Segmented Packing Member for Toner Container Transit Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toner containers experience significant swinging and impact during transit due to the wider dimension of the bottle cap, leading to toner aggregation and increased probability of abnormal images when used in image forming apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
A packing member with a packing box that includes a first pressing portion to securely hold the bottle body and a second pressing portion to stabilize the bottle cap, maintaining gaps to prevent excessive movement and impact, thereby reducing toner aggregation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bottle cap has a larger diameter than the container body, then the toner container is easier to handle and dispense, but the toner container experiences significant swinging and impact during transit
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portions are divided into multiple segments: a first pressing portion for the container body and a second pressing portion for the bottle cap. This segmentation allows independent optimization of pressing forces for each part, effectively restraining the toner container during transit while maintaining ease of handling.
Solution Approach 2:
Different pressing forces are applied to different parts of the toner container. The first pressing portion applies a first pressing force to the container body, while the second pressing portion applies a second pressing force to the bottle cap. This local differentiation of pressing forces addresses the specific stability needs of each component.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the packing box tightly fits the toner container, then the toner container is stable during transit, but the toner container cannot be easily removed or installed
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portions apply partial restraint forces to the toner container rather than complete tight fitting. The first pressing portion presses against the container body and the second pressing portion presses against the bottle cap, providing just enough restraint to prevent excessive movement during transit while allowing easy removal and installation.
3Ease of operation
If the bottle cap diameter is larger than the container body, then the toner can be easily dispensed, but toner aggregation occurs due to impact during transit
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portions are pre-positioned within the packing box to provide preliminary restraint to the toner container. This preliminary action prevents excessive movement and impact during transit before the toner container is actually used, thereby preventing toner aggregation and maintaining toner uniformity.
Data Source
AI summary
A packing member, a toner container, and a packing method. The packing member contains the toner container, and the packing member includes a box containing the toner container with a gap between one side of the box and a container body and between the one side of the box and a large-dimension portion of the toner container, a first pressing portion that presses the container body, and a second pressing portion that presses the large-dimension portion. In the packing member, the large-dimension portion of the toner container is disposed at one end of the container body, and the large-dimension portion has a wider dimension than the container body in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the toner container. In the packing member, the container body contacts, with first contact force, a first bearer inside the box to maintain the gap.