1. A developing unit to develop an image by supplying a developer to a photosensitive medium on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, the developing unit comprises:
a container containing a developer;
barriers to partition a portion from other portions within the container, such that a space defined by the barriers is not filled with the developer; and
a sealing film to partition another space inside of the container and can be removed to unify the another space inside of the container without disassembling the container.
2. The developing unit claim 1, wherein the barriers are provided in a portion of the space inside the container partitioned by the sealing film.
3. The developing unit of claim 2, wherein the sealing film is disposed to partition the container into a top space and a bottom space, and spaces defined by the barriers are provided in the same side of the top space and bottom space.
4. The developing unit of claim 1, wherein slits in which end portions of the barriers are inserted are formed in the inside surface of the container.
5. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus equipped with a photosensitive medium, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed on an outer surface of the photosensitive medium by light scanning and a developing unit to develop an image by supplying a developer to the photosensitive medium, the developing unit comprising:
a container containing the developer; and barriers removeably attached to the container to partition the container, in which a space defined by the barriers is not filled with the developer,
wherein a sealing film to partition a space inside of the container that can be removed to unify the space inside of the container without disassembling the container is provided, and the barriers are provided in a portion of the space inside the container partitioned by the sealing film.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the sealing film is disposed to partition the container into a top space and a bottom space, and spaces defined by the barriers are provided in the same side of the top space and bottom space.
7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein slits in which end portions of the barriers are inserted are formed in the inside surface of the container.
8. A developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising:
a developing member to develop an electrostatic image; and
a container to contain developer therein, the container including:
a first sealing film to separate an inside of the container from the developing member,
a second sealing film to partition the inside of the container into a first space containing the developer and a second space containing the developer,
a first barrier provided in the first space to create a first region containing no developer, and
a second barrier provided in the second space to create a second region containing no developer.
9. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the first sealing film can be removed without dissembling the container, and the second sealing film can be removed without disassembling the container.
10. The developing unit of claim 9, wherein the developer contained in the first and second spaces leak out only when the first and second sealing films are removed, respectively.
11. The developing unit of claim 9, further comprising a residual developer detecting sensor to detect a residual amount of the developer, and the residual developer detecting sensor sends a message indicating that the second sealing film needs to be removed when the residual amount of the developer contained in the first space is determined to be below a predetermined amount.
12. The developing unit of claim 11, wherein the residual developer detecting sensor sends a message indicating that the container needs to be replaced when the residual amount of the developer contained in the second space is determined to be below a predetermined amount.
13. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the first and second sealing films are composed of one of paper, urethane, polyethylene series, and polypropylene series.
14. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the second sealing film is disposed horizontally at a center of the container and the first space is a bottom space and the second space is a top space.
15. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the first region and the second region are disposed on a same side of the first space and the second space, respectively.
16. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the container further comprises:
a first slit to accommodate an end portion of the first barrier; and
a second slit to accommodate an end portion of the second barrier.
17. The developing unit of claim 16, wherein another end portion of the first barrier contacts an inner surface of the container and another end portion of the second barrier contacts the inner surface of the container.
18. The developing unit of claim 16, wherein the container further comprises:
a third slit to accommodate another end portion of the first barrier; and
a fourth slit to accommodate another end portion of the second barrier.
19. The developing unit of claim 8, wherein the first barrier and the second barrier are removable.
20. A container containing a developer to be used with a developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the container comprising:
a plurality of sealing films partitioning the container into a plurality of spaces;
a plurality of removable barriers to partition the plurality of spaces into a plurality of developer filled spaces and a plurality of non-developer spaces containing no developer.
21. The container of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of sealing films can be removed to allow the developer contained in each of the plurality of developer filled spaces to exit the container.
22. A container containing a developer to be used with a developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the container comprising:
a first compartment containing the developer and a first barrier to create a first region within the first compartment containing no developer; and
a second compartment containing the developer, wherein the developer in the first and second compartments are used sequentially.
23. The container of claim 22, further comprising a sealing film to separate the first and second compartments.
24. The container of claim 23, wherein the sealing film can be removed without disassembling the container.
25. The container of claim 22, wherein the second compartment comprises a second barrier to create a second region within the second compartment containing no developer.
26. A container containing a developer to be used with a developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the container comprising:
a first compartment containing the developer; and
a second compartment containing the developer, wherein the developer in the first and second compartments are used sequentially such that the developer in the second compartment flows through the first compartment to be used to develop images after the developer in the first compartment is fully depleted,
wherein a sealing film to partition a space inside of the container that can be removed to unify the space inside of the container without disassembling the container is provided, and the barriers are provided in a portion of the space inside the container partitioned by the sealing film.
27. The container of claim 26, further comprising a sealing member disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment such that when the sealing member is removed the developer of the second compartment flows through the first compartment and then to the image forming apparatus to develop images.
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 high voltage shielded electrical connector assembly, comprising:
a high voltage shielded connector sub-assembly comprising:
a high voltage cap connector comprising a high voltage cap outer housing and a high voltage cap shield, the high voltage cap shield secured within the high voltage cap outer housing; and
a high voltage plug connector comprising a high voltage plug outer housing and a high voltage plug shield, the high voltage plug shield secured within the high voltage plug housing, and the high voltage plug connector configured to mate with the high voltage cap connector;
wherein the high voltage cap shield and high voltage plug shield form a continuous electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield when the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector are mated; and
wherein both the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield include a rear wall, the rear wall comprising rear openings comprising rear springs disposed therearound, the rear springs configured to provide an electrical connection with a high voltage conductor retained within the rear openings.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the high voltage cap connector further includes a high voltage cap inner housing secured within the high voltage cap shield, and the high voltage plug connector includes a high voltage plug inner housing secured within the high voltage plug shield.
3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the formed continuous EMI shield surrounds the high voltage cap inner housing and the high voltage plug inner housing.
4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the high voltage cap shield includes tabs configured to secure the high voltage cap shield within the high voltage cap outer housing and indentations configured to retain the high voltage cap inner housing within the high voltage cap shield, and wherein the high voltage plug shield includes tabs configured to secure the high voltage plug shield within the high voltage plug outer housing, and indentations configured to retain the high voltage plug inner housing within the high voltage plug shield.
5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield are electrically connected by front springs disposed on any one of the high voltage cap shield, the high voltage plug shield, or both the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield.
6. The assembly of claim 2, wherein both the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector further includes a terminal retention secondary lock configured to secure terminals attached to high voltage electrical conductors within the high voltage cap inner housing and the high voltage plug inner housing, respectively.
7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a high voltage interlock is coupled to the high voltage connector subassembly, and wherein the high voltage interlock is configured to couple a low voltage connector sub-assembly to the high voltage connector sub-assembly, the low voltage connector sub-assembly comprising a low voltage cap connector and a low voltage plug connector.
8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the high voltage interlock is further configured to prevent the mating of the low voltage cap connector and the low voltage plug connector before the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector are mated.
9. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the high voltage interlock comprises a high voltage interlock slider configured to change position within the high voltage interlock in response to the high voltage plug connector being mated with the high voltage cap connector to allow the low voltage plug connector to mate with the low voltage cap connector.
10. A high voltage shielded electrical connector assembly for forming an electrical connection between high voltage conductors, comprising:
a low voltage connector sub-assembly comprising:
a low voltage cap connector; and
a low voltage plug connector configured to be mated with the low voltage cap connector;
a high voltage shielded connector sub-assembly comprising:
a high voltage cap connector including a high voltage cap shield and a high voltage interlock; and
a high voltage plug connector including a high voltage plug shield, the high voltage plug connector configured to be mated with the high voltage cap connector;
wherein the high voltage interlock is configured to couple the low voltage cap connector to the high voltage cap connector, and
wherein the high voltage cap shield and high voltage plug shield form a continuous EMI shield when the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector are mated; and
wherein both the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield include a rear wall including rear openings having rear springs disposed therearound, the rear springs configured to provide an eletrical connection with a high voltage conductor retained within the rear openings.
11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the high voltage cap connector further includes a high voltage cap inner housing secured within the high voltage cap shield, and the high voltage plug connector includes a high voltage plug inner housing secured within the high voltage plug shield.
12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein both the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector further includes a terminal retention secondary lock configured to secure terminals attached to high voltage electrical conductors within the high voltage cap inner housing and the high voltage plug inner, respectively.
13. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the high voltage cap connector further includes a high voltage cap outer housing and the high voltage plug connector further includes a high voltage plug connector outer housing.
14. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the high voltage cap shield includes tabs configured to secure the high voltage cap shield within the high voltage cap outer housing and indentations configured to retain the high voltage cap inner housing within the high voltage cap shield, and wherein the high voltage plug shield includes tabs configured to secure the high voltage plug shield within the high voltage plug outer housing, and indentations configured to retain the high voltage plug inner housing within the high voltage plug shield.
15. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield are electrically connected by front springs disposed on any one of the high voltage cap shield, the high voltage plug shield, or both the high voltage cap shield and the high voltage plug shield.
16. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the high voltage interlock is further configured to prevent the mating of the low voltage cap connector and the low voltage plug connector before the high voltage cap connector and the high voltage plug connector are mated.
17. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the high voltage interlock comprises a high voltage interlock slider configured to change position within the high voltage interlock in response to the high voltage plug connector being mated with the high voltage cap connector to allow the low voltage plug connector to mate with the low voltage cap connector.