CN221737419U - Ink storage tank and external ink storage bin - Google Patents
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The utility model provides an ink storage tank and an external ink storage bin, wherein the ink storage tank comprises a tank body and a protective cover, an ink storage cavity and an air inlet channel are arranged in the tank body, the air inlet channel is provided with a first air inlet, a filtering part, a second air inlet and an air cavity which are sequentially communicated from top to bottom, an air outlet of the air cavity is communicated with the ink storage cavity, and the liquid level of the first air inlet is higher than that of the ink storage cavity; the protective cover is rotatably connected to the upper wall of the tank body, the protective cover is provided with a sealing column, the sealing column is inserted into the first air inlet for sealing in the opening posture of the protective cover, and the sealing column is separated from the first air inlet in the closing posture of the protective cover. The ink storage tank provided by the utility model has ingenious structure, can seal the air inlet channel during ink filling to prevent ink from flowing back, and can filter dust in the air inlet channel during ink supply to prevent ink pollution and ink failure; in addition, the utility model also provides an external ink storage bin comprising the ink storage tank.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of printing consumables, in particular to an ink storage tank and an external ink storage bin.
Background
At present, a scheme of adopting an external ink storage bin to supply ink to an internal ink box is disclosed, so as to meet the requirement of large printing quantity, the existing external ink storage bin comprises a plurality of ink tanks, the structure of each ink tank comprises an ink cavity and an air inlet pipeline, the air inlet pipeline is embedded in the ink cavity, the air inlet pipeline is higher than the outside of the ink cavity, and an air inlet communicated with the outside is arranged in the air pipe cavity so as to allow air to enter.
However, the prior art has the technical defects that: when the ink tank is opened to fill ink into the ink cavity, the air inlet in the exposed state can cause the ink to fill the air channel from the ink cavity to pollute the air channel, and finally the ink tank can not supply ink to the built-in ink box.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide an ink storage tank and an external ink storage bin, wherein the ink storage tank is ingenious in structure arrangement, an air inlet channel can be sealed during ink filling to prevent ink from flowing back, dust in air can be filtered out of the air in the air inlet channel during ink supply, ink pollution is prevented, and ink incapability is prevented.
The present utility model provides an ink tank, comprising: the ink tank comprises a tank body, wherein an ink storage cavity and an air inlet channel are arranged in the tank body, the air inlet channel is provided with a first air inlet, a filtering part, a second air inlet and an air cavity which are sequentially communicated from top to bottom, an air outlet of the air cavity is communicated with the ink storage cavity, and the first air inlet is higher than the liquid level of the ink storage cavity; and the protective cover is rotatably connected to the upper wall part of the tank body, the protective cover is provided with a sealing column, the sealing column is inserted into the first air inlet for sealing in the open posture of the protective cover, and the sealing column is separated from the first air inlet in the closed posture of the protective cover.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the filter unit includes a filter chamber and a filter member accommodated in the filter chamber, and the filter chamber communicates with the first air inlet and the second air inlet.
In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the aperture of the first air inlet is smaller than the aperture of the second air inlet.
In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the center line of the first air inlet and the center line of the second air inlet are parallel.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the protection cover is further provided with a protection cavity and a turnover part, and the protection cavity and the sealing post are separately arranged at two sides of the turnover part.
In a further preferred embodiment of the present utility model, an ink filling port is provided at an upper wall portion of the ink storage chamber, a rubber plug is detachably mounted in the ink filling port, and the protection chamber covers the ink filling port in a closed posture of the protection cover.
The utility model also provides an external ink storage bin, which comprises: the ink storage tanks are characterized in that the ink storage tanks are composed of N first fixed connecting blocks, N second fixed connecting blocks and M ink storage tanks, the upper wall parts of two adjacent ink storage tanks are fixedly connected by one first fixed connecting block, the lower wall parts of two adjacent ink storage tanks are fixedly connected by one second fixed connecting block, wherein M=N+1, N is greater than 0, and N is a natural number.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the first fixed connection block is in snap connection with the upper wall portions of the two adjacent ink tanks, and the second fixed connection block is in snap connection with the lower wall portions of the two adjacent ink tanks.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
The ink storage tank is used for supplying ink to the built-in ink box, the ink storage cavity arranged in the tank body is used for storing the ink for supplying the ink, and the air inlet channel is used for air inlet when the ink is supplied, on one hand, the air inlet channel of the ink storage tank is provided with the filtering part at the air inlet, and the air enters the air cavity after being filtered by the filtering part, namely, the dust in the air can be filtered when the ink is supplied or not filled by the ink storage tank, and the dust is prevented from entering the ink storage cavity through the air cavity to pollute the ink; on the other hand, when filling ink, open the visor, the seal post (upset 90 °) that the visor set up inserts in the first air inlet and seals for the air inlet is closed, prevents that ink from flowing into the air inlet channel and causing air channel's pollution, and after filling ink, closes the visor, and the seal post of this moment breaks away from first air inlet, can guarantee to admit air smoothly when supplying ink.
Additional features and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model. The objectives and other advantages of the utility model may be realized and attained by the structure and/or process particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ink tank (with a protective cover closed) according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an ink tank according to an embodiment of the present utility model (with a protective cover opened);
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an ink reservoir (with a protective cover open) provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of FIG. 3 at A (concealing the filter);
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of an external ink reservoir according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 6 is a partially exploded schematic illustration of an external ink reservoir provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 7 is a partially exploded view of an external ink reservoir according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
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100-ink tanks;
10-tank body, 11-ink storage cavity, 111-ink filling port, 112-ink supply nozzle, 12-air inlet channel, 121-first air inlet, 122-filter part, 1221-filter cavity, 1222-filter element, 123-second air inlet, 124-air cavity, 1241-air outlet, 13-first hole and 14-second hole;
20-protecting cover, 21-sealing column, 22-protecting cavity and 23-turning part;
30-a rubber plug;
40-a restriction part;
50-connecting part;
60-a protective film;
2000-an external ink storage bin;
200-a first fixed connection block and 201-a first column;
300-a second fixed connecting block, 301-a second column;
Detailed Description
The following will describe embodiments of the present utility model in detail with reference to the drawings and examples, thereby solving the technical problems by applying technical means to the present utility model, and realizing the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented accordingly. It should be noted that these specific descriptions are only for easy and clear understanding of the present utility model by those skilled in the art, and are not meant to be limiting; for example, the first and second embodiments of the present utility model are not limited thereto, but are merely for describing serial numbers of a plurality of identical or similar devices and mechanisms, and those skilled in the art may readjust the serial numbers for convenience of description or in the technical scheme arranging process; and various embodiments have been described with alternatives to some of the mechanisms, and these alternatives may be applied to other identical or similar devices, mechanisms; and as long as no conflict is formed, each embodiment of the present utility model and each feature of each embodiment may be combined with each other, and the formed technical solutions are all within the protection scope of the present utility model.
The following describes the technical scheme of the utility model in detail through the attached drawings and specific embodiments:
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Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides an ink tank 100 for supplying ink to a built-in ink cartridge (not shown), the ink tank 100 including a tank body 10 and a protective cover 20, the protective cover 20 being rotatably coupled to an upper wall portion of the tank body 10.
The ink storage cavity 11 and the air inlet channel 12 are arranged in the tank body 10, wherein the ink storage cavity 11 is used for storing ink for supplying ink, the air inlet channel 12 is used for air inlet when supplying ink, the air inlet channel 12 is provided with the first air inlet 121, the filtering part 122, the second air inlet 123 and the air cavity 124 which are sequentially communicated from top to bottom, the air outlet 1241 at the bottom of the air cavity 124 is communicated with the ink storage cavity 11, the first air inlet 121 is higher than the liquid level of the ink storage cavity 11, and the ink in the ink storage cavity 11 is ensured to be smoothly supplied to the built-in ink box.
The protection cover 20 is provided with a sealing post 21, and in the open posture of the protection cover 20, the sealing post 21 is inserted into the first air inlet 121 to seal the first air inlet 121 (fig. 2), and in the closed posture of the protection cover 20, the sealing post 21 is separated from the first air inlet 121 (fig. 1), so that the first air inlet 121 is exposed to allow air to enter, and in general, the protection cover 20 is turned 90 ° from the closed posture to the open posture.
The ink storage tank 100 is used for supplying ink to the built-in ink box, the ink storage cavity 11 arranged in the tank body 10 is used for storing ink for supplying ink, the air inlet channel 12 is used for air inlet during ink supply, on one hand, the air inlet channel 12 of the ink storage tank 100 is provided with the filtering part 122 at the air inlet, and air enters the air cavity 124 after being filtered by the filtering part 122, namely, dust in the air can be filtered when the ink storage tank 100 supplies ink or is not filled with ink, and the dust is prevented from entering the ink storage cavity 11 through the air cavity 124 to pollute the ink; on the other hand, when filling ink, the protective cover 20 is opened, the sealing post 21 (turned 90 °) provided on the protective cover 20 is inserted into the first air inlet 121 to seal (fig. 2), so that the air inlet is closed to prevent the pollution of the air channel caused by the ink flowing into the air inlet channel 12, and after the ink filling is finished, the protective cover 20 is closed, and the sealing post 21 at this time is separated from the first air inlet 121 (fig. 1), thereby ensuring smooth air inlet during ink supply.
In this embodiment, the protection cover 20 includes a sealing post 21, a protection cavity 22 and a turnover part 23, the protection cavity 22 and the sealing post 21 are separately disposed at two sides of the turnover part 23, the turnover part 23 is rotatably connected with a connection part 50 disposed at an upper wall part of the tank 10, forming a lever structure, and easy to operate; preferably, the turning portion 23 is configured as a turning post shown in fig. 1 to 3, the connection portion 50 is provided with a shaft hole, the turning post turns around the shaft, and further, the restriction portion 40 provided at the upper wall portion of the can 10 is configured to restrict the turning portion 23 from turning excessively, so that the protection cover 20 is switched from the closed posture to the open posture by a predetermined angle, for example, the protection cover 20 abuts against the restriction portion 40 after turning 90 ° from the closed posture, so as to ensure that the turning 90 ° is the open posture.
In this embodiment, the upper wall portion of the ink storage chamber 11 is provided with an ink filling opening 111, the lower wall portion is provided with an ink supply nozzle 112, the ink filling opening 111 is used for filling ink into the ink storage chamber 11, the ink supply nozzle 112 is used for communicating with an ink box, the rubber plug 30 is detachably mounted in the ink filling opening 111 and used for sealing the ink filling opening 111 to prevent ink leakage, and under the closing posture of the protective cover 20, the protective cavity 22 covers the ink filling opening 111 to protect the ink filling opening 111 and the rubber plug 30, and the protective cavity 22 is convexly provided with a turnover operation handle, so that the operation of a user is facilitated.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the filtering part 122 includes a filtering chamber 1221 and a filtering member 1222 accommodated in the filtering chamber 1221, the filtering chamber 1221 communicates with the first air inlet 121 and the second air inlet 123, preferably, the filtering member 1222 may be a filtering member capable of filtering an air ash layer such as a sponge, the filtering chamber 1221 is an accommodating chamber having a window interposed between the first air inlet 121 and the second air inlet 123, and after the filtering member 1222 is inserted into the filtering chamber 1221 through the window, the window is sealed by the protective film 60, for example, a welding film seal, so that the operation is fast.
In this embodiment, the aperture of the first air inlet 121 is smaller than that of the second air inlet 123, and the aperture of the second air inlet 123 is smaller than that of the air cavity 124, so that the air inlet is smooth and the filtering effect is improved.
Further, the center lines of the first air inlet 121 and the second air inlet 123 are parallel, as shown in fig. 4, the center lines of the first air inlet 121 and the second air inlet 123 are not coincident, so that the air enters the filter cavity 1221 through the first air inlet 121 and is filtered by the filter 1222, and then enters the air cavity 124 through the second air inlet 123 after turning around, and the filtering effect is better.
Referring to fig. 5-7, the present embodiment further provides an external ink storage bin 2000, where the external ink storage bin 2000 includes N first fixed connection blocks 200, N second fixed connection blocks 300, and M ink storage tanks 100, upper wall portions of two adjacent ink storage tanks 100 are fixedly connected by one first fixed connection block 200, and lower wall portions are fixedly connected by one second fixed connection block 300, where m=n+1, N > 0, N is a natural number; the two adjacent ink storage tanks 100 are fixedly connected conveniently, and can be quickly assembled to form an integral external ink storage bin 2000; wherein, M is 4 or 5, when m=4, that is, the ink tanks 1 respectively hold inks of bk\c\m\y, and n=3; when m=5, that is, 5 ink tanks 1 respectively hold inks of these colors bk\bk\c\m\y, and n=4.
Preferably, the first fixed connection block 200 is in snap connection with the upper wall portions of the two adjacent ink tanks 100, the second fixed connection block 300 is in snap connection with the lower wall portions of the two adjacent ink tanks 100, and the arrangement of the snap connection is convenient for the quick assembly of the integral external ink storage bin 2000, the adjustment is also convenient, the fixed connection effect is good, and the material is also saved.
Further, referring to fig. 6, the first fixed connection block 200 includes a first column 201 of a convex i-shape, the first column 201 is inserted into a first hole 13 provided in an upper wall portion of two adjacent ink tanks 100 to achieve a fixed connection and maintain a space between the upper wall portions of the two adjacent ink tanks 100, and further, referring to fig. 7, the second fixed connection block 300 includes two rows of second columns 301 of a convex shape, the second columns 301 are inserted into a second hole 14 provided in a lower wall portion of two adjacent ink tanks 100 to achieve a quick and stable fixed connection.
Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Any person skilled in the art can make many possible variations and simple substitutions to the technical solution of the present utility model by using the methods and technical matters disclosed above without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model, and these all fall into the scope of protection of the technical solution of the present utility model.
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1. An ink reservoir, comprising:
The ink tank comprises a tank body, wherein an ink storage cavity and an air inlet channel are arranged in the tank body, the air inlet channel is provided with a first air inlet, a filtering part, a second air inlet and an air cavity which are sequentially communicated from top to bottom, an air outlet of the air cavity is communicated with the ink storage cavity, and the first air inlet is higher than the liquid level of the ink storage cavity; and
The protection cover is rotatably connected to the upper wall part of the tank body, the protection cover is provided with a sealing column, the sealing column is inserted into the first air inlet for sealing in the opening posture of the protection cover, and the sealing column is separated from the first air inlet in the closing posture of the protection cover.
2. The ink tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filter portion includes a filter chamber and a filter member accommodated in the filter chamber, the filter chamber being in communication with the first air inlet and the second air inlet.
3. The ink reservoir of claim 2, wherein the aperture of the first air inlet is smaller than the aperture of the second air inlet.
4. The ink reservoir of claim 3, wherein a centerline of the first air inlet and a centerline of the second air inlet are parallel.
5. The ink tank as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protection cover is further provided with a protection chamber and a turnover part, and the protection chamber and the sealing post are separately provided at both sides of the turnover part.
6. The ink tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein an ink filling port is provided at an upper wall portion of the ink storage chamber, a rubber plug is detachably installed in the ink filling port, and the protection chamber covers the ink filling port in a closed posture of the protection cover.
7. An external ink reservoir, comprising: the ink storage tanks according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper wall parts of two adjacent ink storage tanks are fixedly connected by one first fixed connecting block, the lower wall parts are fixedly connected by one second fixed connecting block, and m=n+1, N > 0, N is a natural number.
8. The external ink reservoir of claim 7, wherein the first fixed connection block is snap-fit with upper wall portions of two adjacent ink reservoirs and the second fixed connection block is snap-fit with lower wall portions of two adjacent ink reservoirs.
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