CN102529400A - Ink supplying device - Google Patents
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The invention provides an ink supplying device. The ink supplying device comprises an ink storage box, an ink supplying box, an ink injection assembly and a limit assembly, wherein the ink storage box is used for containing inks, the ink supplying box is in liquid communication with the ink storage box through an ink delivery tube, the ink injection assembly is arranged at the bottom wall of the ink supplying box, and the limit assembly is used for limiting the position and the motion trail of the ink supplying box. The ink supplying device disclosed by the invention is free from the ink deliver tube in a motion area of a printed word car, thus the situation of unsmooth ink supply cannot be caused; and on the other hand, the ink supplying device can be suitable for ink jet printers in different types, and has stronger universality.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ink-feeding device, particularly a kind of ink-feeding device of ink-jet printer.
Background technology
Ink-jet printer mainly relies on ink to form literal or image.Referring to Fig. 1, existing ink-jet printer has casing 11, is provided with movement 12 and slide bar 10 in the casing 11, prints word car 14 and under the drive of motor (invisible among Fig. 1), moves back and forth along slide bar 10.
A trend of ink-jet printer development now is that volume is little; The corresponding with it ink capacity that is contained in the inner print cartridge of ink-jet printer is also fewer and feweri; Therefore, in the process of using ink-jet printer, the user need change print cartridge continually; So both be unfavorable for environmental protection, and also can have promoted user's printing cost.
Along with the popularity of ink-jet printer is increasingly high, the demand that improves the print cartridge ink capacity is also more and more urgent.Some manufacturers design continuous ink-supply system cater to this market demand.Existing continuous ink-supply system generally includes one and places the inner print cartridge of ink-jet printer and place the outside storage print cartridge of ink-jet printer, and both connect through ink-feeding tube mutually to external world hermetically.Wherein, the ink capacity of storage print cartridge can several times even several ink capacity that decuples print cartridge.Continuous ink-supply system greatly reduces use cost, has also avoided the user to change print cartridge continually.
Yet; In use there is following defective in existing continuous ink-supply system: during ink-jet printer work; Print cartridge moves reciprocatingly along with printing the word car, connects print cartridge and the ink-feeding tube that stores up print cartridge also movement therewith, may cause the ink-feeding tube bending in the print procedure; Thereby cause ink supply not smooth, reduce print quality.On the other hand; Because the printing word car of different model ink-jet printer is different from the height of desktop; The ink supply static pressure of print cartridge is also therefore different in the continuous ink-supply system; To the ink-jet printer of different model the continuous ink-supply system of different structure need be provided, the versatility of continuous ink-supply system is restricted.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides the ink-feeding device of the reliable and highly versatile of a kind of simple in structure, ink supply.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a kind of ink-feeding device, comprises the storage print cartridge, accommodates ink in the said storage print cartridge; The ink supply box, said ink supply box and said storage print cartridge are through the ink-feeding tube fluid connection; The refilling assembly, said refilling assembly is located at the diapire of said ink supply box; Limit assembly, said limit assembly are used to limit the position and the movement locus of ink supply box.
Ink-feeding device of the present invention has following beneficial effect: limit assembly can effectively be controlled the position and the movement locus of ink supply box, and the generation of refilling assembly ink leak can effectively prevent refilling the time.Compare with existing continuous ink-supply system, this ink-feeding device does not have ink-feeding tube on the zone of printing the motion of word car, therefore can not produce the not smooth situation of ink supply; On the other hand, this ink-feeding device is applicable to the ink-jet printer of different model, and versatility is stronger.
Further, in the ink-feeding device of the present invention, extension, said extension stretches out from the first side wall of said storage print cartridge, and said extension is provided with vertical chute; Draw-in groove, said draw-in groove are communicated with said chute and extend with said chute is vertical on the edge; Driving lever, said driving lever stretches out from the first side wall of said ink supply box, and said driving lever cooperates with said chute and draw-in groove.This limit assembly simple in structure, reliability is high.
Further, ink-feeding device of the present invention comprises also and is provided with the liquid residue checkout gear that said liquid residue checkout gear comprises a pair of parallel pole and alarm device that is electrically connected with said pair of electrodes that stretches in the ink supply box.This liquid residue checkout gear can be reminded user's refilling in the storage print cartridge in time.
Further, in the ink-feeding device of the present invention, said refilling assembly comprises ink-filling needle, said ink-filling needle first end and said ink supply box internal communication, and second end of said ink-filling needle is provided with ink filling port; Sealing ring, said sealing ring wrap up at least a portion and the said ink filling port of said ink-filling needle excircle; Flexible member, the diapire of the first end butt ink supply box of said flexible member, this refilling assembly of roof of the second end butt sealing ring simple in structure, leak preventing effect is good.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of existing ink-jet printer.
Fig. 2 is the sketch map that ink-feeding device embodiment of the present invention is applied to ink-jet printer.
Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional view of ink-feeding device embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional view at another visual angle of ink-feeding device embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 5 is the A-A cutaway view of Fig. 4.
The specific embodiment
Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4,, omit the part parts of printer among Fig. 2 for ease of observing.In addition, for ease of observation, also omitted the refilling assembly that is arranged at ink supply box diapire among Fig. 2.In the present embodiment; Printing word car 14 is positioned at the zone of printer 1 right part when inactive state; Print in the word car 14 and contain four print cartridges 91,92,93,94; These four print cartridges accommodate the ink of black, red, blue or green and yellow four kinds of colors respectively, are respectively arranged with opening at the top of these four print cartridges 91,92,93,94.
Ink-feeding device of the present invention comprises a storage print cartridge 21; This storage print cartridge 21 is fixed in the right-hand member upper surface place of printer casing 11; Storage print cartridge 21 inside are separated into 4 independently cavitys; Under the original state, 4 corresponding respectively inks that accommodate black, red, blue or green and yellow four kinds of colors in the cavity independently store up print cartridge and are respectively equipped with four ink outlet ports near the position of bottom.The first side wall of storage print cartridge 21 is outward extended with an extension 211, and extension 211 is provided with vertical chute 212.Extension 211 also is provided with a draw-in groove 213, and said draw-in groove 213 is communicated with said chute 212 and edge and said chute 212 vertical extensions.The effect of this chute 212 and draw-in groove 213 is follow-up will further set forth.
Referring to Fig. 5, the refilling assembly comprises ink-filling needle 911, the wherein internal communication of a cavity of first end of this ink-filling needle 911 and ink supply box 31, and second end of said ink-filling needle 911 is provided with ink filling port.The refilling assembly also comprises sealing ring 912 and flexible member 913.Wherein, at least a portion and the said ink filling port of said ink-filling needle 911 excircles of sealing ring 912 parcels, the diapire of the first end butt ink supply box 31 of flexible member 913, the roof of the second end butt sealing ring 912.
Below introduce the method for using of ink-feeding device of the present invention.Continuation is referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, and the first side wall of ink supply box 31 is outward extended with a driving lever 311, and when printing word car 14 was in print state, driving lever 311 engaged with aforementioned draw-in groove 213, and ink supply box 31 is fixed thus.After the ink of print cartridge exhausts in printing word car 14, print word car 14 and will get back to zone, printer right part.At this moment, the user transfers to the driving lever 311 of ink supply box 31 along draw-in groove 213, because the effect of ink supply box 31 gravity; Driving lever 311 will descend along chute 212, in this process, the bottom surface of sealing ring 912 will with the end face butt of print cartridge 91,92,93,94; And then 913 pairs of sealing rings of flexible member apply elastic force, make sealing ring and print cartridge (91,92; 93,94) end face butt closely.Subsequently, second end of ink-filling needle 911 punctures sealing ring 912 and inserts in the opening of print cartridge, and this moment, ink-feeding device can get into refilling to print cartridge.Under the refilling state; The level height of said storage print cartridge 21 ink outlet ports is higher than the level height of said ink supply box 31 ink inlet openings; The influence that ink is conducted oneself with dignity flows into ink supply box 31 from storage print cartridge 21 through ink-feeding tube 41, and then flows in the print cartridge 91,92,93,94 through ink-filling needle 911.After treating that print cartridge is filled, the user only needs 311 groups of the driving levers of ink supply box 31 are gone back to draw-in groove 213 places, and sealing ring 912 seals second end of ink-filling needle 911 once more under the rebound effect power of flexible member 913.
Continuation is the practicality of the present invention of raising further referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, on the ink supply box 31 further be provided with the liquid residue checkout gear, be used to detect the ink surplus in the ink supply box 31.This liquid residue checkout gear comprises parallel pole 319 (Fig. 5 only illustrates) and alarm device 320 that is electrically connected with electrode 319 in a pair of ink that stretches into ink supply box 31.The end face of these parallel pole 319 confession print cartridges extends to the bottom surface, but keeps certain distance with the bottom surface.When ink in the ink supply box 31 is sufficient; Pair of electrodes 319 forms through ink and is electrically connected, and when the liquid level of ink was lower than the level height of electrode 319 bottoms, the electrical connection of pair of electrodes 319 was disconnected; This moment, the alarm device signal that gives the alarm reminded the user in storage print cartridge 21, to add ink.
Among the present invention, storage print cartridge 21 can be adjusted according to actual conditions with the horizontal level of ink supply box 31.During present embodiment refilling state, storage print cartridge 21 ink outlet port level heights are higher than the level height of ink supply box 31 ink inlet openings, and this mainly is to utilize ink deadweight carrying out ink supply.But under the refilling state, also can make storage print cartridge 21 ink outlet port level heights be lower than the level height of ink supply box 31 ink inlet openings, in this case, need on ink-feeding tube, increase a micropump, the ink that stores up print cartridge 21 is pumped in the ink supply box 31.
Among the present invention, the chute 212 and the draw-in groove 213 of the driving lever 311 of ink supply box 31, storage print cartridge are a limit assembly on the whole, and the major function of this limit assembly is for position of limiting the ink supply box and movement locus.That is, when non-refilling state, the ink supply box is in away from the position of print cartridge and is fixed; When the refilling state, the ink supply box receives the influence of limit assembly to move to the refilling position.Limit assembly of the present invention is not limited to the structure of previous embodiment, and the every limit assembly that can realize above-mentioned purpose all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
Refilling assembly of the present invention mainly contains following characteristics: 1. under refilling state not, the refilling assembly can prevent the leakage of ink; 2. in the process of refilling, refilling assembly and print cartridge ability sealed butt joint also can guarantee good sealing effectiveness, prevent the leakage of ink.Refilling assembly of the present invention is not limited to the structure of previous embodiment, and the every black box that can realize above-mentioned purpose all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
Liquid residue checkout gear of the present invention mainly contains following function: the ink surplus in the ink supply box more after a little while; Can remind the user to add ink; Liquid residue checkout gear of the present invention is not limited to the structure of previous embodiment; The every liquid residue checkout gear that can realize above-mentioned purpose all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
Ink-filling device of the present invention is not only applicable to the ink perfusion of polychrome print cartridge, is applicable to the ink perfusion of monochromatic print cartridge yet.
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1. ink-feeding device is characterized in that comprising:
The storage print cartridge accommodates ink in the said storage print cartridge;
The ink supply box, said ink supply box and said storage print cartridge are through the ink-feeding tube fluid connection;
The refilling assembly, said refilling assembly is located at the diapire of said ink supply box;
Limit assembly, said limit assembly are used to limit the position and the movement locus of ink supply box.
2. ink-feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said limit assembly comprises:
Extension, said extension stretches out from the first side wall of said storage print cartridge, and said extension is provided with vertical chute;
Draw-in groove, said draw-in groove are communicated with said chute and extend with said chute is vertical on the edge;
Driving lever, said driving lever stretches out from the first side wall of said ink supply box, and said driving lever cooperates with said chute and draw-in groove.
3. ink-feeding device according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: the bottom of said storage print cartridge is provided with ink outlet port; Said ink supply box is provided with ink inlet opening near the position at top, and under the refilling state, the level height of said ink outlet port is higher than the level height of said ink inlet opening.
4. ink-feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said storage print cartridge inside is separated into plural cavity, and said ink supply box is corresponding is separated into plural cavity.
5. ink-feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: said ink supply box is provided with the liquid residue checkout gear, is used to detect the ink surplus in the ink supply box.
6. ink-feeding device according to claim 5 is characterized in that: said liquid residue checkout gear comprises a pair of parallel pole and alarm device that is electrically connected with said pair of electrodes that stretches in the ink supply box.
7. according to the arbitrary described ink-feeding device of claim 1-6, it is characterized in that: said refilling assembly comprises
Ink-filling needle, said ink-filling needle first end and said ink supply box internal communication, second end of said ink-filling needle is provided with ink filling port;
Sealing ring, said sealing ring wrap up at least a portion and the said ink filling port of said ink-filling needle excircle;
Flexible member, the diapire of the first end butt ink supply box of said flexible member, the roof of the second end butt sealing ring.
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