1. A method for remanufacturing a printer cartridge component, the method comprising:
providing a printer cartridge component comprising a flanged organic photoconductor (OPC) drum having a flange portion and a cylinder portion, the flange portion having a drum cylinder engagement end attached and inserted in a locked position with a flange lock in a first end of the cylinder portion;
unlocking the flange lock so that the flange portion is in an unlocked position in the first end of the cylinder portion;
securing the unlocked flange portion;
removing the cylinder portion from the secured unlocked flange portion to obtain a removed cylinder portion and a removed flange portion; and,
assembling the removed flange portion into a replacement OPC drum cylinder portion to obtain a remanufactured printer cartridge component.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising installing the remanufactured printer cartridge component into a laser printer cartridge.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising discarding the removed cylinder portion.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the flange portion has a grounding plate with one or more contact portions.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the flange lock on the flange portion comprises a first flange lock portion and a second flange lock portion positioned opposite the first flange lock portion.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the removed flange portion is not damaged during the method.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is a manual method.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is an automated method.
9. A method for removing a flange portion of a flanged organic photoconductive (OPC) drum, the method comprising:
providing a used flanged organic photoconductor (OPC) drum having a flange portion and a cylinder portion, the flange portion having a drum cylinder engagement end attached and inserted in a locked position with a flange lock in a first end of the cylinder portion and having a flange projection end;
providing a flange lock unlocking device comprising:
an unlocking portion having a flange projection engagement end; and,
a base portion attached to the unlocking portion;
coupling the flange projection end of the flange portion to the flange projection engagement end of the flange lock unlocking device;
rotating the flange projection end to unlock the flange lock so that the flange portion is in an unlocked position in the first end of the cylinder portion;
providing a flange removal device comprising:
a platform portion;
a flange portion retaining element attached to the platform portion; and,
a drum cylinder portion retaining portion attached to the platform;
securing the unlocked flange portion to the flange portion retaining element;
removing the cylinder portion from the secured unlocked flange portion to obtain a removed cylinder portion and a removed flange portion; and,
assembling the removed flange portion with a replacement OPC drum cylinder portion to obtain a remanufactured flanged OPC drum.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising installing the remanufactured flanged OPC drum into a laser printer cartridge.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising discarding the removed cylinder portion.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the flange portion has a grounding plate with one or more contact portions.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the flange lock on the flange portion comprises a first flange lock portion and a second flange lock portion positioned opposite the first flange lock portion.
14. The method of claim 9 wherein the removed flange portion is not damaged during the method.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein the method is a manual method.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein the method is an automated method.
17. An organic photoconductor (OPC) drum flange removal assembly for removing a flange portion of a flanged organic photoconductive (OPC) drum, the assembly comprising:
a flange lock unlocking device comprising:
an unlocking portion having a flange projection engagement end; and,
a base portion attached to the unlocking portion; and,
a flange removal device comprising:
a platform portion;
a flange portion retaining element attached to the platform portion; and,
a drum cylinder portion retaining portion attached to the platform,
wherein the flange lock unlocking device unlocks a flange lock on a flange portion of a flanged organic photoconductive (OPC) drum, so that the flange portion is in an unlocked position, and further wherein the flange removal device secures the unlocked flange portion, so that the cylinder portion can be removed from the secured unlocked flange portion to obtain a removed cylinder portion and a removed flange portion.
18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the flange projection engagement end corresponds in shape and size to a flange projection end on the flange portion.
19. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the assembly is a manual operation assembly.
20. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the assembly is an automated operation assembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A terminal load, comprising:
an insulating housing including:
an insulating cylinder internally defining a receiving space, and having a front end forming an opening and a rear end provided with a notch; and
an insulating cap having a centered third hole and mounted to the opening of the insulating cylinder;
a circuit board being mounted in the receiving space in the insulating cylinder and having a rear end formed into a length of narrowed section to extend through and project from the notch on the rear end of the insulating cylinder;
a connection terminal being electrically connected to a front end of the circuit board to forward extend through the third hole and project from the insulating cap; and
a conductive cap being fitted around the rear end of the insulating cylinder provided with the notch and having a fifth hole formed on a top wall thereof; and the rear narrowed section of the circuit board being extended through the fifth hole to project from the conductive cap.
2. The terminal load as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving space in the insulating cylinder internally provides a locating surface, to which the circuit board is mounted to locate in place.
3. The terminal load as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuit board is provided at the front end with a fourth hole, through which the connection terminal is extended to electrically connect with the circuit board.
4. The terminal load as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive cap includes a plurality of clamping surfaces forward extended from and spaced along an outer edge of the top wall to clamp on the insulating housing.
5. The terminal load as claimed in claim 4, wherein the clamping surfaces respectively have two stepped lateral sides and an extended central section; and the extended central sections being fitted around a length of the rear end of the insulating cylinder having the notch formed thereon.
6. The terminal load as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive cap further includes two contacting arms rearwardly extended from two opposite sides of the fifth hole to clamp on and get in surface contact with the rear narrowed section of the circuit board.
7. The terminal load as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an outer housing fitted on an outer side of the insulating housing; the outer housing including a barrel portion, a front open end of the barrel portion being expanded in both inner and outer diameters to form an integral locking ring portion, and the locking ring portion being provided on an inner surface with screw threads.