CN102073243B - Image forming apparatus and powder container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an image forming device and a powder container, wherein the image forming device comprises a mounting part for mounting a container, wherein the container comprises a powder containing part and a closing member, the powder containing part has an opening formed thereon and contains powder inside the opening, and the closing member is configured to move relative to the powder containing part to close the opening of the powder containing part; a removing member mounted on the mounting part with the container and moved with the movement of the closing member, wherein the removing member opens the opening by moving the closing member relative to the powder containing part; a closing part for limiting the movement of the closing member moved in a predetermined direction with the removed container on the mounting part, and closing the opening by moving the closing member relative to the powder containing part; and a moving unit for moving the removing part along the predetermined direction when the container is removed from the mounting part.

Description

Image processing system and powder container

Technical field

The present invention relates to image processing system and powder container.

Background technology

Known a kind of image processing system comprising powder container, this powder container has the flashboard of covering and unlimited powder supplies mouth.

So a kind of image processing system is proposed: this device comprises closed portion in Japanese Patent Laid application publication No.2008-298879, this closed portion keeps under compression between the leading edge of the installation direction along attachment/detachment main body of attachment/detachment main body side opening and the rear end face of the installation direction along attachment/detachment main body of main body side opening/closing parts, with space leading edge and main body side opening/closing parts between airtight when carrying out attachment/detachment to attachment/detachment main body.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to suppress the phenomenon that contingent powder spills from image processing system when removing powder container.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of image processing system is provided to comprise: mounting portion, it is for installing container, described container comprises powder containing part and divides and packaged unit, described powder containing part divides and is formed with opening and holds powder in inside, and described packaged unit is arranged to can to divide relative to described powder containing part mobile to close the opening that described powder containing part divides; Remove parts, its restriction is installed to the movement of the described packaged unit of movement on described mounting portion along with described container, and relatively moves unlimited described opening by making described packaged unit divide relative to described powder containing part; Enclosure portion, its restriction along with the movement of removing described container and described packaged unit along predetermined direction movement from described mounting portion, and relatively moves closed described opening by making described packaged unit divide relative to described powder containing part; And mobile unit, it makes described releasing parts move along predetermined direction when removing described container from described mounting portion.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a first aspect of the present invention, described releasing parts are along described packaged unit along with the moving direction removing described container and movement from described mounting portion is arranged on the upstream side of described packaged unit, and described mobile unit makes described releasing parts move along predetermined direction and make described releasing parts extrude the mobile described packaged unit by described enclosure portion restriction.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, in image processing system described according to a second aspect of the present invention, contact position place between described releasing parts and described packaged unit is formed with crimping section, described in described crimping section place, remove parts and described packaged unit extrude each other because described releasing parts extrude by described mobile unit, the opening that described powder containing part divides when described powder containing part divides mobile along with the dismounting of described container is by above described crimping section, and along with the dismounting of described container the opening that the described powder containing part of movement divides remove restriction to the packaged unit of mobile restricted system by enclosure portion described after above described crimping section.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a first aspect of the present invention, at described releasing parts, described releasing parts when being installed to along with described container that on described mounting portion, the movement of the described packaged unit of movement limits are contacted with described packaged unit, and described mobile unit makes described releasing parts move along predetermined direction while keeping the contact between described releasing parts and described packaged unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a first aspect of the present invention, when removing described container, the power that described mobile unit utilization is applied to described container by user makes described releasing parts move along predetermined direction.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a first aspect of the present invention, after described opening is closed, described enclosure portion removes the restriction to the described packaged unit of mobile restricted system.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the image processing system according to a first aspect of the present invention to the 6th described in either direction, described powder is toner.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of powder container to comprise: powder containing part divides, it is formed with opening and holds powder in inside, and described powder containing part divides and is arranged on image processing system, packaged unit, when described powder containing part is divided be arranged on described image processing system time, by the movement making described packaged unit and the limiting part be arranged on described image processing system touch to limit described packaged unit, thus make described packaged unit relative to described powder containing part divide relatively move with open wide described opening, and when removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, to move along predetermined direction by making described packaged unit and contact the movement that described image processing system limits described packaged unit, thus make described packaged unit relative to described powder containing part divide relatively move with close described opening, and movable part, it makes described limiting part move along predetermined direction removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a eighth aspect of the present invention, when described powder containing part is divided be installed on described image processing system time, described movable part enters in the groove that is arranged on described limiting part, when removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, described movable part utilizes the friction force be applied between the wall surface of described groove and described movable part that described limiting part is moved along predetermined direction.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, in image processing system described according to a eighth aspect of the present invention, when removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, by the movement making described packaged unit and the teat be projected on the mobile alignment of described packaged unit touch to limit described packaged unit, and described powder container also comprises backoff portion, after described opening is by described closure member seals, described backoff portion extrudes described teat and moves back away from described mobile alignment to make described teat.

According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, in the image processing system according to a eighth aspect of the present invention to the tenth described in either side, described powder is toner.

According to a first aspect of the invention, and not adopting compared with situation of the present invention, the phenomenon that contingent powder spills from described image processing system when removing described container can being suppressed.

According to a second aspect of the invention, and do not adopt compared with situation of the present invention, between described releasing parts and described packaged unit, produce gap hardly therefore can powder be suppressed better to enter into gap.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, and do not adopt compared with situation of the present invention, powder can be suppressed further to enter between described releasing parts and described packaged unit.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, and do not adopt compared with situation of the present invention, powder can be suppressed further to enter between described releasing parts and described packaged unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, can when not adopting any parts such as the such as spring that arranges separately mobile described releasing parts thus the number of parts can be reduced.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, restriction cancellation before described opening is closed can be prevented thus positively close described opening.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, toner can be used as powder.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, and not adopting compared with situation of the present invention, the phenomenon that contingent powder spills from described image processing system when removing described container can being suppressed.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, and do not adopt compared with situation of the present invention, described limiting part can be moved simply.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, described packaged unit can be made by described teat thus described powder container can be removed from described image processing system.

According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, toner can be used as powder.

Accompanying drawing explanation

, exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail below, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the view of the unitary construction of the image processing system illustrated as so-called tandem type digital color printer;

Fig. 2 is the view that image formation unit is shown;

Fig. 3 is the skeleton view that powder box and organization of supply are shown;

Fig. 4 is the view that powder box is shown;

Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B is the view that powder box when observing from front is shown;

Fig. 6 is the skeleton view that the first flashboard is shown;

Fig. 7 illustrates the view immediately preceding the state starting powder box to be inserted into powder box afterwards in image processing system;

Fig. 8 is the view that the state inserting powder box during powder box is shown;

Fig. 9 is the view of the state of powder box after the first flashboard is mobile backward when the front observation from powder box is shown;

Figure 10 is the view of the state that powder box after process powder box being inserted into image processing system completes is shown;

Figure 11 is in the view that the first flashboard is closed the powder box of state when being and the downside observation from powder box is shown;

Figure 12 illustrates the view being in the powder box of the first flashboard open state when the downside of powder box is observed;

Figure 13 is the cut-open view intercepted along the line XIII-XIII in Figure 11;

Figure 14 is the skeleton view that holding portion is shown;

Figure 15 is the view of the surrounding of the 3rd flat surfaces that holding portion is shown;

Figure 16 is the cut-open view intercepted along the line XVI-XVI in Figure 15;

Figure 17 is the cut-open view intercepted along the line XVII-XVII in Figure 14;

Figure 18 is the view of the state that various piece after starting to insert powder box is shown;

Figure 19 is the view of the state of various piece in the process inserting powder box;

Figure 20 is the view of the state that various piece after the process inserting powder box completes is shown;

Figure 21 A and Figure 21 B is the view of the operation that the second teat is shown; And Figure 22 to Figure 27 is the view of the operation that the second flashboard and slidable member are shown.

Embodiment

Below, exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 illustrates the unitary construction of the image processing system 1 as so-called tandem type digital color printer.Image processing system 1 as shown in Figure 1 comprises: image formation system 10, and it corresponds to the gradation data of shades of colour and forms image; Sheet transport system 40, it transmits paper P; Image processing section (not shown), it performs predetermined image process to the view data received from the personal computer be connected with image processing section (PC) or document scanning device (not shown); And control section (not shown), it controls the operation of various piece (each device).

Image formation system 10 comprises in the horizontal direction with 4 image formation units 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K corresponding respectively to yellow (Y), magenta (M), blue-green (cyan) (C) and black (K) that constant interval is arranged in parallel.Image formation system 10 also comprises: transfer printing unit 20, and the powder image of the shades of colour be formed in the photosensitive drums 12 of image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K is multiply transferred on intermediate transfer belt 21 by it; And laser explosure device 30, it utilizes laser beam to irradiate image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K.Image formation system 10 also comprises fixing device 29, and this fixing device 29 is by heating and the image fixing that will be secondarily transferred to via transfer printing unit 20 on paper P of pressurizeing.In addition, image processing system 1 according to this exemplary embodiment is provided with powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K, each powder box be container example and be hold shades of colour powder and be removably installed to powder container on image processing system 1.Organization of supply 100 is also set to be fed to respectively by the powder be contained in each powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K in developing apparatus 16Y, 16M, 16C and 16K (will be described hereinafter) of being arranged in image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K.Can the powder such as toner accommodating, toner, metal powder according to powder box of the present invention.

Transfer printing unit 20 comprises: driven roller 22, and it drives intermediate transfer belt 21; Idler roller 23, it applies constant tension force to intermediate transfer belt 21; Backing roll 24, the superposition powder image of shades of colour is secondarily transferred on paper P by it; And band clearer 25, it removes the residual powder remained on intermediate transfer belt 21.Intermediate transfer belt 21 is wrapped on driven roller 22, idler roller 23 and backing roll 24 with constant tension force, and intermediate transfer belt 21 drives by driven roller 22 and circulates along the direction of arrow in accompanying drawing at a predetermined velocity.

Laser explosure device 30 comprises to be made laser beam (LB-Y, LB-M, LB-C, LB-K) deflect and performs the polygonal mirror 31 and laser diode (not shown) and modulator that scan by laser beam.Sheet transport system 40 comprises: stacking portion 41, its stacking paper P having image to be recorded; Feed rolls 42, it picks up paper P from stacking portion 41 and supplies paper P; Paper-feed roll 43, its paper feed rolls 42 supplied is separated page by page and transmits paper P; And transfer path 44, it sends the paper P be separated page by page through paper-feed roll 43 to image transfer section and divides.Sheet transport system 40 also comprises: registration roller 45, and the paper P transmitted by transfer path 44 is sent to secondary transfer printing position by it while adjustment timing (moment); And secondary transfer roller 46, it is arranged on secondary transfer printing position and extrudes with backing roll 24 and contacts to be secondarily transferred on paper P by image.Sheet transport system 40 also comprises: distributing roller 47, and it will have the paper P of image to output to outside image processing system through fixing paper 29 is fixing; And stacking portion 48, its stacking paper P exported by distributing roller 47.In the present example embodiment, two-sided delivery unit 49 is set thus double-sided recording modes can be carried out by making to overturn through the paper P that fixing device 29 is fixing.

Next, image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K in image formation system 10 will be described in detail.Fig. 2 illustrates image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K.

Be described for yellow image forming unit 11Y, each image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K comprise: photosensitive drums 12Y; Charging device 13Y, it charges to photosensitive drums 12Y; And developing apparatus 16Y, to utilizing the laser beam LB-Y that launched by laser explosure device 30, the electrostatic latent image be formed on photosensitive drums 12Y develops for it.The major part of charging device 13Y is formed by the charging roller 14Y being arranged to contact with photosensitive drums 12Y and to the clearer 15Y that charging roller 14Y cleans.

Image formation unit 11Y is provided with primary transfer roller 17Y, and this primary transfer roller 17Y is arranged to across intermediate transfer belt 21 opposed with photosensitive drums 12Y to be transferred on intermediate transfer belt 21 by the powder image be developed on photosensitive drums 12Y.In addition, image formation unit 11Y is provided with bulging clearer 18Y, and this drum clearer 18Y utilizes the cleaning balde 19Y arranged contiguously with photosensitive drums 12Y to remove the residual powder remained on photosensitive drums 12Y.Other image formation unit 11M, 11C are identical with the structure of yellow image forming unit 11Y with the structure of 11K.

Next, the primary image of Description Image forming apparatus 1 is formed operation.The look material reflected light image of the document read by document scanning device (not shown) or the look material view data that formed by such as personal computer (not shown) are input to the reflectivity data as such as 8 redness (R), green (G) and blueness (B) composition in image processing section (not shown).Image processing section performs predetermined image process to inputted reflectivity data, such as, the various picture edittings such as light and shade correction, misregistration correction, lightness/color space conversion, Gamma correction and such as frame deletion, color editor and mobile editor.View data through image procossing is converted into the look material gradation data of yellow (Y), magenta (M), blue-green (C) and black (K) four kinds of color components and is exported to laser explosure device 30.

The laser beam exported by laser diode (not shown) (LB-Y, LB-M, LB-C and LB-K) is exported to polygonal mirror 31 via f-θ lens (not shown) by the look material gradation data that laser explosure device 30 responds input.Polygonal mirror 31 modulates incident laser beam according to the gradation data of shades of colour composition, deflects and scans modulated laser beam to irradiate the photosensitive drums 12 in image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K via imaging len and multiple catoptron (not shown).In the photosensitive drums 12 of image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K, the surface of having charged is exposed and scans thus form electrostatic latent image on a surface.The electrostatic latent image formed is developed the powder image into yellow (Y), magenta (M), blue-green (C) and black (K) shades of colour composition respectively in each image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K.Then, the powder image be formed in the photosensitive drums 12 of image formation unit 11Y, 11M, 11C and 11K is multiply transferred on intermediate transfer belt 21.

In sheet transport system 40, the timing that feed rolls 42 is formed according to image and rotating, thus supply paper P by stacking portion 41.Then, the paper P be separated page by page by paper-feed roll 43 sends registration roller 45 to through transfer path 44 and is temporarily stopped.Then, registration roller 45 rotates according to the moving timing of intermediate transfer belt 21 being formed with powder image, and paper P is sent to the secondary transfer printing position formed by backing roll 24 and secondary transfer roller 46.In secondary transfer printing position, extruding contact force and electric field is utilized to carry out transfer printing to the powder image of four kinds of color components of superposition successively in the slow scan direction.Then, be discharged roller 47 and be stacked in stacking portion 48 through fixing process transferred with the paper P of powder image in fixing device 29.

Next, organization of supply 100 will be described in detail.

Fig. 3 is the skeleton view that powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C, 200K and organization of supply 100 are shown.

Organization of supply 100 in this exemplary embodiment is provided with corresponding with each powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K and holds the holding portion 500 of powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K.In addition, powder translator unit 800 is set to send the powder of discharging from powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K of being contained in holding portion 500 to developing apparatus 16Y, 16M, 16C and 16K.In the present example embodiment, powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K is configured to be inserted into image processing system 1 from the front side of image processing system 1 to rear side.Powder box removes from image processing system 1 by the front side extraction powder box that powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K are also configured by towards image processing system 1.In image processing system 1, the position arranging holding portion 500 can as the mounting portion of installing powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K.

Fig. 4 illustrates powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K.Powder box 200Y, 200M, 200C and 200K have identical structure, therefore hereinafter by powder box 200Y as an example.As shown in the figure, powder box 200Y is formed as cylindrical shape and has predetermined length.More particularly, powder box 200Y comprises: operation part 200, being installed to by powder box 200Y on image processing system 1 or when removing powder box 200Y from this image processing system 1, user operates this operation part 200; And main part 300, it is formed as cylindrical shape and the example that divides of the powder containing part holding powder in inside as what have end and the other end.

Operation part (functional unit) 200 is formed as the cylindrical shape that one end is closed.Operation part 200 is installed to one end of main part 300 under the state covered one end of main part 300.Specifically, operation part 200 comprises: base portion 230, and it is formed as cylindrical shape; First teat 210, it is given prominence to from the outer surface of base portion 230 along the radial direction of base portion 230; And second teat 220, it is given prominence to from the end face of base portion 230 along the axis of powder box 200Y.Herein, be formed with the gap (not shown) allowing the finger of user to insert in the inner side of the second teat 220, therefore operation part 200 has the shape allowing easily to extract powder box 200Y out.

Main part 300 comprises: matrix 330, and it is columnar and holds powder in inside; And rotation limiting portion 340, its axis be arranged to along powder box 200Y is given prominence to from the outer surface of matrix 330 and contacts with holding portion 500 for limiting powder box 200Y rotation in the circumferential.Main part 300 also comprises the first flashboard 310, it is set to can moving axially along powder box 200Y, and covers the second flashboard 320 towards the second flashboard 320 (will be described hereinafter); And flashboard leader 350, it guides the first flashboard 310 and the second flashboard 320 when the first flashboard 310 and the second flashboard 320 move.Flashboard leader 350 radial direction be arranged to from the outer surface of matrix 330 along matrix 330 is given prominence to and axis along powder box 200Y is arranged.Flashboard leader 350 is formed as rectangular parallelepiped, and has the first guide groove 351 for guiding the first flashboard 310 each side (side is not illustrated), and this first flashboard 310 arranges along the axis of powder box 200Y and moves.

Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B illustrates powder box 200Y when observing from front end.More particularly, these accompanying drawings illustrate powder box 200Y when observing from the direction of the arrow V Fig. 4.

As shown in Figure 5A, powder box 200Y installs storer 301.Store in storer 301 such as about the information of powder using state, the information about powder color, the information about powder saturation, the information etc. that manufactures about powder.Powder box 200Y is provided with link 302, and this link 302 is connected with the connected component 810 (see Figure 17) being arranged on image processing system 1 side when powder box 200Y is installed on image processing system 1 and is subject to driving force from image processing system 1 side joint.In the present example embodiment, by link 302, driving force is passed to the transfer member (will be described hereinafter) be arranged in powder box 200Y, thus by drive transmission part, powder inside is sent to powder discharge port (not shown in the accompanying drawings).

Below, rotation limiting portion 340 will be described in detail.In the present example embodiment, a pair rotation limiting portion 340 is set at the diverse location of the axis along powder box 200Y.Rotation limiting portion 340 is arranged on the side of matrix 330 and another rotation limiting portion 340 is arranged on the opposite side of matrix 330, that is, be positioned at the opposite side of side, above-mentioned rotation limiting portion 340 place across matrix 330.Each rotation limiting portion 340 is formed with T-shaped xsect.

In more detail, rotation limiting portion 340 is arranged along the axis of powder box 200Y, and rotation limiting portion 340 comprises the outstanding base portion 343 of radial direction from the outer surface of matrix 330 along matrix 330.Each rotation limiting portion 340 has the relation (cross reference) from outstanding the first teat 341 of the terminal part of base portion 343 of being orthogonal with base portion 343 downwards.Each rotation limiting portion 340 is also provided with to be orthogonal with base portion 343 relation (cross reference) the second teat 342 projected upwards from the terminal part of base portion 343.

In other words, each rotation limiting portion 340 have the first teat 341 that the terminal part along a direction from base portion 343 extends and along with this side in the opposite direction from the second teat 342 that the terminal part of base portion 343 extends.In addition, in other words, each rotation limiting portion 340 comprises the first teat 341, this first teat 341 be arranged at certain intervals towards matrix 330 outer surface and arrange along the direction that the tangent line of the outer surface of matrix 330 extends.Similarly, each rotation limiting portion 340 is provided with the second teat 342, this second teat 342 be arranged at certain intervals towards matrix 330 outer surface and arrange along the direction that the tangent line of the outer surface of matrix 330 extends.In the mode identical with base portion 343, the first teat 341 and the second teat 342 are arranged along the axis of powder box 200Y.Herein, Fig. 5 A also illustrates operation part 200 (see dotted line), and wherein, the profile of operation part 200 meets the profile of main part 300.

The part being positioned at the front end of powder box 200Y of rotation limiting portion 340 is formed with above-mentioned T-shaped xsect.Meanwhile, the part of the longitudinal middle part or rearward end that are positioned at powder box 200Y of rotation limiting portion 340 is formed with L shape xsect.Herein, Fig. 5 B illustrates the cut-open view of the rotation limiting portion 340 intercepted along the line VB 1-VB 1 in Fig. 4 and VB2-VB2, and as shown in drawings, the longitudinal middle part being positioned at powder box 200Y of rotation limiting portion 340 and rearward end are formed with L shape xsect.Specifically, above-mentioned first teat 341 is not arranged on middle part and rearward end, but forms rotation limiting portion 340 by base portion 343 and the second teat 342.

Fig. 6 is the skeleton view that the first flashboard 310 is shown.

As shown in the figure, the first flashboard 310 is formed as the box-shaped that top (side (see Fig. 4) towards the matrix 330 of main part 300) is opened wide.More particularly, the first flashboard 310 comprises: towards portion 314, and it is formed as smooth rectangle and is arranged to the matrix 330 of agent-oriention part 300; The first side wall 311, it extends from the long limit towards portion 314 towards matrix 330; Second sidewall 312, it extends from another the long limit towards portion 314 towards matrix 330; And the 3rd sidewall 313, it extends from towards the minor face closer to powder box 200Y front end two minor faces in portion 314 towards matrix 330.

First flashboard 310 also comprises a pair first teat 315A, a pair second teat 315B and a pair the 3rd teat 315C on the inside surface of the first side wall 311 and the inside surface of the second sidewall 312, and above each pair of teat is arranged to facing each other.In the present example embodiment, the diameter of the second teat 315B is less than the diameter of the first teat 315A.In addition, first flashboard 310 comprises swing component 315D, this swing component 315D has elasticity and can swing by the above-below direction along accompanying drawing on the first side wall 311 and the second sidewall 312, and the first flashboard 310 also comprises the 4th teat 315E, the 4th teat 315E is arranged on the top of swing component 315D and is projected into outside the first flashboard 310.

In addition, powder box 200Y will be described.

Fig. 7 illustrates the state immediately preceding powder box 200Y after the powder box 200Y process be inserted in image processing system 1 being started.Fig. 8 illustrates in state powder box 200Y being inserted into powder box 200Y in the process in image processing system 1.

Although eliminate explanation in the foregoing description, but as shown in Figure 7, powder box 200Y has restriction teat 303, and this restriction teat 303 is arranged on the bottom of matrix 330 to touch with the 4th teat 315E be arranged on the first flashboard 310 to limit moving backward of the first flashboard 310.At powder box 200Y under the state that image processing system 1 is removed, the 4th teat 315E touches with restriction teat 303, thus enters the state of the movement backward of restriction first flashboard 310.In addition, at powder box 200Y under the state that image processing system 1 is removed, the rising wood 321 (the 3rd teat 315C is between rising wood 321 and the outer surface of matrix 330) being arranged on the 3rd teat 315C (see Fig. 6) on the first flashboard 310 and the second flashboard 320 is touched, thus restriction the first flashboard 310 towards the movement in direction deviating from matrix 330.

In the present example embodiment, when powder box 200Y is inserted in image processing system 1, the 4th teat 315E be subject to holding portion 500 (see Fig. 3) towards deviating from the direction (lower right in accompanying drawing) of matrix 330 and the extruding (being described hereinafter) towards the first flashboard 310 direction (lower left in accompanying drawing) of movement backward.Correspondingly, the above-mentioned touching between the 4th teat 315E and restriction teat 303 is removed, and makes the first flashboard 310 move to precalculated position backward.Then, above-mentioned touching between the rising wood 321 of the second flashboard 320 and the 3rd teat 315C is removed, second teat 315B (see Fig. 6) and the inclined-plane (not shown) be arranged in the first guide groove 351 are touched simultaneously, thus before the first flashboard 310, the mode of ends sag moves.

Then, powder box 200Y advances further in image processing system 1, but the movement of the first flashboard 310 is subject to holding portion 500 to be limited, and therefore the first flashboard 310 stops at the precalculated position of holding portion 500.Therefore, as shown in Figure 8, the second flashboard 320 of the front being arranged on powder box 200Y is exposed.After touching between the rising wood 321 and the 3rd teat 315C of the second flashboard 320 is removed, the second teat 315B (see Fig. 6) touches with the inwall of the first guide groove 351 be arranged in flashboard guide portion 350.Therefore, the movement (sagging) of the first flashboard 310 stops at precalculated position.

Powder box 200Y state when Fig. 9 illustrates and observes from the front of powder box 200Y after the first flashboard 310 is mobile backward.Fig. 9 is utilized to further describe the structure of the front of powder box 200Y.

As shown in the figure, the part being positioned at the leading section of powder box 200Y of matrix 330 is provided with the flat surfaces 331 of cutting sth. askew.This flat surfaces 331 is provided with towards the outstanding teat 332 in the direction deviating from flat surfaces 331.This teat 332 is set to than the leading section of flashboard guide portion 350 (see Fig. 8) closer to powder box 200Y.In the present example embodiment, flashboard guide portion 350 comprises: guide main body portion 352, and it to be given prominence to and axis along powder box 200Y is arranged from the outer surface of matrix 330 along the radial direction of base portion; And first teat 353, it is given prominence to from a side in guide main body portion 352 and axis along powder box 200Y extends.

Flashboard guide portion 350 also comprises the second teat 354, and this second teat 354 is given prominence to from the another side in guide main body portion 352 and axis along powder box 200Y extends.In guide main body portion 352, form through hole 355 discharge the powder be contained in powder box 200Y.In the present example embodiment, be provided with seal member 304 at the upper surface of guide main body part 352, sealing parts 304 have elasticity, are formed as rectangle and have the through hole 304A being formed at middle part.Seal member 304 can be formed by urethane rubber or foamed polyurethane.

Second flashboard 320 has as the example of packaged unit: covering part 323, and it is formed as smooth and is arranged to towards seal member 304 to cover the through hole 304A be formed in seal member 304; First sidepiece 327, it extends from the direction of the width end of covering part 323 towards matrix 330; Second sidepiece 322, its other end from the width direction extends towards matrix 330; First surface is to portion 324, and it is connected with the first sidepiece 327 and is arranged to towards covering part 323; And second towards portion 325, it is connected with the second sidepiece 322 and is arranged to towards covering part 323.In the exemplary embodiment, the first teat 353 and seal member 304 remain on first surface between portion 324 and covering part 323, and the second teat 354 and seal member 304 remain on second towards between portion 325 and covering part 323.Therefore, seal member 304 is in by the state compressed.

Figure 10 illustrates the state of powder box 200Y after the powder box 200Y process be inserted in image processing system 1 being completed.

If insert powder box 200Y further from state as shown in Figure 8, then the second flashboard 320 is touched with the predetermined portions (see Fig. 3) of holding portion 500, thus it is mobile that the second flashboard 320 is stopped.Subsequently, make to be opened wide by the through hole 304A (see Fig. 9) of the closed seal member 304 of the second flashboard 320.Therefore, as shown in Figure 10, form powder discharge port 307 (opening example) in the bottom of powder box 200Y, discharge powder successively by this powder discharge port 307.

When extracting powder box 200Y out from image processing system 1, perform aforesaid operations with reverse order.That is, by making the main part 300 of the second flashboard 320 couples of powder box 200Y do relative motion closed powder discharge port 307.In addition, by making the first flashboard 310 do relative motion, the second flashboard 320 is covered with the first flashboard 310.Although eliminate explanation in the foregoing description, as shown in Figure 8, the second flashboard 320 is formed with inclined-plane 326, this inclined-plane 326 is arranged to be connected with rising wood 321 and along with moving and close to matrix 330 leading section towards powder box 200Y.When the first flashboard 310 moves, the 3rd teat 315C (see Fig. 6) be arranged on the first flashboard 310 climbs up inclined-plane 326.Correspondingly, the leading section of the first flashboard 310 close to matrix 330 and the second flashboard 320 covered by the first flashboard 310.

Will be further described below powder box 200Y.

Figure 11 illustrates the powder box 200Y being in the pent state of the first flashboard 310 when the lower side of powder box 200Y is observed.Figure 12 illustrates the powder box 200Y being in the state that the first flashboard 310 is opened when the lower side of powder box 200Y is observed.Figure 13 is the cut-open view of the powder box 200Y along the line XIII-XIII intercepting in Figure 11.

As shown in figure 11, in flashboard guide portion 350, flashboard guide groove 356 is formed along the axis of powder box 200Y.In flashboard guide groove 356, the first backoff portion 357A and the second backoff portion 357B is set and extrudes the first teat (by being described in detail hereinafter) be arranged in holding portion 500 (see Fig. 3) and move back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y to make the first teat.In addition, as shown in figure 12, in flashboard guide groove 356, also arrange the 3rd backoff portion 357C (example of backoff portion) extrude the second teat (by being described in detail hereinafter) be arranged in holding portion 500 and move back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y to make the second teat.First backoff portion 357A, the second backoff portion 357B and the 3rd backoff portion 357C are formed with multiple lamellar (ribbed) teat be arranged parallel to each other.

First backoff portion 357A is arranged on the side being provided with operation part 200 of powder box 200Y.When observing powder box 200Y from lower side (under state as shown in figure 11), the first backoff portion 357A is arranged to adjacent with operation part 200.

Second backoff portion 357B is arranged between the first backoff portion 357A and the 3rd backoff portion 357C.When closedown the first flashboard 310, the second backoff portion 357B is arranged to than the rearward end (see Figure 11) of the first flashboard 310 closer to powder box 200Y.In addition, when closedown the first flashboard 310, the second backoff portion 357B is arranged to adjacent with the first flashboard 310 (see Figure 11).

3rd backoff portion 357C is arranged on the leading section of powder box 200Y.In addition, when closedown the second flashboard 320, the 3rd backoff portion 357C is arranged to than the rearward end (see Figure 12) of the second flashboard 320 closer to powder box 200Y.In addition, when observing powder box 200Y from lower side, the 3rd backoff portion 357C is arranged to adjacent with the second flashboard 320 (see Figure 12).

As shown in figure 13, the first backoff portion 357A has inclined-plane (inclined surface) A1, and this inclined-plane A1 is formed as moving along with the rearward end towards powder box 200Y and deviating from the outer surface (outside surface) of matrix 330.In other words, the first backoff portion 357A has the inclined-plane tilted relative to the removing direction of powder box 200Y.Second backoff portion 357B has inclined-plane B1, and this inclined-plane B1 becomes and moves along with the leading section towards powder box 200Y and deviate from the outer surface of matrix 330.3rd backoff portion 357C has inclined-plane C1, and this inclined-plane C1 is formed as moving along with the leading section towards powder box 200Y and deviating from the outer surface of matrix 330.Figure 13 also illustrates the inside of main part 300.In main part 300, be provided with transfer member 305, this transfer member 305 is driven when receiving driving force from link 302 and is rotated that the powder in main part 300 is sent to powder discharge port 307 (see Figure 10).

Next, holding portion 500 as shown in Figure 3 and powder translator unit 800 will be described.

Figure 14 is the skeleton view of holding portion 500.

As shown in the figure, holding portion 500 is formed as drain-pipe-like (being formed with U-shaped cross-section), that is, opened upper end.More particularly, holding portion 500 has: bottom 530, and it has long a pair limit and direction of insertion along powder box 200Y extends; The first side wall 510, it upwards extends from a long limit of bottom 530; And second sidewall 520, it upwards extends from another long limit of bottom 530.Holding portion 500 has the first guiding piece 540 at the upper limb of the first side wall 510, in the first guiding piece 540, insert the rotation limiting portion 340 (see Fig. 5 A) that is formed on powder box 200Y and the first guiding piece 540 for guiding this rotation limiting portion 340.Holding portion 500 has the second guiding piece 550 at the upper limb of the second sidewall 520, in the second guiding piece 550, insert another rotation limiting portion 340 (see Fig. 5 A) of being formed on powder box 200Y and the second guiding piece 550 for guiding this another rotation limiting portion 340.

Holding portion 500 comprises the V-arrangement teat 560 with inclined-plane 561 on the inside surface of the second sidewall 520, and this inclined-plane 561 to move and close to bottom 530 along with the direction of insertion towards powder box 200Y.Although not shown, the inside surface of the first side wall 510 is also provided with teat 560.In addition, holding portion 500 has a pair elongated hole 565 running through the second sidewall 520.This is arranged on the rear side in the direction of insertion of powder box 220Y of holding portion 500 to elongated hole 565.Although not shown, the first side wall 510 is also provided with a pair elongated hole.

In this article, bottom 530 is provided with three flat surfaces in the height direction with skew.Specifically, in bottom 530, the first flat surfaces 531 be arranged on start to insert powder box 200Y intake section side near.Second flat surfaces 532 lower than the first flat surfaces 531 is provided with at the rear of the first flat surfaces 531.Be provided with at the more rear of the second flat surfaces 532 than the first flat surfaces 531 and higher the 3rd flat surfaces 533 of the second flat surfaces 532.Also be provided with along short transverse arrange for the first connecting surface 534 that the first flat surfaces 531 and the second flat surfaces 532 are coupled together and second connecting surface 535 being used for the second flat surfaces 532 and the 3rd flat surfaces 533 being coupled together of arranging along short transverse.

Holding portion 500 is also provided with the first teat 571, and this first teat 571 is connected to the first flat surfaces 531 via elastic component 571A and gives prominence to from the first flat surfaces 531 towards the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y (the first flashboard 310).In addition, be provided with the second teat 572 (example of jut), this second teat 572 is connected to the 3rd flat surfaces 533 via elastic component 572A and gives prominence to from the 3rd flat surfaces 533 towards the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.By deflection elastic component 571A, the first teat 571 can be moved back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y, and by deflection elastic component 572A, the second teat 572 can be moved back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment, teat 573 is limited being arranged the position that the 3rd flat surfaces 533 and the second sidewall 520 couple together of the second connecting surface 535.When inserting powder box 200Y under the state put upside down in the front-end and back-end of powder box 200Y, restriction teat 573 contacts with operation part 200 (see Fig. 4) thus limits powder box 200Y and can not move to towards rear side the part be provided with outside the position limiting teat 573.Holding portion 500 has the main body side escape hole 575 (see Fig. 3) for the powder of discharging from powder discharge port 307 (see Figure 10) being discharged to further powder translator unit 800.

Will be further described below holding portion 500.

Figure 15 illustrates the 3rd flat surfaces 533 of holding portion 500 around.Although do not illustrate in the above description, but holding portion 500 is provided with slidable member 580 (removing the example of parts and limiting part), slidable member 580 is arranged in the rear side of the second teat 572 along the direction of insertion of powder box 200Y and is positioned at the top of the 3rd flat surfaces 533 and slidable member 580 is slided along the direction of insertion of powder box 200Y and removing direction.Holding portion 500 is also provided with main body side flashboard 590, and this main body side flashboard 590 is arranged in slidable member 580 and also can slides along the direction of insertion of powder box 200Y and removing direction.

Figure 16 is the cut-open view intercepted along the line XVI-XVI in Figure 15.First, with reference to Figure 15 and Figure 16, slidable member 580 is described.In figure 16, the description of main body side flashboard 590 is eliminated.

As shown in figure 16, slidable member 580 comprises: base plate 581, and when overlooking from top, this base plate is formed as rectangle; Sidepiece 582, its long limit being arranged in base plate 581 upwards extends; And towards portion 583, it is arranged to towards base plate 581 and is connected to sidepiece 582.Slidable member 580 has at base plate 581 and towards the gap 584 between portion 583.Although do not illustrate in figure 16, another long limit of base plate 581 is provided with sidepiece 582, towards portion 583 and gap 584.

In addition, also as shown in figure 15, slidable member 580 has with the first side wall 510 towards a pair that arranges towards part 585 on a long limit of base plate 581.As shown in figure 16, each is provided with towards the outstanding teat 585A of the first side wall 510 towards part 585.Teat 585A is inserted in the elongated hole 565 (see Figure 14) be formed on holding portion 500.Although do not illustrate in the accompanying drawings, be also provided with a pair towards part 585 on another long limit of base plate 581.As shown in figure 16, slidable member 580 comprises and passing through to make the powder of discharging from powder box 200Y towards the through hole 586 arranged with main body side escape hole 575 (see Figure 14) on base plate 581.

In slidable member 580, be formed among the multiple surfaces in base plate 581, seal member 587 (see Figure 16) is being installed on the surface towards the 3rd flat surfaces 533 (see Figure 15).Seal member 587 has elasticity and is compressible in a thickness direction.Seal member 587 can be formed by such as urethane rubber or foamed polyurethane.Seal member 587 is formed the through hole 587A for being passed by the powder of through hole 586.In addition, slidable member 580 has inclined-plane 583A, this inclined-plane 583A is arranged in be arranged in and on the surface of base plate 581, is positioned at the upstream side of the direction of insertion of powder box 200Y towards the multiple surfaces in portion 583, and this inclined-plane 583A is along with the downstream of the direction of insertion towards powder box 200Y moving and close to base plate 581.In addition, in portion 583, otch 583B (also see Figure 15) is formed with at movable part 580.

Meanwhile, main body side flashboard 590 has: flashboard main body 593, and it is contained in the gap 584 of slidable member 580 and also can slides along the direction of insertion of powder box 200Y and removing direction; And first swing component 591, it can relative to two towards swinging along direction of closing and departure direction one of in portion 583.Also be provided with the second swing component 592, this second swing component 592 can swing along direction of closing and departure direction towards another in portion 583 relative to two.First swing component 591 and the second swing component 592 are fastened on the upper surface of flashboard main body 593.

Main body side flashboard 590 have be positioned at the first swing component 591 towards the first teat 594A in the part of the second swing component 592 and be positioned at the second swing component 592 towards the second teat 594B in the part of the first swing component 591.In addition, main body side flashboard 590 has: the 3rd teat 594C, and it is being formed at one towards in the otch 583B in portion 583 towards entering during otch 583B; And the 4th teat 594D, it is being formed at another towards the otch 583B in portion 583 towards entering during otch 583B.

Figure 17 is the cut-open view intercepted along the line XVII-XVII in Figure 14.Holding portion 500 is further described by utilizing this accompanying drawing.In the figure, slidable member 580 and main body side flashboard 590 are also shown.

As shown in the figure, the first teat 571 and the second teat 572 all have triangular cross section.More particularly, first teat 571 has limiting surface 571E, and the direction of insertion (removing direction) of this limiting surface 571E and the powder box 200Y relation (cross reference) that is orthogonal limits moving backward (see Figure 10) of the first flashboard 310.First teat 571 also comprises: the first inclined-plane 571F, and it is connected with limiting surface 571E and moves and upward (direction towards deviating from the first flat surfaces 531) along with the removing direction towards powder box 200Y; And the second inclined-plane 571G, it is connected with the first inclined-plane 571F and moves along with the removing direction towards powder box 200Y and downward (direction towards close to the first flat surfaces 531).

Second teat 572 has limiting surface 572E, and the direction of insertion (removing direction) of this limiting surface 572E and the powder box 200Y relation (cross reference) that is orthogonal limits moving backward (see Figure 10) of the second flashboard 320.Second teat 572 also comprises: the first inclined-plane 572F, and it is connected with limiting surface 572E and moves and upward (direction towards deviating from the 3rd flat surfaces 533) along with the removing direction towards powder box 200Y; And the second inclined-plane 572G, it is connected with the first inclined-plane 572F and moves along with the removing direction towards powder box 200Y and downward (direction towards close to the 3rd flat surfaces 533).

In fig. 17, powder translator unit 800 is also shown.Powder translator unit 800 comprises: connected component 810, and it is connected with the link 302 (see Fig. 5 A) be arranged on powder box 200Y and drives link 302 to rotate to make this link 302; Motor (not shown), it drives connected component 810 to rotate with this connected component 810; Cylinder part 820, it forms powder transfer path; And transfer member 830, it remains on cylinder part 820 to transmit powder.

Next, the operation of the various piece when inserting or extract out powder box 200Y will be described.

Figure 18 is the view of the state of various piece after the inserting step illustrating immediately preceding powder box 200Y starts.When being inserted in image processing system 1 by powder box 200Y, the first flashboard 310 is by the top of the first flat surfaces 531.In this case, the second inclined-plane 571G (see Figure 17) extrudes by the first flashboard 310 thus the first teat 571 is moved towards the lower face side of the first flat surfaces 531.In other words, the first teat 571 moves back away thus the movement of not blocks powder box 200Y from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.When inserting powder box 200Y, the rotation limiting portion 340 (see Fig. 5 A) of powder box 200Y is inserted in the first guiding piece 540 and the second guiding piece 550 (see Figure 14).Like this, powder box 200Y moves along projected route.

When inserting powder box 200Y further from state as shown in figure 18, as shown in figure 19 (this view illustrates the state of various piece in the insertion process of powder box 200Y) first flashboard 310 by the first teat 571.As a result, the first teat 571 is projected on the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.In this case, the first teat 571 is projected in the flashboard guide groove 356 (see Figure 11) that is arranged in flashboard guide portion 350.At the first flashboard 310 by after the first teat 571, the 4th teat 315E of the first flashboard 310 touches with the inclined-plane 561 of the teat 560 being arranged on holding portion 500 side thus limits the movement of the first flashboard 310.As the explanation utilizing Fig. 7 to carry out, inclined-plane 561 extrudes the 4th teat 315E from top thus removes the 4th teat 315E and the touching limiting teat 303.

Then, the touching between rising wood 321 (see Fig. 7) and the 3rd teat 315C (see Fig. 6) is removed, and the first flashboard 310 enters the state making leading section sagging as described above.Then, the first flashboard 310 is in the state be maintained at above the second flat surfaces 532 as shown in figure 19.When powder box 200Y is advanced further from state as shown in figure 18, as shown in figure 19, the second inclined-plane 572G (see Figure 17) of the second teat 572 extrudes by the second flashboard 320 thus the second teat 572 temporarily moves back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.When the insertion process of powder box 200Y completes, as shown in figure 20 (this view illustrates the state of various piece after the process inserting powder box 200Y completes), the second teat 572 is projected on the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y again.In this case, as mentioned above, the second teat 572 is projected in flashboard guide groove 356 (also see Figure 11).

In addition, when inserting powder box 200Y, the teat 332 (see Figure 12 and Figure 13) being arranged on the leading section of powder box 200Y passes between the first teat 594A be arranged on main body side flashboard 590 (see Figure 15) and the second teat 594B.Therefore, teat 332 enters following state: be maintained in the region surrounded by the first swing component 591 and the second swing component 592.In the present example embodiment, along with powder box 200Y advances, the first teat 353 (see Fig. 9), the second teat 354 and seal member 304 enter in the gap 584 (see Figure 16) that is formed in slidable member 580.In this case, seal member 304 is compressed in a thickness direction.When the first teat 353, second teat 354 and seal member 304 enter in gap 584, the end face of flashboard main body 593 (see Figure 15) extrudes by these parts thus main body side flashboard 590 is moved forward.Therefore, main body side escape hole 575 (see Figure 14) is made to open wide.

When the end face of flashboard main body 593 is squeezed and main body side flashboard 590 moves forward, be arranged in the 3rd teat 594C of otch 583B (see Figure 15) and the 4th teat 594D by extruding towards portion 583 (see Figure 16).Therefore, there is elastic deformation in the first swing component 591 and the second swing component 592, thus the first teat 594A and the second teat 594B is closer to each other.Because the first teat 594A and the second teat 594B is close, therefore when extracting powder box 200Y out, teat 332 and these teats of powder box 200Y are touched.As a result, when extracting powder box 200Y out, main body side flashboard 590 cuts out.

In the present example embodiment, the base plate 581 (see Figure 16) of slidable member 580 is arranged on the mobile alignment of the second flashboard 320.Therefore, after passing through the second teat 572 (see Figure 15), along with the insertion of powder box 200Y, the second flashboard 320 of movement is touched with slidable member 580 thus limits the movement of the second flashboard.Therefore, in the present example embodiment, when the insertion process of powder box 200Y completes, the second flashboard 320 is in the state be maintained between slidable member 580 and the second teat 572.That is, the second flashboard 320 enters the state of the position shown in dotted line be kept in fig .15.In addition, the second flashboard 320 relatively moves relative to the matrix 330 of main part 300 by touching with slidable member 580 thus powder discharge port 307 is opened wide.

Next, the operation of the various piece when extracting powder box 200Y out is described.When taking out powder box 200Y from state as shown in figure 20, first main part 300 starts mobile (moving backward).In this case, teat 332 (see Figure 12 and Figure 13) and main body side flashboard 590 the first teat 594A and the second teat 594B touches thus main body side flashboard 590 together moves with main part 300.Like this through hole 586 (see Figure 16) of slidable member 580 is closed.After the through hole 586 of slidable member 580 is closed, along with main body flashboard 590 movement further, the 3rd teat 594C and the 4th teat 594D arrives otch 583B (see Figure 15).Therefore, the gap between the first teat 594A and the second teat 594B broadens, thus allows teat 332 to pass between the first teat 594A and the second teat 594B.

After starting immediately preceding the taking-up of powder box 200Y, the end of the second flashboard 320 is touched with the limiting surface 572E as the second teat 572 (see Figure 17) of enclosure portion example, thus limits the movement of the second flashboard 320.Therefore, in the taking-up operation of powder box 200Y, powder discharge port 307 (see Figure 10) is close to the second flashboard 320, and powder discharge port 307 is closed by the second flashboard 320 thus.In the exemplary embodiment, after powder discharge port 307 is closed by the second flashboard 320, the 3rd backoff portion 357C (see Figure 13 with Figure 20) contacts with the first inclined-plane 572F (see Figure 17) of the second teat 572.Correspondingly, the second teat 572 moves back away from the mobile alignment of the second flashboard 320, and then the second flashboard 320 is by the second teat 572.

The operation (this view illustrates the operation of the second teat 572) of the second teat 572 is described in more detail with reference to figure 21A and Figure 21 B.As illustrated in fig. 21, the first inclined-plane 572F of the inclined-plane C1 and the second teat 572 that are arranged on the 3rd backoff portion 357C on powder box 200Y contacts.Therefore, the second teat 572 moves towards the direction shown in the arrow in accompanying drawing.Then, left part (left part in accompanying drawing) the extruding first inclined-plane 572F further of the second flashboard 320, and the second teat 572 is towards the direction movement further shown in the arrow in accompanying drawing.Therefore, the second teat 572 moves back away from the mobile alignment of the second flashboard 320, and the second flashboard 320 is by the second teat 572.

When taking out powder box 200Y, the mobile backward of the first flashboard 310 is also restricted.More particularly, when taking out powder box 200Y, the end of the first flashboard 310 and the limiting surface 571E (see Figure 17) of the first teat 571 touch.Therefore, the movement backward of the first flashboard 310 is restricted, and the first flashboard 310 relatively moves relative to main part 300.When movement is restricted backward, the first flashboard 310 is in the state being positioned at the second flat surfaces 532 (see Figure 14) top.

Herein, when the first flashboard 310 that the close movement backward of the second flashboard 320 is restricted, the 3rd teat 315C (see Fig. 6) of the first flashboard 310 knocks the inclined-plane 326 (see Fig. 8) be formed on the second flashboard 320.Correspondingly, the leading section of the first flashboard 310 is close to the outer surface of the matrix 330 of powder box 200Y.Then, the 4th teat 315E (see Fig. 7) arrives and is positioned at the anterior position of restriction teat 303 (see Fig. 7), and the first flashboard 310 is secured on matrix 330.In the present example embodiment, after on the position that the 4th teat 315E is positioned at restriction teat 303 front portion, namely, after the first flashboard 310 is secured on matrix 330, the second backoff portion 357B (see Figure 11 and Figure 13) extrudes the first inclined-plane 571F (see Figure 17) of the first teat 571.Subsequently, the first teat 571 moves back away from the mobile alignment of the first flashboard 310.Then, the first flashboard 310 by the first teat 571, and completes the taking-up process of powder box 200Y thus.

More specifically describe the operation of the first teat 571 with reference to figure 21A and Figure 21 B, in the process that the taking-up of powder box 200Y operates, the first inclined-plane 571F of the inclined-plane B1 and the first teat 571 that are arranged on the second backoff portion 357B on powder box 200Y contacts.After this left part (left part in accompanying drawing) of the first flashboard 310 extrudes the first inclined-plane 571F as illustrated in fig. 21b, and then the first teat 571 moves towards the direction shown in the arrow in accompanying drawing further.Like this, the first teat 571 moves back away from the mobile alignment of the first flashboard 310, and the first flashboard 310 is by the first teat 571.

Below, by describe in more detail powder box 200Y is inserted in image processing system 1 time the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580 operation and powder box 200Y is extracted out time the second flashboard 320 and operation of slidable member 580.Figure 22 to Figure 27 is the view of the operation that the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580 are shown.

As shown in figure 22, when being inserted into the powder box 200Y in image processing system 1 and arriving precalculated position, the second flashboard 320 extrudes the second teat 572 from top, and the second teat 572 moves back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.Meanwhile, by inserting powder box 200Y, the second flashboard 320 is moved towards slidable member 580.Then, as shown in figure 23, the ends contact of the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580.Therefore, slidable member 580 is subject to towards the extruding in the downstream of the moving direction of powder box 200Y.

When inserting powder box 200Y further, the slidable member 580 extruded by the second flashboard 320 moves towards the downstream of the moving direction of powder box 200Y.Then, as shown in figure 24, the teat 585A be arranged in slidable member 580 touches with the end of the elongated hole 565 (also see Figure 14) be arranged on holding portion 500, thus slidable member 580 stops mobile.In this case, the second flashboard 320 is by the second teat 572, thus the second teat 572 is projected on the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y (the second flashboard 320).

Then, insert powder box 200Y further, and as shown in figure 25, the teat 332 be arranged on the leading section of powder box 200Y continues mobile.When from when state inserts powder box 200Y further as of fig. 24, be arranged on the first teat 353 on powder box 200Y and the second teat 354 (see Fig. 9) direction of insertion entered along powder box 200Y and be formed at base plate 581 (see Figure 16) and towards in the gap 584 (groove example) between portion 583.Seal member 304 also enters in gap 584.Like this, main body side flashboard 590 (see Figure 15) is mobile, and the through hole 586 (see Figure 16) be formed in slidable member 580 is opened wide.

The thickness of the first teat 353 and the thickness summation of seal member 304 are greater than the size (being also like this for the second teat 354) in gap 584 under field conditions (factors).Therefore, when the first teat 353 and seal member 304 enter in gap 584, seal member 304 is compressed (being also like this for the second teat 354).Meanwhile, friction force to be applied between the first teat 353 and slidable member 580 (being arranged on the wall surface towards gap 584 in slidable member 580) and to be applied between seal member 304 and slidable member 580.

When from when state inserts powder box 200Y further as of fig. 24, the powder discharge port 307 (see Figure 10) be arranged in powder box 200Y arrives as upper/lower positions, that is, the top of the through hole 586 (see Figure 16) in slidable member 580 is arranged on.Therefore, can by the powder supplies that is contained in powder box 200Y to powder translator unit 800 (see Fig. 3).In the present example embodiment, during insertion powder box 200Y, under the second flashboard 320 is in the state extruded by slidable member 580, thus prevent from forming gap between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580.

Next, the taking-up operation of powder box 200Y will be described.

When starting to take out powder box 200Y, the second flashboard 320 moves along with the movement of powder box 200Y, and as shown in figure 26, the end of the second flashboard 320 and the limiting surface 572E of the second teat 572 touch.Therefore, the movement of the second flashboard 320 is temporarily restricted.Along with the movement of powder box 200Y, the reason of movement is second flashboard 320: under seal member 304 (see Fig. 9) is arranged on through-thickness state by compression, so the restoring force of seal member 304 is applied to first surface between portion 324 and the first teat 353, and be applied to second towards between portion 325 and the second teat 354.

As mentioned above, in the present example embodiment, friction force is applied to (being also like this for the second teat 354) between the first teat 353 (see Fig. 9) and slidable member 580, and is applied between seal member 304 (see Fig. 9) and slidable member 580.So, in the present example embodiment, under slidable member 580 is in the state kept by powder box 200Y.Therefore, when extracting powder box 200Y out, slidable member 580 moves along with powder box 200Y and moves.In this case, as shown in figure 26, slidable member 580 is followed the movement of the second flashboard 320 and moves, thus prevents from forming gap between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 380.In other words, slidable member 580 is followed the movement of the second flashboard 320 and moves while maintenance contacts with the second flashboard 320.In the present example embodiment, will be described in more detail below, slidable member 580 extrudes mobile the second flashboard 320 limited by the second teat 572.Being arranged on the first teat 353, second teat 354 on powder box 200Y and seal member 304 can as making slidable member 580 (removing the example of parts and limiting part) towards the mobile unit of the removing direction movement of powder box 200Y or movable part.

Herein, if be formed with gap during extraction powder box 200Y between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580 (part to the movement of the second flashboard 320 limits), then subsequently powder discharge port 307 above gap by time the powder that falls from powder discharge port 307 (see Figure 10) can enter into this gap.When repeating the insertion of powder box 200Y and taking out operation, powder can accumulate in gap.If insert new powder box 200Y under the state that powder is built up in gap, then the powder built up in gap can stick to the leading section of powder box 200Y, such as, on the second flashboard 320.Therefore, in the present example embodiment, the second flashboard 320 that slidable member 580 is followed towards the removing direction movement of powder box 200Y moves, thus prevents from forming gap between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580.

As shown in figure 27, when powder box 200Y continues to move backward from state as shown in figure 26, be arranged on the 3rd backoff portion 357C on powder box 200Y and the second teat 572 is touched, and the second teat 572 moves back away from the mobile alignment of powder box 200Y.Correspondingly, the second flashboard 320 can pass through the second teat 572.In addition, as shown in figure 27, when powder box 200Y continues to move backward from state as shown in figure 26, powder discharge port 307 moves to above the second flashboard 320, thus powder discharge port 307 is closed by the second flashboard 320.

When powder box 200Y continues to move backward further from state as shown in figure 26, the teat 332 be arranged on the leading section of powder box 200Y makes main body side flashboard 590 (see Figure 15) mobile, therefore, the through hole 586 (see Figure 16) in slidable member 580 is closed by main body side flashboard 590.

In the present example embodiment, the 3rd keeps out of the way part 357C and is configured to contact with the second teat 572 after powder discharge port 307 is by the top of the contact portion (crimping section) between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580.In other words, at powder discharge port 307 by after above the contact portion between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580, the second flashboard 320 of mobile restricted system continues mobile.When the 3rd keep out of the way part 357C powder discharge port 307 by contacting with the second teat 572 after above the contact portion between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580 time, between the second flashboard 320 and slidable member 580, form gap, and powder discharge port 307 have passed the top in this gap.

As mentioned above, in the present example embodiment, after powder discharge port 307 is closed by the second flashboard 320, the 3rd backoff portion 357C contacts with the second teat 572.Slidable member 580 and powder box 200Y together move along with the taking-up of powder box 200Y operate, but the movement of slidable member 580 is restricted after the end of teat 585A (see Figure 27) and elongated hole 565 is touched.

In the above description, although for the situation by inserting or take out powder box 200Y to install or remove powder box 200Y, also can install or remove powder box 200Y by circumferentially swirling powder box 200Y.More particularly, such as, can by insert powder box 200Y and then circumferentially swirling powder box 200Y powder box 200Y is installed.On the other hand, can then extract powder box 200Y out by swirling powder box 200Y and remove powder box 200Y.When installing or remove powder box 200Y by swirling powder box 200Y, slidable member 580 can be arranged on the mobile alignment of the second flashboard 320 when powder box 200Y circumferentially rotates.

Object for example and explanation provides the above-mentioned explanation of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Its intention does not lie in exhaustive or limits the invention to disclosed exact form.Obviously, easily many amendments and modification can be carried out for a person skilled in the art.Select and illustrate that embodiment is to explain principle of the present invention and practical application thereof best, thus make others skilled in the art person can understand various embodiment of the present invention and be suitable for the various amendments of certain expected application.Its object is to limit scope of the present invention by appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (11)

1. an image processing system, comprising:

Mounting portion, it is for installing container, and described container comprises: powder containing part divides, and it is formed with opening and holds powder in inside; And packaged unit, it is arranged to divide the mobile opening divided with closed described powder containing part relative to described powder containing part;

Remove parts, it can slide along the direction of insertion of described container and removing direction, when described container is fully inserted in described mounting portion, described releasing parts are positioned at the downstream of described packaged unit on the direction of installing described container, described releasing parts limit along with described container is installed to the movement of the described packaged unit of movement on described mounting portion, and carry out unlimited described opening by the relative movement between described packaged unit and described powder containing part divide;

Enclosure portion, its mobile alignment towards described container is given prominence to, limit the movement along with the described packaged unit removing described container and movement from described mounting portion, and carry out closed described opening by the relative movement between described packaged unit and described powder containing part divide; And

Mobile unit, it makes described releasing parts move with described packaged unit on the direction of dismantling described container when removing described container from described mounting portion by the friction force between described mobile unit with described releasing parts.

2. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein,

Described releasing parts are along described packaged unit along with the moving direction removing described container and movement from described mounting portion is arranged on the upstream side of described packaged unit, and described mobile unit makes described releasing parts move and makes described releasing parts extrude the mobile described packaged unit by described enclosure portion restriction.

3. image processing system according to claim 2, wherein,

Contact position place between described releasing parts and described packaged unit is formed with crimping section, described in described crimping section place, remove parts and described packaged unit extrude each other because described releasing parts extrude by described mobile unit, the opening that described powder containing part divides when described powder containing part divides mobile along with the dismounting of described container is by above described crimping section, and along with the dismounting of described container the opening that the described powder containing part of movement divides remove restriction to the packaged unit of mobile restricted system by enclosure portion described after above described crimping section.

4. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein,

At described releasing parts, described releasing parts when being installed to along with described container that on described mounting portion, the movement of the described packaged unit of movement limits are contacted with described packaged unit, and described mobile unit makes described releasing parts move while keeping the contact between described releasing parts and described packaged unit.

5. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein,

When removing described container, the power that described mobile unit utilization is applied to described container by user makes described releasing parts move.

6. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein,

After described opening is closed, described enclosure portion removes the restriction to the described packaged unit of mobile restricted system.

7. image processing system according to any one of claim 1 to 6, wherein,

Described powder is toner.

8. a powder container, comprising:

Powder containing part divides, and it is formed with opening and holds powder in inside, and described powder containing part divides and is arranged on image processing system;

Packaged unit, when described powder containing part is divided be arranged on described image processing system time, by the movement making described packaged unit and the limiting part be arranged on described image processing system touch to limit described packaged unit, thus the relative movement between being divided by described packaged unit and described powder containing part is to open wide described opening, and when removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, move by making described packaged unit and contact the movement that described image processing system limits described packaged unit, thus the relative movement between being divided by described packaged unit and described powder containing part is to close described opening, when described powder containing part divide be fully inserted in described image processing system time, described limiting part is positioned at the downstream of described packaged unit on the direction that the described powder containing part of installation divides, and the direction of insertion can divided along described powder containing part and removing direction are slided, and

Movable part, it to make described limiting part move with described packaged unit dismantling on the direction that described powder containing part divides removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system by the friction force between described movable part with described limiting part.

9. powder container according to claim 8, wherein,

When described powder containing part is divided be installed on described image processing system time, described movable part enters in the groove that is arranged on described limiting part, when removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, described movable part utilizes the friction force be applied between the wall surface of described groove and described movable part that described limiting part is moved.

10. powder container according to claim 8, wherein,

When removing described powder containing part timesharing from described image processing system, by the movement making described packaged unit and the teat be projected on the mobile alignment of described packaged unit touch to limit described packaged unit, and described powder container also comprises backoff portion, after described opening is by described closure member seals, described backoff portion extrudes described teat and moves back away from described mobile alignment to make described teat.

Powder container according to any one of 11. according to Claim 8 to 10, wherein,

Described powder is toner.