Container storage box for deformable container containing fine particles for image formation

Abstract

A container storage box of the present invention holds a flexible container that includes a flexible part and is capable of discharging its fluid contents for an image forming apparatus. The flexible container is taken out of the container storage box and is placed in a container loading part of the image forming apparatus. The container storage box has rigid sidewalls that prevent the flexible container from deforming during storage. The rigid sidewalls keep the flexible a container in a configuration that is adapted to a container loading part of the image forming apparatus.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a container storage box for packing up a deformable container which is easy to deform. BACKGROUND ART [0002] The conventional container for storing the toner and the developer is a bottle or cartridge made of resin, and such a container is hard to deform so that the setting of the container to the main part of the image forming apparatus is easy to perform. [0003] However, from consideration of the environmental problem in recent years, deformable containers, such as bags, which are easy to deform, have become to be marketed for the purposes of reduction of the use material and reduction of the garbage at the time of the disposal. It has been become that the deformable containers are filled with fine particles and used as the direct cartridges or the complement containers. [0004] When using the deformable container as a cartridge, it is likely that the container deforms during transportation or the contents coagulate with the c...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] A general object of the present invention is to provide an improved container storage box in which the above-mentioned problems are eliminated.

[0015] A more specific object of the present invention is to provide a container storage box as the packing material wherein, when packing up a deformable container of the toner or the developer which is easy to deform, the deformation of the container at the time of transportation and the deformation of the container accompanying the coagulation of the contents are suppressed, the setting of the container to the main part of the image forming apparatus is not affected, the container is protected and fixed without using the shock absorbing material, and the design characteristic is excellent, and moreover, the assembly in the box form is easy to perform and the packing material hardness is excellent.

[0016] The above-mentioned objects of the present invention are achieved by a container storage box for storage of a deformable container which comprises a flexible region and is capable of discharging fluidity contents for image formation when placed into a container loading part of an image forming apparatus, the container storage box comprising sidewall faces which are rigid to prevent random deformation of the deformable container during storage, characterized in that the sidewall faces are provided to regulate a configuration of the deformable container in a configuration accommodated in the container loading part when the deformable container is placed in the image forming apparatus.

Problems solved by technology

When using the deformable container as a cartridge, it is likely that the container deforms during transportation or the contents coagulate with the container in the deformed state, and the problem may arise in that it cannot be set to the main part of the image forming apparatus.

Moreover, the problem may arise in that the container is not correctly set to the apparatus due to the bending or deformation of the head portion of the container.

Moreover, the problem may arise in that the volume of the container when the toner is discharged is not easily decreased and the toner discharging capability is not stabilized.

Moreover, the problem may arise in that the volume of the container is not decreased completely and the handling at the time of resetting deteriorates.

However, the use of the shock absorbing material may cause the problem in that the packing material being discarded and the packing cost will increase, or the transportation and storage efficiency will deteriorate because of the increase of the container size.

When the product is not used immediately after the purchase, the form of the container collapses.

If the contents coagulate in the stored state, the setting of the product to the main part of the image forming apparatus becomes difficult.

And the shock absorbing material increases in the amount, and the packing material being discarded also increases or the container storage box itself becomes large.

Thus, the problem arises in that the transportation efficiency deteriorates and the packing cost increases.

Moreover, it is likely that the corrugated cardboard box takes the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the design characteristic is low.

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