JP2012068683A - Electrode - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfactorily perform electrical connection, even when a protrusion amount of a head of a contact part from a through-hole is made larger.SOLUTION: A contact part is configured so that a diameter of the contact part is larger than a diameter of a spring part. A first frame has a locking part for locking the contact part so that a center of a circle of the contact part is placed on one side in an axial direction of the spring part rather than on the other side end edge in the axial direction of the spring part in the through-hole.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrode attached to an image forming apparatus such as a laser printer.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is known that has a photosensitive drum, a charger, and the like, and a process cartridge that is detachably attached to a main body housing.

  An electrode spring that is electrically connected to the process cartridge is provided on the main body casing side.

  This electrode spring has, for example, a cylindrical coil-shaped spring part and an annular contact part formed integrally by bending the spring part as shown in Patent Document 1, and the diameter of the contact part is a cylindrical coil. It is comprised so that it may become substantially the same as the diameter of a shaped spring part. The tip of the annular contact portion is provided in the main body casing so as to protrude from a through hole formed in the frame toward a space in which the process cartridge is mounted.

  When the process cartridge is attached to the main body housing, the tip of the contact portion protruding from the through hole comes into contact with the electrode portion provided on the process cartridge side, and the contact portion and the electrode portion are electrically connected. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-249362

  In order to make a stable electrical connection between the contact portion and the electrode portion, it is desirable to increase the amount of protrusion of the tip of the contact portion from the through hole.

  However, if the contact portion having a diameter as in the conventional case is greatly protruded from the through hole, the portion protruding from the through hole of the contact portion is easily caught with the cartridge. When the contact portion is arranged in this way, the electrode portion cannot be smoothly brought into contact with the contact portion on the main body housing side when the process cartridge is mounted on the main body housing. And the electrical connection between the main body housing side and the contact portion becomes uncertain.

  Therefore, the present application has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electrode that can be favorably electrically connected.

  In order to achieve this object, a first electrode of the present invention is provided on a first frame having a locking portion and a through hole penetrating in a predetermined direction, and on one side of the predetermined direction with respect to the first frame. And a second frame provided so as to be relatively movable with respect to the first frame along an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, wherein the second frame has a frame-side electrode. A cylindrical coil-shaped spring portion, and a contact portion electrically connected to the frame-side electrode, and an annular shape extending so as to rise from one side of the predetermined direction in the spring portion The contact part, and the contact part is locked so that the center of the circle of the contact part is on the other side in the predetermined direction from the edge of the one side in the predetermined direction in the through hole. Locked to the part, and The contact portion is configured to have a diameter larger than that of the spring portion.

According to the first electrode of the present invention, the diameter of the contact portion is larger than the diameter of the spring portion, and the locking portion is on the other side in the predetermined direction from the edge on the one side in the predetermined direction in the through hole. As described above, when the second frame is moved, the frame side electrode is smoothly brought into contact with the contact portion even when the contact portion has a large protrusion amount. be able to. Thereby, the electrode and the frame-side electrode can be electrically connected satisfactorily.
Moreover, since the diameter of the said contact part is larger than the diameter of the said spring part, since a spring part is smaller in diameter than a contact part, an electrode can be arrange | positioned in space-saving and it contacts with the spring part of an electrode It is also possible to reduce the area of the contacts on the substrate and the like.

  The second electrode of the present invention is provided on a first frame having a locking portion and a through-hole penetrating in a predetermined direction, on one side of the predetermined direction with respect to the first frame, and orthogonal to the predetermined direction. A second frame provided so as to be relatively movable with respect to the first frame along an orthogonal direction, and a second frame having a frame-side electrode, and an electrode used for an image forming apparatus, A cylindrical coil-shaped spring portion and a contact portion electrically connected to the frame-side electrode, extending so as to rise from one side of the predetermined direction in the spring portion, and one side of the predetermined direction is a circle An arc-shaped contact portion, and the contact portion is such that the center of the arc of the contact portion is on the other side in the predetermined direction with respect to one end edge in the predetermined direction in the through hole. To the locking part Engaged, and the curvature radius of the contact portion, is characterized in that it is configured to be larger than the radius of the spring portion.

According to the second electrode of the present invention, the radius of curvature of the contact portion is larger than the radius of the spring portion, and the locking portion is the other in the predetermined direction from the end edge on the one side in the predetermined direction in the through hole. Since the center of the arc of the contact portion is locked so as to be on the side, when the second frame is moved, even if the protrusion amount of the contact portion is large, the frame side electrode is smoothly applied to the contact portion. You can touch. Thereby, the electrode and the frame-side electrode can be electrically connected satisfactorily.
Further, since the radius of curvature of the contact portion is larger than the radius of the spring portion, the spring portion is smaller in diameter than the contact portion, so that the electrode can be arranged in a space-saving manner and is in contact with the spring portion of the electrode The area of the upper contact can also be reduced.

Schematic sectional view of a laser printer Right side view of drawer Explanatory drawing explaining the positional relationship of the 1st electrode of a frame member, and the 2nd electrode of a drawer Explanatory drawing explaining the movement of the 1st electrode at the time of wearing of a drawer Explanatory drawing explaining the positional relationship of the guide groove in the cylindrical part Explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement which assembles | attaches a 1st electrode to a frame member. Perspective view of the first electrode Explanatory drawing explaining installation of drawer Explanatory drawing explaining removal of drawer Explanatory drawing explaining the positional relationship of the guide groove in the cylindrical part Explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement which assembles | attaches a 1st electrode to a frame member.

Example 1
As shown in FIG. 1, a printer 1 as an example of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment uses a color laser that forms an image having a plurality of colors on a sheet (including an OHP sheet) as a recording medium by an electrophotographic method. It is a printer. In FIG. 1, the right side of the paper is defined as the front side of the apparatus, and the left side of the paper is defined as the rear side of the apparatus. Further, when the device is viewed from the front side, the side that comes to the left hand (the front side of the paper) is defined as the left side, and the opposite side is defined as the right side, and the front, rear, left, and right directions are displayed.

1. Schematic Configuration The housing 3 is a substantially box-like body, and a frame member as an example of the first frame (only one right side wall 3R of the frame member is shown in FIG. 3) is provided inside thereof. The frame member is assembled with the paper feeding unit 20, the image forming unit 10, the fixing device 80, and the like. The image forming unit 10 is located substantially at the center of the housing 3.

  On the upper surface side of the housing 3, a discharge tray 5 is provided on which a sheet discharged from the discharge rollers 28 and 29 after image formation is placed. In addition, a front cover 6 that can be opened and closed with the lower end side as a swing center axis is provided on the front surface of the housing 3.

2. Paper Feed Unit The paper feed unit 20 forms an image of a paper feed tray 21 that is detachably stored below the housing 3, and that is provided above the front end of the paper feed tray 21 and placed on the paper feed tray 21. A sheet feeding roller 22 that feeds (conveys) the sheet 10 and a separation pad 23 that separates the sheets fed by the sheet feeding roller 22 by giving a predetermined conveyance resistance to the sheets. Yes.

  Then, in the sheet conveyance path P (indicated by a thick two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), the sheet is conveyed to the image forming unit 10 while curving in a substantially U shape at a portion that turns to a substantially U shape in front. Conveying rollers 24 and 25 are provided for applying a conveying force to the sheet to be printed.

  Further, on the downstream side of the conveyance path P with respect to the conveyance rollers 24 and 25, the skew of the sheet is corrected by contacting the leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the conveyance rollers 24 and 25, and then the sheet is further removed. Registration rollers 26 and 27 for conveying the image forming unit 10 toward the image forming unit 10 are provided.

3. Image Forming Unit The image forming unit 10 includes a scanner unit 60, a process unit 10 </ b> A, and a transfer unit 30.

3.1. Scanner Unit The scanner unit 60 is disposed at the top of the housing 3 and includes a laser light source, a polygon mirror, an fθ lens, a reflecting mirror, and the like. The laser beam emitted from the laser light source is deflected by the polygon mirror, passes through the fθ lens, and then the optical path is folded back by the reflecting mirror. Further, the optical path is bent downward by the reflecting mirror, so that the drum Irradiation is performed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 71 provided in each of the subunits, and an electrostatic latent image is formed.

3.2. Process Unit The process unit 10A is disposed below the scanner unit 60 and above the paper feeding unit 20, and includes a drawer 90 and developing cartridges 70K to 70C that are attached to the drawer 90 and contain toner T of each color. I have.

  The drawer 90 is arranged side by side from the near side and has four (plural) drum subunits corresponding to each color. As will be described later, the drawer is arranged to be movable in the direction in which the drum subunits are arranged.

  Each drum subunit includes a photosensitive drum 71 and a scorotron charger 72.

  Each photoconductor drum 71 has a cylindrical shape and is supported by a right side frame 92R and a left side frame 92L, which will be described later, disposed on both side surfaces of the drawer 90.

  The developing cartridges 70K to 70C include a toner storage chamber 74A in which toner is stored, a supply roller 74B, a development roller 74C, and the like. The toner in the toner storage chamber 74A is supplied to the developing roller 74C side by the rotation of the supply roller 74B, is carried on the surface of the developing roller 74C, and is adjusted to a predetermined thickness by the layer thickness regulating blade 74D. It is supplied to the surface of the photosensitive drum 71. The photosensitive drum 71 is disposed on the opposite side of the transfer roller 73 </ b> C across the paper conveyance surface 33 </ b> A of the conveyance belt 33.

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The transfer unit 30 is disposed between the lower paper feed tray 21 and the upper image forming unit 10, and includes a conveyance belt 33, transfer rollers 73K, 73Y, 73M, and 73C.

  The conveyance belt 33 is wound around a driving roller 31 positioned below the rear end side of the image forming unit 10 and a driven roller 32 positioned below the front end side of the image forming unit 10. The driving roller 31 rotates in synchronization with the registration rollers 26 and 27 of the paper feeding unit 20, so that the conveying belt 33 circulates between the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 32. The upper surface of the conveyance belt 33 is disposed substantially horizontally immediately below the image forming unit 10, and is a sheet conveyance surface 33 </ b> A that contacts the back surface of the sheet and conveys the sheet along the conveyance path P. Yes.

  The transfer rollers 73K, 73Y, 73M, and 73C are provided in the transport unit 30 in a state where the transfer rollers 73K, 73Y, 73M, and 73C are in contact with the transport belt 33 from the back surface side of the sheet transport surface 33A. Since the conveyor belt 33 is made of conductive rubber, the conveyor belt 33 is also charged by a negative charge (transfer voltage) applied to each of the transfer rollers 73K to 73C. Thus, the transport belt 33 can transport the paper along the transport path P while adsorbing the paper to the paper transport surface 33A by electrostatic force.

4). Fixing Device The fixing device 80 is disposed on the downstream side of the image forming unit 10 in the paper transport path P. The fixing device 80 includes a heating roller 81 and a pressure roller 82.

  The heating roller 81 is disposed on the image forming surface side of the paper and rotates in synchronization with the transport belt 33 and the like, and applies a transport force to the paper while heating the toner transferred onto the paper.

  The pressure roller 82 is disposed on the opposite side of the heating roller 81 with the paper interposed therebetween, and is rotated while being pressed against the heating roller 81 side.

  As a result, the fixing device 80 heats and melts the toner transferred onto the paper to fix it on the paper, and conveys the paper downstream of the conveyance path P. The conveyance path P is curved in a substantially U shape toward the upper side on the downstream side of the fixing device 80. Discharge rollers 28 and 29 for discharging the sheet on which the image is formed to the discharge tray 5 are provided immediately before the discharge tray 5 on the most downstream side of the transport path P.

5. Outline of Image Forming Operation In the printer 1 of the embodiment having such a configuration, an image is formed on a sheet as follows. That is, when the image forming operation is started, the paper feeding unit 20 and the conveyance unit 30 are operated to convey the paper to the image forming unit 10, and the scanner unit 60, the developing cartridges 70K to 70C, and the like are operated. Then, the surface of the rotating photosensitive drum 71 is uniformly positively charged by the charger 72 and then exposed to the laser beam emitted from the scanner unit 60. As a result, the surface of the photosensitive drum 71 is used for image formation. An electrostatic latent image corresponding to the data is formed.

  Next, when the developing roller 74 </ b> C is rotated, the positively charged toner carried on the developing roller 74 </ b> C is formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 71 when it contacts the photosensitive drum 71. Supplied to the electrostatic latent image. As a result, the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 71 is visualized, and a toner image by reversal development is carried on the surface of the photosensitive drum 71.

  Thereafter, the toner image carried on the surface of the photosensitive drum 71 is transferred onto the sheet by a transfer voltage applied to the transfer rollers 73K to 73C. When the sheet on which the toner image is transferred is conveyed to the fixing device 80. The toner image is fixed on the paper by being heated and pressed by the heating roller 81 and the pressing roller 82. Finally, the sheet on which the image is formed is discharged to the discharge tray 5 and the image forming operation is finished.

6). Detailed Configuration of Drawer As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drawer 90 includes a front wall 91, a right frame 92R (shown in FIG. 2) as an example of the second frame, and a left frame 92L (shown in FIG. 2). The right-hand frame 92R has the same shape as the right-hand frame 92R, and is located on the rear side of the sheet of FIG. 2 with respect to the right-hand frame 92R. Is.

  Handles 91 </ b> A (front side) and 93 </ b> A (rear side) protrude upward from upper end edges of the front wall 91 and the rear wall 93. The handles 91 </ b> A and 93 </ b> A are for the user to hold when the drawer 90 is attached to or removed from the housing 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the right frame 92 </ b> R is provided with second electrodes 201 to 212 that are rectangular metal pieces as an example of a frame-side electrode in two steps, upper and lower, with a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. ing. Further, a pair of cam followers 99 projecting outward in the left-right direction (the front side and the back side in FIG. 2) are rotatably supported above the rear end sides of the left and right frames 92R and 92L. Both the left and right cam followers 99 have axial centers on the same line in the left-right direction.

  Each of the second electrodes 201 to 212 is substantially flush with the side surface of the right frame 92 </ b> R so as not to protrude so much from the right frame 92 </ b> R in order to reduce the size of the drawer 90. Inside the drawer 90, the second electrodes 201, 204, 207, 210 are electrically connected to the developing rollers 74C corresponding to the developing cartridges 70K to 70C, respectively. The second electrodes 202, 205, 208, and 211 are electrically connected to the photosensitive drums 71 corresponding to the developing cartridges 70K to 70C, respectively. The second electrodes 203, 206, 209, and 212 are electrically connected to the chargers 72 corresponding to the developing cartridges 70K to 70C, respectively.

7). Configuration of Frame Member As shown in FIG. 3, the left and right side walls 3R and 3L have a first guide surface S1 and a second guide surface S2 that guide the cam follower 99 when the drawer 90 is attached to or removed from the housing 3. Is formed.

  The first guide surface S1 is a flat surface extending in the front-rear direction. The second guide surface S2 is a plane that is inclined obliquely downward toward the rear side of the apparatus. The rear edge of the first guide surface S1 and the front edge of the second guide surface S2 are continuous, and are bent at the first guide surface S1 and the second guide surface S2. Further, a stopper surface S3 that is bent from the rear edge of the second guide surface S2 and rises upward is formed on the right side wall 3R.

8). Detailed Configuration of Right Side Wall 3R As shown in FIG. 3, the right side wall 3R facing the drawer 90 from the right side has a spring portion when a first electrode as an example of an electrode to be described later is assembled to the right side wall 3R. A cylindrical cylindrical portion 95A that covers 101B along the left-right direction (see FIG. 4), and a through-hole that projects a part of the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101 to the side where the drawer 90 is disposed. As an example, a slit 3S is formed. The right side wall 3R is provided with first electrodes 101 to 112 at positions facing the second electrodes 201 to 212 when the drawer shown in FIG. 1 is mounted. The configuration of the first electrodes 101 to 112 is the same, the first electrode 101 will be described, and the description of the first electrodes 102 to 112 will be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first electrode 101 has a contact portion 101A and a spring portion 101B that are bent from one metal wire.

  The spring portion 101B is bent into a coil spring shape around the central axis C101.

  In the contact portion 101A, the wire is bent from the end of the spring portion 101B along the plane R101 parallel to the direction of the central axis C101 of the coil spring and into an annular shape having a diameter larger than the winding diameter of the coil spring. A plane R101 along which the contact portion 101A extends is a plane parallel to the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B and including the central axis C101. As shown in FIG. 3, when the first electrode 101 is assembled to the right side wall 3R, the plane R101 of the contact portion 101A is substantially parallel to the direction along the second guide surface S2 (second direction D2). In addition, the contact portion 101A is formed by winding a metal wire twice in a ring shape.

  Here, in the following description, as shown in FIG. 4, the direction in which the longitudinal direction of the arc portion 101C in which the contact portion protrudes from the slit extends in the WX direction, the direction in which the longitudinal direction extends, and the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B are orthogonal. The direction is the YZ direction. More specifically, in FIG. 5, the left side of the paper is the W side, the right side of the paper is the X side, the upper side of the paper is the Y side, and the lower side of the paper is the Z side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical portion 95A extends to the right side (the other side of the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B) on which the substrate 3K is disposed. Further, the axis C960 of the cylindrical portion 95A extends in the left-right direction in the same manner as the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B. On the substrate 3K, a contact portion 301 that contacts the contact point 101D on the substrate side of the spring portion 101B is formed. The contact part 301 is substantially the same size as the spring part 101B. The first electrode 101 is conductive when the contact portion 301 and the contact point 101D on the substrate side of the spring portion 101B come into contact with each other. At this time, compression is performed between the substrate 3K and the locking portion 97.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide groove 96 that guides the first electrode along the direction of the axis C960 of the cylindrical portion 95 </ b> A and the contact portion 101 </ b> A of the first electrode 101 are locked to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95 </ b> A. A locking portion 97 is formed.

  6, the guide groove 96 guides the contact portion 101A to the left side (one side in the direction of the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B), and guides the contact portion 101A from the guide groove 96A to the Z side. Thus, an engaging groove 96B that engages with the locking portion 97 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide groove 96 </ b> A is formed on the Y side from the distal end of a locking portion 97 to be described later, and is formed to be approximately the same size as the contact portion 101 </ b> A of the first electrode 101. As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement groove 96B has a groove shape wider on the Z side than the guide groove 96A.

  The locking portion 97 is provided in a region where the engagement groove 96B is formed, and protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95A facing the engagement groove 96B to the Y side. Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the locking portion 97 locks the contact portion 101A so that the circle center O of the contact portion 101A is on the right side of the left edge 3B of the slit 3S. At this time, the locking portion 97 is in contact with the right inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the locking portion 97 has a distance L1 from the right edge of the cylindrical portion 95A to the left side surface of the locking portion 97 longer than the diameter L2 of the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101. It is formed to become.

9. Operation of Assembling First Electrode to Right Side Wall 3R The operation of assembling the first electrode 101 to the right side wall 3R will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the first electrode 101 is inserted into a guide groove 96A in which a contact portion 101A is formed in the cylindrical portion 95A.

  When the first electrode 101 is further inserted, the spring portion 101B of the first electrode 101 and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95A come into contact with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the spring portion 101B is inserted to the left while abutting against the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95A. At this time, since the guide groove 96A is formed on the Y side from the tip of the locking portion 97, the portion of the spring portion 101B that is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95A is from the cylindrical portion 95A to the cylindrical portion 95A. A pressing force toward the axis C960 (toward the Z side) is received.

  When the spring portion 101B is pressed in this manner, the contact portion 101A tries to move toward the Z side, but the guide groove 96A guides the contact portion 101A to the left side while restricting the movement.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the rear end of the contact portion 101A is inserted up to the locking groove 96B, the locking groove 96B is wider on the Z side than the guide groove 96A. The pressing force of the guide groove 96A that restricts the movement to the side is released. As a result, the contact portion 101A moves to the Z side where the locking portion 97 is disposed.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6D, the first electrode 101 moves to a position where the right inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A and the locking portion 97 can contact in the left-right direction. At this time, the locking portion 97 is in a state of penetrating the plane R101 of the contact portion 101A.

10. Contact between the first and second electrodes when the drawer is attached or detached The contact between the first electrode 101 and the second electrode 201 when the drawer 90 is attached or removed will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the same applies to the first electrodes 102 to 112 and the second electrodes 202 to 212, description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

10.1 When Drawer is Mounted As shown in FIG. 8, with the drawer 90 removed from the housing 3, the cam follower 99 is placed on the first guide surface S <b> 1 and the drawer 90 is inserted into the housing 3. . Then, the cam follower 99 rolls in the front-rear direction (first direction D1) along the first guide surface S1. For this reason, the drawer 90 is inserted along the first direction D1.

  Further, when the drawer 90 is inserted into the back of the housing 3, the cam follower 99 moves from the first guide surface S1 to the second guide surface S2, and obliquely downward (second direction D2) along the second guide surface S2. Roll. For this reason, the drawer 90 is inserted obliquely downward along the inclined second direction D2. Then, the cam follower 99 stops against the stopper surface S3. At this time, the front end portions of the left and right side frames 92R and 92L of the drawer 90 are placed on protrusions (not shown) protruding inward on the front end sides of the left and right side walls 3R, so that the drawer 90 is left and right in a substantially horizontal state. It is supported by both side walls 3R, 3L. Thus, the drawer 90 can be attached to the left and right side walls 3R, 3L.

  As described above, when the drawer 90 is inserted into the housing 3 along the first direction D1 and further inserted along the second direction D2, the right frame 92R and the second electrode 201 move along the same locus. At this time, the rear end portion of the moving right frame 92R comes into contact with the contact portion 101A on the right wall 3R side. Then, the contact portion 101A is pushed from the state shown in FIG. 4A toward the right side wall 3R, and is displaced in a direction parallel to the left and right direction and retracted from the right frame 92R. Then, until the drawer 90 moves to the mounting position, the right frame 92R moves while the right frame 92R and the second electrode 201 rub against the contact portion 101A. Thus, the first electrode 101 is in contact with and electrically connected to the second electrode 201 at the position shown in FIG. At this time, the first electrode 101 is compressed between the second electrode 201 and the substrate 3K, and stable conduction is ensured by the pressing force.

10.2 At the time of removing the drawer On the other hand, the drawer 90 is taken out from the housing 3 by an operation reverse to the attaching operation.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, with the front cover 6 open, the handle 91A on the front end side of the drawer 90 is held and pulled toward the front. Then, the cam follower 99 rolls obliquely upward along the second guide surface S2. For this reason, the drawer 90 is pulled out obliquely upward along the second direction D2 parallel to the inclined second guide surface S2. As a result, the respective photosensitive drums 71 are separated obliquely upward from the transfer rollers 73K to 73C.

  Further, when the drawer 90 is pulled forward, the cam follower 99 moves from the second guide surface S2 to the first guide surface S1, and rolls back and forth along the first guide surface S1, as shown in FIG. For this reason, the drawer 90 is pulled out along the first direction D1 parallel to the first guide surface S1. Each toner cartridge 74 can be removed from or attached to the drawer 90 with the drawer 90 pulled out. Further, the drawer 90 can be detached from the housing 3 by holding and lifting the handles 91A, 93A in the pulled out position.

  As described above, when the drawer 90 is pulled out from the housing 3 along the second direction D2, and further pulled out along the first direction D1, the right frame 92R and the second electrode 201 move along the same locus. At this time, the right frame 92R moves while the right frame 92R and the second electrode 201 rub against the contact portion 101A. When the right frame 92R is separated from the contact portion 101A, the contact portion 101A is displaced in a direction parallel to the left and right direction and in a direction approaching the right frame 92R by the biasing force of the spring portion 101B. It returns to the state (see FIG. 4A). Thus, the first electrode 101 is separated from the second electrode 201 and the electrical connection is cut off.

<Effect>
The locking portion 97 locks the contact portion 101A so that the diameter of the contact portion 101A is larger than the diameter of the spring portion 101B and the center O of the circle of the contact portion 101A is on the right side of the left edge 3B of the slit 3S. Therefore, even if the amount of protrusion protruding from the right side wall 3R of the contact portion 101A to the left side is large, the second electrode 201 can be smoothly brought into contact with the contact portion 101A when the drawer 90 is moved. Thereby, the 1st electrode 101 and the 2nd electrode 201 can perform favorable electrical connection.

  The radius of curvature of the arc portion 101C from which the contact portion 101A protrudes from the slit 3S is larger than the radius of the spring portion 101B, and the center O of the arc portion C101 of the contact portion 101A is on the right side of the left edge 3B of the slit 3S. Since the locking portion 97 locks the contact portion 101A, the second electrode 201 is connected to the contact portion 101A when the drawer 90 is moved even if the amount of protrusion protruding from the right side wall 3R to the left side is large. Can be smoothly contacted.

  Moreover, since the diameter of the spring part 101B is smaller than the diameter of the contact part 101A, the diameter of the cylindrical part 95A can be reduced. Furthermore, since the contact portion 301 on the substrate 3K is substantially the same size as the contact 101D on the substrate side of the spring portion 101B, the size of the contact portion 301 can be reduced.

  Further, since the cylindrical portion 95A is formed so as to cover the spring portion 101B along the left-right direction, even if the plurality of first electrodes 101 to 112 are arranged close to each other, the spring portions do not contact each other, In addition, the first electrode 101 and the second electrode 201 can be electrically connected satisfactorily.

  Further, since the guide groove 96 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95A along the direction of the axis C960 of the cylindrical portion 95A, when the first electrode 101 is assembled to the right side wall 3R, the first electrode 101 The direction in which the contact portion 101A is inserted can be unified.

  Further, when the first electrode 101 is assembled to the right side wall 3R, the locking portion 97 is formed so as to penetrate the flat surface R101 of the contact portion 101A. Therefore, after the first electrode 101 is assembled, the first electrode 101 is assembled. Even if the electrode 101 is inadvertently moved in the direction (right side) opposite to the direction in which the first electrode 101 is inserted, it is possible to prevent the first electrode 101 from easily coming off. Accordingly, since the first electrode 101 cannot be easily detached from the right side wall 3R, it is easy to assemble the substrate 3K and the frame member.

  Further, since the guide groove 96A is formed on the Y side of the locking portion 97 with respect to the tip of the locking portion 97, when the first electrode 101 is inserted into the guide groove 96A, the guide groove 96A is engaged with the tip of the contact portion 101A. The contact portion 101A can be moved to a position where the inner peripheral surface on the right side of the contact portion 101A and the locking portion 97 can come into contact with each other without contacting the stop portion 97.

  The locking portion 97 is formed such that the distance L1 from the right edge of the cylindrical portion 95A to the left side surface of the locking portion 97 is longer than the diameter L2 of the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101. Therefore, the length of the cylindrical portion 95A can be increased.

  Further, the guide groove 96 has a guide groove 96A and a locking groove 97B, the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101 is inserted along the guide groove 96A, and the rear end of the contact portion 101A is formed in the locking groove 96B. The contact portion 101A is formed to move to the Z side where the locking portion 97 is formed by the restoring force of the spring of the first electrode 101. For this reason, even if the length of the cylindrical portion 95A is long, an assembling person inserts the first electrode 101 into the guide groove 96, so that the inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A and the locking portion 97 are locked. The first electrode 101 can be easily assembled.

  Further, since the contact portion 101A is formed by winding two tightly in an annular shape, the strength of the contact portion 101A can be obtained even when the first electrode 101 is pressed in the direction in which the first electrode 101 moves backward due to contact with the second electrode 201. Can prevent the annular shape from being deformed.

<Example 2>
Next, Example 2 will be described.

  In Example 2, only differences from the first embodiment will be described in detail, and the same parts as in Example 1 will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

1. Detailed configuration of the right side wall 3R On the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95B, as shown in FIG. 10, a guide groove 98 (see FIG. 11) for guiding the first electrode 101 along the axis C961 of the cylindrical portion 95B, A locking portion 97 that locks the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101 is formed. Further, the axis C961 of the cylindrical portion 95B extends in the left-right direction in the same manner as the central axis C101 of the spring portion 101B.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the guide groove 98 has a wide groove shape so that the contact portion 101A can move in the YZ direction.

  The locking portion 97 is provided in a region where the guide groove 98 is formed, and protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95B facing the guide groove 98 to the Y side. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the locking portion 97 has a distance L3 from the right edge of the cylindrical portion 95B to the left side surface of the locking portion 97 shorter than the diameter L2 of the contact portion 101A of the first electrode 101. It is formed as follows.

2. Assembly and Removal Operation of First Electrode on Right Side Wall 3R An operation of assembling the first electrode 101 on the right side wall 3R will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 11A, the first electrode 101 has the contact portion 101 </ b> A inserted into the guide groove 98. At this time, the contact portion 101A is moved to the Y side from the tip of the locking portion 97 so that the tip of the contact portion 101A and the right side surface of the locking portion 97 do not come into contact with each other, and then the contact portion 101A is inserted to the left side. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, when the left inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A comes to a position facing the tip of the locking portion 97, the contact portion 101A moves to the Z side where the locking portion 97 is formed. Move. When the first electrode 101 is further inserted, as shown in FIG. 11C, the tip of the contact portion 101A protrudes from the slit 3R.

  On the other hand, the first electrode 101 is taken out from the right side wall 3R by an operation reverse to the attaching operation.

  When the contact portion 101A is moved in the direction (right side) opposite to the direction in which the first electrode 101 is inserted from the state shown in FIG. 11C, as shown in FIG. The peripheral surface comes into contact with the locking portion 97.

  When the contact portion 101A is moved to the Y side, the state in which the inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A and the locking portion 97 can be brought into contact with each other in the left-right direction is released. At this time, since the spring portion 101B does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95B, the spring portion 101B can be easily moved to the Y side.

  When the first electrode 101 is moved to the right side, the first electrode 101 can be removed from the cylindrical portion 95B.

<Effect>
The locking portion 97 is formed such that the distance L3 from the right edge of the cylindrical portion 95B to the right side surface of the locking portion 97 is shorter than the diameter L2 of the contact portion of the first electrode 101A. When the left inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A comes to a position facing the tip of the locking portion 97, the left end portion of the spring portion 101B and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 95B do not contact each other. That is, when the engagement between the locking portion 97 and the inner peripheral surface of the contact portion 101A is released, the spring portion 101B and the cylindrical portion 95B do not come into contact with each other, so that the first electrode 101 is easily moved to the Y side. be able to. Thereby, the first electrode 101 can be easily detached from the right side wall 3R.

<Description of modification>
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can take various forms as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

  The flat surface R101 of the contact portion 101A is provided substantially parallel to D2 when the first electrode 101 is assembled to the right side wall 3R. However, the flat surface R101 of the contact portion 101A is downward from a range where the flat surface R101 is inclined 45 degrees upward. It may be provided inclined in a range inclined by 45 degrees.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Printer, 3 ... Housing, 3R ... Right side wall, 3B ... Left edge of slit 3S, 90 ... Drawer, 99 ... Cam follower, 92R ... Right side frame, 201-212 ... 2nd electrode, S1 ... 1st guide surface, S2 ... 2nd guide surface, 3S ... slit, 101-112 ... 1st electrode, 101A ... contact part 101B ... Spring part, 101C ... Arc part, 95A, 95B ... Cylindrical part, 96 ... Guide groove, 96A ... Guide groove, 96B ... Engagement groove, 97 ... Locking part, 3K ... substrate,
C101: central axis of spring part 101B, C960: axis of cylindrical part 95A, C961: axis of cylindrical part 95B, R101: plane along which contact part 101A is along

Claims (3)

A first frame having a locking portion and a through-hole penetrating in a predetermined direction; provided on one side of the predetermined direction with respect to the first frame; A second frame provided so as to be relatively movable, and a second frame having a frame-side electrode, and an electrode used in an image forming apparatus,
A cylindrical coil-shaped spring part;
A contact portion electrically connected to the frame side electrode, and an annular contact portion extending so as to rise from one side of the predetermined direction in the spring portion,
The contact portion is locked to the locking portion so that the center of the circle of the contact portion is on the other side in the predetermined direction from the edge of the through hole on the one side in the predetermined direction, and An electrode, wherein the diameter of the contact portion is configured to be larger than the diameter of the spring portion. A first frame having a locking portion and a through-hole penetrating in a predetermined direction; provided on one side of the predetermined direction with respect to the first frame; A second frame provided so as to be relatively movable, and a second frame having a frame-side electrode, and an electrode used in an image forming apparatus,
A cylindrical coil-shaped spring part;
A contact portion electrically connected to the frame-side electrode, the contact portion extending so as to rise from one side of the predetermined direction in the spring portion, and one side of the predetermined direction formed in an arc shape; Have
The contact portion is locked to the locking portion so that the center of the arc of the contact portion is located on the other side in the predetermined direction with respect to one end edge in the predetermined direction in the through hole, and An electrode characterized in that a radius of curvature of the contact portion is larger than a radius of the spring portion. The contact portion is
The electrode according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two or more turns are tightly wound.

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