CN215153134U - Ink box - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an ink box installs in printing apparatus's installation department along installation direction detachably, include: a box body; a chip part fixedly arranged on the top surface of the box body; a light shielding portion, which is movably disposed below the chip portion with respect to the chip portion, and has a light shielding portion for shielding detection light emitted from the printing apparatus; in the non-operating state, the light shielding portion is located behind the chip portion in the mounting direction; in the operating state, the light shielding portion is located in front of the chip portion in the mounting direction. The utility model discloses an ink horn is under non-operating condition, and the shading part of light shielding part is located the rear lower place of chip portion, consequently receives the collision or when falling at the ink horn, and light shielding part can receive the protection, is difficult to the quilt damage.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a printing apparatus technical field especially relates to an ink horn.
Background
In the prior art, there is an ink cartridge, as shown in fig. 1, the light detecting portion 67M of the ink cartridge is located on the top surface of the ink cartridge, and in the operating/non-operating state, the light detecting portion 67M protrudes in front of the chip portion 65, and the light shielding portion may be damaged by collision due to improper operation during transportation and use of the ink cartridge.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge detachably mountable in an installation part of a printing apparatus in an installation direction, including:
a box body;
a chip part fixedly disposed on a top surface of the cartridge body;
a light shielding portion provided below the chip portion movably relative to the chip portion, having a light shielding portion for shielding detection light emitted from the printing apparatus;
in a non-operating state, the light shielding portion is located behind the chip portion in the mounting direction;
in an operating state, the light shielding portion is located in front of the chip portion in the mounting direction.
In some embodiments, the light shielding portion of the light shielding portion moves in the mounting direction from a position located behind and below the chip section to a position located in front and below the chip section in the process of shifting from the inactive state to the active state.
In some embodiments, the optical module further includes a slide cover that is movable back and forth in the mounting direction with respect to the top surface of the cartridge body, the light shielding portion being provided to the slide cover, and the slide cover moving the light shielding portion in the mounting direction.
In some embodiments, the slide cover is provided with a latching portion that engages with the mounting portion, so that the ink cartridge is fixed in the mounting portion in an operating state.
In some embodiments, the engaging portion is located rearward of the light shielding portion in the mounting direction.
In some embodiments, the sliding cover is provided with a guide portion, and the case is provided with a guide portion engaged with the guide portion, so that the sliding cover is movably mounted to the case.
In some embodiments, further comprising an elastic member connecting the slide cover and the cartridge body, the elastic member being configured to hold the light shielding portion behind the chip portion in the mounting direction in a non-operating state.
In some embodiments, the chip part further comprises a fixing structure for mounting the chip part, the fixing structure having a passage through which the light shielding part moves.
In some embodiments, the liquid ejecting apparatus further includes an ink outlet located at a position of the cartridge body near a bottom surface of the cartridge body, the ink outlet being located in front of the light shielding portion in the mounting direction.
In some embodiments, the ink outlet is located behind a front surface of the cartridge body in a mounting direction.
The utility model has the advantages that: the utility model discloses an ink horn is under non-operating condition, and the shading part of light shielding part is located the rear lower place of chip portion, consequently receives the collision or when falling at the ink horn, and light shielding part can receive the protection, is difficult to the quilt damage.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a prior art ink cartridge;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in a non-operating state;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the ink cartridge of the present invention in a non-operating state;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the point A in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a partially exploded structure of the ink cartridge of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge of the present invention in a non-operating state in cooperation with the mounting portion;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in an operating state;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the ink cartridge of the present invention in an operating state;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the ink cartridge of the present invention engaged with the mounting portion in an operating state;
fig. 10 is an enlarged view of B in fig. 9.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2, 6, 7, and 9 schematically show an ink cartridge and a mounting portion for accommodating the ink cartridge in a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mount 100 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape and has an opening along which the ink cartridges 200 are mounted in the mount 100, the mount 100 has a plurality of cartridge mounting locations 110, the mount 100 can be connected to a plurality of ink cartridges 200, each ink cartridge 200 is mounted in a corresponding one of the cartridge mounting locations 110, as shown in fig. 6 and 9, and the mount in this embodiment has 6 cartridge mounting locations 110. The mounting portion includes an engaging portion 120, a contact pin 130 (electrical connection portion), an ink supply pin 140, and a detection portion 150.
As shown in fig. 3 to 5 and 8, the present embodiment provides an ink cartridge, the ink cartridge 200 is detachably mounted in the cartridge mounting position 110 of the mounting portion 100, and the ink cartridge 200 includes a cartridge body 1, an ink outlet 2, a chip portion 3, a light shielding portion 4, a slide cover 5, and a fixing structure 6.
As shown in fig. 3, the cartridge body 1 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped in shape, having a top surface 1a, a bottom surface 1b, a front surface 1c, a rear surface 1d, a left surface 1e, and a right surface 1f, and the cartridge body 1 has an ink tank containing ink therein. For better explanation of the components of the ink cartridge 200, reference is made to the concept of X, Y, Z axes, and three spatial axes orthogonal to each other are taken as an X axis, a Y axis and a Z axis, specifically, a long side on the top surface 1a is defined as the X axis, a short side on the top surface 1a is defined as the Y axis, a direction perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis is defined as the Z axis, a plane formed by the X axis and the Z axis is an XZ plane, a plane formed by the X axis and the Y axis is an XY plane, a plane formed by the Y axis and the Z axis is a YZ plane, that is, the top surface 1a is located on the XY plane, preferably, the XY plane is located on a horizontal plane, and the Z axis is a vertical direction. The bottom surface 1b is disposed opposite to the top surface 1a, a direction from the top surface 1a toward the bottom surface 1b is a + Z-axis direction (also a plumb direction), the front surface 1c is disposed opposite to the rear surface 1d, a direction from the rear surface 1d toward the front surface 1c is a + X-axis direction, the + X-axis direction is also a mounting direction of the ink cartridge, that is, the ink cartridge is inserted into the mounting portion in the + X-axis direction, the-X-axis direction is a removal direction of the ink cartridge, and is defined as "front" in the + X-axis direction, "rear" in the-X-axis direction, "down" in the + Z-axis direction, and "up" in the-Z-axis direction.
As shown in fig. 3, the ink outlet 2 is provided at a notch portion formed at the intersection of the front surface 1c and the bottom surface 1b of the cartridge body 1, the ink outlet 2 is located on a front end surface of the notch portion, which is closer to the rear surface 1d than the front surface 1c in the X-axis direction, that is, the ink outlet 2 is located behind the front surface 1c in the X-axis direction, and the ink outlet 2 is retracted rearward in the X-axis direction with respect to the front surface 1 c. In the Z-axis direction, the ink outlet 2 is close to the bottom surface 1b, i.e., the ink outlet 2 is located on the + Z-axis side of the cartridge body 1. The position of the ink outlet 2 is matched with the ink supply needle 140 of the mounting part, and when the ink box is in a working state (in-place mounting state), the ink outlet 2 is communicated with the ink supply needle 140 to supply ink for the printing equipment.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the chip section 3 is used for recording information such as the amount of ink in the ink cartridge, the number of times the ink cartridge is used, and the fixing structure 6 is used for fixedly disposing the chip section 3 on the top surface 1a of the ink cartridge. The chip portion 3 is detachably connected to the fixing structure 6, and may be fixed to the fixing structure 6 by means of fastening, adhesion, or the like. When the ink box is in working state, the chip part 3 contacts with the contact pin 130 of the mounting part to realize electric connection.
As shown in fig. 3-5, the fixing structure 6 may be formed integrally with the box 1, or may be a separate structure, and is fixed on the top surface 1a of the box 1 by a connecting structure such as a snap. The fixing structure 6 is formed with a channel 63, the channel 63 can be moved through by the light shielding part 4, specifically, the fixing structure 6 can include two supporting parts 61 and two supporting parts 62, the supporting parts 62 are used for supporting the chip parts 3 and are located above the top surface 1a of the cartridge body 1, the two supporting parts 61 are supported at two ends of the supporting parts 62 to form a channel 63 located below the chip parts 3, the light shielding part 4 can move through the channel below the chip parts 3, and the extending direction of the channel 63 is along the X-axis direction.
As shown in fig. 3-6 and 8-10, the light shielding portion 4 can shield the detection light emitted by the detection portion 150 of the printing device during the installation of the ink cartridge to realize the detection of the ink cartridge by the printing device, the light shielding portion 4 is movably disposed below the chip portion 3 relative to the chip portion 3, the light shielding portion 4 has a light shielding portion for shielding the detection light emitted by the printing device, and specifically, the light shielding portion 4 is a bump structure, and the light shielding portion is an area on the bump structure; the light shielding part 4 moves back and forth along the X-axis direction relative to the chip part 3; in a non-operating state (i.e., a state in which the ink cartridge is not inserted into or not completely inserted into the mounting portion, not mounted in place), the light shielding portion is located behind the chip portion 3 in the mounting direction (in the + X-axis direction); in the operating state (i.e., the state in which the ink cartridge is mounted in place in the mounting portion), the light shielding portion is located in front of the chip portion 3 in the mounting direction (in the + X-axis direction). Of course, the position of the light shielding portion 4 is limited, and when the light shielding portion 4 has a size requirement, the light shielding portion 4 may be slightly elongated, that is, in the operating and non-operating states, a small part of the light shielding portion 4 may still be located in front of the chip portion 3, but the small part does not have a light shielding effect and only plays a role of structural support, and it can be considered that, in the above-mentioned positional relationship of the light shielding portion, the light shielding portion 4 shields the detection light in the mounting portion is completely realized by the light shielding portion, so that it is only necessary that the light shielding portion can satisfy the positional relationship of the above-mentioned states with respect to the chip portion 3.
Further, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the light shielding portion 4 may be provided on the slide cover 5 to move the light shielding portion 4 with respect to the chip section 3, and the light shielding portion 4 may be integrally formed with the slide cover 5 or may be provided separately and fixed to the slide cover 5 by means of engagement, adhesion, or the like. Specifically, the slide cover 5 is provided above the top surface 1a of the case 1 to be movable back and forth in the mounting direction with respect to the top surface of the case 1, and a guide portion 51 is provided on the slide cover 5 to be engaged with the guide portion 11 provided on the case 1, so that the slide cover 5 is movably mounted to the case 1. Preferably, the guiding portion 51 is a sliding clamping groove, the sliding clamping groove is formed in two side walls 5b of the sliding cover 5, which are oppositely arranged along the Y-axis direction, the sliding clamping groove is arranged to extend along the X-axis direction, the guiding portion 11 is arranged at a protruding portion of the box body 1, which is oppositely arranged on the left surface 1e and the right surface 1f of the box body 1, the protruding portion can be embedded into the sliding clamping groove, so that the sliding cover 5 can be installed on the box body 1, and the sliding cover 5 can move back and forth along the X-axis direction through the matching of the protruding portion and the sliding clamping groove. The setting of the sliding structure of the sliding cover 5 can make the structure of the box body 1 simpler and easier to manufacture, and the structure matched with the sliding cover 5 is left, and the sliding cover 5 can be recycled, so that the service life of the whole ink box is prolonged.
Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, the guide portions 11 may be provided in plural numbers, and provided at intervals in the X-axis direction on the left surface 1e and the right surface 1f of the cartridge body 1.
Further, as shown in fig. 5, the light shielding portion 4 is fixedly disposed on the top wall 5a of the sliding cover 5, the light shielding portion 4 is disposed on the top wall 5a of the sliding cover 5 and extends along the X-axis direction, the top wall 5a is further provided with a clearance groove, the clearance grooves are respectively located on two sides of the light shielding portion 4 along the Y-axis direction, the two supporting portions 61 of the chip portion 3 respectively penetrate out of the clearance groove, the top of the supporting portion 61 is connected with the bearing portion 62 to form a channel 63 through which the light shielding portion 4 can pass, and the light shielding portion 4 is always located below the chip in the Z-axis direction.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, 5, 6 and 9, the slide cover 5 is further provided with a detent portion 52 for engaging with an engaging portion 120 in the mounting portion to fix the ink cartridge in the fixing portion in an operating state, the detent portion is provided on a top wall 5a of the slide cover 5, the detent portion is higher in height in the Z-axis direction than the light shielding portion 4, and the detent portion 52 is located behind the light shielding portion 4 in the X-axis direction. The position-retaining portion 52 may be a projection structure, and the engaging portion 120 of the mounting portion may be a lock lever, and in the operating state, the rear end portion of the position-retaining portion 52 in the mounting direction (+ X axis direction) and the front end portion of the engaging portion 120 in the mounting direction are engaged with each other, so that the position of the slide cover 5 is fixed, and the ink cartridge is fixed in the mounting portion.
Further, as shown in fig. 5, 6, 9 and 10, the ink cartridge further includes an elastic member 7, and the elastic member 7 connects the sliding cover 5 and the cartridge body 1, and specifically, the elastic member 7 may be a compression spring having one end fixedly connected inside the sliding cover 5 and the other end fixedly connected to the top surface 1a of the cartridge body 1. The elastic member 7 is configured to hold the light shielding portion of the light shielding portion 4 at a position rearward of the chip section 3 in the mounting direction in a non-operating state; the elastic extension direction of the elastic member 7 is along the X-axis direction, the elastic force of the elastic member 7 always pushes the sliding cover 5 to move towards the-X-axis direction, so that the sliding cover 5 can be kept at a position far away from the front surface 1c of the ink box under the action of no external force, and the light shielding part of the light shielding part 4 is kept at the rear lower position of the chip part 3. Therefore, the light shielding part of the light shielding part 4 is always hidden below the back of the chip part 3 when the ink box is in a non-working state, and the light shielding part 4 can be protected and is not easy to be damaged when the ink box is collided or falls off.
Alternatively, the elastic member 7 may be a tension spring, a spring plate, elastic rubber, or elastic sponge, and the elastic expansion and contraction direction of the elastic member 7 may be configured to be along the X-axis direction.
As shown in fig. 9 to 10, the process of mounting the ink cartridge: the ink cartridge is aligned with the ink cartridge mounting position 110 of the mounting portion, an acting force along the mounting direction (+ X axis direction) is applied to the sliding cover 5, the sliding cover 5 is pushed to move along the + X axis direction, and the ink cartridge is driven to move into the mounting portion until the sliding cover 5 moves to the limit position (namely, working state), along with the pushing of the sliding cover 5, the light shielding portion 4 on the sliding cover 5 also moves along the ink cartridge mounting direction, the position of the light shielding portion 4 moves from the rear lower part of the chip portion 3 to the front lower part of the chip portion 3 through the channel 63, and at the moment, the elastic piece 7 connected in the sliding cover 5 is compressed. When the ink cartridge is inserted at a certain angle, the engaging portion 52 of the sliding cover 5 engages with the engaging portion 120 of the mounting portion, so that the position of the sliding cover 5 is fixed, and the ink cartridge is fixed in the mounting portion of the ink cartridge, at this time, the ink outlet 2 communicates with the ink supply needle 140, the chip portion 3 contacts with the contact pin 130, the light shielding portion of the light shielding portion 4 is located at a position capable of shielding the detection light emitted by the detection portion 150, and the entire ink cartridge reaches an operating state. Of course, the slide cover 5 may not be pushed and changed in the process of loading the ink cartridge into the cartridge loading section 100, or may be pushed to a proper position before the ink cartridge is loaded, and may be further loaded and engaged with the cartridge loading section.
As shown in fig. 6, the ink cartridge removal process: the ink cartridge is tilted at a certain tilt angle to disengage the engaging portion 52 from the engaging portion 120 of the mounting portion, at this time, the elastic member 7 is elastically deformed and restored to push the sliding cover 5 to move in the removing direction of the ink cartridge (-X axis direction), the sliding cover 5 is automatically ejected to restore the initial state (i.e., non-operating state), and during the ejection of the sliding cover 5, the light shielding portion of the light shielding portion 4 moves from the front lower side of the chip portion 3 to the rear lower side of the chip portion 3 through the passage 63, and the ink cartridge is taken out along with the taking-out operation.
In the non-working state of the ink box, the shading part of the light shielding part 4 is positioned at the rear lower part of the chip part 3, so that the light shielding part 4 can be protected and is not easy to be damaged when the ink box is collided or falls off; and realize the removal of light shielding part 4 through 5 structures of sliding cover, can make the structure of box body 1 simple and easy preparation more, leave the structure of cooperation sliding cover 5 can to sliding cover 5 can carry out recycle, has increaseed the holistic life-span of ink horn.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. According to the utility model discloses a shape, structure and principle have a great deal of transform yet. Therefore, any changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.
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1. An ink cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion of a printing apparatus in a mounting direction, comprising:
a box body;
a chip part fixedly disposed on a top surface of the cartridge body;
a light shielding portion provided below the chip portion movably relative to the chip portion, having a light shielding portion for shielding detection light emitted from the printing apparatus;
in a non-operating state, the light shielding portion is located behind the chip portion in the mounting direction;
in an operating state, the light shielding portion is located in front of the chip portion in the mounting direction.
2. The ink cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding portion of the light shielding portion moves in the mounting direction from a position located behind and below the chip section to a position located in front and below the chip section in a process of the ink cartridge being transferred from the non-operating state to the operating state.
3. The ink cartridge according to claim 2, further comprising a slide cover that is movable back and forth in a mounting direction with respect to a top surface of the cartridge body, wherein the light shielding portion is provided to the slide cover, and wherein the slide cover moves the light shielding portion in the mounting direction.
4. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein the slide cover is provided with a latching portion which engages with the mounting portion, so that the ink cartridge is fixed in the mounting portion in an operating state.
5. The ink cartridge according to claim 4, wherein the engaging portion is located behind the light shielding portion in a mounting direction.
6. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 3, wherein the slide cover is provided with a guide portion, and the cartridge body is provided with a guide portion engaged with the guide portion so that the slide cover is movably mounted to the cartridge body.
7. The ink cartridge according to claim 3, further comprising an elastic member connecting the slide cover and the cartridge body, the elastic member being configured to hold the light shielding portion behind the chip portion in the mounting direction in a non-operating state.
8. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a fixing structure for mounting the chip section, the fixing structure having a passage through which the light shielding section moves.
9. The ink cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising an ink outlet port located at a position of the cartridge body near a bottom surface of the cartridge body, the ink outlet port being located in front of the light shielding portion in the mounting direction.
10. The ink cartridge as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ink outlet is located behind a front surface of the cartridge body in a mounting direction.
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