CN2570829Y

CN2570829Y - Carbon powder feeding container

Info

Publication number: CN2570829Y
Application number: CN 02259932
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘维维
Original assignee: Print Rite Unicorn Image Products Co Ltd
Current assignee: Print Rite Unicorn Image Products Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-09-26
Filing date: 2002-09-26
Publication date: 2003-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 2012-09-26

Abstract

The utility model relates to a feeding container for supplying carbon powder for an electro-photography imaging device. One end of a cylindrical inner cylinder is provided with a filling opening with a cover, and a cylinder wall is provided with a sliver-shaped powder outlet along an axial direction. An outer tube which is sheathed on the outside of the inner cylinder can rotate relatively to the inner cylinder, and the wall of the outer tube is provided with a gate opening of which the shape is corresponding to the shape of the powder outlet of the inner cylinder. The outside of the bottom surface of the inner cylinder is provided with a positioning and combining part, and a combining part of the bottom surface and the cylinder wall is also provided with an outer tube rotating and limiting stopper which is prominent along a radial direction. The wall of the outer tube is provided with a notch and a gateway which can contain the limiting stopper, and the outside of the tube wall is provided with a control handle. The utility model can be compatible with hosts in multiple types, when the outer tube rotates, the utility model moves smoothly, and the powder outlet on the inner cylinder can be clearly seen when the gate opening is opened.

Description

The carbon dust feeding container

Technical field

The utility model relates to the feeding container of supplying with carbon dust to electronic photographic image forming device.

Background technology

Usually, the powdery carbon dust is used as developer in the such imaging device of Xerox or printer, after the carbon dust in the imaging device main frame is consumed, utilizes a carbon dust feeding container that the carbon dust of supply is packed in the main frame.The structure of this class feeding container is of a great variety, wherein a kind of structure is made up of an interior pipe and an outer tube, inner tube has the lid sealing, inner and outer pipes can relatively rotate, and the meal outlet and the sluice gate of strip arranged respectively on tube wall, there is the band around a week at the meal outlet place of interior pipe, the outer wall of outer tube has axial flange, when being contained on the main frame, this flange and main frame container storehouse mutually against, the relative main frame of use middle external tube is static, and the rotation of inner pipe makes meal outlet aim at the sluice gate on the outer tube and supplies powder.

There is following problem in the above-mentioned this powder container that supplies, and the firstth, limit by main machine structure, the handle that pipe rotates in driving can only be arranged on an end of interior pipe, this is concerning the very big thin walled tube of length, when circumferentially friction force is big, can produce very big resistance, make troubles to operation; The second, because outer tube wall is provided with flange, there is compatibility issue in carbon dust container inevitably to other similar types; The 3rd, owing to be that interior pipe rotates, its rotational angle is invisible, and whether the operator can't overlap with sluice gate by the intuitive judgment meal outlet fully, and this has brought inconvenience for installation and the dismounting of container in main frame.

Summary of the invention

At existing this carbon dust container above shortcomings part, the purpose of this utility model is that design is a kind of from the mechanics angle, during operation stressed rationally, open or the carbon dust feeding container of good hand touch when closing meal outlet.

Another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of carbon dust feeding container that better compatibility can all be arranged several different model main frames.

Whether another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of operator and can observe meal outlet aim at sluice gate or stagger and the carbon dust feeding container of conveniently assemble and disassemble intuitively.

For achieving the above object, the parts that the carbon dust supply container that the utility model provides comprises are useful on the cylindrical inner core of splendid attire carbon dust, the one end is the end, the other end is the filling exit of uncovered shape, inner tube wall has strip meal outlet vertically, the outside, inner core bottom surface has a positioning combination portion that cooperates with strip bossy body in the main frame container storehouse, the joint portion of bottom surface and barrel to also have a radially outstanding outer tube rotary spacing piece.One lid that is sealed and matched with filling exit.One is enclosed within the outer tube that inner core is outer and energy rotates relative to inner core, outer tube wall has and the corresponding sluice gate of inner core meal outlet shape, the barrel of outer tube one end corresponding with the inner core limited block has the breach that holds limited block, also has the gateway of a strip excrescence, and the outer tube wall outside is provided with joystick.Between the inner core outer tube, around and be fixed on the meal outlet band in one week of meal outlet.

Joystick can be provided with two, is symmetricly set on the outer tube two ends.

The relative inner core of outer tube at axial limiting in limited block and lid along between the flange that forms.

Positioning combination portion on the inner core can be one cooperate with the strip bossy body radially run through groove.

By above scheme as seen, it is that the relative main frame of inner core is static that the utility model adopts technical scheme, and meal outlet is aimed at by mouth during installation with the main frame carbon dust, with respect to the prior art scheme, cancelled the locating flange on the outer tube, make the carbon dust feeding container can with the compatible mainframe of many moneys model.Simultaneously, make outer tube rotate and to be symmetrical arranged joystick around self axis, stressedly during use evenly can not produce the resistive torque that produces because of the friction force between inner core and the outer tube, motion smoothing when outer tube rotates relative to main frame.In addition, because the rotation of outer tube, can be clear that sluice gate opens the meal outlet on the inner core.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structure cut-open view of the utility model most preferred embodiment;

Fig. 2 is the right view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the left view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is that the gate of most preferred embodiment is in the stereographic map of closing the meal outlet state;

Fig. 5 is that the gate of most preferred embodiment is in the stereographic map of opening the meal outlet state;

Fig. 6 is the stereographic map of inner core;

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map that inner structure is covered in reflection;

Fig. 8 is the stereographic map of outer tube.

Embodiment

Be described further below in conjunction with most preferred embodiment of the present utility model and accompanying drawing thereof.

Referring to Fig. 1, the left end of inner core 1 is the bottom of tube, and right-hand member is a filling exit, and filling exit is sealed by the lid 3 of a fastening, and there is the limited block of radially giving prominence to 12 bottom of inner core 1 and barrel junction, and 31 pairs of outer tubes 2 of flange that it and lid 3 edges form are spacing in axial realization.The positioning combination portion of inner core 1 bottom is a groove that radially runs through 11, also can be a bucking ladder terrace, promptly only needs a side to cooperate with strip bossy body on the main frame, even can a grade post with two the same sides.Barrel is offered three strip meal outlets 13 vertically, is stained with sponge band 4 around the meal outlet 13, prevents that carbon dust from entering between the interlayer of inner core 1 and outer tube 2.State shown in Figure 1 is that the sluice gate (invisible among the figure) on the outer tube 2 is in the state that staggers with ink outlet port.

Referring to Fig. 2, the outer tube wall left end is provided with a joystick 23, and right-hand member has another handle 24 (invisible among Fig. 2), and the inclined-plane 32 of an installation location usefulness is arranged at the top of lid 3, and the shape on inclined-plane can contrast Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 3, outer tube is arranged with another joystick 24 at interior tube bottom one end, and this end tube wall is circumferentially having a breach 21, also has a gateway 22, breach 21 holds limited block 12, is in when staggering state at sluice gate and meal outlet, and gateway 22 is aimed at groove 11.

Referring to Fig. 4, the carbon dust feeding container is packed in the host process, and Fig. 4 shows that right-hand member is blocked by the positioning head on the main frame, and left end then is positioned on the main frame by one, length 22 enters groove 11 less than the strip bossy body of outer tube diameter through the gateway, and the restriction inner core rotates around self axis.Pull joystick 24 and 23 (invisible among Fig. 4), make outer tube along A to rotation, a confined planes 21a of breach 21 will be left in limited block 12 right sides, meanwhile, sluice gate 25 overlaps the position from turning to the meal outlet intervening portion.

Referring to Fig. 5, when the left side that turns to limited block 12 contacts another confined planes 21b of breach 21, sluice gate will make meal outlet 13 expose fully, carbon dust can fall into the former main frame of having aimed at the meal outlet 13 mouth that is pollinated, at this moment, because gateway 22 has forwarded the upper left side to, the strip bossy body can't withdraw from from groove 11, and promptly the carbon dust feeding container can't be taken out from main frame container storehouse.This can prevent effectively that sluice gate from not closing under the meal outlet state and take out the carbon dust feeding container, thereby can be avoided polluting main frame, operator and environment.Carbon dust is used up or will take out the carbon dust feeding container from the container storehouse because of certain reason the time, can show that B is to promoting joystick 23,24 along Fig. 5, sluice gate and meal outlet 13 are staggered, the bottom alignment of while gateway 22 and groove 11, the carbon dust feeding container that at this moment takes off can be avoided contaminated environment.

Referring to Fig. 6, the uniform annular convex rib 15 of the outer wall of inner core be for make and outer tube between friction force littler, rotate more flexible, the convex tendon 16 of filling exit end setting is used for and lid links closely, small gap 16a on the convex tendon 16 can cooperate with the projection 33 (referring to Fig. 7) on the lid 3, makes the inclined-plane 32 that covers on 3 be in the position of setting after covering.

Referring to Fig. 8, the assembling of whole carbon dust feeding container is also very simple, earlier band is bonded at meal outlet around, the filling exit end of inner core is shown that from Fig. 8 the left end of outer tube inserts, make limited block enter breach 21 and go to sluice gate and position that meal outlet interlaces.Close the lid after the filling exit powder filling 3 and sealing promptly finish.

Claims

1, the carbon dust feeding container comprises

The cylindrical inner core that is used for the splendid attire carbon dust, one end are the end, and the other end is the filling exit of uncovered shape, and inner tube wall has strip meal outlet vertically;

One is enclosed within the outer tube that inner core is outer and energy rotates relative to inner core, and outer tube wall has and the corresponding sluice gate of inner core meal outlet shape;

Between the inner core outer tube, around and be fixed on the meal outlet band in one week of meal outlet;

One lid is sealed and matched with filling exit;

It is characterized in that:

The outside, inner core bottom surface has a positioning combination portion that cooperates with strip bossy body in the main frame container storehouse, the joint portion of bottom surface and barrel to also have a radially outstanding outer tube rotary spacing piece;

The barrel of outer tube one end corresponding with limited block has the breach that holds limited block, also has the gateway of a strip excrescence, and the outer tube wall outside is provided with joystick.

2, carbon dust feeding container according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

3, carbon dust feeding container according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: the positioning combination portion on the described inner core be one cooperate with the strip bossy body radially run through groove.

4, carbon dust feeding container according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: the joystick on the outer tube wall has two, is symmetricly set on the outer tube two ends.