A powder cartridge

Abstract

The present invention relates to a powder cartridge comprising a barrel, a cover and a gripping member, wherein the gripping member comprises a first through hole, the first through hole penetrates the front end wall of the gripping member, the first inner side surface of the front end wall is provided with a plurality of evenly arranged protrusions; the cover comprises an open avoidance portion, the avoidance portion abuts against the second inner side surface of the front end wall, the first through hole is located between the first inner side surface and the second inner side surface, the avoidance opening of the avoidance portion is located between the two side walls of the avoidance portion, the two side walls are close to the first through hole relative to the bottom wall of the avoidance opening, and the bottom wall connects the two side walls. A user passes a part of his hand through the first through hole and abuts against the inner side of the gripping member, and another part of his hand abuts against the outer side of the gripping member, thereby realizing that the hand is tightly gripped against the gripping member, the protrusions and the avoidance portion further facilitate the hand located on the inner side of the gripping member to realize reliable gripping, thereby facilitating the user to grip the front end of the powder cartridge to perform the installation and disassembly operations of the powder cartridge, facilitating the user to grip the powder cartridge, and improving the convenience of operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of imaging equipment, and in particular relates to a powder cartridge. Background Art

[0002] In commercially available imaging devices (printers, copiers, fax machines, etc.), a toner cartridge that is detachably mounted on the image forming device is widely used, and the user holds the cover at the front end of the toner cartridge to install and remove the device. However, the existing toner cartridge is not provided with a holding structure, and the user can only install and remove the device by holding the cover of the toner cartridge tightly, which causes inconvenience in operation. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a powder cartridge which is easy to hold.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned main purpose, the powder cartridge provided by the present invention includes a barrel, a cover and a gripping piece, the barrel can be rotatably connected to the cover, the gripping piece can be detachably fixedly connected to the cover, the gripping piece includes a first through hole, the first through hole passes through the front end wall of the gripping piece, the first inner side surface of the front end wall is provided with a plurality of evenly arranged protrusions; the cover includes an open avoidance portion, the avoidance portion abuts against the second inner side surface of the front end wall, the first through hole is located between the first inner side surface and the second inner side surface, the avoidance opening of the avoidance portion is located between the two side walls of the avoidance portion, the two side walls are close to the first through hole relative to the bottom wall of the avoidance opening, and the bottom wall connects the two side walls.

[0005] It can be seen from the above scheme that the user passes a part of the hand through the first through hole and presses against the inner side of the gripping member, and the other part of the hand presses against the outer side of the gripping member, thereby achieving a tight grip of the hand on the gripping member. The protrusion and the avoidance portion further facilitate a reliable grip of the hand located on the inner side of the gripping member, thereby facilitating the user to hold the front end of the powder cartridge to install and disassemble the powder cartridge, facilitating the user to hold the powder cartridge, and improving operational convenience.

[0006] Preferably, the bottom wall and both side walls abut against the second inner side surface.

[0007] Furthermore, the protrusion is a long strip-shaped protrusion.

[0008] Furthermore, the second inner side surface is a plane.

[0009] Furthermore, the holding piece includes an arc portion and a positioning portion, and the front end wall connects the arc portion and the positioning portion.

[0010] Furthermore, the first inner side surface is farther away from the positioning portion than the second inner side surface.

[0011] Furthermore, the positioning portion is a collar-shaped piece.

[0012] Furthermore, the holding piece includes a first buckling hole, and a plurality of first buckling holes are evenly arranged on the circular arc portion along the circumference of the circular arc portion.

[0013] Furthermore, the cover body includes a first buckling portion, and a plurality of first buckling portions are evenly arranged along the circumference of the arc portion, and each first buckling hole is buckled with a first buckling portion.

[0014] Furthermore, the powder cartridge further comprises a sealing member, which is located inside the powder cartridge, the barrel body rotatably abuts against one end surface of the sealing member, and the cover body fixedly abuts against the other end surface of the sealing member. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention is further described using the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments in the accompanying drawings do not constitute any limitation to the present invention. Those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on the following drawings without creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural exploded view of an embodiment of a powder cartridge according to the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 1 is a structural diagram of a gripping member of a powder cartridge embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of a cover body of a powder cartridge embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0020] See also Figures 1 to 3 The powder cartridge provided in this embodiment includes a barrel 1, a cover body 2 and a gripping member 3, the barrel 1 is rotatably connected to the cover body 2, the gripping member 3 is detachably fixedly connected to the cover body 2, the gripping member 3 includes a first through hole 5, the first through hole 5 passes through the front end wall 6 of the gripping member 3, the first inner side surface 7 of the front end wall 6 is provided with a plurality of evenly arranged protrusions 9, the protrusions 9 are long strip-shaped protrusions, the cover body 2 includes an open avoidance portion 10, the avoidance portion 10 abuts against the second inner side surface 8 of the front end wall 6, the first through hole 5 is located between the first inner side surface 7 and the second inner side surface 8, the avoidance opening 11 of the avoidance portion 10 is located between the two side walls 12 of the avoidance portion 10, the two side walls 12 are close to the first through hole 5 relative to the bottom wall 13 of the avoidance opening 11, the bottom wall connects the two side walls 12, one side wall 12 is arranged on both sides of the bottom wall 13, the bottom wall 13 and the two side walls 12 are both abutted against the second inner side surface 8, the second inner side surface 8 is a plane, and a plane refers to a surface without a sudden change in surface curvature.

[0021] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2, the holding member 3 includes an arc portion 15 and a positioning portion 16, and the front end wall 6 connects the arc portion 15 and the positioning portion 16. The first inner side surface 7 is farther from the positioning portion 16 than the second inner side surface 8, and the positioning portion 16 is a U-shaped member. The holding member 3 includes a first fastening hole 17, and a plurality of first fastening holes 17 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the arc portion 15 on the arc portion 15, and a second fastening hole 20 is provided on each side wall of the positioning portion 16.

[0022] See Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the cover body 2 includes a first fastening portion 18, and a plurality of first fastening portions 18 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the arc portion 15. Each first fastening hole 17 is respectively fastened with a first fastening portion 18, and each second fastening portion 21 of the cover body 2 is respectively fastened to a second fastening hole 20.

[0023] The powder cartridge 100 further includes a sealing member 19. The sealing member 19 is located inside the powder cartridge. The barrel 1 rotatably abuts against one end surface of the sealing member 19, and the cover body 2 fixedly abuts against the other end surface of the sealing member 19.

[0024] The positioning ring 24 of the first barrel 22 of the barrel 1 abuts against the positioning buckle 23 of the cover body 2. The positioning buckle 23 and the sealing member 19 respectively limit the first barrel 22 in the direction of the rotation axis of the arc portion 15. The first barrel 22 is detachably and fixedly buckled to the second barrel 23 of the barrel 1.

[0025] The driving cover 25 of the powder cartridge 100 is located at one end of the second barrel 23 to receive the driving force from the imaging device, and the second barrel 23 is an integrally formed part.

[0026] The user passes a part of the hand through the first through hole 5 and closely adheres to the inner side of the holding member 3, and the other part of the hand closely adheres to the outer side of the holding member 3, so as to realize that the hand tightly holds the holding member 3. The protrusion 9 and the avoidance portion 10 further facilitate the hand located inside the holding member 3 to achieve reliable holding, so as to facilitate the user to hold the front end of the powder cartridge for the installation and disassembly operations of the powder cartridge, facilitate the user to hold the powder cartridge, and improve the operation convenience.

[0027] Finally, it should be emphasized that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above description is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A powder cartridge, comprising a barrel, a cover and a gripping member, wherein the barrel is rotatably connected to the cover, and the gripping member is detachably fixedly connected to the cover, characterized in that: The holding member comprises a first through hole, the first through hole passes through the front end wall of the holding member, and a first inner side surface of the front end wall is provided with a plurality of evenly arranged protrusions; The cover body includes an open avoidance portion, the avoidance portion abuts against the second inner side surface of the front end wall, the first through hole is located between the first inner side surface and the second inner side surface, the gripping member includes an arc portion and a positioning portion, the positioning portion is a collar-shaped member, and the first inner side surface is away from the positioning portion relative to the second inner side surface; The escape opening of the escape portion is located between two side walls of the escape portion, the two side walls are close to the first through hole relative to the bottom wall of the escape opening, and the bottom wall connects the two side walls.

2. A powder cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The holding piece includes a first buckling hole, and a plurality of the first buckling holes are evenly arranged on the arc portion along the circumference of the arc portion.

3. A powder cartridge according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cover body comprises a first buckling portion, a plurality of the first buckling portions are evenly arranged along the circumference of the arc portion, and each of the first buckling holes is buckled with one of the first buckling portions.

4. A powder cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The powder cartridge further comprises a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is located inside the powder cartridge, the cylinder body is rotatably abutted against one end surface of the sealing member, and the cover body is fixedly abutted against the other end surface of the sealing member.

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