CN100446983C - Ink supply container suitable for continuous ink supply system - Google Patents
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The invention is an ink donor container connected with the ink cassette of printer. It contains: the body is equipped with ink groove for storing ink, and the body is equipped with discharging ink opening and storing groove, the discharging ink opening is interconnected with ink donor pipe; the first inducer is installed in the storing groove and ink groove and connected with printer signals; floating ball device is installed in the ink groove and consists of plate, floating ball and the second inducer, one end of plate is rotating installed on the body and another end has floating ball, the second inducer is installed on the plate, the floating ball follow fail drop down relatively with the height of ink level; when the ink amount of ink drops to the bottom of ink groove, the floating ball relatively drives the plate drop down to making the plate close the discharging ink opening, then the second inducer and the first inducer push each other to triggering the first inducer generate a signal, the signal is send to printer to notify the ink has been used out.
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Technical field
The relevant a kind of ink-feeding container of the present invention refers to a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system especially.
Background technology
Continuous lifting along with printing technique, print-out device is except can exporting for common language, also can be applicable to output of propaganda data and digital photos output, to satisfy the demand of consumer for image output, ink-jet printer, when operation noise low and good print quality cheap wherein because of possessing, and it is printable in various ink-jet medium, therefore advantages such as for example general paper, special inkjet printing paper, photo paper and special-purpose transparency have been widely used in family, personal work chamber or even all trades and professions.
Yet, its price of the employed ink cartridges of ink-jet printer is high always, the price of general black collocation color inks casket almost is to buy the price of a printer, the ink capacity of adding ink cartridges is limited, gram even still less surplus in the of about ten, therefore in order to reduce use cost, change problems such as the discontinuous or heterochromia of printing that ink cartridges caused when avoiding ink to exhaust simultaneously, continuous ink-supply system just arises at the historic moment.
Existing continuous ink-supply system can utilize the pump or the mode of siphon, utilize the ink supply pipe to guide in the ink cartridges that is installed in the printer by outer print cartridge ink, cardinal principle be utilize printer ink cartridges in printing to ink gun continually in the ink delivery, the ink that ink cartridges also needs automatically to suck equal capacity from outer print cartridge to be to replenish balance, and promptly ink cartridges is transported to how many inks of ink gun are just instant to replenish and enter for how many inks.And utilize the continuous ink-supply system of siphon mode, need outer print cartridge is positioned over and the same plane of printer, and the ink level of outer print cartridge needs the nozzle a little less than printer, by siphonage ink is pushed into ink cartridges inside, yet the outer print cartridge great majority of continuous ink-supply system are all based on transparent cubic box or bottle at present, the consumer must look into the situation that ink consumes with visual sight, and some consumer is because of the space arrangement problem, and the situation of clear view ink consumption at any time, so when the ink of outer print cartridge exhausts, how the ink in the ink supply pipe can be exhausted in the lump, so when replenishing ink again, must consume the ink of constant weight, and very easily in the ink supply pipe, produce bubble and cause ink cartridges ink supply swimmingly.
Therefore, how to develop a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system that overcomes above-mentioned prior art disappearance, real in pressing for the problem of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system, it is to drive the plate running by being descended relatively with the height of ink by ball float, when quantity of ink drops to the bottom of ink container, ball float drives plate drop relatively, so that plate sealing ink outlet port, and trigger first inductor by second inductor and produce a signal, finish using to inform printer ink, to solve prior art because of the space arrangement problem, the consumer can't know at any time to see and looks into the situation that ink consumes, and the ink that when replenishing ink again, must consume constant weight, very easily in the ink supply pipe, produce bubble and cause ink cartridges shortcoming such as ink supply swimmingly.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention one implements the sample attitude for a kind of ink-feeding container is provided than broad sense, it is applicable to a continuous ink-supply system, and be connected with an ink supply pipe, the other end of this ink supply pipe connects the filled type ink cartridges that a printer is used, and this ink-feeding container comprises: a body, be provided with an ink container in it, in order to storing an ink, and this body has an ink outlet port and a storage tank, and this ink outlet port is connected with this ink supply pipe; One first inductor, it is arranged in this storage tank and this ink container, and is connected with this printer signal; One floating ball device, it is arranged in this ink container, and comprises a plate, a ball float and one second inductor, and this second inductor is arranged on this plate, and this ball float is the water level height decline relatively with this ink, to drive this plate to the precalculated position; Make this plate seal this ink outlet port, and this second inductor is replaced mutually with this first inductor, produce a signal, and be sent to this printer and finish using to inform this ink in order to trigger this first inductor.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein this printer is an ink-jet printer.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein this first inductor and this second inductor are respectively a metal electrode bar, when both replace mutually in order to produce this signal.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein this printer is to be connected with a computer system, in order to this signal of mutually should first inductor exporting, and produces a message signal, need change this ink-feeding container to inform the user.
According to conception of the present invention, wherein this body of this ink-feeding container is to be positioned over same plane with this printer, and the liquid level that is stored in this ink of this ink container is a nozzle that is lower than this printer.
Of the present invention another implemented the sample attitude for a kind of ink-feeding container is provided than broad sense, it is applicable to a continuous ink-supply system, and be connected with an ink supply pipe, the other end of this ink supply pipe connects the filled type ink cartridges that a printer is used, this ink-feeding container comprises: a body is provided with an ink container, in order to store an ink in it, and this body has an ink outlet port and a storage tank, and this ink outlet port is to be connected with this ink supply pipe; One inductor, it is arranged in this storage tank and this ink container, and is connected with this printer signal; One floating ball device, it is arranged in this ink container, and comprises a plate and a ball float, and an end of this plate is hubbed on this body, and the other end then has this ball float, and this ball float is the water level height decline relatively with this ink, to drive this plate running; Wherein, when this quantity of ink drops to the bottom of this ink container, this ball float will drive this plate drop relatively, make this plate seal this ink outlet port and replace mutually with this inductor, produce a signal in order to trigger this inductor, and be sent to this printer and finish using to inform this ink.
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Fig. 1 for the ink-feeding container of preferred embodiment of the present invention in the generalized section of the full up state of ink.
Fig. 2 drops to the generalized section at ball float place in ink for ink-feeding container shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 drops to the generalized section at 1/4 place in ink for ink-feeding container shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 4 drops to the generalized section of nearly ink container bottom in ink for ink-feeding container shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 5 drops to the generalized section of ink container bottom ink outlet port in ink for ink-feeding container shown in Figure 1.
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Some exemplary embodiments that embody feature of the present invention and advantage will be described in detail in the explanation of back segment.Be understood that the present invention can have various variations on different aspects, its neither departing from the scope of the present invention, and explanation wherein and accompanying drawing be when the usefulness that explain in itself, but not in order to restriction the present invention.
See also Fig. 1, its for the ink-feeding container of preferred embodiment of the present invention in the generalized section of the full up state of ink, as shown in the figure, disclosed ink-feeding container 1 mainly is applicable in the continuous ink-supply system, and be connected with an end of ink supply pipe 2, the other end of ink supply pipe 2 then is connected to the filled type ink cartridges (not shown) that printer is used, to ink gun continually in the ink delivery, ink cartridges utilizes the mode of siphon to suck the ink of equal capacity to replenish balance from ink-feeding container 1 automatically to the ink cartridges that makes printer in printing.
Ink-feeding container 1 of the present invention mainly is made up of body 11, first inductor 12 and floating ball device 13, wherein, the inside of body 11 has the storage tank (not shown) that is used for the ink container 111 of storage ink 14, the ink outlet port 112 that is connected with ink supply pipe 2 and is used for ccontaining first inductor 12 of part, and body 11 needs be positioned over same plane with printer, and the liquid level that is stored in the ink 14 of ink container 111 is a nozzle (not shown) that is lower than this printer; A part of structure of first inductor 12 is to be embedded in the storage tank, then exposes in the ink container 111 as for other part, and is connected with printer signal by RCA 3.
Please consult Fig. 1 again, floating ball device 13 is arranged at ink container 111 inside, and comprise plate 131, ball float 132 and second inductor 133, in present embodiment, plate 131 can be a flat board, and the one end can be hubbed on the body 11, the other end then is connected with ball float 132, stick in as for 133 of second inductors on the back side of plate 131, ball float 132 can be used to drive plate 131 and carry out relative action along with the water level height lifting relatively of the ink 14 that is stored in ink container 111 inside.
Please consult Fig. 1 again, when the capacity of the ink 14 that is stored in body 11 inside is full up state, whole floating ball device 13 can't descend, be that ball float 132 will be maintained at peak, and the ink 14 of ink-feeding container 1 inside will flow in the filled type ink cartridges that printer uses via ink supply pipe 2, when the height of water level of ink 14 dropped to the height of ball float 132, ball float 132 will descend relatively along with the height of water level of ink 14, with relative drive plate 131 declines (shown in Fig. 2,3,4).
When the ink 14 that is stored in body 11 inside drops to the ink outlet port 112 of ink container 111 bottoms, floating ball device 13 drops to ink outlet port 112 too, be that ball float 132 will drive the bottom that plate 131 drops to ink container 111 relatively, make plate 131 sealing ink outlet ports 112, to stop ink supply, to replace mutually with first inductor 12 in this while second inductor 133, produce a signal in order to trigger first inductor 12, and be sent to printer by RCA 3, to inform that printer stops to print, and this signal that printer is exported corresponding first inductor 12 and produce a message signal and be sent to computer system, finish using with the ink of informing user's ink-feeding container 1 inside, need to change ink-feeding container 1.
Above-mentioned first inductor 12 and second inductor 133 are respectively a metal electrode bar; when replacing mutually, both can be used to produce this signal; but, be the scope that the present invention protects so long as can produce the inductor that a signal informs that printer ink has been finished using not as limit.
In sum, the ink-feeding container that is applicable to continuous ink-supply system of the present invention is to drive the plate running by being descended relatively with the height of ink by ball float, when quantity of ink drops to the bottom of ink container, ball float drives plate drop relatively, so that plate sealing ink outlet port, and trigger first inductor by second inductor and produce a signal, finish using to inform printer ink, no matter the position that ink-feeding container is placed why consumer can learn that all ink finishes using, and because plate sealing ink outlet port makes ink supply pipe inside present sealing condition, the ink supply pipe can be communicated with immediately behind the ink-feeding container that more renews, and does not produce and have disconnected black problem and do not have bubble.Therefore, the ink-feeding container of continuous ink-supply system that is applicable to of the present invention has the value of industry.
Be familiar with those skilled in the art and also can make the change or the replacement of all equivalences according to spirit of the present invention, the change of these equivalences or replace all should be included in the claim scope of the present patent application.
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1. ink-feeding container, it is applicable to a continuous ink-supply system, and is connected with an ink supply pipe, and the other end of this ink supply pipe connects the filled type ink cartridges that a printer is used, and this ink-feeding container comprises:
One body is provided with an ink container in it, in order to storage ink, and this body has an ink outlet port and a storage tank, and this ink outlet port is connected with this ink supply pipe;
One first inductor, it is arranged in this storage tank and this ink container, and is connected with this printer signal;
One floating ball device, it is arranged in this ink container, and comprises a plate, a ball float and one second inductor, and this second inductor is arranged on this plate, and this ball float is the water level height decline relatively with this ink, to drive this plate to the precalculated position;
This plate seals this ink outlet port, and this second inductor is replaced mutually with this first inductor, produces a signal in order to trigger this first inductor, and is sent to this printer and finishes using to inform this ink.
2. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this printer is an ink-jet printer.
3. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this first inductor and this second inductor are respectively a metal electrode bar, when both replace mutually in order to produce this signal.
4. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this printer is connected with a computer system, in order to this signal of mutually should first inductor exporting, and produces a message signal, need change this ink-feeding container to inform the user.
5. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 1, this body that it is characterized in that this ink-feeding container are to be positioned over same plane with this printer, and the liquid level that is stored in this ink of this ink container is a nozzle that is lower than this printer.
6. ink-feeding container, it is applicable to a continuous ink-supply system, and is connected with an ink supply pipe, and the other end of this ink supply pipe connects the filled type ink cartridges that a printer is used, and this ink-feeding container comprises:
One body is provided with an ink container in it, in order to storage ink, and this body has an ink outlet port and a storage tank, and this ink outlet port is to be connected with this ink supply pipe;
One inductor, it is arranged in this storage tank and this ink container, and is connected with this printer signal;
One floating ball device, it is arranged in this ink container, and comprises a plate and a ball float, and an end of this plate is hubbed on this body, and the other end then has this ball float, and this ball float is the water level height decline relatively with this ink, to drive this plate running;
Wherein, when this quantity of ink drops to the bottom of this ink container, this ball float will drive this plate drop relatively, make this plate seal this ink outlet port and replace mutually with this inductor, produce a signal in order to trigger this inductor, and be sent to this printer and finish using to inform this ink.
7. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this printer is an ink-jet printer.
8. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that this printer is to be connected with a computer system, in order to this signal of mutually should inductor exporting, and produces a message signal, need change this ink-feeding container to inform the user.
9. ink-feeding container as claimed in claim 6, this body that it is characterized in that this ink-feeding container are to be positioned over same plane with this printer, and the liquid level that is stored in this ink of this ink container is a nozzle that is lower than this printer.
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