CN100567006C

CN100567006C - Recording liquid accommodation bag and manufacture method thereof, recording liquid accommodation container and image processing system

Info

Publication number: CN100567006C
Application number: CNB2006101494269A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 毛利野哲
Original assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-11-25
Filing date: 2006-11-20
Publication date: 2009-12-09
Anticipated expiration: 2026-11-20
Also published as: HK1102121A1; JP2007144744A; CN1970302A; JP4662841B2

Abstract

The present invention relates to recording liquid accommodation bag and manufacture method thereof, recording liquid accommodation container, image processing system.Recording liquid accommodation bag (1) comprises bag shape parts (10), record liquid is accommodated in inside, its main body film 11,12 is two film-like members of rectangular shape roughly, at this film (11,12) the local on every side angle brace structure (13) that constitutes by the same thin film member that is provided with, record liquid is set on described bag shape parts (10) supplies with oral area (14), supply with record liquid to the outside, among the limit of the direction of supplying with oral area (14) supply record liquid from record liquid, the one side that only becomes downside under user mode is provided with described angle brace structure (13), and described angle brace structure is not set on the limit that becomes upside.Can reduce the breakage of bag, reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid as much as possible.

Description

Recording liquid accommodation bag and manufacture method thereof, recording liquid accommodation container and image processing system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of recording liquid accommodation bag and manufacture method thereof, recording liquid accommodation container, image processing system.

Background technology

As the image processing system of the compounding machine of printer, facsimile machine, copy device, these devices etc., be provided with and have the jet recording device of discharging record liquid drop.Ink-jet recording apparatus system will be expelled to paper from record liquid shower nozzle as the seal China ink of record liquid and (be not limited to paper, comprise transparency, the medium that finger can adhere to seal ink droplet and other liquid etc., also can be called recording medium, record-paper etc.) on, form image (but also service recorder, print, duplicate synonyms such as printing).

In above-mentioned image processing system, as the mode of record head being supplied with record liquid, known have: will accommodate record liquid, be loaded into mode on the balladeur train as the seal China ink cartridge (ink cartridge) of record liquid cartridge replaceably with record head; Be loaded on the balladeur train with the China ink jar (also claiming secondary jar) of record head low capacity, to be loaded into the device body side replaceably as the black cartridge of jumbo seal (main jar) of record liquid cartridge, record liquid will be replenished the mode of supplying with from the seal China ink cartridge of device body side to secondary jar.

Seal China ink cartridge as in the past record liquid cartridge, can enumerate the spy and open the device of being put down in writing in the 2005-014437 communique (following brief note is " patent documentation 1 "), make around the film-like members of rectangular shaped roughly bonding, form the inner bag shape parts of taking in record liquid, on this bag shape parts, be provided with record liquid is supplied to outside record liquid supply port, this recording liquid accommodation bag is accommodated in the box body.

Have again, open 2005-059320 communique (following brief note for " patent documentation 2 ") and the spy opens the device of being put down in writing in the 2005-059874 communique (following brief note is " patent documentation 3 ") the spy, be provided with liquid is exported to outside liquid leading-out portion and the fluid storage portion that is made of the film of accommodating liquid, described fluid storage portion comprises: the 1st mouth-sealed portion that two side ends of one piece of film are adhesively fixed each other, form the main part of tubulose by the 1st mouth-sealed portion, the 2nd mouth-sealed portion that one side's opening of main part is sealed with the state of clamping the liquid leading-out portion in the inboard, the 3rd mouth-sealed portion that the opposing party's opening of main part is sealed.

In the aforesaid recording liquid accommodation bag (seal China ink bag) that is accommodated in the record liquid cartridge, for increasing the record liquid capacity that can accommodate, put down in writing as institutes such as patent documentations 2, angle brace (gusset) (at the bottom of the arch) structure is set.Usually, the seal China ink bag that has the angle brace structure is compared with the seal China ink bag that does not have the angle brace structure, applies fall or pressurized etc. under the situation of load, and the problems such as broken bag of described angle brace structure division take place easily.Therefore, be preferably, do not use device with angle brace structure.But consider from printing aspects such as the black amount of accommodating, volumetric efficiency, cartridge size, mechanical layout configuration, be good still sometimes, or have to be provided with described angle brace structure so that the angle brace structure to be set.

So, as 2,3 records of patent documentation, in two square one-tenth angle brace (at the bottom of the arch) structures of length direction, such as patent documentation 1 record, angle brace (at the bottom of the arch) structure is set on the limit with the liquid supply port opposition side.

Yet, being formed with two place's end flaps on the above-mentioned last seal China ink bag, the broken bag possibility increases.Above-mentioned back one seal China ink bag, then because the angle brace structure is positioned at the opposite side of supply port, therefore, its problem is when sucking-off seal China ink, to print black residual amount deviation and easily increase.

Summary of the invention

The present invention puts forward for solving the existing problem of above-mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to, provide a kind of and reduce the breakage of bag, reduce the recording liquid accommodation bag do not make the residual amount of using up of record liquid as much as possible, take in the recording liquid accommodation container of this recording liquid accommodation bag, and the image processing system that uses described recording liquid accommodation container.

To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes following scheme:

(1) a kind of recording liquid accommodation bag with local around the film-like members, is provided with the angle brace structure in main body, accommodates in inside record liquid supply oral area from described record liquid to the outside that supply with is set on the bag shape parts that write down liquid, it is characterized in that:

Described bag shape parts are only among the limit of the record liquid direction of the supply, become under the user mode on one side of downside described angle brace structure is set.

(2) in the recording liquid accommodation bag of (1), it is characterized in that:

Described record liquid is supplied with oral area and is installed in central authorities from (a) between the invagination starting point of described angle brace structure, and described (a) deducts the value that the invagination length (b) of described angle brace structure gets for the length (h) that this record liquid supply oral area is installed.

(3) in the recording liquid accommodation bag of (1) or (2), it is characterized in that:

Described angle brace structure is towards the record liquid direction of the supply, height change.

(4) in the recording liquid accommodation bag of (3), it is characterized in that:

Described angle brace structure is obliquely installed, and makes that the end of described record liquid supply oral area side is low, and record liquid is supplied with the end height of the opposition side of oral area side.

(5) in the recording liquid accommodation bag of (1) or (2), it is characterized in that:

At the end sections along the record liquid direction of the supply of described angle brace structure, make described body and function thin film component and the oblique joint of the angle brace structure relative record liquid direction of the supply.

(6) in the recording liquid accommodation bag of (1) or (2), it is characterized in that:

Described body and function thin film component directly engaged in the end sections outside of the record liquid direction of the supply of described angle brace structure, and does not open described angle brace structure end.

(7) a kind of recording liquid accommodation container is accommodated in the recording liquid accommodation bag of accommodating record liquid in the vessel, it is characterized in that:

Described recording liquid accommodation bag is each described recording liquid accommodation bag in (1)-(6).

(8) in the recording liquid accommodation container of (7), it is characterized in that:

The identification means of expression above-below direction is set in described vessel outside.

(9) a kind of image processing system is provided with the record head of discharging record liquid drop, and loading and unloading are installed with record liquid cartridge freely, and described record liquid cartridge is accommodated the record liquid that is used to supply with described record head, it is characterized in that:

Described record liquid cartridge is (7) or (8) described recording liquid accommodation container.

(10) in the image processing system of (9), it is characterized in that:

Be provided with notification means, when the installation direction of record liquid cartridge is incorrect, notify this information.

(11) in the image processing system of (10), it is characterized in that:

Described notification means is incorrect by any mode Notification Record liquid cartridge installation direction in sound, light, the literal.

(12) a kind of recording liquid accommodation container is accommodated in the recording liquid accommodation bag of accommodating record liquid in the vessel, it is characterized in that:

Described recording liquid accommodation bag is each described recording liquid accommodation bag in (1)-(6);

This recording liquid accommodation container is provided with the image forming device body of the record head of discharging record liquid drop relatively and loads and unloads freely;

Be provided with limiting means, make the state that becomes downside with described angle brace structure be installed in the image forming device body side.

(13) in the recording liquid accommodation container of (12), it is characterized in that:

Described limiting means is protuberance or recess.

(14) a kind of image processing system is provided with the record head of discharging record liquid drop, and loading and unloading are installed with record liquid cartridge freely, and described record liquid cartridge is accommodated the record liquid that is used to supply with described record head, it is characterized in that:

Described record liquid cartridge is (12) or (13) described recording liquid accommodation container.

(15) a kind of manufacture method of recording liquid accommodation bag is made each described recording liquid accommodation bag in (1)-(6), it is characterized in that:

Make this body and function thin film component of two band shapes at length direction two end portions holding angle support structure thin film component;

Under this state, deposited body and function thin film component and angle brace structure thin film component form two row recording liquid accommodation bags side by side at length direction;

Be cut to each recording liquid accommodation bag.

According to recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention because bag shape parts only form among record liquid direction of the supply limit, one side become downside under the user mode the angle brace structure is set, therefore, can reduce the breakage of bag, reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid as much as possible.

According to recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention, because recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention is accommodated in the vessel, therefore, can reduce the breakage of the recording liquid accommodation bag of being taken in, reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid as much as possible.

According to image processing system of the present invention, the record liquid cartridge of being made up of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention is installed in loading and unloading freely, therefore, can reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid in the record liquid cartridge as much as possible, reduces operating cost.

According to recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention, recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention is accommodated in the vessel, loading and unloading are provided with the image forming device body of the record head of discharging drop freely relatively and install, be provided with limiting means, the state that becomes downside with the angle brace structure is installed in the image forming device body side, therefore, can reduce the breakage of the recording liquid accommodation bag of being taken in, reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid as much as possible, can prevent that the part that the angle brace structure is set is installed in the top.

According to image processing system of the present invention, the record liquid cartridge that is made of recording liquid accommodation container is provided with limiting means, can load and unload freely and install, therefore, can reduce the unexhausted residual amount of record liquid of record liquid cartridge as much as possible, reduce operating cost, simultaneously, can prevent to write down liquid cartridge quilt and install on misorientation ground up and down.

Manufacture method according to recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention, make this body and function thin film component of two band shapes at length direction two end portions holding angle support structure thin film component, under this state, deposited body and function thin film component and angle brace structure thin film component, form two row recording liquid accommodation bags side by side at length direction, be cut to each recording liquid accommodation bag.Therefore, the manufacturing process of recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention is simple.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the pattern perspective illustration of the 1st example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Fig. 2 for along the A-A line of above-mentioned Fig. 1, be in the pattern cross-sectional illustration figure under the no record liquid status.

Fig. 3 is the A-A line along above-mentioned Fig. 1, the pattern cross-sectional illustration figure under the filling record liquid status.

Fig. 4 is the amplification key diagram of the B portion of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is the figure that is used to illustrate the manufacture method of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the side-looking key diagram of the 2nd example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the side-looking key diagram of the 3rd example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the side-looking key diagram of the 4th example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the side-looking key diagram of the 5th example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Figure 10 be used to illustrate the 4th, the 5th example of the present invention effect, in the recording liquid accommodation bag of the 1st example the pattern side-looking key diagram of filling record liquid.

The amplification key diagram of Figure 11 for being looked from the arrow C direction of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is the pattern side-looking key diagram of other examples of the 5th example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

Figure 13 is the pattern side-looking key diagram of the 6th example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention.

The pattern side-looking key diagram of Figure 14 for being looked along the E-E line of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is the side view of the angle brace structure of Figure 13.

Figure 16 is the key diagram that is used for the thin film component that the angle brace structure of making of the recording liquid accommodation bag of above-mentioned same example uses.

Figure 17 is the perspective illustration of the 1st example of recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention.

Figure 18 is above-mentioned side-looking key diagram with device.

Figure 19 is the perspective illustration of cartridge filling department of the 1st example of image processing system of the present invention.

Figure 20 is above-mentioned controlling alarm calcspar partly with device.

Figure 21 is the perspective illustration of the 2nd example of recording liquid accommodation container of the present invention.

Figure 22 is above-mentioned side-looking key diagram with device.

Figure 23 is the perspective illustration of cartridge filling department of the 2nd example of image processing system of the present invention.

Figure 24 is the structural representation of the 3rd example of image processing system of the present invention.

Figure 25 is above-mentioned with the image forming part of device and the plane key diagram of subscan transport part.

Figure 26 is the perspective illustration of same machine assembly portion.

Among the figure, 1 is seal China ink bag, and 11,12 is this body and function film, 13 is the angle brace structure, and 14 are the black supply port of seal, and 100 are the black cartridge of seal, 101 is the cartridge box body, and 201 is device body, and 203 is image forming part, 204 is sheet feeding section, and 205 is paper (recording medium), and 207 are row's paper transport unit, 208 are row's paper disc, and 223 is balladeur train, and 224 is record head, 231 is conveyer belt, and 300 is the cartridge filling department, and 301 are the black cartridge of seal.

Concrete example

Below, with reference to description of drawings most preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The size of the component parts of in following the invention process form, putting down in writing, material, shape, relative configuration relation etc. only exemplifies, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and the device formation that can be suitable for according to the present invention suitably changes.

In the following description, the example that only just forms image on paper describes, but the present invention is not limited to this.For the recording medium beyond the paper, for example OHP recording mediums such as (projection sheets) also can form image by discharging drop.Alleged in this manual Yin Mo is not limited only to the employed seal of printer China ink, also comprises the total material that can form image to various recording mediums as previously mentioned by drop.

With reference to accompanying drawing 1-3, just the 1st example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention describes earlier.Fig. 1 is the perspective illustration of the 1st example of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention, Fig. 2 for along the A-A line of above-mentioned Fig. 1, be in the cross-sectional illustration figure the no record liquid status under, Fig. 3 is that the cross-sectional illustration figure under the liquid status is write down in A-A line, the filling along above-mentioned Fig. 1.

Seal China ink bag 1 as this recording liquid accommodation bag, as this body and function film 11 of two rectangular film-like members roughly, local angle brace (gusset) (at the bottom of the arch) structure 13 that constitutes by the same thin film member that is provided with around 12, bag shape parts (bag body) 10 portion are within it accommodated record liquid, on this bag shape parts 10, the record liquid supply oral area that will be supplied to the outside as the Yin Mo of record liquid is set (also claims liquid supply port portion, liquid is derived oral area, outlet etc.), supply with oral area 14 for the seal China ink in the drawings.Described " roughly rectangular " means all shapes that the local edge that comprises except toroidal is a curve.

This seal China ink bag 1 makes such structure: along supplying with oral area and supply with the direction of seal China ink and (print the black direction of the supply from printing China ink, the record liquid direction of the supply) in one side, the one side that only becomes downside under user mode (this vertical laying state of sentencing Fig. 3 uses) is provided with described angle brace structure, one side what become upside the angle brace structure is not set.

Herein, in Fig. 1, the engaging zones that this body and

function film

11,12 and angle brace structure 13, seal China ink are supplied with oral area 14 illustrates with oblique line.That is, under this body and

function film

11,12 user modes, become the limit of downside and two end sections of angle brace structure 13, make that this body and

function film

11,12 is deposited.Become the limit deposited mutually (welding) of upside under this body and

function film

11,12 user modes, to supply with the limit of oral area 14 mutual or depositedly supply with oral area 14 (part of bottom and angle brace structure 13 are deposited) to the seal China ink in that seal China ink is being set, with the limit deposited mutually (part of bottom and angle brace structure 13 are deposited) of the opposite side in limit that seal China ink supply oral area 14 is set.

Like this, recording liquid accommodation bag constitutes, only among the limit of the edge of the bag shape parts record liquid direction of the supply, the one side that becomes downside under user mode is provided with the angle brace structure, the angle brace structure only is formed on a side, is provided with angle brace structure occasion with both sides and compares, and can reduce component count, manufacturing process is simple, reduces cost.

The film-like members that constitutes recording liquid accommodation bag is it becomes two part (the B part among Fig. 2) by four on, produce the gap because of thickness is different, even black residual amount reduces, bag collapses occasion printing, can form until the stream (path) of supplying with oral area 14 by this gap, therefore, can reduce the black residual amount of remaining seal of using.Have again, make angle brace structure 13 under user mode, become downside (acceleration of gravity direction downside), therefore, print black residual amount and reduce, then print black spontaneous current to downside (having angle brace structure one side).Thus, can further reduce the black residual amount of remaining seal of using, reduce operating cost.

Stream about above-mentioned gap forms describes with reference to the Fig. 4 that amplifies B part shown in Figure 2.At the invagination portion lap of this body and

function film

11,12 and angle brace structure 13, because film-like members becomes two pieces by four pieces, therefore,, also can form the gap even bag shape parts 10 cave in, this gap can be used as the function of stream.

Below, the manufacture method of the seal China ink bag 1 of the manufacture method of just suitable recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention explains with reference to Fig. 5.

At first, overlapping this body and function of bag (main body is used)

film

21,22, in two end parts along its length direction, the bending angle support structure makes the state of sandwiching with

film

23,23, deposited body and function

thin film component

21,22 and the angle brace structure with the regional 25a of

thin film component

23,25b, 26,27, alongst form two side by side and print black bag 1.In zone 27, not deposited regional 28, be used for supplying with oral areas 14 to the seal China ink with this zone 28 is deposited.

Thus, be formed on seal China ink bag 1 two row that a side has angle brace structure 13, at last film length direction and perpendicular direction respectively cut off line 29a, 29b cuts off, and cuts apart to obtain printing China ink bag 1 ', 1 ".

Like this,, can make at least two seal China ink bags (recording liquid accommodation bag) simultaneously, can only make the occasion of a bag when in both sides the angle brace structure being set relatively, can increase the output of unit interval, reduce manufacturing cost because the angle brace structure is one-sided.

Below, with reference to Fig. 6, just the 2nd example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention explains, and Fig. 6 is side-looking key diagram of this seal China ink bag.

In the present embodiment, when the remaining length of the invagination length b of the height h deduction angle brace structure 13 that the seal under user mode is black bag 1 is a, the installation site of printing China ink supply oral area 14 is made as from angle brace structure invagination position to the scope between the a/2 distance.

By supplying with oral area 14 at above-mentioned position configuration seal China ink, even the China ink of the seal in the Yin Yinmo bag 1 sucking-off (supply) surplus reduces, seal China ink bag 1 paralysis collapses, but because as shown in Figure 2, generate the space (gap) of two film thickness parts of angle brace structure 13 in B portion, therefore, can be with this gap as stream (gap) 31, sucking-off seal China ink.For this reason, the seal China ink is supplied with oral area 14 near the position of this stream 31, can reduce the black residual amount of seal more.

Below, with reference to Fig. 7, just the 3rd example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention explains, and Fig. 7 is the side-looking key diagram of black bag of seal.

In the present embodiment, in the bag body 10 of seal China ink bag 1, being provided with becomes the limit of the angle brace of downside structure 13 (base), deposited body and function film 11 under the user mode, 12 and angle brace structure 13, make this base supply with oral area 14 sides and make straight line and tilt to reduce towards seal China ink bag.

Thus, the Yin Mo in the seal China ink bag 1 flows to low direction under the gravity effect, the seal China ink is supplied with oral area 14 be arranged on the side that the position reduces, and the result can reduce the black residual amount of remaining seal of using.

Like this, make the structure of angle brace structure towards record liquid direction of the supply height change, at this moment, it is low that record liquid is supplied with the oral area side end, and the end that record liquid is supplied with the opposition side of oral area side raises, and tilts by forming, and can reduce with the surplus residual amount of seal China ink.

Below, with reference to Fig. 8, just the 4th example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention explains, and Fig. 8 is the side-looking key diagram of black bag of seal.

In the present embodiment, the

end sections

15,15 along the record liquid direction of the supply in angle brace structure 13 engages this body and

function film

11,12 with angle brace structure 13, and the relative record liquid direction of the supply forms arcuation and tilts.In other words, the deposited zone (being illustrated as hatched example areas) of this body and

function film

11,12 and angle brace structure 13, the height along the middle body that writes down the liquid direction of the supply of angle brace structure 13 is low, the height height of

end sections

15,15, curved shape tilts.

Below, with reference to Fig. 9, just the 5th example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention explains, and Fig. 9 is the side-looking key diagram of black bag of seal.

In the present embodiment, at the

end sections

15,15 along the record liquid direction of the supply of angle brace structure 13 that this body and

function film

11,12 and angle brace structure 13 is deposited, the relative record liquid direction of the supply forms linearity and tilts.In other words, the deposited zone (being illustrated as hatched example areas) of this body and

function film

end sections

15,15, linearly inclination.

According to above-mentioned the 4th, the 5 example, seal China ink bag 1 can prevent to concentrate for the stress of the invagination part of the end of angle brace structure 13 under condition such as be full of Yin Mo or falling, and sack is cracky not.

Promptly, the seal China ink bag 1 of above-mentioned the 1st example is when being full of the seal China ink, the amplification of looking as Figure 10 and from the direction of arrow of Figure 10 is shown in Figure 11, end sections 15 swollen the rising of angle brace structure 13 to the end, stress concentrates on the invagination part D (with the deposited part of the beginning of this body and function film 11,12) of angle brace structure 13.So shown in above-mentioned the 4th, the 5 example, at the both ends of angle brace structure 13, to make oblique shape deposited with this body and

function film

11,12, can prevent that stress from concentrating on the invagination part D of the end of angle brace structure 13.

At this moment, as shown in figure 12,, can improve intensity simultaneously so that Min. ground reduces inner capacities by the deposited original position 17 of the invagination portion of angle brace structure 13 ends and this body and

function film

11,12 is involutory.

Below, with reference to Figure 13-Figure 15, just the 6th example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention describes.Figure 13 is the side-looking key diagram of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention, the side-looking key diagram of Figure 14 for being looked along the E-E line of Figure 13, and Figure 15 is used to print the key diagram of the angle brace structure of China ink bag for this.

In the present embodiment, in two ends 15,15 of angle brace structure 13,

form notch

18,18 by punching processing.Thus, this body and

function film

11,12 is at

notch

18,18 places of two ends of angle brace structure 13, promptly outside the end of angle brace structure 13 directly deposited mutually (joint).

Thereby, shown in above-mentioned Figure 10 and 11,,, can't open because this body and

function film

11,12 directly engages even the end sections 15 of angle brace structure 13 is desired to open towards the outside.Like this, can guarantee swollen the rising in both ends of angle brace structure 13, suppress the minimizing of the amount of accommodating, simultaneously, because the end of this body and

function film

11,12 is not expanded by deposited, make stress disperse, enhancing causes the broken holding capacity of bag for impact.This seal China ink bag 1 during fabrication, as the manufacturing process of above-mentioned Fig. 5 in, use the angle brace structure with film 23, in advance by punching at as shown in figure 16 institute's allocation (becoming the position of end), form notch, can make with same simple manufacturing process.

Below, with reference to Figure 17 and Figure 18, just the 1st example as black bag of the seal of recording liquid accommodation bag of the present invention describes.Figure 17 is that Figure 18 prints the side-looking key diagram of black cartridge for this as the perspective illustration of the record liquid cartridge (printing black cartridge) of recording liquid accommodation bag.

As the seal China ink cartridge 100 of this record liquid cartridge, the seal China ink bag of taking in as the recording liquid accommodation bag of the seal China ink of record liquid 1 of the present invention is accommodated in the cartridge body (casing) 101.This cartridge box body 101 by can decompose and assemble be divided into two-part the 1st box body (pedestal) 111 and the 2nd box body (lid) 112 constitutes.On cartridge box body 101, form with the seal China ink of the seal China ink bag 1 that is accommodated in its inside and supply with oral area 14 corresponding opening portions 113.

Supply with the top, outside of oral area 14 sides at the seal of cartridge body 101 China ink, be provided for this is printed black cartridge 100 when being installed on the image forming device body, indicate the identification means 102 of above-below direction, for example the mark of blacking etc.

Thus, even seal China ink bag 1 is the one-sided structure that angle brace structure 13 is set, also image forming device body relatively, error-free up and down the installation to ground printed black cartridge 100.

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 19, the 1st example of the image processing system that just the present invention relates to describes, and Figure 19 is used for the perspective illustration that the cartridge mounting portion to this image processing system describes.

In the present embodiment, be provided with cartridge retainer 120, can load and unload the black cartridge 100 of seal is installed freely in the image forming device body side.Insert mouthfuls 121 inboard face in the cartridge of this cartridge retainer 120, be provided with and be used to thrust the seal China ink and supply with the hollow needle 122 of oral area 14, and the detection means 123 that constitutes by optical sensor etc. that is used to read the identification means 102 of the black cartridge 100 of seal.

Whether as shown in figure 20, master control part 130 receives the detection signal of detection means 123, differentiate the black cartridge 100 of seal and install along the vertical direction correctly.Install when incorrect when black cartridge 100 above-below directions of seal, notify the user to print black cartridge 100 above-below directions by notification means 131 incorrect information is installed.As notification means 131, can use buzzer or sounding means to notify this information, also can use demonstration means as LCD etc. with literal or image mode notice, also can notify by external host.

Thus, can prevent to print black cartridge 100 is installed on the image processing system upside down.

So, by the formation of record liquid cartridge and image processing system,, also can prevent to be installed on the image forming device body with the opposite way round even use the record liquid of regulation above-below direction to supply with the recording liquid accommodation container of bag.

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 21 and Figure 22, describing with regard to the 2nd example of recording liquid accommodation device of the present invention, Figure 21 is the perspective illustration as the record liquid cartridge (printing black cartridge) of recording liquid accommodation device, Figure 22 is the side-looking key diagram of this cartridge.

Seal China ink cartridge 100 as this record liquid cartridge is accommodated in the recording liquid accommodation bag of taking in as the seal China ink that writes down liquid in the cartridge box body (casing) 101.This cartridge box body 101 by can decompose and assemble be divided into two-part the 1st box body (pedestal) 111 and the 2nd box body (lid) 112 constitutes.On cartridge box body 101, form with the seal China ink of the seal China ink bag 1 that is accommodated in its inside and supply with oral area 14 corresponding opening portions 113.

At the downside of cartridge box body 101, be provided as the protuberance 103 of limiting means, when printing black cartridge 100 when being installed in the image forming device body, be used for restriction reverse insertion up and down.

Thus, even seal China ink bag 1 is the one-sided structure that angle brace structure 13 is set, also can make the black cartridge 100 relative image forming device body of seal carry out above-below direction error-free to installation.

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 23, describing with regard to the 2nd example of image processing system of the present invention, Figure 23 is the perspective illustration that is used to illustrate the cartridge mounting portion of this image processing system.

In the present embodiment, be provided with cartridge retainer 120, can load and unload the black cartridge 100 of seal is installed freely in the image forming device body side.Insert mouthfuls 121 inboard face in the cartridge of this cartridge retainer 120, be provided with and be used to thrust the hollow needle 122 that the seal China ink is supplied with oral area 14, and recess 125, the protuberance 103 of the limiting means of black cartridge 100 is printed in the conduct that this recess 125 is used to embed above-mentioned example 2.

Thus, in the installation direction occasion that turns upside down of the black cartridge 100 of seal,, print the installation of black cartridge 100 itself and can't carry out because protuberance 103 fails to embed recess 125.

Certainly, also can on record liquid cartridge, form recess, at the cartridge installation portion formation protuberance of image forming device body.

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 24-26, the 3rd example with regard to image processing system of the present invention describes, Figure 24 is the integrally-built summary pie graph of this image processing system, Figure 25 is the image forming part of said apparatus and the plane key diagram that portion is transported in subscan, and Figure 26 is the perspective illustration of the machine assembly (engine unit) of said apparatus.

This image processing system comprises in the inside of device body 201 (in the casing) and is used for conveyance of sheets on one side, Yi Bian portion's (means) 203 etc. is transported in the subscan that forms the image forming part (means) 202 of image and be used for conveyance of sheets.Sheet feeding section (means) 204 comprises the carton of giving that is arranged on device body 201 bottoms, supply with paper 205 from this sheet feeding section 4 by piece ground, transport portion 203 by subscan paper 205 is transported to position with image forming part 202 subtends, to the black liquid of paper 205 ejections, form (record) required image by image forming part 202.After this, if the occasion that is printed on one side, by row's paper transport unit (means) 207, with paper 205 dispatch to the row's paper platform 208 that is formed at device body 201 tops.

On the top of device body 201, the top of row's paper platform 208, configuration is used for the image reading unit (scanner section) 211 of reading images, the input system of the view data (printed data) that forms as the image forming part 202 at device body 201.In this image reading unit 211, the scanning optical unit 215 that comprises lighting source 213 and reflective mirror 214, and the scanning optical unit 218 that comprises reflective mirror 216,217 moves, read the original image that is stated from the contact glass 212, the original image of scanning is read in as picture signal by the image read element 220 that is configured in lens 219 rears, the picture signal of reading in is handled through digitized image, can print this printed data through image processing.

In the present embodiment, in the image forming part 202 of this image processing system, by guide rod 221 and guide rail 222 (with reference to Figure 26), one-sided maintenance balladeur train 223, it can be moved along main scanning direction, main scanning motor 227 is with 229 by being erected between driving pulley 228A and the driven pulley 228B synchronously, makes it along the main scanning direction motion scan.

The record head 224 that configuration is made of the shower nozzle that sprays shades of colour China ink liquid on balladeur train 223, balladeur train 223 is moved along main scanning direction, when transporting portion 203 paper 205 transmitted along paper carriage direction (sub scanning direction) by subscan, discharge drop from record head 224 and form image, constitute so-called " shuttle " type (shuttle).Also can adopt line-type recording head.

Record head 224 is made of five droplet discharging heads altogether, be respectively 2 black liquid ejecting head 224k1,224k2 of ejection black (Bk) seal China ink, and each ejecting head 224c, the 224m, the 224y (following when having colouring discrimination, be not referred to as " record head 224 ") that spray cyan (C) Yin Mo, magenta (M) Yin Mo and yellow (Y) seal China ink respectively, provide seal China ink of all kinds by the auxiliary tank of all kinds 225 that carries on balladeur train 223 to it.

On the other hand, from the front of device body 201 to cartridge installation portion 300, can load and unload to be installed with freely and take in black seal China ink, cyan seal China ink, magenta seal China ink and yellow seal China ink respectively, provide Yin Mo to auxiliary tank 225 of all kinds from the black cartridge 301 of seal of all kinds as the black cartridge 301 of seal of all kinds of record liquid cartridge.Wherein black seal China ink system offers 2 auxiliary tanks 225 from a black cartridge 301 of seal.

In record head 224, as the pressure-generating device that the Yin Mo that prints (pressure generating chamber) in the black stream is pressurizeed (drive unit), can use the piezo-electric type structure, or the fever type structure, or the electrostatic structure etc.The oscillating plate that described piezo-electric type structure is used piezoelectric element to make and formed the wall that prints black stream is out of shape, and the black stream internal volume of seal is changed, and discharges ink droplet; Described fever type structure uses heating resistor to heat printing China ink in the black stream of seal, and the pressure that uses gassing to produce is discharged ink droplet; Described electrostatic structure makes and dispose relative with electrode of oscillating plate that forms the wall that prints black stream makes the oscillating plate distortion by the electrostatic force that produces between oscillating plate and electrode, and the black stream internal volume of seal is changed, and discharges ink droplet.

At the nonprinting region of balladeur train 223 scanning directions one side, configuration is used to keep, the state of the nozzle of recovery record 224 keep recovery component 321.This keeps recovery component 321 and comprises: each the ejection face, the double as that are used to cover 5 record heads 224 attract and Hydra protective cap 322a, Hydra over cap 322b-322e; be used for the Wiper plate 324 of the nozzle face of wiping record head 224, and carry out the sky row of the inoperative drop discharge of record (image forming) (empty row) is accepted parts 325 etc.

Have again,, dispose and be used for discharging the drop that record (image formations) is not worked and discharge the sky of (empty row) and arrange and accept parts 326 from 5 record heads 224 at the nonprinting region of the opposite side of balladeur train 223 scanning directions.Row accepts on the parts 326 at this sky, corresponding record 5 opening 327a-327e of 224 formation.

Subscan is transported portion 203 and is had following parts: endless conveyor belt 231, paper 205 conversions that to supply with from the below are the direction of transfer of 90 degree roughly, it is transmitted relatively with image forming part 202 to ground, be erected between the transfer roller 232 and driven voller 233 as driven roller as jockey pulley; Charging roller 234 for making this conveyer belt 231 surface chargings, applies the alternation high voltage from high voltage source to it; Guiding parts 235, in the subtend zone of image forming part 202 to conveyer belt 231 channeling conducts; Two pushing rollers (backer roll) 236 push paper 205 in the position with transfer roller 232 subtends to conveyer belt 231; Guide plate 237 is by paper 205 upsides that are pressed in image forming part 202 formation images; Disengaging pawl 238 is used for making the paper 205 that has formed image to separate from conveyer belt 231.

By the subscan motor 331 that uses the DC brushless electric machine by be with synchronously 332 and synchronous roller 333 drive transfer rollers 232 revolutions, the conveyer belt 231 that portion 203 is transported in this subscan moves along paper carriage direction (sub scanning direction).

The axle 232a of transfer roller 232 goes up high-resolution code-disc (code wheel) 337 (with reference to Figure 26) is installed, the code sensor that setting is made up of the transmission-type light sensor, detection is formed on the slit on the described code-disc 337, constitutes rotary encoder by described code-disc 337 and code sensor.

Described image forming part 202 and subscan are transported portion 203 etc. and are constituted machine assembly 230 (with reference to Figure 26), and device body 201 loading and unloading freely relatively.

Sheet feed section 204 has following parts: can insert, extract out to device body 201 front sides, as the folded paper feeding cassette 241 that carries and take in plurality of sheets of paper 205; Paper 205 in the paper feeding cassette 241 are sent the donor rollers 242 and the friction pad 243 of usefulness one by one discretely, the registration roller 244 that the paper of being supplied with 205 is positioned.In addition, this sheet feed section 204 also has: manual feed tray 246 is used for mounting and takes in plurality of sheets of paper 205; Manual paper feed roller 247 is used for from described manual feed tray 246 paper supply one by one; Transport roller 248, supply with paper 205 from the paper feeding cassette or the double-side assembly described later that selectively are installed in device body 201 downsides.By the paper feeding motor 249 that constitutes by HB type stepper motor, through not shown electromagnetic clutch, make paper feed roller 242, registration roller 244, manually paper feed roller 247 transports roller 248 revolutions such as grade, paper 205 is supplied with subscans transport portion 203.

Row's paper transports portion 207 and has following parts: be used to transmit and transport 3 of paper 205 that the disengaging pawl 238 of portion 203 separates by subscan and transport roller 271 and relative therewith spur 272; Make from transport the paper of sending between roller 271 and the spur 272 205 face down the row of being sent to paper platform 208 reverse roll to 277 and the exit roller that reverses to 278.

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 26, carry out simple declaration with regard to machine assembly 230.As mentioned above, this machine assembly 230 is that image forming part 202 and subscan are transported portion's 203 blocking, can load and unload to be installed on freely in the device body 201, to improve maintenance characteristics.

In this image processing system, because the formation of above-mentioned secondary jar mode, for the seal China ink cartridge 301 from device body 201 sides is printed China ink to secondary jar 225 additional supply of lift-launch on balladeur train 223, print black cartridge filling part 300 and be provided with and be used for the feed mechanism 303 that device prints the retainer 302 of black cartridge 301 and is used to send black cartridge 301 Nei Yinmo of seal, replenish by secondary jar 225 on 304 pairs of balladeur trains 223 of 5 pipes from this feed mechanism 303 and supply with the seal China ink.

In the present embodiment, the structure as black cartridge 301 of seal and retainer 302 can adopt in above-mentioned the 1st, 2 examples with regard to recording liquid accommodation container and the illustrated structure of image processing system.

This occasion, machine assembly 230 shirked for device body 201 or when installing, as must be to decomposing via secondary jar 225 the feed path of pipe 304 to the balladeur train 223 from printing black cartridge filling part 300, then rubbish, dust etc. are invaded the black feed path of seal easily, the Yin Yinmo feed path takes place easily block the supply interruption that causes.

So, in the present embodiment, the retainer 302 of the black cartridge filling department 300 of fixing seal on the framework 230A of machine assembly 230, to print black cartridge 301 and machine assembly 230 and be integral the unit, when machine assembly 230 relative device bodies 201 being shirked or install, can not decompose the black feed path of seal.Thus, can prevent the black feed paths of intrusion seal such as rubbish, dust.

The image of the image processing system of above-mentioned formation is formed action do a simple declaration, be applied on the charging roller 234 by the high voltage of AC bias voltage supply unit the positive and negative square wave of alternating voltage, because the insulating barrier (top layer) of charging roller 234 contact moving belts 231, top layer at moving belt 231, the direction of transfer of moving belt 231 applies the positive and negative charge that is banded alternately relatively, charged with the charged amplitude of regulation on moving belt 231, form non-uniform electric field.

So, be sent to be in from the paper 205 of supplies such as sheet feed section 204 and transport between roller 232 and the pushing roller 236, produce on the moving belt 231 of non-uniform electric field because of the positive and negative charge effect, at this moment, paper 205 polarizes to moment along the utmost point of electric field, be adsorbed on the moving belt 231 with Electrostatic Absorption power, be transmitted along with moving of moving belt 231.

Then, with this conveyer belt 231 paper 205 is transmitted off and on one side, to write down the drop of liquid to paper 205 discharges from record head 224 on one side, record (printing) image, the front of the paper 205 that printed is separated from conveyer belt 231 with disengaging pawl 238, by row's paper transport unit 207 paper 205 is carried out dispatch, be sent to and for example arrange on the paper platform 8.

Like this, in this image processing system,, therefore, can reduce and use remaining record liquid, reduce operating cost because be provided with the record liquid cartridge of forming by the recording liquid accommodation container that the present invention relates to.

In above-mentioned example, be applicable to that with regard to the present invention the example of the image processing system of multi-functional (MFP) describes, but the present invention is equally also applicable to other image processing systems such as printer or facsimile machines.Also applicable to the image processing system that uses seal China ink record liquid in addition.

Claims

1. a recording liquid accommodation bag with local around the film-like members, is provided with the angle brace structure in main body, accommodates in inside record liquid supply oral area from described record liquid to the outside that supply with is set on the bag shape parts that write down liquid, it is characterized in that:

2. recording liquid accommodation bag as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

3. recording liquid accommodation bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that:

4. recording liquid accommodation bag as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:

5. recording liquid accommodation bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that:

In the bag body of recording liquid accommodation bag, be provided with the base that becomes the angle brace of downside structure under the user mode, deposited body and function film and angle brace structure make this base supply with the oral area side towards recording liquid accommodation bag and make straight line and tilt to reduce.

6. recording liquid accommodation bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that:

7. a recording liquid accommodation container is accommodated in the recording liquid accommodation bag of accommodating record liquid in the vessel, it is characterized in that:

Described recording liquid accommodation bag is each described recording liquid accommodation bag of claim 1 to 6.

8. recording liquid accommodation container as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that:

9. an image processing system is provided with the record head of discharging record liquid drop, and loading and unloading are installed with record liquid cartridge freely, and described record liquid cartridge is accommodated the record liquid that is used to supply with described record head, it is characterized in that:

Described record liquid cartridge is claim 7 or 8 described recording liquid accommodation containers.

10. image processing system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that:

11. image processing system as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that:

12. a recording liquid accommodation container is accommodated in the recording liquid accommodation bag of accommodating record liquid in the vessel, it is characterized in that:

Described recording liquid accommodation bag is each described recording liquid accommodation bag in the claim 1 to 6;

13. recording liquid accommodation container as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that:

Described limiting means is protuberance or recess.

14. an image processing system is provided with the record head of discharging record liquid drop, loading and unloading are installed with record liquid cartridge freely, and described record liquid cartridge is accommodated the record liquid that is used to supply with described record head, it is characterized in that:

Described record liquid cartridge is claim 12 or 13 described recording liquid accommodation containers.

15. the manufacture method of a recording liquid accommodation bag, each described recording liquid accommodation bag of manufacturing claim 1 to 6 is characterized in that:

Be cut to each recording liquid accommodation bag.