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WO2012013143A1
WO2012013143A1 PCT/CN2011/077648 CN2011077648W WO2012013143A1 WO 2012013143 A1 WO2012013143 A1 WO 2012013143A1 CN 2011077648 W CN2011077648 W CN 2011077648W WO 2012013143 A1 WO2012013143 A1 WO 2012013143A1
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developer cartridge
driving end
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谢海军
周宏辉
杨晓锋
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珠海天威飞马打印耗材有限公司
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1803—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof
    • G03G21/181—Manufacturing or assembling, recycling, reuse, transportation, packaging or storage
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0894—Reconditioning of the developer unit, i.e. reusing or recycling parts of the unit, e.g. resealing of the unit before refilling with toner

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  • the present invention relates to a method of converting a recovered developer cartridge into another developer cartridge.
  • the present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 20101023752, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • An image forming apparatus such as a printer, a copying machine, or a facsimile machine is a commonly used office equipment, and a detachable developer cartridge is internally used as a consumable for imaging.
  • a detachable developer cartridge is internally used as a consumable for imaging.
  • the developer cartridge used for image forming apparatuses such as copiers, printers, and facsimile machines is recycled and reused for reuse.
  • a common developer cartridge is generally composed of a developing frame and a drum frame, wherein the developing frame portion is provided with a stirring frame, a powder feeding roller and a developing roller, and the drum frame portion is provided with a photosensitive drum, a charging roller and the like, and is charged.
  • the roller charges the photosensitive drum, and then forms an electrostatic latent image by exposure on the photosensitive drum through the exposure assembly, and then conveys the developer to the electrostatic latent image area on the photosensitive drum through the developing roller to form a developer image, and the developer image is transferred to the paper. After the heat is set, the printed text image is finally formed.
  • a and B there are two types of developer cartridges, A and B. Since there are some differences in the external structure between the two types of developer cartridges, the recovered developer cartridge can only be applied to the image forming apparatus of the corresponding model. on.
  • the current problem is that consumables companies may recycle a large number of used A-type developer cartridges, but the demand for type A developer cartridges on the market is not large, but it is basically the same as the A-type developer cartridges.
  • the B type developer cartridge is in great demand. Because the A type developer cartridge and the B type developer cartridge have certain differences in the external structure, they cannot replace the B type developer cartridge, so they are idle or discarded, which not only causes the enterprise funds to be occupied, but also causes waste of resources. The recovery of the Type B developer cartridge requires a large amount of capital, which will put pressure on the company's capital chain and hinder the regeneration and reuse of the developer cartridge.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method for modifying a developer cartridge by the prior art, by which a recycled developer cartridge can be modified into another developer cartridge to be applicable to another Model image forming device.
  • the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a method for modifying a developer cartridge for reforming a recovery developer cartridge into a target developer cartridge, the recovery developer cartridge including a a drum assembly rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum and a developing assembly rotatably supporting the developing roller, the drum assembly and the developing assembly being hinged to each other; the drum assembly having a waste toner box, a chip mounting groove formed on a surface of the waste toner box And a photosensitive drum bearing plate disposed at one end of the waste toner box, the developing assembly having a powder chamber, a driving end cover disposed at a driving end of the powder container, and a non-driving end cover disposed at a non-driving end of the powder container, The driving end cover and the photosensitive drum bearing plate are located on the same end side of the recycled developer cartridge; the method comprises the following steps:
  • the sensor conductive sheet having an electrical contact for contacting the sensor and an electrical contact extending to the non-driving end cover sidewall to contact an external circuit ;
  • the drum assembly and the developing assembly are reassembled together to obtain a modified target developer cartridge.
  • the invention has the beneficial effects of conveniently changing a recycled developer cartridge into another developer cartridge having substantially the same internal structure, so that the developer cartridge suitable for an image forming apparatus with less market demand is recovered.
  • Simple processing which can be applied to another type of image forming device, improves the production flexibility of the consumable recycling enterprise, reduces the production cost of the enterprise, and avoids waste of resources.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a recycled developer cartridge for modification, the proximal end being a drive end.
  • Figure 2 is another perspective view of the recovered developer cartridge of Figure 1, with the proximal end being the non-drive end.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a target developer cartridge modified by the method of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the drive end cover of the recovered developer cartridge shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the drive end cover of the target developer cartridge shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 6 is a non-driven end view of the powder container portion of the recovered developer cartridge shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 7 is a non-driven end view of the powder compartment portion of the target developer cartridge shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the non-driving end cap of the recovered developer cartridge of Figure 1.
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of the non-driving end cap of the target developer cartridge shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of the waste toner box of the recovered developer cartridge shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of the waste toner box of the target developer cartridge shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of the photosensitive drum bearing plate on the waste toner box shown in Figure 10.
  • Figure 13 is a perspective view of the photosensitive drum bearing plate on the waste toner box shown in Figure 11;
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view of the sensor of Figure 7.
  • a recovered developer cartridge 1 for example, HP 5949A/X or HP7553A/X developer cartridge of Hewlett Packard Co., Ltd.
  • the recovery developer cartridge 1 includes a rotatably supporting photosensitive drum
  • the drum assembly 2 and a developing assembly 3 rotatably supporting the developing roller, the drum assembly 2 and the developing assembly 3 are hinged by a connecting pin.
  • the drum assembly 2 has a waste toner box 4, a chip mounting groove 5 formed on the surface of the waste toner box, and a photosensitive drum bearing plate 6 disposed at one end of the waste toner box 4, the developing unit 3 having a powder magazine 7, and a setting A driving end cover 8 at a driving end of the powder container 7 and a non-driving end cover 9 provided at a non-driving end of the powder container 7, the driving end cover 8 and the photosensitive drum bearing plate 6 are located at the same end side of the recovery developer cartridge 1. .
  • FIG 3 shows another developer cartridge 10 (i.e., "target developer cartridge” modified by the method of the present invention, such as HP from Hewlett Packard.
  • the CE505A/X product has the same internal structure as the recovery developer cartridge 1, and on the external structure, the chip mounting groove 15, the photosensitive drum bearing plate 16 and the driving end of the developing assembly 13 of the drum assembly 12
  • the cover 18 has a certain difference from the corresponding components of the recovered developer cartridge 1, and additionally has a sensor at the non-driving end of the powder container 17 of the developing assembly 13, which constitutes a capacitance with the developing roller, and the developer is used as a medium, thereby The amount of the developer in the induction powder silo 17 is small, and the printer will prompt the user to replace the developer cartridge when the developer is small.
  • the coupling pin between the drum assembly 2 and the developing assembly 3 is taken out to separate the drum assembly 2 and the developing assembly 3 from each other.
  • the photosensitive drum in the drum unit 2 and the developing roller in the developing unit 3 are then separately removed.
  • the drive end cap 8 is separated from the drive end of the powder magazine 7 to expose a drive gear set having a cylindrical boss 82 projecting from its end face 81 and a boss 83, The boss 83 and a portion of the stud 82 projecting from the end face 81 are cut away to obtain a drive end cover 18 of the target developer cartridge 10 as shown in FIG.
  • the non-driving end cap 9 is separated from the non-driving end of the powder bin 7 to expose the non-driving end wall 71 of the powder bin 7, the non-driving end wall 71 having a powder filling port, the powder filling port being sealed by a dome 72 live.
  • a sensor 74 of a metal material having an inductive portion 741 for contacting the developer in the powder chamber 7 and a transmitting portion 742 exposed outside the powder chamber 7.
  • a strip groove 73 (which may be 2 mm * 11 mm in size) is milled on the non-driving end wall 71 by means of a milling machine or the like, and the sensing portion 741 of the sensor 74 is inserted into the powder bin through the strip groove 73.
  • the transmitting portion 742 of the sensor 74 is affixed to the non-driving end wall 71, and then the strip groove 73 is closed by hot melt adhesive to prevent the developer from leaking therefrom.
  • a sensor conductive sheet 92 is disposed on the inner surface 91 of the non-driving end cover 9, and the sensor conductive sheet 91 can be fixed to the inner surface 91 by soldering, bonding, or the like, thereby producing a target development.
  • the sensor conductive sheet 92 has an electrical contact 921 that is lifted to contact the transfer portion 742 of the sensor 74 and an electrical contact 922 that extends to the side wall of the non-driving end cover 9 to contact an external circuit, the electrical contact 922 being externally coupled to
  • the control unit of the image forming apparatus forms an electrical connection to enable the image forming apparatus to prompt the amount of remaining powder.
  • the photosensitive drum bearing plate 6 is detached from the waste toner hopper 4, and a photosensitive drum bearing plate 16 suitable for the target developer cartridge 10 is mounted at a corresponding position of the waste toner hopper 4, the photosensitive drum bearing
  • the source of the plate 16 may be separately injection molded according to the shape and specifications of the photosensitive drum bearing plate on the original product of the target developer cartridge 10.
  • the chip mounting groove 5 on the waste toner box 4 is cut off, and the chip mounting groove 15 suitable for the target developer cartridge 10 is attached and fixed at the corresponding position of the waste toner box 4.
  • soldering, bonding or screwing may be employed.
  • the source of the chip mounting groove 15 may be separately injection molded according to the shape and specifications of the chip mounting groove on the original product of the target developer cartridge 10.
  • the modified drum assembly 12 and the developing unit 13 are recombined into the target developer cartridge 10 by the connecting pin, thereby completing the reforming operation.
  • the reforming method of the present invention can easily convert a recycled developer cartridge into another developer cartridge having substantially the same internal structure, so that the developer cartridge suitable for an image forming apparatus with less market demand is simply recovered.
  • the processing can be applied to another type of image forming apparatus, which improves the production flexibility of the consumable recycling enterprise, reduces the production cost of the enterprise, and avoids waste of resources.

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L'invention porte sur un procédé pour reconditionner une cartouche de révélateur, lequel procédé est utilisé pour reconditionner une cartouche de révélateur récupérée (1) en une cartouche de révélateur cible. Le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes, consistant à : séparer un ensemble tambour (2) d'un ensemble révélateur (3) de la cartouche de révélateur récupérée (1); séparer un capot d'extrémité de non-entraînement (9) d'une trémie de toner (7) afin d'exposer la paroi d'extrémité de non-entraînement de la trémie de toner; disposer un capteur; réaliser une encoche dans une rainure de bande sur la paroi d'extrémité de non-entraînement; insérer une partie d'induction du capteur à l'intérieur de la trémie de toner à travers la rainure de bande; coller de façon fixe une partie de transfert du capteur à la paroi d'extrémité de non-entraînement; sceller hermétiquement la rainure de bande; disposer une bande de conduction de capteur sur une surface interne du capot d'extrémité de non-entraînement (9); réinstaller le capot d'extrémité de non-entraînement (9) sur l'extrémité de non-entraînement de la trémie de toner (7); et recombiner l'ensemble tambour (2) et l'ensemble révélateur (3) afin d'obtenir la cartouche de révélateur cible reconditionnée.
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