Frame body, processing box and frame body mold
By abolishing the process holes of the frame and adopting a combined demolding method of oblique top mold and second mold, the problem of insufficient strength of the frame structure in the prior art is solved, and the imaging quality and simplification of mold design is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411743196.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-11-29
AI Technical Summary
During the integrated injection molding process of the existing printing consumables processing box, the structural strength decreases due to the arrangement of the process holes of the bracket, which affects the imaging quality.
By canceling the process holes on the surrounding and outer peripheral parts, a solid structure without process holes is set, and a combination of an oblique top mold and a second mold is adopted to ensure the connection strength between the bracket and the shell and the disengagement of the support projection. Model smoothness.
It improves the structural integrity and strength of the frame, avoids bracket shaking, improves imaging quality, simplifies the mold structure, and reduces product materials.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of printing consumables, and in particular to a frame body, a processing box and a frame body mold of the frame body which are integrally injection-molded without sacrificing structural strength. Background Art
[0002] The processing box as a printing consumable includes a frame body as a waste toner bin body, the frame body includes a shell and a bracket for supporting a photosensitive member, the bracket has a cylindrical support protrusion along the longitudinal direction of the shell and protruding toward the inside of the shell. In addition, the bracket is also provided with an isolation hole that penetrates the bracket along the longitudinal direction and is used to insert an isolation member.
[0003] If the housing and the bracket are integrally injection molded, the number of parts can be reduced. However, part of the structure of the frame is vertically opposite to the support protrusion, which hinders the demoulding of the mold for molding the support protrusion.
[0004] A Chinese invention patent application with publication number CN108333900A discloses a waste powder bin and a processing box, wherein the frame of the waste powder bin is provided with a through hole for demolding at a circumferential position on the bracket close to the supporting protrusion. Through the process through holes opened in different directions, the mold can extend into the interior of the frame along the radial or axial direction of the supporting protrusion. During injection molding, the outer peripheral contour of the supporting protrusion is molded by these extended molds. After the injection molding is completed, the mold is also pulled out through these process through holes, so that the bracket can be injection molded as a whole with the shell.
[0005] Although the existing bracket with process through holes solves the problem of hindering demolding and realizes the integral injection molding of the shell and the bracket, one or more process holes are set near the supporting protrusion of the bracket for demolding, which will inevitably lead to a decrease in the integrity and strength of the thin-walled shell-shaped frame structure. When the photosensitive component is installed on the bracket and rotates, the bracket will produce inappropriate shaking, which will lead to a decrease in the imaging quality of the processing box. Summary of the invention
[0006] A first object of the present invention is to provide a frame with improved structural integrity and strength.
[0007] A second object of the present invention is to provide a process cartridge including the frame of the present invention.
[0008] The third object of the present invention is to provide a frame mold for molding the frame of the present invention.
[0009] The frame provided by the first purpose of the present invention includes an integrally injection-molded shell and a bracket, the bracket is located at one longitudinal end of the shell, and is provided with a supporting protrusion protruding toward the inner side of the shell along the longitudinal direction of the shell; the bracket includes a surrounding portion surrounding the supporting protrusion, and the surrounding portion is arranged as a solid structure without process holes; the shell includes an outer peripheral portion opposite to the supporting protrusion in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the outer peripheral portion is arranged as a solid structure without process holes.
[0010] It can be seen from the above scheme that, on the basis of being able to solve the problem of integrally forming the shell and the bracket in the same way as the prior art CN108333900A, the frame of the present invention can creatively cancel the process holes on the surrounding part and the process holes on the peripheral part relative to the prior art, so that the strength of the bracket is improved, and the inappropriate shaking of the bracket under the action of external force is effectively avoided. It should be noted that the process hole referred to in the present invention refers to a support protrusion on the molded bracket that protrudes toward the inner side of the shell, which must be set for demolding during the integral molding injection molding process, so that the mold can be ejected from the process hole. The process hole has no functional role when the frame is involved in the work, such as the functional role of installing spare parts.
[0011] A further solution is that an isolation hole is further provided on the bracket, and the surrounding portion is located in the annular area between the supporting protrusion and the isolation hole. As can be seen from the above, the isolation hole is a functional hole for installing the isolation part. For the frame body that needs to install the isolation part, the annular area is the area on the bracket close to the support protrusion. If the process hole is set, the strength of the main wall of the bracket will be weakened more seriously. After the support protrusion is matched with the photosensitive part, the process hole will also affect the working accuracy of the photosensitive part. For this reason, the present invention sets a solid structure without process holes in the annular area. Under the premise of ensuring the connection strength between the bracket and the shell, it also maximizes the connection strength between the support protrusion and the main wall of the bracket.
[0012] A further solution is that the shell has an inner wall body, the bracket includes a main wall body, and an avoidance groove is formed between the inner wall body, the main wall body and the outer periphery. From a lateral perspective, the notch of the avoidance groove faces the supporting protrusion.
[0013] As can be seen from the above, the avoidance groove is provided and its notch is horizontally opposite to the support protrusion, so that the mold for molding the support protrusion can be released from the notch of the avoidance groove when the frame is integrally molded by injection molding.
[0014] A further solution is that the inner side of the main wall body includes a first surface and a second surface; viewed from the longitudinal direction, the second surface is closer to the avoidance groove than the first surface, and the second surface is the inner surface of the avoidance groove; in the longitudinal direction, there is a spacing between the first surface and the second surface, the second surface is at the other end of the longitudinal direction away from the shell relative to the first surface, a part of the support protrusion protrudes from the first surface, and the other part of the support protrusion protrudes from the second surface.
[0015] As can be seen from the above, the inner side of the prior art bracket originally includes a first surface and a second surface with a spacing in the longitudinal direction, and the support protrusion protrudes as a whole on the first surface closer to the inner side of the shell in the longitudinal direction, and the above-mentioned longitudinal plate that has not been removed is also connected to the first surface, so that the inner wall of the frame is opposite to the first surface of the bracket and the distance between the two is relatively close. Even if the above-mentioned longitudinal plate is removed to form a notch and a avoidance groove, the avoidance groove and its notch are also narrow, which limits the size of the mold that escapes from the notch, causing problems with the strength of the mold. For this reason, the present invention adjusts the step position where the above-mentioned first surface and the second surface are connected to the support protrusion, so that the inner wall of the frame is opposite to the second surface of the bracket, and the avoidance groove formed between the two is relatively widened, thereby improving the strength of the mold.
[0016] A further solution is to further include an avoidance space. From a longitudinal perspective, the avoidance space and the avoidance groove are respectively arranged on both sides of the supporting protrusion; from a transverse perspective, the supporting protrusion is located in the avoidance space.
[0017] As can be seen from the above, the prior art sets a third larger through hole, i.e., a process hole, which vertically penetrates the shell for demoulding at a position communicating with the outer periphery of the present invention. The third through hole is used for a part of the lower mold to form a support protrusion from the inner side of the frame, and is used for vertical demoulding of the part. If the third through hole is directly set as a notch without blocking the support protrusion, the lower semicircular part of the support protrusion can be formed by the lower mold without hindering demoulding. However, the connection strength between the bracket and the frame is seriously insufficient due to the presence of the larger notch mentioned above. Therefore, the prior art does not use a notch but a third through hole. In this way, the frame is also provided with a reinforcing connection portion connected between the shell and the bracket on the lateral side of the third through hole. However, the reinforced connection part hinders the demoulding of the mold of the support protrusion from the horizontal and vertical directions. For this reason, the existing frame also needs to set a first through hole that penetrates the main wall of the support in the longitudinal direction on the outer periphery of the support protrusion on the main wall of the support. The part of the support protrusion that is hindered from demoulding by the reinforced connection part and cannot be formed is formed by a mold that extends from the first through hole into the inner side of the frame in the longitudinal direction, and the mold is also demoulded in the longitudinal direction through the first through hole. The present invention removes the reinforced connection part on the existing frame to form an avoidance space, and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion can enter the avoidance space through the second mold, thereby further optimizing and simplifying the mold structure, while optimizing the frame structure and reducing the material used in the product.
[0018] The second object of the present invention provides a processing box including a frame body, and the frame body is the above-mentioned frame body.
[0019] The frame mold provided by the third purpose of the present invention is used for an integral injection molding frame, including an upper mold and a lower mold, the upper mold is demolded vertically relative to the lower mold; the frame is the above-mentioned frame; it also includes a slanted top mold, the slanted top mold has a sliding rod part and a mold head part, the molding surface of the mold head part is used to mold at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion; the sliding rod part moves relative to the lower mold along an inclined direction having an angle with the vertical.
[0020] As can be seen from the above scheme, the frame mold of the present invention is improved to ensure that the structure near the support protrusion can maintain a solid structure without process holes as much as possible. Through the setting of the inclined top mold, at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion can be formed from the inner side of the frame through the inclined top mold. After the longitudinal mold and the upper mold are demolded, the inclined top mold lifts the frame upward and gradually separates from the lower mold. In the process, the mold head of the inclined top mold moves longitudinally and / or laterally relative to the support protrusion to separate from the support protrusion to achieve demolding. The frame mold of the present invention forms the support protrusion on the inner side of the frame through the inclined top mold and demolds the inclined top mold on the inner side of the frame, so that the support of the frame and the position near the support no longer need to open process holes for demolding, forming a solid structure without process holes, thereby improving the structural strength.
[0021] A further solution is that the angle between the slide bar portion and the vertical direction ranges from 8 degrees to 15 degrees.
[0022] As can be seen from the above, the moving direction of the inclined top mold needs to be considered: first, whether the inclined top mold can smoothly and fluently move upward from the lower mold as the frame moves upward; second, how to minimize the impact of the addition of the inclined top mold on the size change of the frame mold. Among them, if the inclined top mold has a large angle relative to the vertical, although the demoulding can be completed as soon as possible, the sliding smoothness will be reduced, and the plane size of the frame mold also needs to be adjusted; if the inclined top mold has a too small angle relative to the vertical, although the inclined top mold can move smoothly during the process of the frame separating upward from the lower mold, the lifting stroke of the inclined top mold for demoulding will be increased due to the small horizontal movement of the inclined top mold. In summary, the angle between the sliding rod of the inclined top mold and the vertical is in the range of 8 to 15 degrees, which not only meets the requirements of smooth sliding during demoulding and the inclined top mold completely leaving the supporting protrusion when the frame is separated from the lower mold, but also has the advantage of not requiring changes to the plane size of the frame mold.
[0023] A further solution is to further include a second mold; the center line of the sliding rod portion is in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the molding surface of the mold head is used to mold the first part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion, and the molding surface of the second mold is used to mold the second part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion.
[0024] It can be seen from the above that when the center line of the sliding rod portion is set in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion cannot be completely formed by only the inclined top die, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion can be formed by the inclined top die, and the rest of the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion can be formed by the second die, or by the structure of the second die and other die to complete the forming and demolding smoothly.
[0025] Another further solution is that the center line of the slide rod portion is in a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction, and the molding surface of the die head portion is used to mold the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion.
[0026] It can be seen from the above that when the center line of the slide rod is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane, the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion can be formed by an annular forming surface on the inclined top mold. This arrangement can better ensure the accuracy of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the first embodiment of the frame of the present invention.
[0028] Figure 2 It is a partial enlarged view of the first embodiment of the frame of the present invention.
[0029] Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged view of the first embodiment of the frame of the present invention from another viewing angle.
[0030] Figure 4 It is a front view of the bracket end of the first embodiment of the frame of the present invention.
[0031] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the first embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0032] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Structural breakdown diagram.
[0033] Figure 7 This is a structural exploded view of the lower mold and the frame of the first embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0034] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A is a partial enlarged view of the figure.
[0035] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the inclined top mold, the second mold and the third mold in the first embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0036] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the matching relationship between the inclined top mold, the second mold and the third mold in the first embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention when the supporting protrusion is formed.
[0037] Fig.11This is a schematic diagram of demoulding the inclined top mold of the first embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0038] Fig.12 It is a partial enlarged view of the bracket end of the second embodiment of the frame of the present invention.
[0039] Fig.13 It is a structural diagram of the second embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0040] Fig.14 It is a structural diagram of the inclined top mold in the second embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0041] Fig.15 This is a structural diagram of the cooperation between the inclined top mold and the bracket in the second embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention.
[0042] Fig.16 This is a schematic diagram of demoulding the inclined top mold of the second embodiment of the frame mold of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0043] For the purpose of clearer explanation, most of the drawings establish a spatial rectangular coordinate system with a unified direction of the frame placement position in the mold. In the coordinate system, the x-axis direction is the longitudinal direction of the frame, the y-axis direction is the lateral direction of the frame, and the z-axis direction is the vertical direction of the frame. In the drawings related to the frame mold, the demolding of the upper and lower molds is separated vertically, the demolding of the two longitudinal molds is separated longitudinally, and the demolding of the two transverse molds is separated transversely, and XYZ is a right-handed coordinate system.
[0044] First embodiment of the frame, first embodiment of the process box, and first embodiment of the frame mold See also Figure 1 The frame 1 of this embodiment includes an integrally injection-molded shell 10 and a bracket 11. The bracket 11 is located at the right end of the shell 1 in the longitudinal direction and includes a main wall 12 connected to the shell 10. The main wall 12 extends along a plane perpendicular to the x-axis direction. In the longitudinal direction, the inner side of the main wall 12 faces the inner side of the shell 10. The inner side of the main wall 12 is the side facing the positive direction of the x-axis in the figure. The support protrusion 13 extends from the inner side of the main wall 12 to the positive direction of the x-axis. Figure 7 The shell 10 of the frame 1 of this embodiment includes an outer surface plane 1001 extending in the longitudinal direction, and the normal direction of the outer surface plane 1001 is the vertical direction.
[0045] Combination Figure 3 In this embodiment, the support protrusion 13 is a cylindrical structure with a notch 133. The inner periphery of the support protrusion 13 is provided with a mounting through hole 130 penetrating along the x-axis direction. The support protrusion 13 is used to support the photosensitive component, which is a photosensitive drum assembly. The mounting through hole 130 is used to install the end of the photosensitive drum assembly.
[0046] See also Figure 2An isolation hole 129 is also provided on the main wall 12 of the bracket 11. The isolation hole 129 passes through the inner and outer sides of the main wall 12 along the x-axis direction. The isolation hole 129 is used for allowing the isolation member to extend from the outer side to the inner side of the main wall 12 so that the rod of the isolation member can reach between the photosensitive drum and the charging roller to isolate the two.
[0047] The main purpose of the frame of the present invention is to ensure that the housing 10 and the bracket 11 can be integrally injection molded, and to ensure that the bracket 11 and the structure around the bracket 11 are solid structures without process holes as much as possible, thereby ensuring that the frame does not sacrifice structural strength due to integral injection molding, thereby affecting imaging quality. Figure 1 and Figure 3 The support protrusion 13 protrudes from the inner side of the main wall 12 of the bracket 11 along the x-axis direction, and the frame 1 includes an outer peripheral portion 1102 opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13, and the outer peripheral portion 1102 is shown Figure 3 The parts are indicated by dotted hatching lines, and the peripheral portion 1102 is configured as a solid structure without process holes.
[0048] See also Figure 1 and Figure 4 The bracket 11 includes a surrounding portion 1101 located between the inner circumference of the support protrusion 13 and the near point of the isolation hole 129, and the surrounding portion 1101 is shown Figure 4 The dotted hatching line shows the annular part, and the surrounding part 1101 is set as a solid structure without process holes. Among them, the inner circumference of the support protrusion 13 is the inner wall surface of the installation through hole 130, and the near point of the isolation hole 129 is the position on the isolation hole 129 closest to the center of the installation through hole 130.
[0049] See also Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 The parting line 100 shown is the parting surface between the upper mold and the lower mold, and the parting line 100 passes through the center line of the support protrusion 13. The support protrusion 13 is an inner convex structure, and the outer periphery 1102 blocks the support protrusion 13 from the positive direction of the z-axis and the positive direction of the y-axis, so the outer periphery 1102 will hinder the molding mold of the support protrusion 13 from being demolded along the x-axis direction or the positive direction of the y-axis.
[0050] For this purpose, see Figure 5 and Figure 6 The present invention designs a frame mold 9 for the molding and demolding of the support protrusion 13. The frame mold 9 in this example is used for injection molding two frames 1 at one time. The two frames 1 are molded in the frame mold 9 in the opposite X-axis direction.
[0051] The frame mold 9 includes a lower mold 91 and an upper mold 92 which are separated and combined with each other along the z-axis direction, and the upper mold 92 is demolded vertically relative to the lower mold 91; the frame mold 9 also includes two longitudinal molds 93 arranged on opposite sides of the x-axis direction, and two transverse molds 94 arranged on opposite sides of the y-axis direction.
[0052] See also Figures 7 to 9 After the two longitudinal molds 93 are demolded away from the frame 1 along the x-axis direction, the two transverse molds 94 are demolded away from the frame 1 along the y-axis direction, and the upper mold 92 is demolded relative to the lower mold 91 along the positive direction of the z-axis, the frame 1 is gradually separated from the lower mold 91 in the process of being lifted upward along the positive direction of the z-axis by the inclined top mold 95, and is also separated laterally from the mold head 952 relative to the inclined top mold 95, that is, the demolding process of the supporting protrusion 13 relative to the inclined top mold is completed.
[0053] See also Figures 7 to 9 Combined with Figure 3 The frame mold 9 also includes a second mold 96 and a third mold 97 . The inclined top mold 95 , the second mold 96 , the third mold 97 and the lower mold 91 together complete the molding of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13 on the inner side of the frame 1 .
[0054] like Figure 3 As shown, the support protrusion 13 includes a first part 131, a second part 132 and the remaining parts. In addition, the support protrusion 13 also forms the above-mentioned notch 133, wherein the first part 131 and the second part 132 are connected along the circumference of the support protrusion 13. The first part of the outer circumference of the support protrusion 13 on the first part 131 is formed by the inclined top mold 95, the second part of the outer circumference of the support protrusion 13 on the second part 132 is formed by the second mold 96, and the remaining part of the outer circumference of the support protrusion 13 on the remaining parts is formed by the third mold 97 and the lower mold 91, and the notch 133 is formed by the third mold 97.
[0055] See also Figure 8 and Fig. 9The inclined top die 95 has a slide bar portion 953 and a die head portion 952 connected along the u-axis direction. The center line of the slide bar portion 953 is in a plane perpendicular to the x-axis direction. The slide bar portion 953 slides relative to the lower die 91 along the u-axis direction. The slide bar portion 953 is also inserted into the inclined insertion hole of the sliding seat 959 below the lower die 91. Since the slide bar portion 953 is relatively slender, if there is no structural auxiliary support in the extended middle portion, the slide bar portion 953 may bend and deform, and it is also unable to provide sufficient driving force to ensure successful demoulding. The extended middle portion of the slide bar portion 953 is inserted in the sliding seat 959, which not only assists in supporting the slide bar portion 953, but also further ensures that the slide bar portion 953 moves more accurately along the inclined direction. The die head portion 952 is provided with a first molding surface 951 that matches the first part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13 on the first part 131 and is an inner concave arc surface. Among them, the u-axis direction is the inclined direction of the present invention, and the angle between the u-axis direction and the z-axis direction in a plane perpendicular to the x-axis direction is the first angle a, and the value range of the first angle a is 8 to 15 degrees.
[0056] The second mold 96 is slidably mounted on the lower mold 91 along the y-axis direction via a transverse sliding seat 969 . The second mold 96 is provided with a second molding surface 961 which is a concave arc surface and matches the second portion of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13 on the second part 132 .
[0057] Look back Figure 2 and Figure 3 In order to ensure that the frame 1 can cooperate with the inclined top mold 95 and the second mold 96, the structure inside the frame 1 is improved.
[0058] In the prior art, the shell originally has an inner wall and a longitudinal plate and other internal structures, but the longitudinal plate extends to the inner surface of the main wall of the bracket and is connected thereto, and a cavity is formed between the outer wall, the inner wall, the longitudinal plate and the main wall of the bracket corresponding to the position of the outer peripheral portion 1102. In addition, in the prior art, the inner surface of the main wall is relatively close to the inner wall of the shell.
[0059] In the present invention, the part of the existing longitudinal plate connected to the main wall 12 is removed to form the longitudinal plate 102 of the present invention, so that an escape groove 1103 is formed between the outer peripheral portion 1102, the inner wall 101 of the shell 10 and the main wall 12, and a notch of the escape groove 1103 is formed between the longitudinal plate 102 and the main wall 12, and the notch is directly opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the first part 131 of the support protrusion 13 along the y-axis direction, that is, the notch of the escape groove 1103 is directly opposite to the support protrusion 13 when viewed horizontally. The escape groove 1103 is used to accommodate the inclined top mold 95 and avoid the inclined top mold 95 from separating from the support protrusion 13 along the y-axis direction.
[0060] Continue to see Figure 3The inner side of the main wall 12 includes a first surface 121 and a second surface 122; the second surface 122 is closer to the avoidance groove 1103 than the first surface 121, and the second surface 122 is part of the inner surface of the avoidance groove 1103. The second surface 122 is formed by a longitudinal surface of the die head 952 of the inclined top die 95.
[0061] There is a distance between the first surface 121 and the second surface 122 in the x-axis direction. The second surface 122 is away from the inner side of the shell 10 relative to the first surface 121. Only the first part 131 of the support protrusion 13 protrudes from the second surface 122, and the second part 132 and the rest of the support protrusion 13 both protrude from the first surface 121.
[0062] In the prior art, since the first surface 121 is opposite to the inner wall 101, the narrow gap formed between the two is too small to accommodate the inclined top mold 95. The present invention adjusts the step position where the first surface 121 and the second surface 122 are connected to the support protrusion 13, so that the inner wall 101 of the frame 1 and the second surface 122 of the bracket 11 are opposite, and the avoidance groove 1103 formed between the two is wider. Correspondingly, the longitudinal dimension of the inclined top mold 95 is increased, and then the strength of the sliding rod part of the inclined top mold 95 is guaranteed.
[0063] In addition, it is also necessary to reduce the longitudinal dimension of the support protrusion 13 to ensure that the outer peripheral surface of the first part of the support protrusion 13 can be completely formed by the inclined top mold 95. Mainly, in the x-axis direction, the height of the support protrusion 13 is based on not exceeding the avoidance groove 1103, based on the first surface 121, preferably, the size of the support protrusion 13 along the x-axis direction ranges from 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm. Of course, as long as the matching requirements with the rotating part are met and the avoidance groove 1103 is not exceeded, the size of the support protrusion 13 along the x-axis direction can be smaller or larger.
[0064] Continue to see Figure 2 and Figure 3 The second part 132 of the support protrusion 13 is opposite to the outer peripheral part 1102 along the z-axis direction, that is, vertically, and the second part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13 on the second part 132 is formed from the inner side of the frame body 1 by the second mold 96; the frame body 1 includes an escape space 1104, and the escape space 1104 and the escape groove 1103 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the support protrusion 13 in the y-axis direction. When viewed in the x-axis direction, the escape space 1104 and the escape groove 1103 are respectively arranged on both sides of the support protrusion 13. When viewed in the y-axis direction, the support protrusion 13 is located in the escape space 1104, so that the second part 132 is exposed to the frame body 1 through the escape space 1104. The escape space 1104 is used to accommodate the second mold 96 and to provide a position for the second mold 96 to be demoulded along the y-axis direction.
[0065] In fact, the frame of the prior art is provided with a reinforcing connection portion connected between the shell and the bracket at the same position as the avoidance space 1104. The reason is that the frame of the prior art is provided with a larger third through hole used for the injection molding process at the same position as the peripheral portion 1102 of the present invention and at a position opposite to the support protrusion along the z-axis direction. The above-mentioned reinforcing connection portion is provided to reinforce the structure.
[0066] However, the reinforced connection portion hinders demolding from the y-axis direction and the z-axis direction. The frame of the prior art has to set a first through hole that penetrates the main wall along the x-axis direction in the same position of the bracket as the surrounding portion 1101 of the present invention for the injection molding process. In this way, the third through hole and the first through hole basically cover the semicircular area of the supporting protrusion, and the two larger process holes cause the problem of insufficient strength of the frame.
[0067] However, since the peripheral portion 120 of the present embodiment is configured as a solid structure without process holes and can itself ensure the connection strength between the shell 10 and the bracket 11, there is no need to provide a reinforced connection portion in the prior art to compensate for the strength of the third through hole.
[0068] After the above-mentioned reinforced connection part is removed, an escape space 1104 is formed which can accommodate the second mold 96 and allow the second mold 96 to be demolded along the y-axis direction.
[0069] See also Figure 3 and Fig.10 The inclined top mold 95 , the second mold 96 , the third mold 97 and the lower mold 91 (not shown in the figure) jointly complete the molding of the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion 13 on the inner side of the frame body 1 .
[0070] Recombination Fig.11 , the demoulding process between the inclined top mold 95 and the support protrusion 13 is shown by the change from the state diagram a to the state diagram b. The lower mold 91 is fixed below the parting line 100 in the figure. In the process of the frame 1 being lifted along the positive direction of the z-axis and gradually separated from the lower mold 91, the inclined top mold 95 translates along the u-axis direction to generate a displacement in the y-axis direction. In the process of the inclined top mold 95 rising along the positive direction of the z-axis, it will also gradually depart from the first part 131 along the y-axis direction, and finally be completely demoulded. That is, the first part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 13 in the first part 131 is formed from the inner side of the frame 1 by the inclined top mold 95, that is, after the upper mold 92 and the longitudinal mold 93 are demoulded, in the process of the frame 1 gradually separating from the lower mold 91 in the vertical direction, the inclined top mold 95 moves horizontally relative to the support protrusion 13 and gradually separates from the support protrusion 13.
[0071] In the above process, the avoidance groove 1103 provides the inclined top mold 95 with sufficient avoidance position in the y-axis direction to ensure complete demoulding.
[0072] The present invention forms the support protrusion 13 on the inner side of the frame 1 through the inclined top mold 95 and the second mold 96 and demolds the inclined top mold 95 and the second mold 96 on the inner side of the frame 1, so that the bracket 11 of the frame 1 and the position near the bracket 11 adopt a solid structure without process holes to improve the structural strength.
[0073] The present invention also includes a processing box constructed by the above-mentioned frame 1, and the frame 1 serves as the waste powder bin main body of the processing box. In addition to the frame 1, the processing box embodiment also includes other components of the existing processing box, such as a powder bin, a photosensitive component and a developing component. The above-mentioned other components are all prior arts, and those skilled in the art can implement them completely according to the prior art such as CN108333900A.
[0074] Second embodiment of the frame, second embodiment of the process box, and second embodiment of the frame mold See also Fig.12 In this embodiment, an inner surface plane 29 having a connection hole and a connection protrusion is provided on the inner side of the shell 20 of the frame body 2, and the normal direction of the inner surface plane 29 is the vertical direction.
[0075] Similar to the previous embodiment, the frame 2 of this embodiment includes an integrally injection-molded housing 20 and a bracket 21, the bracket 21 includes a main wall 22, the main wall 22 is provided with an isolation hole 229, and the inner surface of the main wall 22 is provided with a support protrusion 23 protruding along the x-axis direction toward the inner side of the housing 20. In addition, similarly, the surrounding portion and the peripheral portion of this embodiment are both set as a solid structure without process holes. Differently, the support protrusion 23 adopts a complete cylindrical structure.
[0076] Combination Figures 13 to 15 , the difference is that the entire outer peripheral surface and the entire inner peripheral surface of the support protrusion 23 are formed from the inner side of the frame 2 by the same inclined top mold 85 that moves in the longitudinal direction.
[0077] The inclined top mold 85 of this embodiment is slidably connected to the lower mold along the v-axis direction. The v-axis direction is the inclined direction of the present invention. The v-axis direction is on a plane perpendicular to the y-axis direction, that is, the center line of the sliding rod part of the inclined top mold 85 is on a plane perpendicular to the y-axis direction. The angle between the v-axis direction and the z-axis direction is the second angle b, and the value range of the second angle b is 8 degrees to 15 degrees.
[0078] The die head of the inclined top die 85 is provided with an annular groove 850, the center line of the annular groove 850 is along the x-axis direction and the annular groove 850 is open to the surface 851 of the inclined top die 85 along the x-axis direction, the annular groove 850 includes an outer ring molding surface 8501 and an inner ring molding surface 8502 located on the inner periphery of the outer ring molding surface 8501, the outer ring molding surface 8501 is the molding surface of the present invention, the outer ring molding surface 8501 is used to mold the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion 23, and the inner ring molding surface 8502 is used to mold the inner peripheral surface of the support protrusion 23.
[0079] See also Figures 14 to 16 ,by Fig.16 The change from state a to state b shows the demoulding process between the inclined top mold 95 and the supporting protrusion 13. In the initial state shown in state A, the surface 851 of the inclined top mold 85 fits the flat inner surface of the main wall 22, and the supporting protrusion 23 is located in the annular groove 850.
[0080] In the process of the frame 2 rising in the positive direction along the z-axis and gradually separating from the lower mold, the inclined top mold 85 translates in the v-axis direction to generate displacement in the x-axis direction. In the process of the inclined top mold 85 rising in the positive direction along the z-axis, it will also gradually depart from the support protrusion 23 in the x-axis direction and finally be completely demolded. That is, after the upper mold and the longitudinal mold are demolded, the support protrusion 23 can be separated from the inclined top mold 85 by the inclined top mold 85 moving longitudinally relative to the support protrusion 25 in the process of the frame 2 gradually separating from the lower mold upward.
[0081] The present invention also includes a processing box constructed with the help of the above-mentioned frame 2. The frame 2 serves as the waste powder bin body of the processing box. In addition to the frame 2, the processing box embodiment also includes other components of the existing processing box, such as a powder bin, a photosensitive component and a developing component. The above-mentioned other components are all prior art, and those skilled in the art can implement them completely according to the prior art such as CN108333900A.
[0082] In other embodiments, the inclined top mold is separated from the supporting protrusion in the longitudinal direction, and the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion is formed by the inclined top mold, but the inner peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion is not formed by the inclined top mold.
[0083] 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 frame body, comprising an integrally injection-molded shell and a bracket, wherein the bracket is located at one end of the shell in the longitudinal direction and is provided with a supporting protrusion protruding toward the inner side of the shell along the longitudinal direction of the shell; Features: The bracket includes a surrounding portion surrounding the supporting protrusion, and the surrounding portion is configured as a solid structure without a process hole; The shell includes an outer peripheral portion opposite to the supporting protrusion in the transverse direction and the vertical direction, and the outer peripheral portion is configured as a solid structure without process holes.
2. The frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket is also provided with an isolation hole, and the surrounding portion is located in the annular area between the supporting protrusion and the isolation hole.
3. The frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The shell has an inner wall body, and the bracket includes a main wall body. An escape groove is formed between the inner wall body, the main wall body and the outer peripheral part. From a lateral perspective, the notch of the escape groove faces the supporting protrusion.
4. The frame according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inner side of the main wall body includes a first surface and a second surface; Viewed from the longitudinal direction, the second surface is closer to the avoidance groove than the first surface, and the second surface is the inner surface of the avoidance groove; In the longitudinal direction, there is a distance between the first surface and the second surface, and the second surface is farther away from the other end of the longitudinal direction of the housing relative to the first surface. A portion of the support protrusion protrudes from the first surface, and another portion of the support protrusion protrudes from the second surface.
5. The frame according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes an escape space, and from a longitudinal perspective, the escape space and the escape groove are respectively arranged on both sides of the supporting protrusion; Viewed from the lateral direction, the supporting protrusion is located in the avoidance space.
6. A processing box, comprising a frame, characterized in that: The frame is the frame according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
7. A frame mold, used for integral injection molding of the frame, comprising an upper mold and a lower mold, wherein the upper mold is demoulded vertically relative to the lower mold; Features: The frame is the frame according to any one of claims 1 to 5 above; It also includes an inclined top mold, the inclined top mold has a slide rod portion and a mold head portion, and the molding surface of the mold head portion is used to mold at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion; The slide bar portion moves relative to the lower mold along an inclined direction having an angle with the vertical direction.
8. The frame mold according to claim 7, characterized in that: The included angle between the slide bar portion and the vertical direction ranges from 8 degrees to 15 degrees.
9. The frame mold according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes the second model; The center line of the slide rod portion is in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the molding surface of the die head is used to mold the first part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion, and the molding surface of the second die is used to mold the second part of the outer peripheral surface of the support protrusion.
10. The frame mold according to claim 8, characterized in that: The center line of the slide rod portion is in a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction, and the molding surface of the die head portion is used to mold the outer peripheral surface of the supporting protrusion.
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