Background technology
Electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus is meant the device that utilizes the electrophotographic image forming method to form image on recording medium.The example of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus has electrophotographic copier, electrophotographic printer (as laser printer, LED printer etc.), facsimile recorder and word processor etc.
Along with the increase that the accumulation of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus is used, need carry out various maintenance jobs, as changing photosensitive drums, change developer with developer mechanism, regulate charger, cleaning mechanism container etc.
Therefore, adopt the electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus of electrophotographic image forming method to adopt the handle box system.The handle box system is meant the box in the master component that comprises a charger, developing cell and cleaning unit, electronic photographic sensitive drum integratedly and be movably arranged on imaging device.Box in the master component that it also refers to comprise at least one in charger, developing mechanism, cleaning mechanism, the electronic photographic sensitive drum integratedly and be movably arranged on imaging device.According to the handle box system, electrophotography photosensitiving piece, the single or multiple developing mechanism that acts on the electrophotography photosensitiving piece are removably mounted on form in the imaging device master component by self-contained one-tenth.The handle box system has obviously improved the work efficiency of electrophotographic imaging forming apparatus in order to simplify operations such as maintenance, replacing.Chinese patent application 99121002.6 discloses a kind of image process unit of being combined separably by photosensitive drums box and developer box, have a photosensitive drums and a transfer roll in the photosensitive drums box at least, developer storehouse, puddle support, powder feeding roller and developer roll etc. are arranged in the developer box.For making developer box can successfully enter the photosensitive drums box, on two sidewalls of photosensitive drums box, conduit is arranged, development roll shaft in the developer box has the extended end that stretches out outside the developer box, when developer box is laid in the photosensitive drums box, the extended end of developer roll axle head enters with it the conduit that cooperates, and makes the developer box can be accurately in place; For making developer box after in place and the photosensitive drums box can relative fixed, and after using up, developer box can be separated easily with the photosensitive drums box by developer, what it was provided with the structure relative complex on the photosensitive drums box compels to push away device, is provided with receiving trap on developer box.Finish the work from above-mentioned, there are two problems, once being in order to protect this development roll shaft that stretches out outside the box body to need assembling protection support component, avoid simultaneously when the extended end of development roll shaft enters between the conduit that cooperates with it, making a noise, just need the protection support component be installed at the extended end of development roll shaft, this has just increased operation, and the Assembly part of developer box is increased; The 2nd, it is too complicated to compel to push away device and receiving trap structure, and its manufacturing cost is strengthened, and owing to compel to push away device and receiving trap all is the parts of fixing, so owing to make the error developer roll of assembling and cooperate with photosensitive drums accurately to press and contact photosensitive drums.Therefore, provide a kind of simple in structure, be convenient to assembling and change, the accurate developer box in location is real in necessary.
The utility model content
The purpose of this utility model be to provide a kind of simple in structure, be convenient to assembling and change, locate accurate developer box.
The above-mentioned purpose developer box comprises the box body and the protecting cover that have the developer storehouse, a stirring apparatus that is bearing between the box body two opposite side walls and is positioned at the powder storehouse, a powder feeding roller that is bearing between the box body opposing sidewalls and is positioned at exit, developer storehouse, one is bearing between the box body opposing sidewalls and the developer roll that contacts with powder feeding roller.For making developer box can successfully import in the photosensitive drums box; the guide support that is provided with on the box body of a side of developer box with the box body one makes the developer roll axle head can not reach outside the box body; opposite side is provided with the guide support with the protecting cover one; this guide support is not only guided box body and is successfully imported and derive the photosensitive drums box; and protected the developer roll axle head; so just being unlikely to produce support unit deviates from from the axle that develops; thereby also just can change developer box safely; avoided simultaneously dropping or the danger of losing causes the problem of aspects such as function because of the guide support accident; more simplify assembly process, improved work efficiency.Can fix for making powder box fore-and-aft direction in the photosensitive drums box, employing is provided with the elastic force apparatus that is made of director element and flexible member at developer box body rear portion, thereby this elastic force apparatus is used for producing jacking force forward between developer box rear portion and photosensitive drums box rear wall assurance is located.Developer roll makes that the grade of fit of chosen position increases in the process of development roll-in sense of touch light drum as long as just can realize pressing touching photosensitive drums by oppressing whole developer box.
Because the utility model has adopted technique scheme, realized that not only developer box is simple in structure, be convenient to assemble, the purpose of operation such as replacing, and the elastic force apparatus that importantly is arranged on the developer box body rear wall makes the location between developer roll and the photosensitive drums more accurate.
Embodiment
Among Fig. 1,2,5,6, developer box of the present utility model, comprise a box body 1 and a protecting cover 3 that has developer storehouse 12, a stirring apparatus (not shown) that is bearing between box body 1 two opposite side walls and is positioned at developer storehouse 12, a powder feeding roller (not shown) that is bearing between box body 1 opposing sidewalls and is positioned at 12 exits, developer storehouse, one is bearing between box body 1 opposing sidewalls and the developer roll 13 that contacts with the powder feeding roller (not shown).For the sake of simplicity, structure and principle of work with the identical box body of prior art, developer storehouse, stirring apparatus, dust feeder and developing apparatus are repeated no more, only the utility model structure different with prior art given to describe in detail.
Among Fig. 1,2,5,6, the process that developer box 1 is installed in photosensitive drums box 14 is very simple, the back handle 10 of hand-held developer box 1, and front end dips down and tiltedly enters photosensitive drums box 14, developer box 1 rear end is pressed downward to get final product then.For developer box 1 successfully being imported and deriving photosensitive drums box 14, respectively there are important guide support parts 5,30 both sides of box body 1 front end, wherein guide support 5 is one-body molded with box body 1, and guide support 5 length reach developer roll axle head 32a can not be reached outside the box body 1; Guide support parts 30 and protecting cover 3 one.Guide support 5,30 is not only guided box body 1, and has protected two ends 32a, the 32b of development roll shaft not frayed.So neither needing special fit that guide support 5,30 is connected to also is unlikely to produce guide support 5,30 on the box body 1 and deviates from from developer roll axle head 32a, 32b, thereby just can change developer box safely, avoided simultaneously dropping or the danger of losing causes the problem of aspects such as function because of guide support 5,30 accidents, more simplify assembly process, improved work efficiency.
Among Fig. 1,2,6, guiding support 5 with box body 1 between a projection 4 is arranged, this projection 4 is not only the pedestal of guide support 5, and with the step part 31 of guide support 30 1 ends realize jointly developer box 1 in photosensitive drums box 14 about locate.
Among Fig. 1,2,3,4,6, in the left and right sides at box body 1 rear portion an elastic force apparatus 2,29 is arranged respectively, this elastic device the 2, the 29th is made of orienting lug 7,19 and spring 6,18, thereby it is used for producing jacking force forward and makes between the photosensitive drums 15 in developer roll 13 and the photosensitive drums box 14 and guarantee the location between box body 1 rear portion and photosensitive drums box 1 rear wall.
Orienting lug 7 is formed by rail block 27 and force block 28 1 phantoms.Rail block 27 is approximate cubes, and descending thereon has the grooved tracks 25,26 that is parallel to each other on the parallel edges.Outstanding with the force block 28 that rail block 27 1 phantoms form to the relative inner of developer box 1, be used for when developer box 1 is laid or taken out, acceptance comes from the power of the rear wall compression spring 6 of photosensitive drums box 14.
Among Fig. 1,3,5; the loading plate 11 of the elastic force apparatus 2 of sidewall 16 1 ends is independent of box body 1; loading plate 11 is with screw 8,9 itself and box body 1 to be connected and fixed; a groove is arranged on developing chamber 12, and (this end is not shown; the other end is 33); be used to receive the protruding part 17 on the loading plate 11; this protruding part 17 has two effects; the one, strengthen and support bearing plate 11; the 2nd, accept jacking force from spring 6; make developer storehouse 12 avoid long jacking force, thereby realize protective effect developer storehouse 12.There is an approximate rectangular hole 20 in central authorities at loading plate 11, away from an end of box body 1 parallel protruding track 21,22 is up and down arranged at rectangular opening 20, it is respectively a little more than its parallel edges 23,24 near an end of box body 1, this projection track the 21, the 22nd, the orbit of orienting lug 7, the spacing between the initial position that its length range that to be spring 6 produce in the maximum external force that the rear wall of accepting to come from photosensitive drums box 14 applies and elastic force apparatus are installed to loading plate 11.The grooved tracks 25,26 that matches with protruding track 21,22 is also arranged on two parallel edges up and down of orienting lug 7, so just guaranteed steadily sliding of orienting lug 7.
Among Fig. 2,4,6, elastic force apparatus 29 with elastic force apparatus 2 structural symmetry also is installed on protecting cover 3, different is, and elastic force apparatus 29 is directly is installed on the wing that protecting cover 3 stretches out to 12 rear portions, developer storehouse, its course of work and principle are identical with elastic force apparatus 2 on being installed on sidewall 16, just repeat no more here.
Because the bottom of developer box 1 is by 14 carryings of photosensitive drums box, top provides the location by imaging device (not shown on the figure) inside, so need not to discuss again.
Obviously, compared to existing developer box 1, the designs simplification of developer box 1 described in the utility model assembly process, improved work efficiency, reduced cost effectively, the elastic force apparatus 2,29 that is arranged on developer box 1 rear wall makes the location between developer roll 13 and the photosensitive drums 15 more accurate, thereby has guaranteed the work quality of product.
Technical conceive of the present utility model is not limited in the foregoing description, can also obtain many different instances according to design of the present utility model, all should be included within the described scope of claim with the technical solution of the utility model equivalent transformation.