200, and the surface of the vertical guide portion 103a comes into contact with the surface of the turn guide abutment portion 201 and moves along the turn guide abutment portion 201, so that the process cartridge is smoothly moved forward (Y direction).
Step P1: as shown in fig. 4 and 5, as the process cartridge moves, the first turning fulcrum portion 101 also contacts the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 (fig. 4), and since the first turning fulcrum portion 101 is stopped by the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203 after contacting the turning fulcrum abutment portion 203, the end of the process cartridge where the first turning fulcrum portion 101 is located (the end away from the driving force receiving end) cannot move forward any more, and the other end of the process cartridge (the end where the driving force receiving end is located) can still move forward, so that the process cartridge starts to rotate.
Step P11: as shown in fig. 4 and 5, after the first turning support point portion 101 is also in contact with the turning support point abutment portion 203, the first turning guide portion 103 is in contact with the turning guide abutment portion 201 (fig. 4), and the first turning guide portion 103 moves along the turning guide abutment portion 201, so that the process cartridge starts to perform a rotational motion, specifically, the process cartridge is turned about an abutment point between the first turning support point portion 101 and the turning support point abutment portion 203 or about the turning support point abutment portion 203, and at the same time, the first turning support point portion 101 moves in the longitudinal direction of the casing, and when the process cartridge is tilted to a predetermined position, the turning support point abutment portion 203 is disengaged from the first turning support point portion 101 (fig. 5).
Step P12: as shown in fig. 5 and 6, when the process cartridge is tilted to the right position, the second guide portion 102 is parallel to the turn guide abutment portion 201, the first guide portion 104 is also parallel to the first guide abutment portion 202, and the second guide portion 102 and the first guide portion 104 move along the turn guide abutment portion 201 and the first guide abutment portion 202, respectively, so that the process cartridge is kept moving forward while being tilted; as the process cartridge moves forward, the second contact protrusion 108 and the first contact protrusion 109 also contact the second trigger 204 and the first trigger 205, respectively, so that the process cartridge can continue to move forward. As shown in fig. 6, when the process cartridge is obliquely advanced until at least a part (a stopper surface) of its forward end (the end where the driving force receiving end is located) comes into contact with the first stopper 206 of the image forming apparatus 200.
Step P13: as shown in fig. 6 and 7, when one of the stopper surfaces of the process cartridge contacts the first stopper 206 of the image forming apparatus 200, the stopper surface is blocked by the first stopper 206 and cannot move further; in the case of a cartridge having the first guide portion 104 on the top wall, when the first guide portion 104 moves to the end of the first guide abutting portion 202, the cartridge rotates with the first stopper 206 as the rotation point/fulcrum after the first guide portion 104 disengages from the first guide abutting portion 202; as shown in fig. 7, when the process cartridge is rotated until the stopper surface of the rear end thereof comes into contact with the second stopper 207, the process cartridge stops rotating and moves forward, completing the mounting, at which time the driving force receiving end can be engaged with the driving head in the image forming apparatus 200 to transmit power.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1.一种处理盒,包括壳体,所述壳体具有外表面,其特征在于,所述壳体上设有第一转向支点部,所述第一转向支点部相对于所述壳体的外表面突出,所述处理盒能够以所述第一转向支点部为支点转动,使所述处理盒的壳体的长度方向,与所述处理盒转动前的安装进入图像形成装置的安装方向形成非90度的夹角,以使所述处理盒倾斜安装。1. A process cartridge, comprising a casing having an outer surface, wherein the casing is provided with a first turning fulcrum portion, and the first turning fulcrum portion is opposite to the angle of the casing. The outer surface protrudes, and the process cartridge can be rotated about the first turning fulcrum portion as a fulcrum, so that the longitudinal direction of the casing of the process cartridge is formed with the installation direction of the process cartridge before the rotation into the image forming apparatus. The included angle is not 90 degrees, so that the process cartridge can be installed obliquely. 2.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部位于所述壳体沿前后方向并垂直于所述壳体的长度方向的中心线的一侧。2 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the first turning fulcrum portion is located on one side of a center line of the casing in the front-rear direction and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the casing. 3 . 3.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部在所述壳体的顶壁上的投影为曲线,所述曲线沿所述壳体的长度方向延伸,且所述曲线朝向所述壳体的前面的一侧为凸面。3 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the projection of the first turning fulcrum portion on the top wall of the casing is a curve, and the curve extends along the length direction of the casing, 3 . And the side of the curve facing the front of the casing is a convex surface. 4.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部在所述壳体的顶壁上的投影为直线,所述直线沿所述壳体的长度方向延伸。4 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the projection of the first turning fulcrum portion on the top wall of the casing is a straight line, and the straight line extends along the length direction of the casing. 5 . 5.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部转动连接于所述壳体。5 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the first turning fulcrum portion is rotatably connected to the housing. 6 . 6.根据权利要求5所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部的轴线沿所述壳体的长度方向延伸,所述第一转向支点部的后部与所述壳体相抵接,所述第一转向支点部的前部与所述壳体之间设有转动空间。6 . The process cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein an axis of the first turning fulcrum portion extends along a length direction of the casing, and a rear portion of the first turning fulcrum portion is connected to the casing. 7 . In contact with each other, a rotation space is provided between the front portion of the first steering fulcrum portion and the housing. 7.根据权利要求5所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设置有复位扭簧,所述复位扭簧与所述第一转向支点部的至少一部分抵接。7 . The process cartridge according to claim 5 , wherein a return torsion spring is further provided on the housing, and the return torsion spring is in contact with at least a part of the first steering fulcrum portion. 8 . 8.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设置有第一转向引导部,所述第一转向引导部与所述第一转向支点部分别位于所述壳体沿前后方向的中心线的两侧。8 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a first turning guide portion is further provided on the casing, and the first turning guide portion and the first turning fulcrum portion are respectively located in the casing. 9 . Both sides of the center line of the body along the front-to-rear direction. 9.根据权利要求8所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一转向引导部为朝向所述第一转向支点部的方向凹陷的折线或曲线。9 . The process cartridge according to claim 8 , wherein the first turning guide portion is a folded line or a curved line concave toward the direction of the first turning fulcrum portion. 10 . 10.根据权利要求8所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设有垂直导向部,所述垂直导向部设置在所述第一转向引导部的前方。10 . The process cartridge according to claim 8 , wherein a vertical guide portion is further provided on the casing, and the vertical guide portion is arranged in front of the first turning guide portion. 11 . 11.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体的表面上还设置有导向部,所述导向部包括沿所述壳体的长度方向相互间隔设置的第一导向部和第二导向部。11 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein a guide portion is further provided on the surface of the casing, and the guide portion comprises first guide portions spaced apart from each other along the length direction of the casing. 12 . and the second guide. 12.根据权利要求11所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一导向部与第二导向部的至少一部分与所述壳体的长度方向形成非90度的夹角。12 . The process cartridge according to claim 11 , wherein at least a part of the first guide portion and the second guide portion form an included angle other than 90 degrees with the longitudinal direction of the casing. 13 . 13.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设有两个限位部,两个所述限位部分别位于所述壳体沿长度方向的两侧且朝向所述壳体的前面。13 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the casing is further provided with two limiting parts, and the two limiting parts are respectively located on both sides of the casing along the length direction and towards the front of the housing. 14.根据权利要求13所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设有第二转向引导部,所述第二转向引导部相对于所述壳体的长度方向形成夹角地设置在所述壳体的表面上。14 . The process cartridge according to claim 13 , wherein the casing is further provided with a second turning guide portion, and the second turning guide portion forms an included angle with respect to the length direction of the casing. 15 . provided on the surface of the housing. 15.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体上还设有接触凸起,所述接触凸起设置在所述壳体的顶壁,所述接触凸起设置成与图像形成装置的触动机构抵接。15 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is further provided with contact protrusions, the contact protrusions are arranged on the top wall of the housing, and the contact protrusions are arranged to Abuts against the trigger mechanism of the image forming apparatus. 16.根据权利要求15所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述接触凸起的一部分相对于所述壳体的前后方向倾斜设置。16. The process cartridge according to claim 15, wherein a part of the contact protrusion is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the casing. 17.根据权利要求15所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述接触凸起的一部分与所述壳体的前后方向平行设置。17. The process cartridge according to claim 15, wherein a part of the contact protrusion is provided in parallel with the front-rear direction of the housing. 18.根据权利要求15所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述接触凸起的一部分形成所述处理盒的第一转向引导部。18. The process cartridge of claim 15, wherein a portion of the contact protrusion forms a first turning guide of the process cartridge. 19.根据权利要求15所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述接触凸起包括第一接触凸起和第二接触凸起,所述第一接触凸起与第二接触凸起沿所述壳体的长度方向间隔设置。19. The process cartridge according to claim 15, wherein the contact protrusion comprises a first contact protrusion and a second contact protrusion, and the first contact protrusion and the second contact protrusion are along the The casings are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction. 20.根据权利要求15所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述处理盒包括驱动力接收端,所述接触凸起相比所述第一转向支点部更靠近所述驱动力接收端。20. The process cartridge of claim 15, wherein the process cartridge includes a driving force receiving end, and the contact protrusion is closer to the driving force receiving end than the first turning fulcrum portion. 21.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述处理盒包括驱动力接收端,所述第一转向支点部相对于所述壳体的长度方向设置在远离所述驱动力接收端的一侧。21 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein the process cartridge includes a driving force receiving end, and the first turning fulcrum portion is disposed away from the driving force receiving end with respect to the length direction of the casing. 22 . side of the end. 22.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体沿自身长度方向的一端设有第一限位凸起,所述第一限位凸起上设有第一防干涉结构,以防止处理盒转动时与图像形成装置发生干涉。22 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the casing along its own length direction is provided with a first limiting protrusion, and a first anti-interference is provided on the first limiting protrusion. 23 . Structure to prevent the process cartridge from interfering with the image forming apparatus when it is rotated. 23.根据权利要求22所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一防干涉结构包括第一防干涉部,所述第一防干涉部设置在所述第一限位凸起的端面的前侧。23 . The process cartridge according to claim 22 , wherein the first anti-interference structure comprises a first anti-interference part, and the first anti-interference part is provided on the end face of the first limiting protrusion. 24 . front side. 24.根据权利要求22所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第一防干涉结构包括第二防干涉部,所述第二防干涉部设置在所述第一限位凸起的上部的前侧。24 . The process cartridge according to claim 22 , wherein the first anti-interference structure comprises a second anti-interference part, and the second anti-interference part is provided on the upper part of the first limiting protrusion. 25 . front side. 25.根据权利要求1所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述壳体沿自身长度方向的一端设有第二限位凸起,所述第二限位凸起的一侧设有第二防干涉结构,以防止处理盒转动时与图像形成装置发生干涉。25 . The process cartridge according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the casing along its own length direction is provided with a second limiting protrusion, and one side of the second limiting protrusion is provided with a second limiting protrusion. 26 . Anti-interference structure to prevent the process cartridge from interfering with the image forming apparatus when it is rotated. 26.根据权利要求25所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述第二防干涉结构为凸起状结构。26. The process cartridge according to claim 25, wherein the second anti-interference structure is a convex structure. 27.根据权利要求1至26任一项所述的处理盒,其特征在于,所述处理盒可拆卸地安装于一种图像形成装置中,所述图像形成装置内设置有转向支点抵接部,在所述处理盒安装至所述图像形成装置的过程中,所述第一转向支点部与所述转向支点抵接部接触使所述处理盒转动。27. The process cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 26, wherein the process cartridge is detachably installed in an image forming apparatus, and a steering fulcrum abutting portion is provided in the image forming apparatus. In the process of mounting the process cartridge to the image forming apparatus, the first turning fulcrum portion comes into contact with the turning fulcrum abutting portion to rotate the process cartridge. 28.一种图像形成装置,其特征在于,包括权利要求1-27任意一种处理盒,所述处理盒可拆卸地连接于所述图像形成装置内。28. An image forming apparatus, comprising a process cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein the process cartridge is detachably connected to the image forming apparatus. 29.一种处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,采用权利要求1-27任一所述的处理盒,所述处理盒可拆卸地连接于图像形成装置内。29. A method for installing and removing a process cartridge, wherein the process cartridge according to any one of claims 1-27 is used, and the process cartridge is detachably connected to the image forming apparatus. 30.根据权利要求29所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,安装时,包括步骤P1:30. The method for installing and disassembling a process cartridge according to claim 29, characterized in that, when installing, it comprises step P1: 所述第一转向支点部与所述图像形成装置内设置的转向支点抵接部抵接形成第一转向支点,并使所述处理盒绕所述第一转向支点进行转动。The first steering fulcrum portion is in contact with a steering fulcrum abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus to form a first steering fulcrum, and the process cartridge is rotated around the first steering fulcrum. 31.根据权利要求30所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,在步骤P1之后还包括步骤P11:31. The method for installing and removing a process cartridge according to claim 30, characterized in that, after step P1, it further comprises step P11: 所述壳体上设有第一转向引导部,所述第一转向引导部与所述图像形成装置内设置的转向引导抵接部相抵接形成转向导轨副,所述处理盒绕所述第一转向支点并沿所述转向导轨副转动,使所述处理盒倾斜。The casing is provided with a first steering guide portion, the first steering guide portion abuts with a steering guide abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus to form a steering guide pair, and the process cartridge surrounds the first steering guide. Turn the fulcrum and rotate along the turning guide rail pair to tilt the process cartridge. 32.根据权利要求31所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,在步骤P1之前还包括步骤P0:32. The method for installing and disassembling a process cartridge according to claim 31, characterized in that, before step P1, it further comprises step P0: 所述第一转向引导部的前面设有垂直导向部,所述垂直导向部与所述转向引导抵接部相抵接形成垂直移动导轨副,所述处理盒沿所述垂直移动导轨副移动,直至所述第一转向支点部与所述转向支点抵接部抵接。The front face of the first steering guide portion is provided with a vertical guide portion, and the vertical guide portion abuts against the steering guide abutting portion to form a vertically moving guide rail pair, and the process cartridge moves along the vertical moving guide rail pair until the The first steering fulcrum portion is in contact with the steering fulcrum abutting portion. 33.根据权利要求31所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,所述壳体的表面上设置有导向部,步骤P1之后还包括步骤P12:33. The method for installing and removing a process cartridge according to claim 31, wherein a guide portion is provided on the surface of the casing, and after step P1, it further comprises step P12: 所述第一转向支点部与所述转向支点抵接部分离,所述导向部与所述图像形成装置内设置的导向抵接部抵接形成倾斜安装导轨副,所述处理盒沿所述倾斜安装导轨副倾斜安装到所述图像形成装置。The first steering fulcrum portion is separated from the steering fulcrum abutting portion, the guide portion abuts with a guide abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus to form an inclined mounting rail pair, and the process cartridge is installed along the inclination A pair of mounting rails is obliquely mounted to the image forming apparatus. 34.根据权利要求30所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,步骤P1之后还包括步骤P13:34. The method for installing and removing a process cartridge according to claim 30, wherein after step P1, it further comprises step P13: 所述壳体沿长度方向的两侧朝向所述壳体的前面分别设有限位面,所述处理盒倾斜安装到位之后,其中一个所述限位面与所述图像形成装置内设置的第一限位块接触,并形成转动支点使所述处理盒旋转,直至另一个所述限位面与所述图像形成装置内设置的第二限位块接触。Limiting surfaces are respectively provided on both sides of the casing along the length direction toward the front of the casing. After the process cartridge is installed obliquely in place, one of the limiting surfaces is in contact with the first position provided in the image forming apparatus. The limiting block contacts and forms a pivot point to rotate the process cartridge until the other limiting surface contacts the second limiting block provided in the image forming apparatus. 35.根据权利要求29所述的处理盒安装和拆卸的方法,其特征在于,所述第一转向支点部转动连接于所述壳体,所述第一转向支点部的转动轴线沿所述壳体的长度方向延伸,所述第一转向支点部的后部与所述壳体相抵接,所述第一转向支点部的前部与所述壳体之间设有转动空间,拆卸时,包括步骤P2:35. The method for installing and removing a process cartridge according to claim 29, wherein the first steering fulcrum portion is rotatably connected to the housing, and a rotation axis of the first steering fulcrum portion is along the housing The length direction of the body extends, the rear part of the first steering fulcrum part is in contact with the casing, and a rotation space is provided between the front part of the first steering fulcrum part and the casing. Step P2: 所述第一转向支点部向前转动,避免图像形成装置内设置的转向支点抵接部对所述处理盒的拆卸产生阻碍。The first turning fulcrum portion rotates forward to prevent the turning fulcrum abutting portion provided in the image forming apparatus from hindering the disassembly of the process cartridge.
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