TWI269946B - Toner replenishing device and image forming apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A toner replenishing device of the present invention includes a casing for accommodating a toner. The casing is made up of a lower case formed with an opening for receiving the toner container, and an upper case for covering the opening of the lower case. A locking member locks the upper case closing the opening to the lower case. The locking member is configured to loose the function of locking the upper case to the lower case when unlocking the former from the latter.

Description

1269946 A7 B7 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (22) Reference numerals in the examples are independent of the reference numerals in the prior embodiments and therefore do not necessarily represent the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 20, the copying machine usually has a scanner portion 100 for reading a document, an image forming portion 200 for forming an image on the sheet p, and a sheet for feeding the sheet P. The sheet into the image forming portion 200 is fed to the portion 300. An unillustrated controller controls the various parts of the replica. The image forming portion 200 includes a laser writing unit 200A, which includes one of the laser diodes and a polygon mirror not specifically shown. The scanner reads a document placed on a glass disk (not shown) having an image sensor 1 0 1 and transmitting image data to the controller. The controller controls one of the laser diodes included in the laser writing unit 2 0 0 A and a polygon mirror according to the image data. The laser diode scans a light guide drum 1 according to image data, which is included in a processing head 2 Ο Ο B. As a result, a potential image corresponding to the document image is formed on the drum 1. The potential image is transferred to the toner image by development. The image forming portion 2 ◦ 0 further includes an image transfer device 200C, a fixing device 200D, a sheet discharge device 200E, doors 200F and 200G, and a toner replenishing device not shown. The door 2 0 0 F is an opener that can be wound around the axis 2 1 4 in the direction indicated by the arrow G. Similarly, the door 2 0 0 G is openable around the axis 2 1 5 in the front-rear direction (the direction of the sheet surface of the vertical view 20). The sheet feeding portion 300 includes four sheet cassettes 3 0 1 a, 301b, 301 c, 301d, and four picking rollers 302a. The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210×297 mm). ' ' -25- (Please read the note on the back and then fill out this page) Order Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Bureau Staff Consumer Cooperative Print 1269946 at B7 V. Invention Description (24) Discharge device 2 Ο 内 E inside the export roll The column pair is driven out of the copier main body (please read the back note first and then fill in the page). The developing unit included in the head 200b will be described in detail by referring to FIG. As shown in the figure, the toner passage hole A is replenished to the developing unit. A first and a second auger 4 and 5 convey the supplemental toner to a developing sleeve 2 and mix it with the magnetic vehicle particles present in the outer casing. The developing sleeve 2 includes a magnet not shown in the drawing. The magnet causes the developer medium to form a magnetic brush on the developing sleeve 2. The toner supplied to the developing sleeve 2 and supplied by the augers 4 and 5 is electrostatically deposited on the medium. The rotating developing sleeve 2 conveys the toner deposited on the magnetic brush or the medium to the drum 1. At this point, a doctor blade 3 adjusts the toner to a predetermined thickness. The toner is then deposited on a latent image formed on the drum 1 to thereby form a toner image. Printed by the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the consumer consortium. A toner sensor 6 is disposed under the first auger 4 to monitor the amount of toner present in the developer in the developing unit. When the toner amount of the developer drops, the toner sensor 6 outputs a signal representing this. Subsequently, the controller sends a supplemental command and thereby leads to the toner bottle or toner container 10 (see Fig. 20) for rotation. As a result, the toner passage hole A is replenished from the toner bottle 10 to the developing unit. It should be noted that the toner sensor 6 can also sense that the toner is used up and the toner is nearly used up. The toner replenishing unit or device of the specific embodiment will be described in detail by referring to FIG. 21 to Figure 23 is described. As shown in Figure 23, when the standard paper size is applied to the Chinese national standard (CNS > A4 specification (210X297 mm) -27-

Application No. 1 No. 90 1 3 1 8 8 8 Patent Application Correction of Chinese Patent Application Scope Correction of the Republic of China on March 26, 1996. 1. A casing for accommodating a toner container, comprising: a lower casing And being formed with an opening P for accommodating the toner container; an upper casing constructed to be attached to the lower casing to thereby cover the opening of the lower casing; and a locking member for locking The upper housing closes the opening of the lower housing; wherein the latching member is configured to loosen the function of latching the upper housing to the lower housing when the upper housing is loosened from the lower housing. 2. The outer casing of claim 1, wherein the locking member is permanently deformed to a shape to lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing, and the upper outer casing is loosened from the lower outer casing. 3. The outer casing of claim 2, wherein the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing comprise individual elements separated from each other; and the locking member is placed on the upper outer casing. 4. The outer casing of claim 2, wherein the latching member comprises a latching element separate from the upper outer shell to the lower outer casing. 5. The outer casing of claim 4, wherein the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing comprise individually engaged portions that face the opening of the lower outer casing with respect to the upper outer casing; and the locking element includes engagement In part, it is constructed to apply the Chinese National Standard (CNS) Α4 specification (210X297 mm) to the upper outer paper scale (please read the back note before completing this page). τ. Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office staff consumption Co-op printing 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application 2 The casing is engaged with the lower casing to thereby lock the upper casing to the lower casing. (Please read the note on the back side and then fill out this page) 6. The outer casing of claim 5, wherein the blocking element is constructed to hide the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing to lock the upper outer casing to the When the lower casing is used. 7. The outer casing of claim 6, wherein the lower outer casing includes a toner outlet for conveying toner stored in the toner container; and the upper outer casing is spaced away from the engaging portion of the lower outer casing The toner is exported. 8. The outer casing of claim 7, wherein the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing are parallel to each other when the upper outer casing closes the opening of the lower outer casing; the engaging portion of the blocking member One end of a preselected direction is slid to the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing to thereby lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing; and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Intellectual Property Office employee consumption cooperative prints the blocking member including a door Buckling to prevent the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing from being slid in a direction relative to the preselection after the engaging portion of the locking member has engaged with the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing The direction. 9. The outer casing of claim 1, wherein the locking member is loosened into a shape to lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing, and the upper outer casing is loosened from the lower outer casing. 1 如. For the outer casing of patent application No. 9, the upper outer paper size adopts Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -2- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application scope 3 Shell And the lower housing includes individual components that are separate from each of the latching elements; and (please read the back side note to complete the page) the upper housing is placed on the lower housing. The outer casing of claim 9, wherein the blocking member includes a blocking member separate from the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing. The outer casing of claim 11, wherein the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing comprise individual engaging portions that face the opening of the lower outer casing with respect to the upper outer casing; and the blocking element includes engagement A portion that is configured to engage the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing to thereby lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing. The outer casing of claim 12, wherein the locking element is constructed to conceal the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing to lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing. 1 4 . The outer casing of claim 13 wherein the lower casing comprises a toner outlet for conveying toner stored in the toner container; and the Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office employee consumption cooperative prints the The engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing is remote from the toner outlet. The outer casing of claim 14 , wherein the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing are parallel to each other when the upper outer casing closes the opening of the lower outer casing; The engaging portion is slid from one end in a preselected direction to the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing, thereby thereby locking the paper size to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -3- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent Application No. 4: The upper casing to the lower casing; and (please read the caution on the back side of the page). The locking element includes a buckle to be engaged with the engaging portion of the blocking component. After the upper outer casing is engaged with the engaging portion of the lower outer casing, the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing is prevented from being slid in a direction with respect to the preselected direction. The outer casing of claim 1, wherein the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing comprise separate elements separated from each other; and the blocking element is placed on the upper outer casing. The outer casing of claim 1, wherein the latching member includes a latching member separate from the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing. The outer casing of claim 17 wherein the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing comprise individually engaged portions that face the opening of the lower outer casing with respect to the upper outer casing; and the blocking element comprises An engaged portion that is configured to engage the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing to thereby lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Intellectual Property Office, the employee consumption cooperative, printed in the outer casing of claim 18, wherein the locking element is constructed to hide the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing to lock the upper outer casing to the When the lower casing is used. 2. The casing of claim 19, wherein the lower casing comprises a toner outlet for conveying toner stored in the toner container; and the upper casing and the lower casing are engaged Part of it is away from the toner outlet. The paper size is based on the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -4 -

8 88 8 ABCD 1269946 VI. Patent Application 5 (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) 2 1 · If you apply for the outer casing of patent item No. 20, the meshing part of the upper casing and the lower casing When the upper casing closes the opening of the lower casing, facing each other in parallel; the engaging portion of the blocking member is slid from one end in a preselected direction to the engaging portion of the upper casing and the lower casing, thereby Closing the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing; and the locking element includes a door buckle to prevent the upper outer casing from being engaged after the engaging portion of the locking member has engaged the engaging portion of the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing The engaging portion of the lower casing is slid in a direction relative to the preselected direction. An outer casing for accommodating a toner container, comprising: a lower casing formed with an opening for accommodating the toner container; an upper casing constructed to be attached to the lower portion a housing for covering the opening of the lower housing; and a latching member for latching the upper housing to close the opening of the lower housing; the Ministry of Economy, Intellectual Property Office, Consumer Consortium, printing the upper housing And the lower outer casing has an engaging portion that causes the upper outer casing to mesh with the lower outer casing, and an engaging portion that causes the blocking member to mesh with the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing; and a lower outer casing and the lower outer casing The direction in which the outer casings engage and a direction in which the latching elements engage the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing are perpendicular to each other. 2 3. The outer casing for accommodating a toner container, including: The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) Λ4 specification (210X297 mm) -5-1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 Patent application scope 6 lower casing, Forming an opening for receiving the toner container; an upper housing for covering the opening of the lower housing; and a latching member for latching the upper housing to close the opening of the lower housing; Wherein the blocking element releases the function of locking the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing when subjected to pressure, the direction of the pressure being perpendicular to a direction in which the blocking element engages the lower outer casing. 2. The outer casing of claim 23, wherein the locking element has a strength that allows the blocking element to break into an engageable portion of the engagement portion of the lower outer casing when subjected to an external force and At least two portions between the engageable portions of the upper housing and the engaging portion. 2 5. The outer casing of claim 24, wherein the blocking element has a wall thickness in the breakable portion that is smaller than the wall thickness of the other portion when subjected to an external force. 2 6. The outer casing of claim 25, wherein the shredded portion has a wall thickness of 1 mm or less. 2 7. The outer casing of claim 25, wherein at least the breakable portion is formed of polystyrene. 28. The outer casing of claim 25, wherein the breakable portion includes a groove extending along the portion of the latching member. 29. The outer casing of claim 23, wherein the locking element has a smaller than the other part of the wall in the breakable part when subjected to an external force. The Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) is applicable. Read the precautions on the back and fill out this page. - Installed and subscribed to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Bureau, Staff and Consumer Cooperatives Printed -6- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent scope 7 Thickness of wall thickness. 30. The outer casing of claim 29, wherein the wall of the rupturable portion has a wall thickness of 1 mm or less. 3 1. The outer casing of claim 29, wherein at least the breakable portion is formed of polystyrene. 3 2 . a latching element for latching an upper outer casing that is configured to close an opening of a lower outer casing for receiving a toner container to the lower outer casing, the locking element being constructed to be loose from the lower outer casing When the upper casing is locked, the function of the upper casing to the lower casing is released. 3 3 - a latching element for latching an upper housing that is configured to close an opening in the lower housing for receiving a toner container to the lower housing, the blocking element being configured to release when subjected to pressure The function of the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing is blocked, the direction of the pressure being perpendicular to the direction in which the blocking element engages the lower outer casing. The blocking element of claim 3, wherein the locking element is permanently deformed to a shape to lock the upper casing to the lower casing, and the upper casing is loosened from the lower casing. 3. The latching element of claim 3, wherein the latching element is loosened into a shape to lock the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing, and the upper outer casing is loosened from the lower outer casing. 36. A toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to a developing device to develop a latent image formed on an image medium, the toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a carbon for storing carbon powder Powder container; and one-. ...... This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) (please read the note on the back and fill out this page) Consumer cooperation Du printing 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application scope 8 Toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device; (Please read the note on the back and then fill in the form) The outer casing comprises: a lower outer casing formed with an opening for receiving the toner container; an upper outer casing covering the opening of the lower outer casing; and a locking member for locking the upper outer casing Opening the opening of the lower casing; wherein the locking member is configured to loosen the function of the upper casing to the lower casing when the upper casing is loosened from the lower casingThe device of claim 36, wherein the toner replenishing member is constructed together with the lower casing. 3 8 . A toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to a developing device to develop a potential image formed on an image medium, the toner replenishing device comprising: a Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Bureau employee consumption cooperative printing a a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing toner; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device; the casing comprising: a lower casing formed with a An opening for receiving the toner container; an upper casing for covering the opening of the lower casing; and a blocking member for blocking the upper casing, the opening of the lower casing; the paper The scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -8 -

8 88 8 ABCD 1269946 VI. Patent Application No. 9 (please read the note on the back and then fill out this page) where the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing have individual engaging portions that cause the upper outer casing to engage the lower outer casing, and An engaging portion that causes the blocking member to engage the upper housing and the lower housing; and a direction in which the upper housing engages the lower housing and a direction in which the blocking member engages the upper housing and the lower housing They are perpendicular to each other. The device of claim 3, wherein the toner replenishing member is constructed together with the lower casing. a toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to a developing device to develop a latent image formed on an image medium, the toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a stored toner a toner container; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device: the outer casing comprises: a lower outer casing formed with a opening for accommodating the toner container The Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office employee consumption cooperative prints an upper outer casing for covering the opening of the lower outer casing; and a locking element for closing the upper outer casing, which closes the opening of the lower outer casing; The latching element releases the function of the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing when subjected to pressure, the direction of the pressure being perpendicular to the direction in which the blocking element engages the lower outer casing. 4 1. For the device of patent application No. 40, where the carbon paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -9 -

ABCD 1269946 VI. Scope of Patent Application 10 A supplementary component is constructed together with the lower casing. 42. A method for recovering a toner replenishing device, the device comprising (please read the back of the precautions and then fill out the page) an outer casing comprising: a lower outer casing formed with a toner for receiving the toner An opening of the container; an upper casing for covering the opening of the lower casing; and a locking member for blocking the upper casing to close the opening of the lower casing; and a toner replenishing member for removing toner The container replenishes the discharged toner to a developing device to develop a latent image formed on an image medium. The method replaces the toner container that has used up the toner with a new toner container, including the following steps: a step of loosely locking the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing by the locking member; a removing step of removing the upper outer casing from the lower outer casing and passing the toner container through the uncovered opening Removed from the lower casing> The Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office employee consumption cooperative prints a mounting step to install a new toner container in the lower casing; A latching step locks the new toner container to the lower housing by means of a new latching member, particularly for recycling. The method of claim 4, wherein the latching member for recycling comprises a latching member having a color different from the latching member of the old toner container installed by the new toner container. . Only the standard scale uses the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -10- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application scope 11 4 4 . An image forming apparatus comprising: an image medium constructed to Forming a toner image thereon; a latent image forming member for forming a latent image on the image medium; a developing member for developing the potential image; and a toner replenishing device for replenishing the toner to the developing a component for developing the potential image; the toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing carbon powder; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the a developing device; the outer casing comprising: a lower casing formed with an opening P for receiving the toner container; an upper casing covering the opening of the lower casing; and a locking member for locking the An upper housing that closes the opening of the lower housing; wherein the latching member is configured to release the upper housing when the upper housing is loosened from the lower housing The function to the lower casing. 45. The device of claim 44, wherein the toner replenishing device is removably attached to the main body of the device, and further comprising a hole for replenishing the toner by the toner replenishing member To the developing member, and a slider for selectively blocking or not blocking the hole, using the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) on the paper scale (please read the note on the back and then fill in the form) Page) - Order · Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Bureau Staff Consumer Cooperative Print -11 - 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent Application No. 12 (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) The main body of the device includes moving parts. Used to move the slider to a non-blocking position when the toner replenishing device is attached to the main body, or to move the slider to a state when the toner replenishing device is removed from the main body Block the position. 4 6 · The device of claim 4, further comprising: a latent image writing member for writing a potential image onto the image medium by a laser beam; a blocking piece for selectively blocking An optical path of the laser beam emitted from the latent image writing member; wherein the blocking member moves the shutter to a non-blocking position or the carbon when the toner replenishing device is attached to the body of the device The powder replenishing device moves the flap to a blocking position when the body is removed. 4 7 . An image forming apparatus comprising: an image medium configured to form a toner image thereon; a latent image forming member for forming a potential image on the image medium; a consumer cooperative printing a developing member for developing the potential image; and a toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to the developing member to develop the potential image; the toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a a toner container for storing toner; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device; the outer casing comprising: the paper size adopting the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification ( 210X297 mm) -12- 1269946 Λ8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent Application No. 13 A lower casing formed with an opening P for accommodating the toner container; an upper casing covering the lower casing An opening; and a latching member for latching the upper housing to close the opening of the lower housing; wherein the upper housing and the lower housing have a guide An individual engaging portion of the upper housing that engages the lower housing, and an engaging portion that causes the blocking member to engage the upper housing and the lower housing; and a direction in which the upper housing engages the lower housing and A direction in which the latching member engages the upper housing and the lower housing is perpendicular to each other. 4. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the toner replenishing device is removably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and further includes a hole for carbon to be supplemented by the toner replenishing member The powder is replenished to the developing member, and a slider for selectively blocking or not blocking the hole, and the main body of the device includes a moving member for filling in the toner replenishing device (please fill in the caution on the back side) On this page) Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Bureau, employee consumption cooperatives, printers or actuators, sliding the position will block the time block unless the unloading is removed to the body, the main mover, the device will be loaded, the charge will be filled with the powder carbon The main block of the block should be in a position to be attached to the attached action is to be displaced like a shadow: in the bracket λί more write beam light mine 7 by 4 borrow 4 to use, the piece is specially invited Write as image. Shadow 9 in the 4 subscribing items, the composition of the image into the shadow of the potential to choose from the barriers; the above use of the media film like the shadow of the paper on the paper scale for the Chinese country Standard (CNS) Α4 Specifications 210X297 mm) -13- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Optical path of the laser beam emitted by the patent application scope 14; (Please read the note on the back side and then fill in the page) Where the blocking component is in the toner replenishing device The flap is moved to a non-blocking position when attached to the body of the device, or moved to a blocking position when the toner replenishing device is removed from the body. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image medium configured to form a toner image thereon; a latent image forming member for forming a latent image on the image medium; and a developing member for developing a potential image; and a toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to the developing member to develop the potential image; the toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing carbon powder; and carbon a powder replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device; the outer casing comprising: a lower outer casing formed by an open economy department intellectual property bureau employee for accommodating the toner container a cooperative printing P; an upper casing covering the opening of the lower casing; and a latching member for closing the upper casing to close the opening of the lower casing; wherein the blocking member is under pressure Loosening the function of the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing, the direction of the pressure being perpendicular to the direction in which the blocking element engages the lower outer casing . This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 14 - 1269946 A8 B8 C8 _ D8 VI. Patent application scope 15 (please read the notes on the back and fill in this page) 5 1 . The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the toner replenishing device is removably attached to the main body of the apparatus, and further comprising a hole for replenishing the toner to the developing member by the toner replenishing member, And a slider for selectively blocking or not blocking the hole, and the body of the apparatus includes a moving member for moving the slider to a non-blocking position when the toner replenishing device is attached to the body, or It is used to move the slider to a blocking position when the toner replenishing device is removed from the main body. 5 2. The device of claim 50, further comprising: a latent image writing member for writing a latent image onto the image medium by a laser beam; a blocking piece for selectively blocking An optical path of the laser beam emitted from the latent image writing member; wherein the blocking member moves the shutter to a non-blocking position or the carbon when the toner replenishing device is attached to the body of the device The powder replenishing device moves the flap to a blocking position when the body is removed. 53. A toner replenishing device, comprising: a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing carbon powder; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing from the toner container The discharged toner to the developing device; the outer casing comprises: a lower outer casing formed with a opening for accommodating the toner container; the table paper size is measured by the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 PCT) -15- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent Application No. 16 (Please read the notice on the back of the dam and then fill out this page) An upper casing covering the opening of the lower casing; and a locking member Used to latch the upper outer casing, which closes the opening of the lower outer casing; wherein the locking member is configured to loosen the function of locking the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing when the upper outer casing is loosened from the lower outer casing; The toner container includes a spiral toner bottle, which is rotated by the rotation transferred from the main body when the toner replenishment is attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus. Toner discharged to the toner replenishing member. 5 4 . A toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing carbon powder; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device The outer casing includes: a lower outer casing formed with an opening P for accommodating the toner container; an economical department intellectual property bureau employee cooperative cooperative printing an upper outer casing for covering the opening of the lower outer casing; and a a latching member for latching the upper housing that closes the opening of the lower housing; wherein the upper housing and the lower housing have respective engaging portions that cause the upper housing to engage the lower housing, and cause the latching An engaging portion of the member engaging the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing; a direction for engaging the upper outer casing with the lower outer casing; and a direction for engaging the blocking member with the upper outer casing and the lower outer casing to be perpendicular to each other And the paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -16-1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8__ Patent Application No. 17 The toner container includes a spiral toner bottle, which is rotated by the rotation transferred from the main body when the toner replenishing is attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus, thereby carbon The powder is discharged to the toner replenishing member. 5 5 . A toner replenishing device comprising: a casing for accommodating a toner container for storing carbon powder; and a toner replenishing member for replenishing the discharged toner from the toner container to the developing device The housing includes: a lower housing formed with an opening P for receiving the toner container; an upper housing for covering the opening of the lower housing; and a latching member for latching the upper housing Opening the opening of the lower outer casing; wherein the locking element releases the function of the upper outer casing to the lower outer casing when subjected to pressure, the direction of the pressure being perpendicular to the direction in which the blocking element engages with the lower outer casing And the toner container includes a spiral toner bottle that is rotated by the rotation transferred from the main body when the toner replenishment is attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus, thereby discharging the toner to The toner replenishing member. 56. A toner replenishing device for replenishing toner to a developing portion, comprising an image forming apparatus, the toner replenishing device comprising: a toner container storing carbon powder and rotatable to the carbon The powder is discharged through its nozzle; and a relay element, including the size of the paper to be conveyed from a driving source, is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) Λ4 specification (210X297 mm) ---- 0Ϊ (Please read the notes on the back and fill out this page).1Τ Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Bureau Staff Consumer Cooperative Print -17- 1269946 B8 C8 D8 _ 6. Apply for patent scope 18 (please read the notice on the back of the threat first) Fill out this page) One of the driven parts, and a driving part that meshes with the toner container in the axial direction of the toner container, thereby transferring the rotation to the toner container. 5 7. The apparatus of claim 56, further comprising a casing construction to accommodate the toner container. 5. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein the relay element and the toner container are substantially circular and substantially cylindrical, respectively; and assuming that the relay element and the toner container have D1 The diameter and the outer diameter of D 2, shell! 1 D1 < D2 relationship is established. 5 9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein when the toner container is reused, the relay element is replaced by a relay element having a color different from the relay element. 60. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein the toner container is mainly formed of polyethylene terephthalate (P E T ). Printed by the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Employees' Consumer Cooperatives, in accordance with Article 56 of the patent application, wherein the relay element and the toner container are oriented perpendicular to the direction of the axis of rotation of the toner container. Moveable relative to each other. 6. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein the relay element and the toner container are substantially circular and substantially cylindrical, respectively; and assuming that the relay element and the toner container have D1 Diameter and D 2 This paper scale adopts Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) -18- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application scope 19

The outer diameter, shell (ID 1 < D 2 relationship is established. (Please read the back note first and then fill out this page) 6 3. If you apply for the patent scope of item 62, where the toner container is When used repeatedly, the relay element is replaced by a relay element having a color different from the relay element. 6 4. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the toner grain master The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the relay element and the toner container are substantially circular and substantially respectively. a cylindrical shape; and assuming that the relay element and the toner container have a diameter of D 1 and an outer diameter of D 2 , the relationship of D1 < D2 is established. 6 6. The device of claim 65, wherein When the toner container is reused, the relay element is replaced by a relay element having a color different from the relay element. Printed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Office, Employees' Consumption Co., Ltd. 67. Equipment, in which the toner grain master is from the poly Formed by polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 6 8 · The equipment of claim 56, wherein the toner grain is mainly made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Forming 6 9 · Image forming equipment, including: This paper is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X29*7 mm) -19- 1269946 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Patent application scope 20 Image a medium configured to form a toner image thereon; a latent image forming member for forming a latent image on the image medium; a developing member for developing the potential image; a toner replenishing device for supplementing Toner to the developing member to develop the potential image; the toner replenishing device comprises: a toner container that stores toner and can be rotated to discharge the toner through its nozzle; and a relay member, including a driving portion for accommodating a rotation transmitted from a driving source, and a driving portion that meshes with the toner container in the axial direction of the toner container, whereby The rotation is transferred to the toner container. (Please read the note on the back of the threat and then fill out this page.) Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Office, Staff and Consumer Cooperatives, Printed Paper Size Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 Specification (21〇Χ25» 7 mm) -20-