CN-224216994-U - Carbon powder container and processing box

Abstract

The utility model discloses a carbon powder container which comprises a carbon powder storage part provided with a carbon powder discharge channel and a carbon powder accommodating space, a waste powder storage part provided with a waste powder inlet and a waste powder accommodating space, a powder feeding part arranged in the carbon powder accommodating space, a rotating part acting on the powder feeding part so as to enable the powder feeding part to convey carbon powder in the carbon powder accommodating space to the carbon powder discharge channel, and a waste powder storage part provided with a display piece for directly displaying the waste developer amount in the waste powder storage part. The utility model has better powder feeding effect, and the user can directly observe the amount of the waste developer in the waste powder storage part.

Inventors

• FAN WENYI
• FAN JINSHI
• PENG HANGYU

Assignees

• 中山傲影科技有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20250520

Priority Date

20240520

Claims (10)

1. 1. The carbon powder container comprises a carbon powder storage part provided with a carbon powder discharge channel and a carbon powder accommodating space, and a waste powder storage part provided with a waste powder inlet and a waste powder accommodating space, and is characterized in that: The powder feeding component is arranged in the carbon powder accommodating space; a rotating member acting on the toner feeding member to cause the toner feeding member to convey toner in the toner accommodating space toward the toner discharge passage, and And the waste powder storage part is provided with a display piece for directly displaying the amount of waste developer in the waste powder storage part.
2. 2. A toner container as in claim 1 wherein the toner feeding member is configured to reciprocate in a direction parallel to a central axis of the rotating member.
3. 3. A toner container according to claim 2, wherein the toner feeding member is provided with a pushed portion, and the rotating member is provided with a pushing portion that intermittently pushes the pushed portion, the toner feeding member being movable in a first direction when the pushing portion pushes the pushed portion; And when the pushing part is separated from the pushed part, the powder feeding part can move towards a second direction opposite to the first direction under the action of the elastic element.
4. 4. A toner container as in claim 1 wherein the toner feed assembly comprises a screw configured to rotate with the rotating assembly and to oscillate relative to a central axis of the rotating assembly.
5. 5. A toner container as in claim 4 wherein said screw is coupled to said rotatable member by a universal joint coupling.
6. 6. A toner container as in claim 1 wherein the display is made of a transparent material.
7. 7. A toner container as in claim 1 wherein the toner container is removably mounted to an imaging device having a detection means capable of emitting detection light, the waste toner storage portion includes travel means for allowing the detection light to travel, the travel means includes a first aperture for allowing the detection light to enter the receiving unit and a second aperture for allowing the detection light to exit the waste toner storage portion, and the travel means further includes an optical path conversion assembly capable of changing a travel path of the detection light.
8. 8. A toner container as in claim 7 wherein the light path switching assembly comprises a first acting member for receiving the detection light entering from the first aperture and changing the path of travel of the detection light so that the detection light can reach the second acting member and a second acting member for changing the path of travel of the detection light reaching the second acting member so that the detection light can exit from the second aperture.
9. 9. A toner container as in claim 1 wherein said waste toner storage portion has a waste toner accommodation bag and a protective cover covering an outer portion of said waste toner accommodation bag.
10. 10. A process cartridge, comprising: A developing unit provided with a developing roller; a photosensitive unit provided with a photosensitive drum; A toner container according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the toner storage portion is for supplying toner to the developing unit, and the waste toner storage portion is for collecting waste toner of the photosensitive unit.

Description

Carbon powder container and processing box Technical Field The present utility model relates to the field of electrophotographic image forming apparatuses, and more particularly, to a toner container and a process cartridge having the same. Background JP2024002379a japanese patent application discloses a toner container and a process cartridge, in which the process cartridge includes a developing cartridge (developing unit) provided with a developing roller, a drum cartridge (photosensitive unit) provided with a photosensitive drum, and the aforementioned toner container having a toner storage portion for supplying toner to the developing unit and a waste toner storage portion for collecting waste toner of the photosensitive unit. The present utility model is directed to improvements to the toner container disclosed in the prior art above. Disclosure of utility model The utility model discloses a carbon powder container which comprises a carbon powder storage part provided with a carbon powder discharge channel and a carbon powder accommodating space, a waste powder storage part provided with a waste powder inlet and a waste powder accommodating space, a powder feeding part arranged in the carbon powder accommodating space, a rotating part acting on the powder feeding part so as to enable the powder feeding part to convey carbon powder in the carbon powder accommodating space to the carbon powder discharge channel, and a waste powder storage part provided with a display part for directly displaying the waste developer amount in the waste powder storage part. In some embodiments, the powder feeding part is provided to be reciprocally movable in a direction parallel to a central axis of the rotary part. In some embodiments, the powder feeding component is provided with a pushed part, the rotating component is provided with a pushing part for intermittently pushing the pushed part, the powder feeding component can move towards a first direction when the pushing part pushes the pushed part, an elastic element is arranged to act on the powder feeding component, and the powder feeding component can move towards a second direction opposite to the first direction under the action of the elastic element when the pushing part is separated from the pushed part. In some embodiments, the powder feeding part includes a screw provided rotatably with the rotating part and swingable with respect to a central axis of the rotating part. In some embodiments, the screw is coupled to the rotating member via a universal joint coupling. In some embodiments, the display is made of a transparent material. In some embodiments, the toner container is removably mounted to an imaging device having a detection device capable of emitting detection light, the waste toner storage includes a travel device for allowing the detection light to travel, the travel device includes a first aperture for allowing the detection light to enter the receiving unit and a second aperture for allowing the detection light to exit from the waste toner storage, and the travel device further includes an optical path conversion assembly capable of changing a travel path of the detection light. In some embodiments, the light path conversion assembly includes a first acting element for receiving the detection light entering from the first aperture and changing a travel path of the detection light so that the detection light can reach the second acting element, and a second acting element for changing a travel path of the detection light reaching the second acting element so that the detection light can exit from the second aperture. In some embodiments, the waste storage portion has a waste containment bag and a protective cover covering an exterior of the waste containment bag. The invention also discloses a processing box which comprises a developing unit provided with a developing roller, a photosensitive unit provided with a photosensitive drum, and the carbon powder container of any one of the above, wherein the carbon powder storage part is used for supplying carbon powder to the developing unit, and the waste powder storage part is used for collecting waste powder of the photosensitive unit. The utility model has the beneficial effects that the powder feeding area of the powder feeding part is enlarged, and a better powder feeding effect is realized. Meanwhile, the display piece is arranged as a light-transmitting piece, and a user can directly observe the amount of waste developer in the waste powder storage part through the light-transmitting piece. The objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model will be more clearly described below, and the present utility model will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description. Drawings FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a toner container in example 1; FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toner c