CN113625536B - Linkage mechanism for toner cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

A linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge includes a housing, a horizontal sliding portion and an inclined sliding portion. The shell is provided with an accommodating space for arranging a carbon powder cylinder. The horizontal sliding part can slide horizontally when the toner cartridge is installed or removed, and is connected with the shell in a sliding way. When the horizontal sliding part moves, the interlocking oblique sliding part rises or falls. Therefore, the powder discharging efficiency of the toner cartridge can be improved.

Description

Linkage mechanism for toner cartridge

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a linkage mechanism, and in particular to a linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge.

Background technique

In recent years, due to the rapid development of technology, electronic imaging devices such as printers, copiers, and fax machines have become part of modern people's lives, whether at home or at work. Furthermore, the linkage mechanism installed inside the electronic imaging device plays an important role in transmitting toner, so the linkage mechanism is also one of the main factors affecting the imaging effect of the electronic imaging device.

Specifically, how to accurately match the powder outlet of the toner cartridge to the powder inlet of the electronic imaging device and enable the toner cartridge to discharge powder smoothly is one of the goals of making the design of the electronic imaging device more perfect.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure provides a linkage mechanism, which improves the efficiency of discharging powder from a toner cartridge by means of a disposition relationship between a horizontal sliding portion and an oblique sliding portion.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge is provided, comprising a housing, a horizontal sliding portion, an oblique sliding portion and a cover body. The housing has a containing space for arranging a toner cartridge. The horizontal sliding portion can slide horizontally when the toner cartridge is installed or removed, and it is slidably connected to the housing. When the horizontal sliding portion moves, the oblique sliding portion is linked to rise or fall. The cover body comprises a track structure, wherein the track structure is arranged above the outer side of the cover body. The oblique sliding portion comprises a sliding structure, which can be slidably connected to the track structure of the cover body, and the track structure is an arc track.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the above-mentioned embodiment, the oblique sliding portion may include at least one first engaging structure, and the horizontal sliding portion may include at least one second engaging structure slidably engaged with the first engaging structure.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the embodiment described in the previous paragraph, the housing may include at least one track disposed on the housing.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the embodiment described in the previous paragraph, the horizontal sliding portion may include at least one slide rail portion slidably disposed on the rail.

According to the linkage mechanism for the toner cartridge of the above-mentioned embodiment, the cover body has a hollow tube portion for connecting to the toner cartridge.

The linkage mechanism for the toner cartridge according to the above-mentioned embodiment may further include a transmission module disposed on the outer side of the housing to drive the horizontal sliding part to slide horizontally.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the above-mentioned embodiment, the horizontal sliding portion may include at least one first push-pull post, and the transmission module may include at least one second push-pull post, and the first push-pull post and the second push-pull post are disposed correspondingly.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the embodiment described in the previous paragraph, the transmission module may include a track body, and a sliding piece of the cover body is fixed to the track body of the transmission module.

According to the linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge of the embodiment described in the previous paragraph, the transmission module may further include at least one transmission rod connected to the oblique sliding portion, and the oblique sliding portion is used to drive the transmission rod to move vertically.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing a linkage mechanism applied to a toner cartridge according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG2 is a schematic diagram showing a combination of the linkage mechanism according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG3 shows a partial exploded view of the linkage mechanism according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG4 shows an exploded view of the transmission module according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing a combination of a horizontal sliding portion and an oblique sliding portion according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing the combination of the horizontal sliding portion, the oblique sliding portion and the cover according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG7 is a schematic diagram showing a combination of a housing and a transmission module according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG8 is a schematic diagram showing another combination of the housing and the transmission module according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG9 is a schematic diagram showing a slide being fixed to a rail body according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the actuation of the linkage mechanism according to the embodiment of FIG1 ;

FIG11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another operation of the linkage mechanism according to the embodiment of FIG1 ; and

FIG. 12 shows another schematic cross-sectional view of another actuation of the linkage mechanism according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 .

Description of reference numerals:

10: Toner Cartridge

11: Linkage mechanism

12: Toner cartridge

110: Shell

111: Track

120: Horizontal sliding part

121: Second mosaic structure

122: Slide rail

123: First push to the post

130: Oblique sliding part

131: First mosaic structure

132: Sliding structure

133: Hook-shaped structure

140: Cover

141: Hollow tube

142: Track structure

143: Slide

144: Spring

145: cylindrical front end

150: Transmission module

151: Second push to the column

152: Track body

153: Transmission rod

154: Powder outlet connecting channel

155: Valve

156: Bump

A, B, C: Direction

Detailed ways

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2, Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a linkage mechanism 11 applied to a toner cartridge 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows a partial exploded view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of Figure 1. As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the linkage mechanism 11 disclosed in the present invention is a linkage mechanism 11 for a toner cartridge 10, wherein the toner cartridge 10 includes a toner cartridge 12 and a linkage mechanism 11, the toner cartridge 12 is used to accommodate toner (not shown), and the linkage mechanism 11 is used to drive the discharge of toner.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , where FIG. 3 shows a partial exploded view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 . As can be seen from FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the linkage mechanism 11 includes a housing 110, a horizontal sliding portion 120, an oblique sliding portion 130, a cover 140 and a transmission module 150. Further, as can be seen from FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the housing 110 has a containing space (not shown) for arranging the carbon powder cartridge 12, the horizontal sliding portion 120, the oblique sliding portion 130 and the cover 140. The horizontal sliding portion 120 can slide horizontally when the carbon powder cartridge 10 is installed or removed, and it is slidably connected to the housing 110, and when the horizontal sliding portion 120 moves, the oblique sliding portion 130 is linked to rise or fall. Therefore, it is beneficial to drive the discharge of carbon powder in the carbon powder cartridge 12.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which shows a schematic diagram of the combination of the horizontal sliding part 120 and the oblique sliding part 130 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1. As can be seen from FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the oblique sliding part 130 includes at least one first interlocking structure 131, and the horizontal sliding part 120 includes at least one second interlocking structure 121, and the second interlocking structure 121 is slidably interlocked with the first interlocking structure 131. Therefore, the horizontal sliding part 120 and the oblique sliding part 130 can be easily combined, and are not easy to loosen when they are linked to each other. Specifically, in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the number of the first interlocking structures 131 is three, the number of the second interlocking structures 121 is three, and the number and position of the first interlocking structures 131 correspond to the number and position of the second interlocking structures 121, so as to facilitate the combination of the horizontal sliding part 120 and the oblique sliding part 130. In addition, the first interlocking structure 131 is in the form of a fixing end, and the second interlocking structure 121 is in the form of a track; alternatively, the form of the first interlocking structure 131 and the form of the second interlocking structure 121 can be swapped with each other, or can be set to other forms, and the position, quantity and form of the first interlocking structure 131 and the second interlocking structure 121 are not limited to this disclosure.

As can be seen from FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the housing 110 may include at least one track 111, which is disposed on the housing 110, and the horizontal sliding portion 120 may further include at least one slide rail portion 122, which is slidably disposed on the track 111 of the housing 110. Therefore, the stability of the horizontal sliding portion 120 sliding horizontally relative to the housing 110 can be improved. Specifically, the tracks 111 of the housing 110 may be disposed on two sides of the housing 110, and the number is two, and the number of the slide rail portions 122 is two, and the number and position of the slide rail portions 122 correspond to the number and position of the tracks 111 of the housing 110, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Therefore, since the horizontal sliding part 120 is slidably connected to the housing 110, it can slide horizontally when the toner cartridge 10 is installed or removed, and the oblique sliding part 130 can be linked to rise or fall. In addition, in conjunction with the aforementioned embodiment, the relative connection between the rail 111 of the housing 110 and the slide rail part 122 of the horizontal sliding part 120, and the engagement connection between the second engagement structure 121 and the first engagement structure 131, help to improve the actuation stability of the horizontal sliding part 120 and the oblique sliding part 130 when the toner cartridge 10 is installed or removed.

Referring to FIG. 6 again, it shows a schematic diagram of the combination of the horizontal sliding part 120, the oblique sliding part 130 and the cover 140 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1. As can be seen from FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the cover 140 may have a hollow tube 141, which is used to connect the carbon powder cartridge 12. Furthermore, the cover 140 may include a track structure 142, which is arranged above the outer side of the cover 140, and the oblique sliding part 130 may further include a sliding structure 132, and the sliding structure 132 may be slidably connected to the track structure 142 of the cover 140. The relative arrangement and connection of the track structure 142 and the sliding structure 132 help the oblique sliding part 130 to stably rise or fall obliquely along the track structure 142 when driven by the horizontal sliding part 120. In the embodiment of FIG. 6 , the track structure 142 of the cover body 140 may be an arc track, and the sliding structure 132 of the oblique sliding portion 130 may slide obliquely along the arc track of the track structure 142 of the cover body 140 (please refer to the direction B indicated in FIG. 11 ).

In addition, the cover 140 may further include a cylindrical front end 145, which is inserted into an opening (not shown) of the horizontal sliding portion 120, and a spring 144 is disposed between the cylindrical front end 145 and the opening. Specifically, when the toner cartridge 10 is installed, the spring 144 is pushed. When the toner cartridge 10 is removed, the spring 144 returns to its shape, which helps the horizontal sliding portion 120 to restore its position.

As can be seen from FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the transmission module 150 is disposed on the outer side of the housing 110 to drive the horizontal sliding part 120 to slide horizontally. Specifically, the horizontal sliding part 120 may further include at least one first push-against column 123, and the transmission module 150 may include at least one second push-against column 151, and the first push-against column 123 and the second push-against column 151 are disposed correspondingly, and the first push-against column 123 is penetrated through the housing 110. Therefore, the transmission module 150 can push the first push-against column 123 of the horizontal sliding part 120 through the second push-against column 151 to drive the horizontal sliding part 120 to slide in the horizontal direction. Specifically, in the embodiment of FIG. 2 , the number of the first push-against column 123 is two, and the number of the second push-against column 151 is two, and the position and number of the first push-against column 123 correspond to the position and number of the second push-against column 151, and the position and number of the first push-against column 123 and the second push-against column 151 are not limited to this disclosure.

Please refer to Figures 7 and 8, Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the combination of the housing 110 and the transmission module 150 according to the embodiment of Figure 1, and Figure 8 shows another schematic diagram of the combination of the housing 110 and the transmission module 150 according to the embodiment of Figure 1. As can be seen from Figures 7 and 8, after the cover 140 together with the horizontal sliding part 120 and the oblique sliding part 130 are horizontally arranged in the housing 110, the housing 110 together with the horizontal sliding part 120, the oblique sliding part 130 and the cover 140 are horizontally arranged in the transmission module 150.

As shown in Fig. 4, the transmission module 150 may further include a track body 152, at least one transmission rod 153, a powder outlet connecting channel 154 and two valves 155. Specifically, in the embodiment of Fig. 1, the number of the transmission rods 153 is two and they are disposed on two sides of the powder outlet connecting channel 154, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 9 , it shows a schematic diagram of the slide 143 being fixed to the track body 152 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 . As can be seen from FIG. 9 , the slide 143 of the cover 140 is fixed to the track body 152 of the transmission module 150, and the powder outlet (not shown) of the slide 143 corresponds to the powder outlet connecting channel 154 of the transmission module 150. In detail, when the cover 140 slides horizontally along with the horizontal sliding portion 120, the slide 143 does not slide horizontally along with the cover 140. Therefore, the relative position between the powder outlet of the slide 143 and the powder outlet connecting channel 154 of the transmission module 150 can be fixed.

Please refer to FIG10, which shows a cross-sectional view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of FIG1. As shown in FIG10, when the housing 110, together with the horizontal sliding portion 120, the oblique sliding portion 130 and the cover 140, is horizontally disposed on the transmission module 150 along a direction A, the sliding piece 143 of the cover 140 is fixed to the track body 152 of the transmission module 150.

Next, please refer to FIG. 11, which shows another schematic cross-sectional view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 11, when the housing 110 drives the horizontal sliding part 120, the oblique sliding part 130 and the cover 140 to move horizontally along direction A so that the first stacking pillar 123 of the horizontal sliding part 120 and the second pushing pillar 151 of the transmission module 150 abut against each other, the valve 155 of the transmission module 150 is opened. After the valve 155 of the transmission module 150 is opened, the transmission rod 153 and the powder outlet connecting channel 154 can move along a direction C through the valve 155.

Next, please refer to FIG. 12 , which shows another schematic cross-sectional view of the linkage mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 12 , when the first push-pull column 123 of the horizontal sliding part 120 is further pushed by the second push-pull column 151 of the transmission module 150 , the oblique sliding part 130 slides along the track structure 142 of the cover 140 , and the oblique sliding part 130 is used to drive the transmission rod 153 and the powder outlet connecting channel 154 to move vertically, and the transmission rod 153 and the powder outlet connecting channel 154 can both move along the direction C. The transmission rod 153 of the transmission module 150 is then connected to the oblique sliding part 130 , and the powder outlet connecting channel 154 is connected to the powder outlet of the slide 143 . Specifically, in the implementation modes of Figures 10 to 12, the transmission rods 153 of the transmission module 150 each have a protrusion 156, and the two sides of the oblique sliding part 130 each have a hook-shaped structure 133. The transmission rod 153 and the oblique sliding part 130 are connected to each other through the protrusion 156 and the hook-shaped structure 133. When the hook-shaped structure 133 of the oblique sliding part 130 is hooked on the protrusion 156 of the transmission rod 153, a stable connection effect can be achieved, but the connection method is not limited to this.

As can be seen from FIG. 12 , the powder outlet connecting channel 154 is driven to correspond to the powder outlet of the sliding piece 143 of the cover 140 by the connection between the transmission rod 153 and the oblique sliding portion 130 , so that the toner cartridge 10 can discharge powder smoothly.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above by way of embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make slight changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the claims.

Claims (9)

1. A linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge, comprising: A housing having a containing space for arranging a carbon powder cartridge; A horizontal sliding portion, which can slide horizontally when a toner cartridge is installed or removed, and which is slidably connected to the housing; an oblique sliding portion, which is linked to rise or fall when the horizontal sliding portion moves; and A cover body, comprising: A track structure is disposed above the outer side of the cover; The oblique sliding portion includes a sliding structure, which can be slidably connected to the track structure of the cover body, and the track structure is an arc track. 2. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge according to claim 1, wherein: The oblique sliding portion includes at least one first engaging structure; and The horizontal sliding portion includes at least one second embedded structure, which is slidably embedded and connected with the at least one first embedded structure. 3. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises: At least one track is disposed on the housing. 4. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein the horizontal sliding portion comprises: At least one slide rail portion is slidably disposed on the at least one rail. 5 . The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover has a hollow tube portion for connecting the toner cartridge. 6. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: A transmission module is arranged on the outer side of the shell and is used to drive the horizontal sliding part to slide horizontally. 7. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the horizontal sliding portion comprises at least one first push-pull post, and the transmission module comprises at least one second push-pull post, and the at least one first push-pull post is disposed correspondingly to the at least one second push-pull post. 8 . The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the transmission module comprises a track body, and a sliding piece of the cover is fixed to the track body of the transmission module. 9. The linkage mechanism for a toner cartridge as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transmission module further comprises at least one transmission rod connected to the oblique sliding portion, and the oblique sliding portion is used to drive the at least one transmission rod to move vertically.