Toner Cartridge

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of electronic imaging equipment consumables. The provided toner cartridge includes a cartridge body and a mounting structure connected to the axial end of the cartridge body. The mounting structure includes a shell and an unsealing slider. A powder discharge port is provided at the bottom of the shell. The unsealing slider is slidably provided on the shell relative to the shell along a first track. The unsealing slider protrudes outside the shell along a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction and the first direction is perpendicular to the vertical direction. The first track has a first section. The first section is along the vertical direction or the first section has a component along the vertical direction. The toner cartridge is installed toward the electronic photographic imaging device along the axial direction of the cartridge body. Accompanying the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the unsealing slider is combined with a toner receiving part and slides upward relative to the shell along the first track. This is beneficial to avoid the toner receiving part from becoming smaller in size due to wear and tear, and to avoid the toner receiving part from being broken. It is beneficial to ensure that the powder inlet and the powder discharge port can be normally docked to avoid powder leakage.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of electronic imaging equipment consumables, in particular to a carbon powder cartridge. Background Art

[0002] An electronic photographic imaging device (printing equipment) includes an image processing unit and a powder cartridge assembly, wherein a developer supply container (toner cartridge) is detachably mated with the powder cartridge assembly, wherein the toner cartridge contains a developer (toner / toner) such as toner, and the toner cartridge supplies the developer to the image processing unit to form a visible image on a medium such as paper.

[0003] Since the developer is a consumable product, the toner cartridge needs to be frequently replaced to continuously replenish the developer to the image processing unit of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus.

[0004] The Chinese invention patent application with publication number CN106019897A discloses a toner cartridge and developer supply system, which adopts an inclined portion (combining portion 3b2) to directly guide the combining portion 11b to move vertically upward, thereby moving the developer receiving port 11a (powder inlet) on the powder cartridge mating assembly upward to achieve the connection between the powder inlet and the powder discharge port of the toner cartridge.

[0005] However, since the toner cartridge needs to be replaced frequently, the coupling part 11b needs to frequently rub against different inclined parts, which may cause surface wear of the coupling part 11b, reduce the size of the coupling part 11b, or even cause the coupling part 11b to be broken, resulting in poor coupling between the powder inlet on the powder cartridge mating assembly and the powder outlet on the toner cartridge, thereby causing developer leakage and causing the electronic photographic imaging device to fail to print normally. Summary of the invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a toner cartridge which is not prone to causing wear of the engaging part of a powder cartridge matching component, is not prone to developer leakage after matching with the powder cartridge matching component, and is conducive to the long-term normal operation of a printing device.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the toner cartridge provided by the present invention is used to be detachably installed in an electronic photographic imaging device, the electronic photographic imaging device includes a toner receiving member slidably arranged in a vertical direction, and the top of the toner receiving portion has a powder inlet; the toner cartridge includes a cartridge body and a mounting structure connected to the axial end of the cartridge body, the mounting structure includes a shell and an unsealing slider, and the bottom of the shell is provided with a powder discharge port; the unsealing slider is slidably arranged on the shell, along a first direction, the unsealing slider protrudes out of the shell, the first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the vertical direction; the trajectory of the unsealing slider sliding relative to the shell is a first trajectory, the first trajectory has a first section, the first section is along the vertical direction or the first section has a component along the vertical direction; the toner cartridge is installed toward the electronic photographic imaging device along the axial direction of the cartridge body, and along the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the unsealing slider is combined with the toner receiving member and slides upward along the first trajectory relative to the shell together.

[0008] As can be seen from the above, during the installation of the toner cartridge, the toner receiving piece slides upward under the drive of the unsealing slider, thereby realizing the docking of the powder discharge port and the powder inlet; since the toner cartridge of this embodiment will not have relative friction with the toner receiving piece during the installation and disassembly process, it is beneficial to avoid wear of the toner receiving piece, to avoid size reduction and breakage of the toner receiving piece, to ensure the normal docking of the powder inlet and the powder discharge port, to avoid leakage of the developer, and to avoid leakage of powder.

[0009] A preferred solution is that the mounting structure further includes an elastic reset member connected between the housing and the unsealing slider, and the elastic reset member forces the unsealing slider to remain at the lower end of the first track.

[0010] As can be seen from the above, before installing the toner cartridge, it can be ensured that the unsealing slider is located at the lower end of the first track. In this way, during the installation of the toner cartridge, it can be ensured that the unsealing slider can be smoothly combined with the toner receiving component, and then smoothly drive the toner receiving component to slide upward.

[0011] Another preferred solution is that the first section is arranged obliquely relative to the axis of the barrel body, and the first section extends obliquely downward from an end close to the barrel body to an end away from the barrel body.

[0012] As can be seen from the above, this is conducive to the simplification of the structure of the carbon powder cartridge.

[0013] A further solution is that the first track also has a second section, the second section is connected to an end of the first section close to the barrel body, and the second section extends axially away from the first section along the barrel body.

[0014] As can be seen from the above, after the toner cartridge is installed, the toner receiving member cooperates with the upper side wall of the second section, which helps to ensure the stable position of the toner receiving member and then ensure the stable docking between the powder inlet and the powder outlet.

[0015] A further solution is that the end of the unsealing slider exposed to the outside of the shell has a lifting part and a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes upward from the lifting part, and along the axial direction, the blocking part is located at one end of the lifting part close to the barrel body; along with the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the side wall of the blocking part facing away from the barrel body and the upper side wall of the lifting part are combined with the toner receiving part and slide upward along the first trajectory relative to the shell.

[0016] Another preferred scheme is that the installation structure also includes a locking slider and a soft pull rope, the shell has a second extension portion, and along the axial direction, the second extension portion extends from the end of the shell away from the barrel body toward the side away from the barrel body, and the locking slider is slidably arranged at the end of the second extension portion away from the barrel body; the second extension portion is located at the lower end of the shell, and along the first direction, the locking slider protrudes out of the shell; the trajectory of the locking slider sliding relative to the shell is the second trajectory, and the second trajectory is along the axial direction of the barrel body, or the second trajectory has a component along the axial direction of the barrel body; one end of the soft pull rope is connected to the unsealing slider, and the other end of the soft pull rope is connected to the locking slider, and the shell also has a first winding portion, and the locking slider is wound around the first winding portion; the electronic photographic imaging device also includes a hook, and along with the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the hook rotates to drive the locking slider to slide relative to the shell along the second trajectory from the end close to the barrel body to the end away from the barrel body, and the locking slider drives the unsealing slider to move upward along the first trajectory relative to the shell via the soft pull rope.

[0017] A further solution is that the first winding portion is located on the upper side of the first track, and the soft pull cord is wound around the upper side wall of the first winding portion.

[0018] A further solution is that the shell also has a second winding portion, the second winding portion is located between the first track and the second track, and the soft pull cord is wound around the lower side wall of the second winding portion.

[0019] A further solution is that the second track is arranged to be inclined relative to the axial direction, and the second track is inclined upward from an end close to the cylinder body to an end far away from the cylinder body.

[0020] Another preferred solution is that the installation structure also includes a gate plate and a soft pull rope. The gate plate is used to open and close the powder discharge port. The gate plate can be slidably arranged on the shell, and the sliding trajectory of the gate plate relative to the shell is along the axial direction of the cylinder body; one end of the soft pull rope is connected to the unsealing slider, and the other end of the soft pull rope is connected to the gate plate after passing through the shell. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is an exploded view and a partial enlarged view of the combination of a carbon powder cartridge and a powder cartridge matching component in the prior art;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a partial structural diagram of the powder cartridge matching components of the prior art;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a partial structural diagram of the matching of the carbon powder cartridge and the powder cartridge matching assembly in the prior art and its partial enlarged diagram;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a partial structural diagram and a partial enlarged diagram of an embodiment of a carbon powder cartridge of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Prior art Figures 1 to 3 And the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 4 A unified spatial rectangular coordinate system (right-hand system) is used to represent the relative position relationship of the components in the prior art and the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the positive direction of the Z axis is the vertically upward direction.

[0026] The electrophotographic imaging device includes a toner cartridge matching assembly 200'. The toner cartridge 100' is detachably mounted in the electrophotographic imaging device. The toner cartridge 100' and the toner cartridge matching assembly 200' are detachably matched. Figures 1 to 3 The partial structure of the prior art carbon powder cartridge 100' and the powder cartridge matching assembly 200' is shown. Figure 1 The toner cartridge 100' comprises a cartridge body 1' and a mounting structure 2', the axis of the cartridge body 1' is along the Y-axis direction, the mounting structure 2' is fixed at the Y-axis positive end of the cartridge body 1', the powder cartridge matching assembly 200' comprises a base 3', a hook 4', an elastic preload member 6' and a toner receiving member 5', and the mounting structure 2' of the toner cartridge 100' is mounted in coordination with the powder cartridge matching assembly 200'.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 2 The base 3' is cylindrical, the cylindrical cavity of the base 3' is continuous along the Y-axis direction, the base 3' has a first extension portion 31' protruding from the Y-axis positive end of the bottom wall toward the Y-axis positive direction, and the bottom wall of the base 3' is the Z-axis negative side wall of the base 3'.

[0028] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The toner receiving member 5' is slidably arranged at the bottom of the base 3' along the Z-axis direction relative to the base 3'. The toner receiving member 5' includes a main body 51', two support rods 52' and two matching protrusions 53'. The main body 51' has a powder inlet that passes through along the Z-axis direction. The two support rods 52' extend from the main body 51' to the positive side of the Z-axis. The two support rods 52' are spaced apart along the X-axis direction. The two matching protrusions 53' correspond to the two support rods 52' one by one. The matching protrusions 53' are fixed at the positive end of the corresponding support rod 52' in the Z-axis direction and exposed in the barrel cavity of the base 3'. Along the X-axis direction, the two matching protrusions 53' are located between the two support rods 52'.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 1The mounting structure 2' comprises an outer cover 22', a shell 21' and a gate 23', the outer cover 22' covers the positive side of the Z axis, the positive side of the X axis, the negative side of the X axis and the positive side of the Y axis of the shell 21', a powder discharge port is provided on the negative side of the Z axis of the shell 21', the gate 23' is slidably mounted on the negative side of the Z axis of the shell 21' along the Y axis direction, the gate 23' is used to open and close the powder discharge port, the positive end of the Y axis of the shell 21' has a second extension portion 211' protruding toward the positive direction of the Y axis, and the second extension portion 211' is located at the negative end of the Z axis of the shell 21', the positive end of the Y axis of the second extension portion 211' has a locking protrusion 2111', and the locking protrusion 2111' protrudes on both sides of the second extension portion 211' in the X axis direction.

[0030] The specific configuration of the gate plate 23' may refer to the baffle plate 4 in CN106019897A.

[0031] The carbon powder cartridge 100' is installed toward the base 3' along the positive direction of the Y axis, the mounting structure 2' is installed in the barrel cavity of the base 3', the second extension portion 211' extends to the positive side of the first extension portion 31' in the Z axis, the hook 4' is installed at the positive end of the first extension portion 31' in the Y axis, and the movement trajectory of the locking protrusion 2111' during the installation process is the third trajectory.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 2 The hook 4' comprises a hook portion 41', a connecting portion 42', a convex shaft 43' and an abutting portion 44', wherein the convex shaft 43' is located on the negative side of the Z axis of the third track, and the hook 4' is rotatably connected to the positive end of the Y axis of the first extension portion 31' via the convex shaft 43'. The axis of the rotatable connection between the hook 4' and the first extension portion 31' is along the X axis direction, and the hook 4' can rotate between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, and can be maintained in the first rotation position and the second rotation position. When the hook 4' is in the first rotation position, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The hook portion 41' is located on the negative side of the Y axis of the protruding shaft 43', and the hook portion 41' is located on the negative side of the Z axis of the third trajectory, the abutment portion 44' is located on the positive side of the Z axis of the protruding shaft 43', and the abutment portion 44' is located at the positive end of the Y axis of the installation motion trajectory of the second extension portion 211', and the connecting portion 42' is located on the positive side of the Y axis of the abutment portion 44'.

[0033] The elastic preload member 6' is a helical tension spring, the positive end of the Y axis of the elastic preload member 6' is connected to the connecting portion 42', and the negative end of the Y axis of the elastic preload member 6' is connected to the base 3'. When the hook 4' is in the first rotation position, the torque applied by the elastic preload member 6' to the hook 4' moves along the Figure 2 In the counterclockwise direction a shown, the abutting portion 44 ′ abuts against the positive side wall of the first extending portion 31 ′ in the Z-axis direction under the action of the elastic preload member 6 ′.

[0034] During the installation of the carbon powder cartridge 100', the second extension portion 211' passes through the barrel cavity of the base 3' along the positive direction of the Y axis until the locking protrusion 2111' moves to the positive side of the hook portion 41' in the Z axis, and the positive end of the second extension portion 211' in the Y axis abuts against the abutment portion 44'. Subsequently, the hook 4' overcomes the force of the elastic preload member 6' under the abutment of the second extension portion 211' and rotates to the second rotation position. After the hook 4' rotates by a preset angle (for example, 5°), the position of the connecting portion 42' moves toward the negative direction of the Z axis, so that the direction of the torque applied by the elastic preload member 6' to the hook 4' is changed to along the Z axis. Figure 2 In the clockwise direction b shown in FIG. 1 , under the action of the elastic preload member 6 ′, the hook member 4 ′ rotates to the second rotation position (see FIG. 1 ). Figure 3 ), the hook portion 41' abuts against the negative side wall of the locking protrusion 2111' on the Y axis.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 3 After the hook 4' rotates to the second rotation position, since the positive end of the second extension portion 211' in the Y-axis direction abuts against the abutment portion 44', and the negative side wall of the locking protrusion 2111' in the Y-axis direction abuts against the hook portion 41', the position of the toner cartridge 100' in the Y-axis direction can be fixed by the components, which is beneficial to ensure that the installation of the toner cartridge 100' is stable and reliable.

[0036] Carbon powder cartridge embodiment 1:

[0037] Please refer to Figure 4 The toner cartridge 100 of the present embodiment includes a cartridge body 1 and a mounting structure 2. Compared with the prior art, the mounting structure 2 of the present embodiment is additionally provided with an unsealing slider 24, a soft pull rope 27, an elastic reset member 26 and a locking slider 25, and the locking protrusion 2111' fixed on the second extension portion 211' of the prior art is eliminated. The mounting structure 2 is connected to the positive end of the Y axis of the cartridge body 1. The mounting structure 2 of the present embodiment includes an outer cover ( Figure 4 ), a housing 21, a gate 23, an unsealing slider 24, a locking slider 25, an elastic reset member 26 and a soft pull rope 27, the specific scheme of this embodiment is as follows.

[0038] The locking slider 25 is rod-shaped, and the length of the locking slider 25 is along the X-axis direction.

[0039] A first slideway 2112 is provided at the positive end of the second extension portion 211 in the Y-axis direction, which passes through the first slideway 2112 in the X-axis direction. The first slideway 2112 generally extends in the Y-axis direction, that is, the cross-sectional shape of the first slideway 2112 along the normal line in the X-axis direction is a bar with a length generally in the Y-axis direction. The locking slider 25 is inserted in the first slideway 2112 in the X-axis direction. Both ends of the locking slider 25 in the X-axis direction are exposed outside the second extension portion 211. The locking slider 25 is slidably arranged relative to the second extension portion 211 along the extension direction of the first slideway 2112. The extension trajectory of the first slideway 2112 is the second trajectory.

[0040] The position of the positive end of the Y-axis of the first slideway 2112 corresponds to the position of the locking protrusion 2111 ′ in the prior art.

[0041] A second slide 212 is provided on the positive side wall of the shell 21 on the X-axis. The second slide 212 is recessed from the positive side wall of the second extension portion 211 on the X-axis toward the negative direction of the X-axis. The second slide 212 is located on the negative side of the Y-axis of the second extension portion 211 and the first slide 2112. The second slide 212 extends along the Z-axis direction. The unsealing slider 24 is slidably installed on the shell 21 along the second slide 212. The extension trajectory of the second slide 212 is the first trajectory, and the first trajectory is along the Z-axis direction.

[0042] The unsealing slider 24 has a sliding end and an exposed end 241. The sliding end is slidably matched with the second slide 212. The exposed end 241 is connected to the X-axis positive end of the sliding end. The exposed end 241 is exposed on the X-axis positive side of the second slide 212, and the exposed end 241 protrudes from the X-axis positive side of the X-axis positive side wall of the shell 21.

[0043] The positive end of the second slide 212 in the Z-axis direction has a boss 2114 facing the slide cavity of the second slide 212. The elastic reset member 26 is a spiral compression spring with its axis along the Z-axis direction. The elastic reset member 26 is located in the slide cavity of the second slide 212. The positive end of the elastic reset member 26 in the Z-axis direction is fixedly mounted on the boss 2114, and the negative end of the elastic reset member 26 in the Z-axis direction abuts against the positive side wall of the sliding end of the unsealing slider 24 in the Z-axis direction.

[0044] The shell 21 also has a first winding portion 213 and a second winding portion 214 on the positive side wall of the X-axis. The first winding portion 213 is located on the positive side of the Z-axis of the second slide 212, and the second winding portion 214 is located on the negative side of the Y-axis of the first slide 2112 and on the positive side of the Y-axis of the second slide 212. The soft pull rope 27 is connected to the unsealing slider 24 at one end and then winds around the positive side of the Z-axis of the first winding portion 213 and the negative side of the Z-axis of the second winding portion 214. The other end of the soft pull rope 27 is connected to the locking slider 25.

[0045] Specifically, the first winding portion 213 and the second winding portion 214 both protrude from the X-axis positive side of the X-axis positive side wall of the housing 21 .

[0046] When the toner cartridge 100 is not mated with the cartridge mating assembly, under the action of the elastic reset member 26 , the unsealing slider 24 is maintained at the negative end of the Z axis of the second slideway 212 , and the locking slider 25 is maintained at the negative end of the Y axis of the first slideway 2112 .

[0047] During the process of installing the toner cartridge 100 into the powder cartridge mating assembly, when the positive end of the second extension portion 211 on the Y axis abuts against the abutment portion (see 43' in the prior art section), the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 reaches the negative side of the Z axis of the mating protrusion of the toner receiving piece (see 5' in the prior art section), and then the elastic preload member (see 6' in the prior art section) forces the hook to rotate in a clockwise direction, and the hook drives the locking slider 25 to slide along the first slideway 2112 toward the positive end of the Y axis, and the locking slider 25 drives the unsealing slider 24 to slide along the positive direction of the Z axis via the soft pull rope 27, and the unsealing slider 24 drives the mating protrusion to move in the positive direction of the Z axis, that is, the unsealing slider 24 drives the toner receiving piece to slide in the positive direction of the Z axis, so as to realize the docking of the powder inlet of the toner receiving piece with the powder outlet of the toner cartridge 100.

[0048] Preferably, there are two groups of combinations of the second slide 212, the unsealing slider 24, the soft pull rope 27, the first winding part 213, the second winding part 214 and the elastic reset part 26, and the two or more groups are symmetrically placed on the two side walls of the shell 21 along the X-axis direction.

[0049] Preferably, from the negative end of the Y axis to the positive end of the Y axis, the extension direction of the first slideway 2112 is inclined toward the positive direction of the Z axis. This is conducive to adjusting the stroke of the first slideway 2112 to match the stroke of the unsealing slider 24, and the negative end of the Y axis of the first slideway 2112 is lower in the Z axis direction than the positive end of the Y axis, which is conducive to the hook portion hooking onto the locking slider 25 smoothly.

[0050] Optionally, in other embodiments of the present invention, the elastic reset member 26 can also be eliminated, so that when the carbon powder cartridge 100 is not mated with the powder cartridge mating assembly, the unsealing slider 24 is maintained at the negative end of the Z axis of the second slide 212 under the action of gravity; of course, this is not conducive to maintaining the unsealing slider 24 more stably at the negative end of the Z axis of the second slide 212, and therefore the elastic reset member 26 is preferably used.

[0051] The rest of this embodiment is configured with reference to the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0052] Carbon powder cartridge embodiment 2:

[0053] This embodiment eliminates the locking slider 25 of the first embodiment and continues to use the locking protrusion arrangement in the prior art.

[0054] In addition, the soft pull rope 27 of the present embodiment is connected to the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 at one end and then winds around the positive side of the Z axis of the first winding part 213 and the positive side of the Z axis of the second winding part 214, and the other end of the soft pull rope 27 is connected to the gate plate 23; in the process of installing the carbon powder cartridge 100 into the powder cartridge matching assembly, the gate plate 23 completes the matching with the powder cartridge matching assembly before the shell body 21, and when the gate plate 23 completes the matching with the powder cartridge matching assembly, the positive end of the Y axis of the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 extends to the negative side of the Z axis of the matching protrusion of the carbon powder receiving member, and in the process of the shell body 21 moving relative to the gate plate 23, the soft pull rope 27 is pulled to drive the unsealing slider 24 to move along the positive direction of the Z axis, and the unsealing slider 24 drives the matching protrusion to move along the positive direction of the Z axis, that is, the unsealing slider 24 drives the carbon powder receiving member to slide toward the positive direction of the Z axis, so as to realize the connection between the powder inlet of the carbon powder receiving member and the powder discharge port of the carbon powder cartridge 100.

[0055] Compared with the first embodiment, the technical solution of this embodiment does not need to set the first slideway and the locking slider, so the structure is simpler. Of course, since the shell 21 is still moving in the positive direction of the Y axis when the unsealing slider 24 drives the carbon powder receiving member to move in the positive direction of the Z axis, the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 of this embodiment needs to have a larger size in the Y axis direction, so the solution of the first embodiment is preferred; and, since the gate 23 needs to be used to open and close the powder discharge port, the stroke of the gate 23 needs to meet the needs of opening and closing the powder discharge port, so this solution is not conducive to setting the stroke of the gate 23 according to the needs of the unsealing slider 24, so the solution of the first embodiment is preferably adopted; of course, this embodiment can match the stroke of the second slideway 212 with the stroke of the gate 23 by setting the second slideway 212 to be inclined relative to the Z axis direction, for example, the second slideway 212 gradually tilts toward the negative side of the Y axis from the negative end of the Z axis to the positive end of the Z axis, which is also conducive to reducing the size of the unsealing slider 24 in the Y axis direction.

[0056] The rest of this embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.

[0057] Carbon powder cartridge embodiment 3:

[0058] This embodiment eliminates the soft pull rope 27 and the locking slider 25 of the first embodiment, eliminates the first winding portion 2114 and the second winding portion 2115 on the two side walls of the housing 21 on the X-axis, and continues to use the setting of the locking protrusion in the prior art.

[0059] The trajectory of the unsealing slider 24 sliding relative to the shell 21 is the extension trajectory of the second slide 212. In this embodiment, the second slide 212 is provided with an inclined section (an instance of the first section). The extension direction of the inclined section is inclined relative to the Z-axis direction. From the negative end of the Z-axis to the positive end of the Z-axis of the inclined section, the inclined section is inclined toward the negative direction of the Y-axis. The inclined trajectory of the inclined section can be set with reference to the inclined part in CN106019897A.

[0060] In addition, the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 of the present embodiment has a lifting portion and a blocking portion, the blocking portion is connected to the negative end of the lifting portion on the Y axis, and the blocking portion protrudes from the positive side of the Z axis of the lifting portion. When the toner cartridge 100 is not mated with the powder cartridge mating assembly, under the abutment action of the elastic reset member 26, the unsealing slider 24 is maintained at the negative end of the Z axis of the second slide 212, that is, the unsealing slider 24 is maintained at the positive end of the Y axis of the second slide 212.

[0061] During the process of installing the toner cartridge 100 into the powder cartridge mating assembly, the lifting portion located at the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 first reaches the negative side of the mating protrusion on the Z axis, and at this time, the blocking portion of the exposed end 241 of the unsealing slider 24 abuts against the negative side wall of the mating protrusion on the Y axis. Subsequently, as the toner cartridge 100 continues to move in the positive direction of the Y axis, the unsealing slider 24 slides along the second slideway 212 toward the positive end of the Z axis, and the unsealing slider 24 drives the mating protrusion to move in the positive direction of the Z axis, that is, the unsealing slider 24 drives the toner receiving component to slide in the positive direction of the Z axis, so as to realize the docking of the powder inlet of the toner receiving component with the powder outlet of the toner cartridge 100.

[0062] Preferably, the second slide 212 of this embodiment may also have a horizontal section (an instance of the second section), which is connected to the negative end of the Y-axis of the inclined section, that is, the horizontal section is connected to the positive end of the Z-axis of the inclined section, and the horizontal section extends from the negative end of the Y-axis of the inclined section to the negative direction of the Y-axis.

[0063] Compared with the first and second embodiments, the structure of this embodiment is simpler.

[0064] The rest of this embodiment is the same as the first embodiment.

[0065] Finally, it should be emphasized that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A toner cartridge, wherein the toner cartridge is detachably mounted in an electrophotographic imaging device, wherein the electrophotographic imaging device comprises a toner receiving member slidably arranged in a vertical direction, and the top of the toner receiving member is provided with a toner inlet; The carbon powder cartridge comprises a cartridge body and a mounting structure connected to the axial end of the cartridge body, the mounting structure comprises a shell, and a powder discharge port is provided at the bottom of the shell; Features: The mounting structure further comprises an unsealing slider, which is slidably disposed on the housing, and protrudes out of the housing along a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction and the first direction is perpendicular to the vertical direction; The trajectory of the unsealing slider sliding relative to the shell is a first trajectory, the first trajectory has a first section, the first section is along the vertical direction or the first section has a component along the vertical direction; The toner cartridge is installed along the axial direction of the cartridge body toward the electrophotographic imaging device, and along with the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the unsealing slider is combined with the toner receiving member and slides upward relative to the housing along the first track together; The mounting structure further comprises an elastic reset member connected between the housing and the unsealing slider, wherein the elastic reset member forces the unsealing slider to remain at the lower end of the first track; The mounting structure also includes a locking slider and a soft pull rope, the shell having a second extension portion, along the axial direction, the second extension portion extends from an end of the shell away from the barrel body to a side away from the barrel body, the locking slider is slidably arranged at an end of the second extension portion away from the barrel body, the second extension portion is located at the lower end of the shell, along the first direction, the locking slider protrudes out of the shell, the trajectory of the locking slider sliding relative to the shell is a second trajectory, the second trajectory is along the axial direction of the barrel body, or the second trajectory has a second trajectory along the axial direction of the barrel body The axial component of the main body, one end of the soft pull rope is connected to the unsealing slider, and the other end of the soft pull rope is connected to the locking slider. The shell also has a first winding portion, and the locking slider is wound around the first winding portion. The electronic photographic imaging device also includes a hook. Along with the installation operation of the toner cartridge, the hook rotates to drive the locking slider to slide relative to the shell along the second trajectory from one end close to the cartridge body to the end away from the cartridge body. The locking slider drives the unsealing slider to move upward along the first trajectory relative to the shell through the soft pull rope, or The mounting structure also includes a gate plate and a soft pull rope, the gate plate is used to open and close the powder discharge port, the gate plate can be slidably arranged on the shell, the sliding trajectory of the gate plate relative to the shell is along the axial direction of the barrel body, one end of the soft pull rope is connected to the unsealing slider, and the other end of the soft pull rope is connected to the gate plate after passing through the shell. In the process of installing the toner cartridge into the powder cartridge mating component, the gate plate completes the mating with the powder cartridge mating component before the shell, and when the gate plate completes the mating with the powder cartridge mating component, the Y-axis positive end of the exposed end of the unsealing slider extends to the Z-axis negative side of the mating protrusion of the toner receiving part of the electronic photographic imaging device, and in the process of the shell moving relative to the gate plate, the soft pull rope is pulled to drive the unsealing slider to move in the positive direction of the Z axis, and the unsealing slider drives the mating protrusion to move in the positive direction of the Z axis to achieve the docking of the powder inlet of the toner receiving part with the powder discharge port.

2. The toner cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first winding portion is located on the upper side of the first track, and the soft pull cord is wound around the upper side wall of the first winding portion.

3. The toner cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell also has a second winding portion, which is located between the first track and the second track, and the soft pull cord is wound around the lower side wall of the second winding portion.

4. The toner cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second track is arranged to be inclined relative to the axial direction, and the second track is inclined upward from an end close to the barrel body to an end far away from the barrel body.

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