Toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring function

Abstract

The utility model discloses a toner cartridge device with a toner remaining amount monitoring function, which relates to the technical field of toner cartridges, and adopts the technical scheme that the toner cartridge device comprises a toner cartridge body, the toner cartridge body comprises a toner bin, a transparent observation window is fixedly arranged at the top of the toner bin, a through groove is formed in one side of the toner bin, and a monitoring and cleaning assembly is arranged in the toner bin. The toner cartridge device with the toner remaining amount monitoring function has the beneficial effects that the toner remaining amount in the toner bin is observed and monitored through the transparent observation window, so that toner in the toner cartridge is conveniently monitored before printing, and it is ensured that enough toner exists in the toner cartridge before printing; the cleaning brush moves to clean the transparent observation window, and meanwhile, the cleaning brush rotates when moving, so that the cleaning effect on the transparent observation window is improved, the transparent observation window is prevented from being blocked by the toner, and observation of the remaining toner in the toner bin is prevented from being affected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of toner cartridges, and particularly relates to a toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring. Background Art

[0002] An electrophotographic apparatus can copy original documents such as handwritten, printed or drawn ones into data with exactly the same content. Therefore, the electrophotographic apparatus has the modern feature of quickly copying documents, saving people a lot of time for transcription, copying and engraving. One of the most important components in the electrophotographic apparatus is the toner cartridge, which is the technical core for the electrophotographic apparatus to complete development.

[0003] The existing printer toner cartridge can only display toner shortage on the printer when the toner is used up, which is likely to cause unprepared situations of lacking toner during the printing process. Therefore, a toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring is needed to facilitate monitoring the toner in the toner cartridge before printing and ensure that there is sufficient toner in the toner cartridge before printing. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] For this reason, the utility model provides a toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring, through a monitoring and cleaning component, to solve the problem that the toner shortage can only be displayed on the printer when the toner is used up, which is likely to cause unprepared situations of lacking toner during the printing process.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solution: A toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring, including a toner cartridge body. The toner cartridge body includes a toner bin. A transparent observation window is fixedly arranged at the top of the toner bin. A through groove is opened on one side of the toner bin. A monitoring and cleaning component is arranged inside the toner bin. The monitoring and cleaning component includes a pulling block. Two pull rods are fixedly arranged on one side of the pulling block. A connecting plate is fixedly arranged at one ends of the two pull rods. A rotating shaft is inserted inside the connecting plate. A cleaning brush is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft. Two self-rotating units are arranged outside the cleaning brush. The self-rotating unit includes a rolling tooth. A fixed frame unit is arranged on one side of the rolling tooth. The fixed frame unit includes a fixing plate. A limiting groove is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing plate. A plurality of tooth columns are fixedly arranged on one side of the limiting groove.

[0006] Preferably, the pulling block penetrates through the through groove and is slidably connected with the through groove.

[0007] Preferably, the rotating shaft penetrates through both side walls of the connecting plate and is connected with both side walls of the connecting plate through bearings.

[0008] Preferably, the cleaning brush is in contact with the bottom of the transparent observation window.

[0009] Preferably, the hobbing sleeve is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft and fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, and the hobbing is engaged with a plurality of tooth columns.

[0010] Preferably, the fixing plate is arranged inside the toner cartridge and fixedly connected to the top of the toner cartridge.

[0011] Preferably, one end of the rotating shaft extends into the limiting groove and is slidably connected to the limiting groove.

[0012] The embodiment of the present utility model has the following advantages:

[0013] 1. By observing and monitoring the remaining amount of toner inside the toner cartridge through the transparent observation window, it is convenient to monitor the toner in the toner cartridge before printing, ensuring that there is a sufficient amount of toner in the toner cartridge before printing and preventing the situation of running out of toner during printing, which may catch the printer off guard;

[0014] 2. By pulling out the pulling block and pulling it, the pulling block moves and drives the connecting plate to move through the pull rod. The movement of the connecting plate drives the rotating shaft to slide in the limiting groove. At the same time, the movement of the rotating shaft drives the cleaning brush and the hobbing to move. The movement of the cleaning brush sweeps the transparent observation window, and at the same time drives the hobbing to roll along the tooth column, causing the cleaning brush to rotate when it moves, improving the cleaning effect on the transparent observation window and preventing the transparent observation window from being blocked by toner, which may affect the observation of the remaining amount of toner inside the toner cartridge. Description of the Drawings

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other implementation drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings.

[0016] The structures, ratios, sizes, etc. shown in this specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification for those who are familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions under which the present utility model can be implemented. Therefore, they do not have technical essential significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects that the present utility model can produce and the purposes that can be achieved, should still fall within the scope that can be covered by the technical content disclosed in the present utility model.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a front view partial cross-sectional three-dimensional view provided by the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a front view partial exploded three-dimensional view provided by the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 Provided by the present utility modelFigure 2 Enlarged view of area A

[0020] Figure 4 This is the front perspective view provided by the present utility model.

[0021] In the figure: 1 toner cartridge body, 11 toner bin, 12 transparent observation window, 13 through slot, 2 monitoring and cleaning assembly, 21 pull block, 22 pull rod, 23 connecting plate, 24 rotating shaft, 25 cleaning brush, 26 gear teeth, 27 fixing frame unit, 271 fixing plate, 272 limiting slot, 273 tooth post. Detailed implementation mode

[0022] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation mode of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present utility model from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0023] Refer to the attached Figure 1 - attached Figure 4 Referring to the attached drawings, a toner cartridge device with toner residue monitoring provided by the present utility model includes a toner cartridge body 1. The toner cartridge body 1 includes a toner bin 11. A transparent observation window 12 is fixedly arranged at the top of the toner bin 11. A through slot 13 is opened on one side of the toner bin 11. A monitoring and cleaning assembly 2 is arranged inside the toner bin 11. The monitoring and cleaning assembly 2 includes a pull block 21. Two pull rods 22 are fixedly arranged on one side of the pull block 21. A connecting plate 23 is fixedly arranged at one end of the two pull rods 22. A rotating shaft 24 is inserted inside the connecting plate 23. A cleaning brush 25 is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft 24. Two self-rotation units are arranged outside the cleaning brush 25. The self-rotation unit includes gear teeth 26. A fixing frame unit 27 is arranged on one side of the gear teeth 26. The fixing frame unit 27 includes a fixing plate 271. A limiting slot 272 is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing plate 271. A plurality of tooth posts 273 are fixedly arranged on one side of the limiting slot 272;

[0024] In this embodiment, in order to monitor the toner in the toner cartridge before printing and ensure that there is sufficient toner in the toner cartridge before printing, the remaining amount of toner inside the toner bin 11 is monitored through the transparent observation window 12. Since the toner is light in weight and prone to scattering inside the toner bin 11 during use, the toner adheres to the transparent observation window 12, affecting the monitoring of the toner inside the toner bin 11 through the transparent observation window 12. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the transparent observation window 12 during monitoring. Pick out the pulling block 21 and pull the pulling block 21. The movement of the pulling block 21 drives the movement of the connecting plate 23 through the pull rod 22. The movement of the connecting plate 23 drives the rotation shaft 24 to slide in the limiting groove 272. At the same time, the movement of the rotation shaft 24 drives the cleaning brush 25 and the rolling gear 26 to move. The movement of the cleaning brush 25 cleans the transparent observation window 12, and at the same time drives the rolling gear 26 to roll along the tooth column 273, causing the cleaning brush 25 to rotate when moving, improving the cleaning effect on the transparent observation window 12;

[0025] Among them, in order to achieve the purpose of moving the pulling block 21, the following technical solution is adopted in this device: The pulling block 21 penetrates through the through groove 13 and is slidably connected to the through groove 13. For the purpose of observing the remaining amount of toner inside the toner bin 11, the remaining amount of toner inside the toner bin 11 is monitored through the transparent observation window 12;

[0026] Among them, in order to prevent the rotation shaft 24 from skewing when moving, the following technical solution is adopted in this device: The rotation shaft 24 penetrates through both side walls of the connecting plate 23 and is connected to both side walls of the connecting plate 23 through bearings. One end of the rotation shaft 24 extends into the inside of the limiting groove 272 and is slidably connected to the limiting groove 272. The cleaning brush 25 is in contact with the bottom of the transparent observation window 12. By extending both ends of the rotation shaft 24 into the two limiting grooves 272, the rotation shaft 24 can only roll along the limiting groove 272 when moving, thereby preventing the rotation shaft 24 from skewing when moving;

[0027] Among them, in order to achieve the purpose of the rolling gear 26 rotating when moving, the following technical solution is adopted in this device: The rolling gear 26 is fixedly sleeved on the outside of the rotation shaft 24 and is fixedly connected to the rotation shaft 24. The rolling gear 26 meshes with a plurality of tooth columns 273. The fixing plate 271 is arranged inside the toner bin 11 and is fixedly connected to the top of the toner bin 11. The movement of the connecting plate 23 drives the rotation shaft 24 to slide in the limiting groove 272. At the same time, the movement of the rotation shaft 24 drives the cleaning brush 25 and the rolling gear 26 to move. The movement of the cleaning brush 25 cleans the transparent observation window 12, and at the same time drives the rolling gear 26 to roll along the tooth column 273, causing the cleaning brush 25 to rotate when moving, improving the cleaning effect on the transparent observation window 12.

[0028] The usage process of the present utility model is as follows: When using the present utility model, for the purpose of observing the remaining amount of toner inside the toner cartridge 11, the remaining amount of toner inside the toner cartridge 11 is monitored through the transparent observation window 12. Since the toner is light in weight and prone to scattering inside the toner cartridge 11 during use, the toner adheres to the transparent observation window 12, affecting the monitoring of the toner inside the toner cartridge 11 through the transparent observation window 12. It is necessary to clean the transparent observation window 12 during monitoring. Pick out the pulling block 21 and pull the pulling block 21. The movement of the pulling block 21 drives the connecting plate 23 to move through the pull rod 22. The movement of the connecting plate 23 drives the rotating shaft 24 to slide in the limit groove 272. At the same time, the movement of the rotating shaft 24 drives the cleaning brush 25 and the rolling teeth 26 to move. The movement of the cleaning brush 25 cleans the transparent observation window 12, and at the same time drives the rolling teeth 26 to roll along the tooth column 273, causing the cleaning brush 25 to rotate during movement, improving the cleaning effect on the transparent observation window 12.

[0029] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art may modify the present utility model by using the technical solutions described above or modify it into an equivalent technical solution. Therefore, any simple modification or equivalent replacement made according to the technical solutions of the present utility model falls within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.

Claims

1. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function, comprising a toner cartridge body (1), characterized in that: The toner cartridge body (1) comprises a toner bin (11), a transparent observation window (12) is fixedly provided on the top of the toner bin (11), a through slot (13) is provided on one side of the toner bin (11), a monitoring and cleaning component (2) is provided inside the toner bin (11), the monitoring and cleaning component (2) comprises a pull block (21), two pull rods (22) are fixedly provided on one side of the pull block (21), a connecting plate (23) is fixedly provided at one end of the two pull rods (22), and the connecting plate (23) A rotating shaft (24) is inserted inside, a cleaning brush (25) is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft (24), two self-rotating units are arranged outside the cleaning brush (25), the self-rotating unit comprises a hob (26), a fixing frame unit (27) is arranged on one side of the hob (26), the fixing frame unit (27) comprises a fixing plate (271), a limiting groove (272) is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing plate (271), and a plurality of tooth columns (273) are fixedly arranged on one side of the limiting groove (272).

2. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pulling block (21) passes through the through slot (13) and is slidably connected to the through slot (13).

3. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (24) passes through the two side walls of the connecting plate (23) and is connected to the two side walls of the connecting plate (23) via bearings.

4. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning brush (25) is in contact with the bottom of the transparent observation window (12).

5. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hob (26) is fixedly sleeved outside the rotating shaft (24) and fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (24), and the hob (26) is meshed with a plurality of tooth columns (273).

6. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing plate (271) is arranged inside the toner bin (11) and is fixedly connected to the top of the toner bin (11).

7. A toner cartridge device with toner remaining amount monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the rotating shaft (24) extends into the limiting groove (272) and is slidably connected to the limiting groove (272).

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