CN100460212C - Printing apparatus and ink cartridge therefor - Google Patents
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An ink box (210) mounted in the recording apparatus to supply ink for the recording apparatus has: an ink box (220) for inside storing ink; an ink feeding part (240) having an ink supply opening, which is arranged on the bottom (222) of the ink box main body (220) biased toward a first lateral wall (224) crosses with the bottom of the ink box main body (220); an information storing part (260) having an connecting terminal part (262) which is arranged on a second lateral wall (226) crossed with the bottom (222) of the ink box main body (220) and opposite to the first lateral wall (224); a positioning part (280)extending from the second lateral wall (226) to make the ink box (210) positioned relative to the recording apparatus when the ink box (210) is arranged to the recording apparatus. The connecting terminal part of the ink box and the connecting terminal on one side of the recording apparatus are ensured to be correctly connected, meanwhile the degree of freedom for the position of the connecting terminal is increased.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of print cartridge and tape deck to tape deck supply ink, described tape deck has: can freely load and unload the carrier of print cartridge and be loaded in the interior record head of this carrier.Specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of print cartridge from the tape deck to tape deck that supply with ink by correctly being installed on.
Background technology
Usually, ink-jet printer as tape deck, be placed on the paper supply tray with printed mediums such as paper by paper feed mechanism paper feed one by one, by using paper transferrer, intermittence ground is sent to by specified rate on sub scanning direction, the carrier that is mounted with record head simultaneously moves back and forth along main scanning direction, penetrates ink droplet and shorthand and image by this record head on print media.Usually, in the carrier of full-color ink-jet printer, the print cartridge of storing black ink and the print cartridge of storing each chromatic ink such as yellow, cyan, magenta are installed independently.
For carrier, because the maintenance rate of record head is very high, so a loading station that loads record head and box mounting portion that print cartridge is installed are arranged to can separated structures.So, be equipped with to be used to store in print cartridge and make date, model, ink remaining amount etc. and ink storage device for information about, the circuit substrate that is connected with record head with connector by this storage device is set in the loading station of carrier.So, and between the tape deck, be designed to receive and dispatch the information relevant with this ink.This example that is used for the storage device of stored information is the contact information storage part, and this contact information storage part has: expose the splicing ear part of outside and the storage device part that is electrically connected with this splicing ear.This splicing ear contacts to constitute by the splicing ear with the tape deck side and is electrically connected.Storage area is used for storing and relevant information (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1) such as ink.
The international brochure that discloses No. 99/59823
Summary of the invention
For the ink-jet printer before above-mentioned, the splicing ear of the information storage part of print cartridge part can not contact exactly with the splicing ear of tape deck side, can not correctly accept and transmission information.Especially some small size splicing ears zone when being provided with, with the combining of position of the splicing ear of tape deck side must be very accurate.
Simultaneously, for former ink-jet printer because circuit substrate is arranged in the loading station of carrier, so, record head is taken out from apparatus main body safeguard in, usually worry to produce damaged.
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of print cartridge, the splicing ear part of the information storage part of this print cartridge can contact exactly with the splicing ear of tape deck side.
And another object of the present invention provides a kind of print cartridge, and the installation site of the splicing ear part of this print cartridge and the splicing ear of tape deck side has level of freedom.
Simultaneously, a further object of the present invention provides a kind of tape deck, and wherein, the element of the ink information of read-write print cartridge is fixed on the substrate, when record head is safeguarded, can protect this substrate.
Technical solution
These purposes are to realize by making up the described feature of independent claims of determining protection domain.Simultaneously, dependent claims limits more favourable concrete example of the present invention.
That is, in first mode of the present invention, provide the print cartridge of ink to have to tape deck by being installed in the tape deck: toner cartridge main body, the 1st wall that intersects by the bottom surface, with the bottom surface, 2nd wall relative with the 1st wall are constituted, and ink is equipped with in portion within it; The providing ink part is arranged on described bottom surface, has the providing ink hole; Memory element is arranged in the described toner cartridge main body, the storage information relevant with ink; The splicing ear part is arranged on described the 2nd wall, is connected with described memory element; Localization part stretches out from described the 2nd wall, when described print cartridge is installed on tape deck, described print cartridge is positioned with respect to the position of tape deck.
In described print cartridge, described providing ink hole can be arranged on the position of being partial to described the 1st wall of described bottom surface.
In described print cartridge, described localization part can have the location timber (rib) that stretches out towards described bottom surface direction.
Described print cartridge can have bossing, and this bossing is arranged on than described splicing ear part and the more top side of described location timber.
The surface location on the surface that the described lug boss branch of described print cartridge has is parallel substantially with described the 1st wall, and wherein, described the 1st wall is more outstanding than described location timber.
In described print cartridge, described location timber can be positioned at outside described splicing ear part wide.
In described print cartridge, for employed print cartridge in the tape deck that 2 print cartridges are installed at least, described splicing ear part can be arranged on the sidewall locations of being partial to described two print cartridge adjacency.
For described print cartridge, on the sidewall relative, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber with the described sidewall of described two print cartridge adjacency, when described print cartridge is installed by regular direction, match with described tape deck.
In described print cartridge, for employed print cartridge in the tape deck that two print cartridges are installed at least, on the sidewall relative, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber with the sidewall of described two print cartridge adjacency, when described print cartridge is installed by regular direction, match with described tape deck.
In described print cartridge, described splicing ear partly is arranged on described the 2nd wall, and its position is partial to and described bottom surface and the 3rd crossing wall of described the 2nd wall two walls, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber on described the 4th wall relative with described the 3rd wall.
In second mode of the present invention, provide the print cartridge of ink to have by being installed in the tape deck to tape deck: toner cartridge main body, is arranged on the partition wall of inside, some ink chamber of the various different inks of storage that are separated into by partition wall at the 1st wall that it has the bottom surface, intersect with the bottom surface, 2nd wall relative with the 1st wall; The providing ink part has the providing ink hole, and this providing ink hole is corresponding respectively with described some ink chamber, is arranged on the described bottom surface; Information storage part, be used for storing be stored in this toner cartridge main body in the relevant information of ink; The splicing ear part is connected with described information storage part, be arranged on described the 2nd wall with the corresponding position of described partition wall on.
In described print cartridge, described providing ink hole can be arranged on the position of being partial to described the 1st wall one side of described bottom surface.
For employed print cartridge in the tape deck that two print cartridges are installed at least, described splicing ear part can be arranged on the correspondence position of the described partition wall close with the sidewall of described two print cartridge adjacency.
For described print cartridge, on the sidewall relative, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber with the sidewall of described two print cartridge adjacency, when described print cartridge is installed by regular direction, match with described tape deck.
For employed print cartridge in the tape deck that two print cartridges are installed at least, on the sidewall relative with the sidewall of described two print cartridge adjacency, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber, when described print cartridge is installed by regular direction, match with described tape deck.
In described print cartridge, described splicing ear partly is arranged on described the 2nd wall, its position is partial to and described bottom surface and the 3rd crossing wall of described the 2nd wall two walls, on described 4th wall relative with described the 3rd wall, can be provided with the reverse insortion proof timber, when described print cartridge is installed by regular direction, match with described tape deck.
In described print cartridge, the center of described splicing ear part is arranged on the position of the central shaft that departs from described providing ink hole.
According to Third Way of the present invention, to achieve these goals, tape deck of the present invention is provided with carrier, this carrier has a loading station that loads record head and the box mounting portion that print cartridge is installed, it is characterized in that, the element that partly is connected with the splicing ear of described print cartridge, be used to read and write ink information is fixed on substrate, and this substrate is set in the described print cartridge mounting portion.So, when record head is safeguarded, because a loading station is set at beyond the apparatus main body; and the element of read-write print cartridge ink inside information is fixed on the substrate; can stay with apparatus main body, so, can play the effect of this substrate of protection.
Simultaneously, to achieve these goals, tape deck of the present invention has print cartridge carrier that can freely load and unload and the record head that is loaded on the described carrier, it is characterized in that, in described tape deck, the element that reads described print cartridge ink inside information is fixed on the substrate, and this substrate is set on the madial wall of described carrier the place ahead one side.So, because be fixed with the substrate of the element that reads described print cartridge ink inside information, leave the record head that is arranged on carrier rear one side, so, when being safeguarded, can play record head the effect of protective substrate.
Also have, more than the general introduction of invention is not listed the whole features of the present invention, the other combination of these syndromes can constitute another invention.
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Fig. 1 sees from oblique the place ahead, as the oblique view of the integral outer structure of the ink-jet printer of a kind of tape deck of embodiment of the present invention.
The oblique view of inner body structure when Fig. 2 sees, removes the upper case of ink-jet printer shown in Figure 1 100 from oblique the place ahead.
Fig. 3 is the side cross-sectional view of the major part of expression ink-jet printer shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 4 is the side view of the carrier of expression ink-jet printer shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 5 is the plane of carrier shown in Figure 4.
Fig. 6 is the oblique view that expression carrier shown in Figure 4 removes the state of a part.
Fig. 7 is the hypertropia figure of an example of the print cartridge of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the end oblique view of print cartridge.
Fig. 9 A is the plane of the print cartridge seen from the 2nd sidewall one side; Fig. 9 B is the plane of this print cartridge of seeing from the 3rd sidewall.
Figure 10 is other routine hypertropia figure of print cartridge in the embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the end oblique view of print cartridge.
Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view of print cartridge.
Figure 13 A is the print cartridge plane of seeing from the 2nd sidewall; Figure 13 B is the plane of this print cartridge of seeing from the 4th sidewall.
Figure 14 is the hypertropia figure of carrier that the tape deck of two print cartridges is installed.
Figure 15 is the oblique view that expression is installed in the position relation of two print cartridges in the carrier.
Figure 16 A and 16B are the part sectional drawings that the expression print cartridge is installed to the process in the carrier.
Figure 17 A and 17B are the sectional drawings of other part that the expression print cartridge is installed to the process of carrier.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the present invention are elaborated.Following embodiment does not limit the invention that claims are put down in writing, and illustrated combination of features integral body is not that technical solution of the present invention is necessary in the embodiment.(memory element protective device)
Fig. 1 sees from oblique the place ahead, as the oblique view of the integral outer structure of the ink-jet printer of a kind of tape deck of embodiment of the present invention.This ink-jet printer 100 has the upper case that is rectangle 101 and the lower case 102 of whole horizontal expansion.Upper case 101 and lower case 102 link together by clamping (snap).
Side in upper case 101 back has paper feed port 103.Be provided with paper supply tray 110 and paper feed guiding device 111 in this paper feed port 103, wherein, being loaded on this paper supply tray 110 of supply with paper is stacked, this paper feed guiding device 111 is set at a side of these paper supply tray 110 1 ends.The direction that paper supply tray 110 is designed on paper feed guiding device 111 retreads is outstanding, is used for keeping using the heeling condition of paper.
In the place ahead of upper case 101 one side, be provided with exit slot 104.In exit slot 104, be provided with the long-pending paper disc (stacker) 120 of paper delivery, be used for closed assembly to discharge and use paper.Can be provided with like this for the long-pending paper disc 120 of paper delivery: when obsolete the time, can accommodate the inside of lower case 102 from exit slot 104, can be during use from the oblique front upper place of exit slot 104 to extraction, be used for keeping heeling condition with paper.
And, in exit slot 104, be provided with long-pending paper disc holding member 121, when the long-pending paper disc 120 of paper delivery was extracted out, the end that makes the long-pending paper disc 120 non-paper delivery sides of paper delivery was along laterally keeping.Also has the state when Fig. 1 shows the long-pending paper disc 120 of paper delivery and is housed in lower case 102 the insides.
Be provided with window member 105 to the front from the top of upper case 101.This window member 105 is hidden by cover 106, and this cover 106 is transparent or translucent, and is bending, can freely openable.By opening cover 106, can change operation, the operation of maintain internal mechanism of print cartridge etc. easily.Simultaneously, be provided with the power switch 131 and the console switch 132 of push button in the left back of upper case 101 side.
The oblique view of inner body structure when Fig. 2 sees, removes the upper case of ink-jet printer shown in Figure 1 100 from oblique the place ahead; Fig. 3 is the side cross-sectional view of its major part.As shown in Figure 2, on lower case 102, the main substrate 130 that constitutes print control unit is set vertically, simultaneously, also is provided with the tape deck 140 that constitutes print engine and with (as shown in Figure 3) such as feeder 150 and conveyers 160.
In main substrate 130, control element, memory element and other various components such as not shown CPU, ROM, RAM, ASIC are installed; In its upper end, be provided with Light-Emitting Diode 133,134 highlightedly, when pressing described power switch 131 and console switch 132, the user confirms by their separately luminous whether switch has been in the ON state.
Tape deck 140 has carrier 141, record head 142, carrier motor 143, synchronous belt 144, suction pump 145 and checkout gear etc.Transported by conveyer 160 with paper on, by carrier motor 142 and synchronous belt 144, be loaded in record head on the carrier 141 and scan and carry out record.This record head 142 can by be loaded in the carrier 141, store for example have yellow, cyan, magenta, black altogether the print cartridge 146 of four kinds of colors versicolor ink is provided so that can carry out full-color printing.
Feedway 150 has paper supply tray 110, paper feed guiding device 111, paper-feed 151, storage tank (hopper) 152, separating flanges (pad) 153 etc.Stack on paper supply tray 110 upper stratas put, by paper feed guiding device 111 and proper alignment use paper P, rotation, storage tank 152 risings along with paper-feed 151, separated flange 153 is compressed on paper-feed 151 times, begin to separate one by one with paper P from uppermost, be sent in the conveyer 160.
Fig. 4 is the side view of described carrier 141, and Fig. 5 is its plane, and Fig. 6 is the oblique view when being illustrated in certain part of removing it.This carrier 141 has main part 141a and housing parts 141b (with reference to Fig. 4,5).Bottom surface at the main part 141a of carrier 141, be mounted with record head 142 (with reference to Fig. 4,5), in the inside of the main part 141a of carrier 141, the print cartridge 146C (with reference to Fig. 6) that the print cartridge 146B (with reference to Fig. 6) that stores black ink and storage have shades of colour inks such as yellow, cyan, magenta is installed.
Simultaneously, in the back side two side portions of the body part 141a of carrier 141, with given interval, form carrier targeting part 41 (with reference to Fig. 4,5).Then, with with the rectangular direction of the carriage direction of paper on and in the main frame part 107 (with reference to Fig. 4) that on vertical direction, is provided with simultaneously, form guiding parts 43, this guiding parts 43 is by described carrier targeting part 41 clasp and slide (with reference to Fig. 4).This guiding parts 43 and the 107 the same settings of main frame part, the section of front end have formed crooked Z-shaped shape.So carrier targeting part 41 has within the sweep of guiding parts 43: a pair of projection 41a, the 41b of clamping horizontal component 43a, a pair of projection 41c, the 41d of clamping vertical component 43b.Also have, in the middle body below front portion one side of the body part 141a of carrier 141, the slipper 42 (with reference to Fig. 4) with one.So, with on the rectangular direction of carriage direction of paper, simultaneously on the direction in level in the set paper delivery frame part 108, have slide-and-guide parts 44 (with reference to putting Fig. 4) on the described slipper 42.
The same as before, because the maintenance rate of the record head 142 of described carrier 141 is very high, so, can be a loading station 141A who loads record head 142 and the print cartridge mounting portion 141B separate construction that print cartridge 146B, 146C are installed.Simultaneously, on the madial wall of the place ahead of print cartridge mounting portion 141B one side, be provided with circuit substrate 148 (with reference to Fig. 6) with connector 147b, 147c (with reference to Fig. 6).
This circuit substrate 148 is installed in front one side of print cartridge 146B, 146C, and link together by connector 147b, 147c and storage device 149b, 149c (with reference to Fig. 6), wherein, storage device 149b, 149c storage and manufacturing date of ink, model, ink remaining amount and have connector for information about.And the substrate that is connected with record head 142 is set on the madial wall of back one side of a loading station 141A who is separated with circuit substrate 148.
By this structure; record head 142 is loaded among the loading station 141A, and circuit substrate 148 is arranged among the 141B of print cartridge mounting portion, when record head 142 being safeguarded processing; record head 142 and circuit substrate 148 can be separated from each other, and can play a protective role to circuit substrate 148.
And, in the front of print cartridge 146B, 146C one side, have timber 146Ba, the 146Ca of location usefulness, when the connector 147b of storage device 149b, 149c with connector and circuit substrate 148, use when 147c is connected.Promptly, timber 146Ba, the 146Ca of this location usefulness, at print cartridge 146B, 146C when the box mounting portion of print cartridge 141 141B installs, be inserted among ditch 141Ba, the 141Bb that is arranged on 141B front, box mounting portion one side, thus, storage device 149b, the 149c with connector and connector 147b, the 147c of circuit substrate 148 are positioned.
Simultaneously,, be provided with timber 146Bb, the 146Cb of anti-error dress usefulness, install to prevent other forms of carrier mistake in the side of print cartridge 146B, 146C one side.Promptly, when print cartridge 146B, 146C when the box mounting portion of carrier 141 141B installs, timber 146Bb, the 146Cb of this anti-error dress usefulness is inserted among ditch 141Ba, the 141Bb that is arranged on 141B side, box mounting portion one side, and housing parts 141b can normally be closed; When if the carrier of other form is installed, do not install because producing conflict, so, can prevent wrong installation, this housing parts can normally be closed.
Fig. 7 is the hypertropia figure of print cartridge one example of embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 8 is the end oblique view of this print cartridge.Print cartridge 210 has toner cartridge main body 220, providing ink part 240, information storage part 260 and localization part 280.
Internal storage in toner cartridge main body part 220 has ink.In this toner cartridge main body 220, for example store black ink is arranged.One example of toner cartridge main body 220 is, in the single container body that is rectangle substantially, filled by the porous material (not shown), and wherein, this porous material is made of the ink dipping parts that contain ink.But the present invention is not limited to this, as other example, also can be in the container body of hollow direct ink reservoir, by being arranged on the switching devices such as valve in the providing ink part, selectively tape deck is carried out providing ink.
Providing ink part 240 has the providing ink hole 242 on the bottom surface 222 that is arranged on toner cartridge main body 220.Providing ink hole 242 is set on the bottom surface 222 of toner cartridge main body 220, and a side of the 1st sidewall 224 that intersects with this bottom surface 222 is partial in its position.Simultaneously,, show the position relation of bottom surface and sidewall here, and the face that will be provided with providing ink part 240 is defined as the bottom surface, but must be downwards, is not to use situation under the state shown in the figure at the user mode bottom surface of print cartridge 210.
In the present embodiment, information-storing device 260 is contacts, has splicing ear part 262, and this splicing ear part 262 has 7 contact jaws that are exposed to the outside.Splicing ear part 262 be set at the bottom surface 222 of toner cartridge main body 220 intersect, simultaneously on the 2nd sidewall 226 relative with the 1st sidewall 224.But the contact jaw in the splicing ear part of contact has more than and is confined to 7.Also have, the integral body of splicing ear part is arranged on the 2nd sidewall 226, on the other hand, the storage device of information storage part 260 is set on the suitable position of toner cartridge main bodies such as other sidewall 220, can be electrically connected as lead-in wire with for example flexible print wiring FPC between the storage device of splicing ear part 262 and information storage part.And, be not limited to contact, also can use the contactless information storage part that utilizes magnetic or optics.
Fig. 9 A is the plane of seeing from the 2nd sidewall 226 of the print cartridge 210 of present embodiment.Fig. 9 B is the plane of seeing from the 3rd sidewall 227 of this print cartridge 210.Be provided with localization part 280 on the 2nd sidewall 226, this localization part 280 has makes print cartridge 210 be installed to the suitable locational function of tape deck.Localization part 280 is outstanding from the 2nd sidewall 226, has the location timber 282 that 222 directions are extended in the bottom surface simultaneously.Shown in Fig. 9 A, location timber 282 is arranged on the wide W of splicing ear part
1Scope in addition.That is, the center line (chain-dotted line) of location timber 282 is positioned at the wide W of splicing ear part
1(two between the chain-dotted line) position in addition.
Simultaneously, shown in Fig. 9 A, the center of splicing ear part 262, be the center line longitudinally of the splicing ear of above-listed central authorities among the embodiment of Fig. 9 A, be arranged on the position of the central shaft (2 chain-dotted line) that departs from the providing ink hole.Splicing ear part 262 is set on the 2nd sidewall 226, its position be partial to the 3rd sidewall that intersects with bottom surface 222 and the 2nd side near.And, in print cartridge 210, on 4th sidewall relative, be provided with reverse insortion proof timber 229 with the 3rd sidewall of being partial to splicing ear part 262.
The hypertropia figure of other example of the print cartridge that Figure 10 is in the embodiment of the present invention to be put down in writing, Figure 11 is the end oblique view of this print cartridge.Print cartridge 310 has toner cartridge main body 320, providing ink part 340, information storage part 360, localization part 380.
Figure 12 is the exploded perspective view of print cartridge 310.The inside of toner cartridge main body 320 has partition wall 333,335.And toner cartridge main body 320 has some ink chamber 332,334,336, these ink chamber the 332,334, the 336th, and the separation by above-mentioned partition wall 333,335 produces, and is used to store various ink.The toner cartridge main body 320 of embodiment as shown in figure 12 has 3 ink chamber, wherein, constituted ink chamber 332 by outer wall 331 and partition wall 333, constituted ink chamber 334, constituted ink chamber 336 by partition wall 335 and outer wall 337 by partition wall 333 and partition wall 335.In these ink chamber, for example, store cyan in the ink chamber 332, store red ink in the ink chamber 334 is stored yellow ink in the ink chamber 336.And toner cartridge main body 320 has the shared header field 339 parallel substantially with bottom surface 322.In addition, Figure 12 is the oblique view that is used to illustrate partition wall and ink chamber, has omitted other structure such as porous matter material of having ink among the figure.
Providing ink part 340 is arranged on the bottom surface 332 with each ink chamber 332,334,336 corresponding toner cartridge main bodies 310, is provided with providing ink hole 342,344,346 on the position of the 1st sidewall of being partial to intersect with the bottom surface 322 of toner cartridge main body 320 324.
Information storage part spare 360 has splicing ear part 362.Splicing ear part 362 is arranged on: with the bottom surface 322 of toner cartridge main body 320 intersect simultaneously with respect on the 2nd sidewall 326 of the 1st sidewall 324 and with partition wall 333 corresponding positions 364 on.This information storage part 360 has structure and the effect identical with the information storage part 263 of print cartridge shown in Figure 7 210, so, omitted explanation to this part.
Figure 13 A is the plane of seeing from the side of the 2nd sidewall 326 of the print cartridge 310 of present embodiment.Figure 13 B is the plane of seeing from the side of the 4th sidewall 328 of this print cartridge 310.
As shown in FIG. 13A, the center of splicing ear part 362 is arranged on the position of the central shaft (2 chain-dotted line) that departs from the providing ink hole.Splicing ear part 362 is arranged on the 2nd sidewall 326, its position be partial to the 3rd sidewall 327 that intersects with two walls of bottom surface 322 and the 2nd sidewall 326 near.As mentioned above, splicing ear part 362 is set on the position corresponding near the partition wall 333 the 3rd sidewall 327.The center line of partition wall 333 pairing positions (1 chain-dotted line) is positioned at the wide W of the splicing ear part 362 of information storage part 360
2The centre of (two between the dotted line).And for the print cartridge 310 of this embodiment, the center line of splicing ear part 362 is consistent with the center line of partition wall 333 pairing positions basically.
The localization part 380 of print cartridge 310 is the same with print cartridge 210, have from the 2nd sidewall 326 to the bottom surface the upwardly extending location of 322 sides timber 382.Location timber 382 is positioned at the wide W of splicing ear part
2In addition.That is, in Figure 13 A, the center line (chain-dotted line) of location timber 382 is positioned at the wide W of splicing ear part
2Scope outside.
In print cartridge 310, have reverse insortion proof timber 329, this reverse insortion proof timber 329 be arranged on the 3rd sidewall of being partial to splicing ear part 362 on relative the 4th sidewall 328.
Figure 14 is the hypertropia figure of carrier that the tape deck of two print cartridges is installed.Carrier 400 has: the 1st mounting portion 410 and the 2nd mounting portion 450, wherein, install the 1st mounting portion is that what to store that print cartridge 210, the 2 mounting portions that above-mentioned black ink is arranged install is to store the print cartridge 310 that cyan, magenta, yellow ink are arranged.
In the 1st mounting portion 410, when print cartridge 210 being installed, on the splicing ear part 262 pairing positions of information storage part 260, be provided with splicing ear part 420.And, in the 1st installation room 410, on the sidewall identical with splicing ear part 420, than splicing ear part 420 on the farther position of the 2nd installation room, be provided with the locating groove 430 that the location timber 282 with print cartridge 210 coincide.And, on the sidewall of the 2nd relative mounting portion 450 of the 1st installation room 410, have the step portion 440 that the reverse insortion proof timber 282 with print cartridge 210 coincide.
Also have, can't see, in the bottom surface of the 1st installation room 410, on the providing ink part 240 corresponding positions of print cartridge 210, be provided with ink supply needle part 412 from the direction of Figure 14.Ink supply needle part 412 has the ink supply needle and the end face of hollow, and this end face is positioned on the ink supply needle and in the bottom surface of carrier 400 side.
The same with the 1st mounting portion 410, be provided with splicing ear part 460 in the 2nd installation room 450, be arranged on the splicing ear part 362 corresponding positions of the information storage part 360 when print cartridge 310 being installed.And, in the 2nd installation room 450, on the sidewall identical with splicing ear part 460, than splicing ear part 460 on the farther position of the 1st installation room, be provided with the locating groove 470 that the location timber 382 with print cartridge 310 coincide.And the 2nd installation room 450 has the step portion that the reverse insortion proof timber 382 with print cartridge 310 coincide on the sidewall relative with the 1st mounting portion 410.And, the same with the 1st installation room, be provided with ink supply needle part 452 in the bottom of the 2nd installation room 410.The formation of ink supply needle part 452 is the same with ink supply needle part 452 in the 1st mounting portion, has 3 ink supply needles, and these ink supply needles correspond respectively to 3 providing ink holes 342,344,346 that print cartridge 310 is had.
Figure 15 is the oblique view that expression is installed in the position relation of 2 print cartridges in the carrier.As shown in figure 15, print cartridge 210 and print cartridge 310 adjacent ground connection are installed on the carrier 400.At this moment, the 3rd side 327 of the 3rd side 227 of print cartridge 210 and print cartridge 310 is relative.
As mentioned above, the splicing ear part 262 of print cartridge 210 is partial to the 3rd side 227, simultaneously, and splicing ear part 362 deflections the 3rd side 327 of print cartridge 310.That is, the splicing ear part 262 of print cartridge 210 and the splicing ear part 362 of print cartridge 310 are adjoining, are installed on the carrier like this.Also have, carrier 400 as shown in figure 14 is such, and the splicing ear 420 of the 1st mounting portion 410 and the splicing ear 460 of the 2nd mounting portion 450 are adjoining, does not so just need with conduct lead-in wires such as long FPC.
And as mentioned above, the reverse insortion proof timber 229 of print cartridge 210 is arranged on the 4th side 228 relative with the 3rd side 227, and simultaneously, the reverse insortion proof timber 329 of print cartridge 310 is arranged on the 4th side 328 relative with the 3rd side 327.That is, the reverse insortion proof timber 329 of the reverse insortion proof timber 229 of print cartridge 210 and print cartridge 310 is not on the position that is arranged in opposite directions.And for carrier 400, install with very near distance each other the 3rd adjacent side 227,327, can make the smaller volume of carrier 400 integral body like this.
Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B are the partial cross section figure of expression print cartridge installation process in carrier.Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B are the sectional drawings of the 2nd mounting portion 450 of the carrier 400 on the expression plane of containing locating groove 470.Simultaneously, be installed as example with print cartridge 310 in the 2nd mounting portion 450 of carrier 400 and describe, the situation that print cartridge 210 is installed in the 1st mounting portion 450 of carrier 400 is identical with it.
Shown in Figure 16 A, print cartridge 310 is relative with the 2nd mounting portion of carrier 400, is configured along regular direction.The regular direction here is exactly the direction of the providing ink part 340 of print cartridge 310 over against the ink supply needle part 452 of the 2nd mounting portion 450, equally also is the direction of the splicing ear part 362 of print cartridge 310 450 the splicing ear part 460 over against the mounting portion.The print cartridge of installing by regular direction 310 is inserted in the 2nd mounting portion 450 of carrier 400.
Shown in Figure 16 B, from the state of Figure 16 A, when print cartridge 310 inserted, the location timber 382 of print cartridge 310 imported in the locating groove 470 of the 2nd mounting portion 450.Simultaneously, the reverse insortion proof timber 329 of print cartridge 310 is held by the step portion 480 of the 2nd mounting portion 450 and matches.
And when print cartridge 310 inserted, the ink supply needle part 452 of the 2nd mounting portion 450 was inserted into the inside of the providing ink part 340 of print cartridge 310.The end face of the providing ink part 340 of print cartridge 310 is with after the end face of the ink supply needle part 452 of the 2nd mounting portion 450 contacts, and insertion stops.Thus, print cartridge 310 provides ink by ink supply needle part 452 to tape deck.
Figure 17 A and 17B are other partial cross sections figure of expression print cartridge installation process in carrier.Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B are the sectional drawings of the 2nd mounting portion 450 of carrier 400 of representing not contain the plane of locating groove 470.
Figure 17 A is corresponding to Figure 16 A, and expression print cartridge 310 is facing to the 2nd mounting portion 450 of carrier 400, the state when installing by regular direction.Figure 17 B corresponding diagram 16B, expression print cartridge 310 is installed to the state in the 2nd mounting portion 450 of carrier 400.
Shown in Figure 17 B, when the end face of the ink supply needle part 452 of the end face of the providing ink part 340 of print cartridge 310 and the 2nd mounting portion 450 was contacted, the lower surface of the jut 290 of print cartridge 310 contacted with the surface 427 of the 2nd mounting portion 450.
The ink supply needle 452 of print cartridge 310 is positioned by entering into providing ink part 340, and simultaneously, location timber 382 also is positioned by matching with locating groove 470.Also have, similarly, also be positioned by timber 382, the 2 sides 326, location, the splicing ear part 352 of print cartridge 310 is connected with splicing ear part 460 high accuracy of the 2nd mounting portion 450 on the position that is separated with providing ink part 340.So the splicing ear part 460 of the 2nd mounting portion 450 contacts and acquired information by the splicing ear part 262 with print cartridge 310, the distribution 462 by FPC etc. can transmit to tape deck one side exactly.
And the location timber 382 of print cartridge 310 is arranged on the wide W of splicing ear part
2Position in addition, so, in the time of in print cartridge 310 is inserted into the 2nd mounting portion 450, can prevent to locate the splicing ear part 460 of timber 382 damages the 2nd mounting portion 450.
Here, when print cartridge 210 had been installed, print cartridge 310 was not by regular direction but installs with opposite direction.That is, make splicing ear part 460 one sides of the 1st side 324 to the 2nd mounting portion 450, the installation of print cartridge 310 is carried out to the direction of ink supply needle part 452 1 sides of the 2nd mounting portion 450 in the 2nd side 326 simultaneously.In this state, when print cartridge 310 just will be installed in the 2nd mounting portion 450, the reverse insortion proof timber 329 of print cartridge 310 contacted with print cartridge 210.At this moment just can not insert print cartridge 310 again.So, can prevent that print cartridge 310 is to install in the other direction in the 2nd mounting portion 450.
More than, according to present embodiment, be provided with positioning element, print cartridge is located relatively with the carrier of tape deck on the surface identical with the splicing ear part, splicing ear partly is arranged on the position that partly is separated with providing ink, can contact exactly with the splicing ear part of carrier.Thereby, can increase the free degree of the position of the splicing ear part that print cartridge is set.
And, when splicing ear partly is arranged on the corresponding position of the partition wall of toner cartridge main body on the time, print cartridge is through the processing in the manufacture process, decompression etc., the deformation effect that toner cartridge main body is not easy to produce, thereby, can be connected exactly with the splicing ear part of carrier.
More than, various embodiments of the present invention are described, but the present invention is not limited to above embodiment, in the invention scope of on claim, being put down in writing, the embodiment that also can adopt other to be suitable for.For example, be that example describes with the ink-jet printer as tape deck, but be not limited thereto, for example also go for ink jet type facsimile machine, duplicator etc.
As described above, according to present embodiment, be provided with positioning element, print cartridge is located relatively with the carrier of tape deck on the surface identical with the splicing ear part, splicing ear partly is arranged on the position that partly is separated with providing ink, can contact exactly with the splicing ear part of tape deck side.Thereby, can increase the free degree of the position of the splicing ear part that print cartridge is set.
And, according to present embodiment, when the maintenance of carrying out record head is handled; loading station is arranged on beyond the apparatus main body, and the element of reading and writing the information relevant with the ink of print cartridge is fixed on the substrate, and this substrate can be stayed on the apparatus main body; so, can play a protective role to this substrate.
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1. one kind can dismountablely be installed to and has printhead and be used for print cartridge on the printer of the ink supply needle of described printhead supply ink, and described print cartridge comprises:
Toner cartridge main body, be used for holding a plurality of inks not of the same race, and have diapire, intersect at the 1st outer wall of described diapire, 2nd outer wall relative, extend with the 3rd outer wall that intersects with described the 1st outer wall and described the 2nd outer wall, a plurality of interior partition wall and a plurality of ink chamber of defining by partition wall in described of part in described toner cartridge main body with described the 1st outer wall at it;
The providing ink part has a plurality of providing inks hole by the described diapire location of described toner cartridge main body, and described providing ink hole is corresponding respectively with described a plurality of ink chamber;
In order to the memory of the storage information relevant with ink or print cartridge, be included in at least one described in the corresponding position of partition wall be disposed in splicing ear element on described the 2nd outer wall, described splicing ear element biasing is near described the 3rd outer wall;
Wherein, described interior partition wall is arranged in the plane, and described splicing ear element is passed on described plane.
2. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of providing inks hole is positioned at described the 1st outer wall of contiguous described toner cartridge main body on the described diapire.
3. print cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when described print cartridge and another described print cartridge are installed on the described printer, described splicing ear element be set at described the 3rd outer wall that is adjacent to described another print cartridge location be close described on the corresponding position of partition wall.
4. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the center line of described plane and described splicing ear element intersects.
5. print cartridge as claimed in claim 3 wherein, also comprises when being mounted on the proper orientation of described print cartridge on described printer, the reverse insortion proof timber that can cooperate with the carriage of described printer.
6. print cartridge as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described splicing ear element is positioned on described the 2nd outer wall, and described reverse insortion proof timber is positioned on the 4th outer wall that is adjacent to described the 2nd outer wall.
7. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1 wherein, also comprises when being mounted on the proper orientation of described print cartridge on described printer, the reverse insortion proof timber that can cooperate with the carriage of described printer.
8. print cartridge as claimed in claim 7, wherein, when two described print cartridges were mounted with proper orientation, both described reverse insortion proof timbers of described print cartridge all were in the identical plane.
9. print cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described splicing ear element is positioned on described the 2nd outer wall compared to the position of described the 3rd outer wall of the 4th outer wall more close described toner cartridge main body relative with described the 3rd outer wall.
10. print cartridge as claimed in claim 2, wherein, also comprise the reverse insortion proof timber, be formed on the 4th outer wall with respect to the described toner cartridge main body of described the 3rd outer wall, wherein when being mounted on the proper orientation of described print cartridge on described printer, described reverse insortion proof timber cooperates with the carriage of described printer.
11. printing equipment, it comprises installation unit that printhead is mounted thereon and the carriage with print cartridge mounting portion, be equipped with in this print cartridge mounting portion have ink as the described print cartridge of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 10, described printing equipment comprises:
Plate is used to contact described splicing ear element and receives and provide the equipment about the information of the ink of described print cartridge to be installed in this plate,
Wherein said plate is positioned among the described print cartridge mounting portion.
12. a printing equipment, it comprises carriage, is installed in this carriage and is removed by this carriage as the described print cartridge of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 10, and be installed in printhead on the described carriage, and described printing equipment comprises:
Plate is used to receive and provides the equipment about the information of the ink of described print cartridge to be installed in this plate,
Wherein said plate is positioned at the inside of the antetheca of described carriage.
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